Environmental Defence Society
Report: 'Quota management system needs overhaul'
Calls for a full independent review into the fisheries quota management system, following new in-depth research from the Environmental Defence Society. Kathryn Ryan speaks with its Policy Director… Audio
Natives vs Pines? Government urged to make a plan
There are urgent calls for a detailed implementation plan before the new government starts planting a billion trees over the next 10 years. Chief Executive of the Environmental Defence Society Gary… Audio
Environmentalists have mixed reactions to Turei's resignation
Conservationists were gathered at the Environmental Defence Society's annual conference on Wednesday when news of Metiria Turei's resignation was announced. Audio
Environmentalists conflicted on Turei's resignation
A decision that came a too late, or a witchhunt by the male, pale and stale? Environmentalists gathered at a conference had varied reactions when Metiria Turei quit as Green Party co-leader on… Audio
RMA overhaul gets thumbs up from Environmental Defence Society
The Environmental Defence Society chief executive Gary Taylor explains why his organisation is welcoming the Productivity Commission's proposal to rewrite the Resource Management Act. Audio
Significant breaches of environmental law go unpunished
Environmental Defence Society's Gary Taylor says New Zealand's environmental laws aren't being enforced as well as they should be and there's a number of reasons why including expense, inconsistent… Audio
Who Should Pay for the Costs of Tourism?
Teresa Cowie asks can New Zealand cope with rapidly growing tourism and the negative side effects it brings? Audio
Act's plans 'suspicious', environment group says
The Environmental Defence Society says it is suspicious of the Act Party's motives behind its proposal to sell Crown-owned farms to establish a conservation trust.