Raewyn Peart
Should the government dictate how we grow?
One of the key factors blamed for the runaway housing market is a shortage of supply, which is in turn, blamed, largely on red tape and outdated planning laws. Audio
Dire warnings over health of the Hauraki Gulf
Ominous warnings about the health of the Hauraki Gulf are laid out in a new report which finds fisheries in peril, and polluted waterways choked with sediment build up. The State of the Gulf 2020… Audio
Salmon set to surpass dairy, save the planet
New Zealand’s biggest salmon farmer has an audacious project to make aquaculture bigger than dairy. Think huge underwater salmon paddocks under the Cook Strait, and an industry with an environmental… Audio
Hauraki Gulf clean-up plan resurrected
A sweeping plan to clean up and protect the Hauraki Gulf that's languished in a drawer for two years is being dusted off and will be put into action. The Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage, is set to… Audio
Hauraki Gulf Health inertia
There's disappointment and frustration from some groups over the lack of official response to a groundbreaking report on how to improve the deteriorating health of the Hauraki Gulf. When it was… Audio
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
Fisheries shake-up labelled a rebranding exercise
A shake-up of the Ministry for Primary Industries is being criticised for not going far enough to fix the country's fisheries. Last week a new organisation, Fisheries New Zealand was unveiled as a… Audio
The story of the Hauraki Gulf
Concerns about the decline of the Hauraki Gulf have prompted a book looking at the unique marine space's history in the hope people will be prompted into protecting the area. Raewyn Peart's grown up… Audio, Gallery
A new future for marine protected areas in New Zealand
Environment Minister Nick Smith is championing new legislation for marine protected areas, and Raewyn Peart from the Environmental Defence Society has some thoughts on its strengths and weaknesses. Audio
Govt under fire for not considering EEZ in marine review
The Government's facing criticism from environmental groups for its decision not to include most of the country's ocean in its overhaul of law governing marine protection. Audio
Insight for 20 April 2014 - Marine Reserves - Protection or Tokenism?
Alison Hossain explores whether NZ's marine reserves are world leading protection or tokenism. Audio
Govt extends set net fishing ban to protect dolphins
The Government is extending its set net fishing ban to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphins. Audio
Raewyn Peart - Dolphins of Aotearoa
Author Raewyn Peart talks to Chris Laidlaw about her new book which addresses human-dolphin interactions and the development of science to better understand the human impact on New Zealand's dolphin… Audio
Public to lose right to legally oppose deep sea oil exploration
Environmental lawyer Robert Makgill; Raewyn Peart, policy director at the Environment Defence Society and Greenpeace energy campaigner Steve Abel Audio
Raewyn Peart - Governing the Oceans
Environment Minister Nick Smith recently announced new laws to manage the environmental effects of activities like petroleum exploration and mining within New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)… Audio
What's happening to the NZ coastline?
Raewyn Peart talks about what's coastal history and evolution plus her new book, Castles Made of Sand. Audio
Coastal management - Raewyn Peart
Environmental lawyer Raewyn Peart believes ordinary New Zealand's access to our coastline is being threatened by unfettered development. She puts the case for change in her new book"Castles in the… Audio