Sarah Thomson
Student takes govt to court on NZ climate targets
Large-scale population displacement, and food and water shortages, will result if efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are unsuccessful, a lawyer for a Hamilton student has told the High Court.
Legal challenge over climate change gets underway today
Sarah Thomson, a 26-year-old law student from Hamilton, is seeking a judicial review of the Government's position of climate change. She says she wants the Government to take climate change seriously.
…Government being sued over climate targets
A Hamilton law graduate is going to the High Court, to take on the Government's policy on climate change. It's thought to be the first case of its kind in New Zealand. The move by 26-year-old Sarah… Audio
Greens want 'supermarket referee'
A Green Party Member's Bill seeking to establish a supermarket referee to adjudicate between big supermarket chains and suppliers was one of four bills pulled out of the ballot today. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal has grants urgent hearing
The Waitangi Tribunal has granted an urgent hearing for a claim alleging the Crown has failed to reduce the number of Māori in prison and their high reoffending rates. Audio
Law Student takes Government climate change policy to court
A law student in the Waikato is going to court to challenge the Government's policy on climate change. Sarah Thomson is seeking a judicial review of the greenhouse gas emission targets the government… Audio
One In Five for 7 July 2013 - Tribes
Katy Gosset checks out an acclaimed and provocative play that explores being deaf within a hearing family. Audio
