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Container Deposit Return Roadshow: Tairāwhiti update

  ZWA Sue Coutts has been travelling through Tarāwhiti and Bay of Plenty, talking with people from Wairoa, Gisborne, Wharekahika, Ōpōtiki and Whakatāne. What she’s heard from the councils and the community is that they currently have a situation on the Coast where the recycling… More >

Oral submission on Fast Track Approvals amendment bill

Zero Waste Aotearoa’s Sue Coutts will give an oral submission on the Fast Track Amendment Bill on Tuesday 25 November 2025. You can watch the select committee hearings here. We strongly oppose these amendments to the Fast Track Approvals Act. We consider the Fast Track… More >

Gazacide – the ecological destruction of Gaza

​​A large-scale campaign under the slogan “We Will Rebuild Gaza” was launched on Saturday in Gaza City, with the participation of local organisations and United Nations agencies, in an effort to begin cleaning operations and removing debris left by the war.   The scale of… More >

Call for national moratorium on waste incinerators 

Zero Waste Aotearoa marked the international day of action against incineration on Tuesday 30 September. This action is part of our call to the central government to institute an immediate moratorium on waste-to-energy incineration. In the European Union as part of the day of action,… More >