投稿者: Philip McKibbin
Dairying is not simply unsustainable, it also violates Māori values – including those that call for us to respect the natural worldNew Zealand’s dairy industry is under pressure. It is one of our biggest earners, accounting for roughly 3% of our GDP; a…
While some of us are both, many of us are neither. The urge to separate us out is used to marginalise people around the worldIt took me a long time to embrace my Māori identity.On my mother’s side, I whakapapa (relate, through ancestry) to Kāi Tahu, th…
Venues that say they respect personal choices may sound community-minded but really they undermine efforts to keep everyone safeLike most Aucklanders, I can’t wait to get out of the city. After more than three months in lockdown, I’m keen for a break. …
New Zealand’s biggest contribution to the climate struggle is its positive example | Philip McKibbin
Suggesting that cutting New Zealand’s emissions won’t make any difference on a global scale is an argument that misses the pointShould New Zealand hold itself to its greenhouse gas emissions targets?“Of course!” you may be thinking – and you wouldn’t b…
Our society is changing and farmers are dealing with the most difficult aspects of itNew Zealand farmers stage huge protest over environmental rules On Friday, tractors crawled through cities and towns across New Zealand, in a planned demonstration aga…
Our country has already set examples on issues like women’s suffrage and anti-nuclear policy. It can do the same againAotearoa New Zealand is a pretty good place to live – if you’re human, that is. If you happen to be a non-human animal, chances are yo…
Māori say European New Zealanders should come ‘from a place of respect’ towards a language their ancestors suppressed Rosie Remmerswaal is used to people asking why she decided to learn the Māori language.“Sometimes I say, ‘Kāore ōku toto Māori, engari…