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Matthew RimmerNZ Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson’s Consumer Guarantees Right to Repair Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in the NZ Parliament.“This is a significant step towards building a circular economy that empowers our people and protects our planet,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson.“This Bill combines climate action with cost of living relief. We can build a better future for ourselves whilst also making our lives easier today.“The Right to Repair is about empowering consumers to repair what they own, protecting them from recurring costs and in turn preventing more and more waste going to landfill and polluting our environment." <a href="https://www.greens.org.nz/right_to_repair_bill_passes_significant_step#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Right%20to%20Repair%20is,landfill%20and%20polluting%20our%20environment" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greens.org.nz/right_to_repair_bill_passes_significant_step#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Right%20to%20Repair%20is,landfill%20and%20polluting%20our%20environment</a>. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nzpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzlaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#righttorepair</a> See also <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/542440/right-to-repair-amendment-bill-a-critical-first-step-for-consumers-advocate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/542440/right-to-repair-amendment-bill-a-critical-first-step-for-consumers-advocate</a> <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360584788/right-repair-could-soon-become-law-heres-how-it-would-work" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/360584788/right-repair-could-soon-become-law-heres-how-it-would-work</a>

Matthew RimmerNew Zealand's Waitangi Day was overshadowed by controversy as Māori leaders condemned a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-06/waitangi-day-overshadowed-by-treaty-controversy/104904766" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-06/waitangi-day-overshadowed-by-treaty-controversy/104904766</a> Methodist Church president Te Aroha Rountree likened the move to "the crown filing for divorce." The proposed Treaty Principles Bill will continue to face resistance, with Māori leaders vowing to fight any changes that undermine their rights. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzlaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TreatyofWaitangi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TreatyofWaitangi</a>

Matthew RimmerWhales have been given legal 'personhood' by Māori and Pacific leaders. So what's next? <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/whales-given-legal-personhood-by-pacific-leaders/103681180" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/whales-given-legal-personhood-by-pacific-leaders/103681180</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzlaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pacific</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rightsofnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rightsofnature</a>

Matthew RimmerA summary of our dialogue on intellectual property, sustainable innovation, and the SDGs at the Victoria University of Wellington with Professors Jessica Lai Susy Frankel and Christian Schott <a href="https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/law/centres/nzciel/events/reports/2024/seminar-on-intellectual-property-sustainable-innovation-and-the-sdgs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/law/centres/nzciel/events/reports/2024/seminar-on-intellectual-property-sustainable-innovation-and-the-sdgs</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SDGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SDGS</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IP</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/2030Agenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2030Agenda</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzlaw</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nzpol</a> Our collection co-edited by Bita Amani and Caroline B Ncube has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing <a href="https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781803925233/9781803925233.xml" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781803925233/9781803925233.xml</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainability</a>

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