EDS combines staunch advocacy with relationship building to deliver lasting environmental protection.
We do three things to achieve improved environmental outcomes.
Our policy team researches, develops and advocates for environmental solutions.
Our litigation enforces and strengthens the law, ensuring an environmental voice is heard in the courts.
Our events bring people together to share knowledge and build momentum.
The Bill contains some useful improvements, but there are a few missing requirements such as who has accountability for reported environmental declines.
EDS supports conservation reform but says the draft NCPS needs more work.
Given the severely depleted state of tarakihi, and the further reduction in productivity expected from ocean warming, EDS is calling for a complete closure of the fishery until the stocks recover.
EDS welcomes the Government's decision to abandon the controversial conservation land exchange and disposal provisions, while warning that several significant issues remain unresolved.
A ban on almost all recreational shellfish harvesting in the Hauraki Gulf is well overdue.
Read EDS's submission on the Fisheries Amendment Bill 2026
Aotearoa New Zealand is at a crucial time with biodiversity and climate in crisis. Help us lead it in the right direction.
