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Eva Corlett
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Aotearoa New Zealand's correspondent for the Guardian
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Eva Corlett @evacorlett.bsky.social · Jun 10
Exclusive: New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan
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New Zealand government sued over ‘dangerously inadequate’ emissions reduction plan
Exclusive: In the first legal challenge to the plan, top climate lawyers claim the government relies too heavily on forestry and failed to consult the public
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Eva Corlett @evacorlett.bsky.social · May 27
a look at NZ's mining push, the regulatory shifts enabling it and why it is igniting protests
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Fast-track to where? The new law opening up New Zealand to a mining boom
Critics say the country’s unique biodiversity is at risk as the government plans to boost mineral exports to $3bn by 2035
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Bonnie Malkin @bonniemalkin.bsky.social · May 27
@evacorlett.bsky.social examines New Zealand's new fast track law and what it means for the country's environment and biodiversity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Fast-track to where? The new law opening up New Zealand to a mining boom
Critics say the country’s unique biodiversity is at risk as the government plans to boost mineral exports to $3bn by 2035
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Eva Corlett @evacorlett.bsky.social · May 26
“We are not going to sit around and read poetry to rare lizards" - Shane Jones

Tomorrow, we look at NZ's mining push, the regulatory shifts enabling it and what this means for a country whose identity is tightly connected to its unique natural environment.

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New Zealand will not be ‘guilt-tripped’ over environment, resources minister says
Shane Jones is unapologetic about his plan to double mineral exports to $3bn over the next decade despite criticism over potential environmental impacts
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Bonnie Malkin @bonniemalkin.bsky.social · May 23
A truly delightful read from @evacorlett.bsky.social on the hunt for New Zealand's Nessie www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Myth or mystery: are moose roaming the isolated wilds of New Zealand?
Claims of a recent sighting of the animal in the vast Fiordland wilderness reignites public fascination in a story that has endured for decades
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Eva Corlett @evacorlett.bsky.social · Apr 10
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‘Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament
Bill which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown fails by 11 votes to 112
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Veronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · Mar 4
My first for @theguardian.com about an incredible discovery on Rēkohu - can't wait to find out more as the team begins the process of dating the waka (thanks to editor Virginia Harrison and @evacorlett.bsky.social) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Remains of carved canoe may be most significant discovery of its kind, NZ archaeologist says
More than 450 artefacts from a waka found in pieces in the Chatham Islands expected to reveal new insights about Polynesian voyaging
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 6
‘It’s about togetherness’: Waitangi Day captures a new audience
‘It’s about togetherness’: Waitangi Day captures a new audience
A groundswell of resistance against the government’s Māori policies is driving many to make the trip to the Waitangi treaty grounds in New Zealand’s far north for the first time Twenty-year-old Keshaan Te Waaka stands – for the first time – on the narrow…
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Eva Corlett @evacorlett.bsky.social · Jan 21
thanks! will get that fixed
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Eva Corlett @evacorlett.bsky.social · Jan 21
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‘That’s the one thing we did’: New Zealand irked by Trump’s false claim US split the atom
Mayor says he will invite incoming US ambassador to visit the memorial to Sir Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealander who split the atom in a British laboratory
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Eva Corlett @evacorlett.bsky.social · Jan 20
I've finally joined bluesky & am back on the tools for 2025 to bring you coverage from around Aotearoa NZ - very keen to hear from people about interesting issues, events, developments, personalities and more for the year ahead. Feel free to get in touch!
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Bonnie Malkin @bonniemalkin.bsky.social · Dec 31
I also want to mention @evacorlett.bsky.social and Jamie Tahana for their important and painstaking work analysing the government’s changes to policies that affect Māori people in New Zealand
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Revealed: the impact of New Zealand’s changes to policies affecting Māori
Guardian analysis of changes in six key policy areas explains the coalition’s rationale for the shifts and provides expert views on how they will impact Māori
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Bonnie Malkin @bonniemalkin.bsky.social · Jan 3
A story full of joy and humanity from @evacorlett.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘They spread magic’: New Zealand’s ‘trail angels’ offer weary hikers food, showers and hope
A network of locals ready to provide a bed, a lift, or a box of chocolates to tired walkers along the Te Araroa trail has become a lifeline
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