
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
@kaylakingdon
CEO of WWF New Zealand. š³šæ/ šØš¦. Ultra runner and seaweed enthusiast.
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http://wwf.org.nz 13-02-2009 16:28:07
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Indisputably, Rod Oram was one of Aotearoaās leading voices on #climatechange and #nature loss. Our public discourse on these twin existential crises will be so much poorer without him. Moe mai rÄ e te rangatira, we will miss you dearly. WWF New Zealand


Given that the sole predator of rÄpoka / New Zealand sea lions is actually great white sharks (not killer whales), Iām afraid the Minister is mistaken⦠Perhaps DOC could amend the biology info page on rÄpoka to include him as well, though? Isobel Ewing Shane Jones @avancenz


Thereās a wonderful piece by @avancenz in todayās Sunday Star Times⦠In which our Minister of Oceans and Fisheries refers to conservation groups in Aotearoa as āgreen politburo banshees.ā Cool. Very mature. Chief Banshee here, reporting for duty š«” #nzpol WWF New Zealand



The RangitÄhua / Kermadec region is 1 of only 4 pristine marine ecosystems left on Earth, and Shane Jones wants to mine it. 6% of the vote is no mandate to strip mine the ocean. What happened to āBlueprint for a Better Environmentā, NZ National Party? beehive.govt.nz/release/kermadā¦


āIt's a dark day for nature and democracy," says Kayla Kingdon-Bebb The list of fast-track projects published today by the Govt has laid bare the full extent of this Bill's environmental destruction. Read our full response: wwf.org.nz/news/our-planeā¦


Today at the Global #NaturePositive Summit: āA person with a drinking problem doesnāt go from whisky to beerā - Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CE of the Global Environment Facility, on the notion of using gas as a ātransition fuelā. Shame thereās not a single NZ Minister in the room.

āWeāre seeing real leadership from Australia and the Pacific on advancing marine protection...Aotearoa New Zealand is now falling wildly ā and embarrassingly ā out of step" says Kayla Kingdon-Bebb newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/11/ausā¦


Sign our open letter and urge our Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to reverse this rash, last minute change to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Bill: only.one/act/protect-haā¦

Not a day seems to go by without another front being opened by #NZ Govt in its #waronnature & on due process & good governance. Cabinet decision after full parliamentary process allows commercial fishing in areas of #HaurakiGulf designated for protection: thepost.co.nz/environment/35ā¦


Nature is critical to New Zealandersā lives and livelihoods. Generating new sources of revenue for conservation is arguably a good thing - but it should not be taken by Govāt as licence for further cack-handed defunding of Department of Conservation.

"Any time you're doing extractive fishing, extractive activity in what is supposed to be a sanctuary you're undermining its purpose," says Kayla Kingdon-Bebb via Benedict Collins 1news.co.nz/2024/12/22/hauā¦

A new WWF New Zealand / Horizon Research poll, exclusively released to Newsroom, shows even the Governmentās own supporters were āconcernedā and ādisappointedā by its track record on ocean protection and called for more marine sanctuaries. newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/20/polā¦

š āItās time for NZ to act, rejoin the global conversation, and start looking after our blue backyard.ā As leaders gather for the #UNOceanConference, our CEO Kayla Kingdon-Bebb & former PM Helen Clark urge NZ to step up and show leadership: theguardian.com/world/2025/junā¦