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Iwi, climate activists lodge complaint with UN rapporteur over NZ plans to ban tort claims

Published 05:40 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 05:40 on June 18, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Pacific), Net Zero Transition (Litigation)

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A coalition of Iwi leaders, climate activists, and an environmental non-profit have lodged a complaint with the UN’s human rights and climate change rapporteur over a New Zealand government proposal to restrict climate-related tort claims.
A coalition of Iwi leaders, climate activists, and an environmental non-profit have lodged a complaint with the UN’s human rights and climate change rapporteur over a New Zealand government proposal to restrict climate-related tort claims.


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