We are taking the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries to court for failing to adequately protect Māui and Hector’s dolphins.

We challenged DOC’s decisions to grant a permit and a consent authorising the incidental killing of wildlife during the Mt Messenger bypass project, and we won.

We challenged Environment Southland in the High Court for its failure to take action on wetland destruction, and we won. 

We challenged the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Total Allowable Catch decision for crayfish in Northland, and we won.

In May 2025, we challenged Environment Canterbury in the High Court over the Council’s decision to grant a nitrogen discharge consent to MHV Water Ltd. We are now awaiting the judge’s decision.

With Te Uri o Hikihiki hapū, we challenged the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries catch limit decisions for crayfish and we won.

We’re challenged Environment Canterbury on their ‘pollution rule’ allowing for the contamination of freshwater. We are now awaiting the judge’s decision.

We challenged Environment Canterbury’s decision to grant a problematic nitrogen discharge consent to a major irrigation scheme and we won.

With Consumer NZ and Lawyers for Climate Action New Zealand Inc, we are taking Z Energy to the High Court, alleging that the company misled New Zealanders with its “moving with the Times” public messaging.

We’re taking the Minister to court for overfishing orange roughy.  

We have filed legal proceedings against the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries and the Director General of MPI for under-levying the fishing industry and under-allocating observers.

Challenging the EPA’s regulatory failure on glyphosate.

We challenged the New Zealand Government in the High Court over systemic failures to apply the law to protect marine biodiversity — and we won.