31 August 2025

The fight for freshwater

Pollution, policy and protection – hear urgent truths about the future of Aotearoa’s waterways from science and Māori perspectives.

Protecting our freshwater is a fight we can’t afford to lose.

Leading freshwater ecologist and author of The Fight for Freshwater Mike Joy and Chief Executive of Te Kura Taka Pini Gabrielle Huria (Ngāi Tahu) join Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāi Tahu) for a conversation which looks at critical issues facing New Zealand's waterways, from pollution to policy, and the science, activism and vital Māori perspectives on water management in Aotearoa New Zealand.

With support from the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre.

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Protecting our freshwater is a fight we can’t afford to lose.

Leading freshwater ecologist and author of The Fight for Freshwater Mike Joy and Chief Executive of Te Kura Taka Pini Gabrielle Huria (Ngāi Tahu) join Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāi Tahu) for a conversation which looks at critical issues facing New Zealand's waterways, from pollution to policy, and the science, activism and vital Māori perspectives on water management in Aotearoa New Zealand.

With support from the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre.

Location
Christchurch Art Gallery, Montreal Street, Christchurch Central

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