“It’s clear that the justifications for the bill don’t have any real basis, and that it would have significant impacts on New Zealand’s constitutional conventions, protected rights, and international obligations.” — Laura MacKay on the government’s attempts to shut down Mike Smith’s court case.
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“When ordinary people finally manage to get their concerns before a judge, the government can simply change the rules midstream to ensure the case never reaches a conclusion.” — Mike Smith on the government’s intention to override the Supreme Court.
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“For Māori, the strongest interest isn’t usually in the suburb where we rent or own a house — it’s in the rohe of our awa, marae, whenua, and the decisions made there that most deeply affect us.” — Mike Smith.
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“It’s a new form of civil wrong we’re proposing, which would recognise there is a legal duty to stop contributing to the climate crisis, and the Supreme Court has agreed that we have the right to argue for that.” — Michael Smith.
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