Webinars.
2025 recap
Our climate co-leads give a short summary of the highlights, learnings and opportunities of 2025.
2025 recap webinar.
Climate capital
Learn how investors are putting their capital to work for real climate impact. In this short conversation with Climate Co-Lead, Esther Whitehead and Bill Murphy, Founder Director of Purpose Capital, we explain what we mean by climate-positive solutions and options to invest in climate-positive projects and funds in Aotearoa New Zealand. Here are some case studies from Purpose Capital Fund 1’s investments.
Climate Capital with Bill Murphy and Host Esther Whitehead
Rewiring Aotearoa
In this webinar, Esther Whitehead sits down with Mike Casey and Bryony Lane of Rewiring Aotearoa to discuss New Zealand's energy transition and how the Kaupapa of National Significance collaborative fund is supporting this crucial mahi.
Collaborative funding recipient: Rewiring Aotearoa.
Collaborative funding for te taiao
A Climate Action Aotearoa webinar exploring how we can build the case for pooled funding for climate action. We are joined by representatives of The Gift Trust, The Climatics Fund, and The Nature Conservancy Aotearoa.
Collaborative funding for te taiao.
Making capital work for climate
Watch this Lawyers for Climate Action webinar where an expert panel discusses legal and regulatory frameworks that enable (or hinder) sustainable finance, and opportunities for lawyers and finance professionals to drive change.
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Making Capital Work for Climate
Strategic planning
Watch the Te Pūaha Talk webinar Exploring the Core Skills Toolkit: strategic planning below, hosted by Kathryn Nemec and Esther Whitehead.
Te Pūaha Talks - Exploring the Core Skills Toolkit - Strategic planning
The role of a Tika Transition in climate action
Ellie Tapsell, member of Me Tū ā-Uru, unpacks the role of a Tika Transition in climate action.
Ellie Tapsell on a Tika Transition.
The Funders Commitment to Climate Action
Climate Action Aotearoa co-lead Esther Whitehead shares a kōrero on how funders and changemakers across Aotearoa are stepping up to take climate action through the Funders Commitment on Climate Action.
Te Pūaha Talks - The Funders Commitment on Climate Action
Working collaboratively with whānau and hapū
In this Te Pūaha Talk, Arohanui West "looks back, to look forward," reflecting on NZ's colonial history and envisioning transformational change.
Te Pūaha Talks - Whai Wāhitanga - Working collaboratively with hapū and whānau
Whai wāhitanga - Empowering Rangatahi
In this Te Pūaha Talk, Arohanui West explores how we can create mana-enhancing collaboration with young people.
Te Pūaha Talks - Whai Wāhitanga - Engaging Rangatahi
Para Kore Marae Incorporated
Arohanui West is joined by Natasha Koia project lead for the 'Toitū te Taiao' programme, funded by the Kaupapa of National Significance collaborative fund.
KONS recipient - Para Kore Marae Incorporated.
The Nature Conservancy Aotearoa
Olya Albot, project manager for nature-based solutions at The Nature Conservancy Aotearoa New Zealand, talks about the potential benefits of blue carbon credits for biodiversity, community resilience and creating an income stream to support coastal wetland restoration.
Blue Carbon with The Nature Conservancy
Values Trust
In this webinar, Arohanui West sits down with the Founding Trustee of The Values Trust - Teesh Hearth. They discuss Values Trust priority areas; climate, creatures, and children's literacy. Their most recent project saw them purchasing a large block of land just outside of Raglan to use as an eco-retreat and a doggy daycare which acts as a sustainable funding model for HUHA (Helping You Help Animals).
Values Trust - Webinar
Advocacy in Philanthropy
Our climate co-lead Arohanui West sits down with Georgina Morrison, Trustee Chair of Eastern & Central Community Trust to discuss the myths and opportunities for advocacy in philanthropy.
Advocacy in Philanthropy - Webinar.
Te Reo o Te Taiao-The Language of The Environment
In the Te Reo o te Taiao session Arohanui West discusses tohu (signs) that we can see and observe from the natural world. She links these observations back to mātauranga māori, discusses how climate change compromises these indigenous knowledge systems and sets a wero (challenge) to to the viewers to create a bespoke mātauranga retention plan.
Te Pūaha Talks - Te Reo o te taiao - the language of the environment
Decarbonising Investments
In this webinar, Climate Action Aotearoa sits down with Dennis Turton, Chief Executive of Trust Waikato to chat about their climate action journey, focusing on decarbonising investments.
Decarbonising investments - webinar.
Meet Funding Recipient
Lawyers for Climate Action are a successful recipient of the Kaupapa of National Significance Climate Action Fund. Watch this 13-minute webinar to find out more about who they are, what they do, and how you too can support their vital mahi.
Climate Action- Get Sh*t Done 2/2
Perfect is the enemy of good starts by looking at how perfectionism can slow down action, and how to get ‘good enough’ outcomes by keeping your actions simple and measurable. We will then look at how you can communicate to your stakeholders throughout the journey towards achieving your outcomes.
Te Pūaha Talks - Climate action - Get Sh*t Done! 2/2
Climate action- Get Sh*t Done 1/2
Te Pūaha Talks session 1 of Climate Action - Getting sh*t done - The Eisenhower Box with Esther Whitehead. This webinar takes an inside-out approach, looking at how our work in climate action must be more nuanced. It starts with our capacity to show up daily. When we start with ourselves - and our own messy and complicated feelings - we create balance. We want to prevent the burn out and isolation we often see in this space.
Te Pūaha Talks - Climate action - Get Sh*t Done! 1/2
Decarbonising our Energy System
Climate co-lead Esther Whitehead talks with Dr Tim Crownshaw on Decarbonising our Energy System. It’s not as simple as ‘plug and play’ says Dr Tim Crownshaw, it’s as much about equity and resilience. The Five stages of grief are also mentioned in this brief but informative conversation.
Decarbonising our Energy System
Overview of the Tika Transition
2024 Annual Report Findings
