Rebels from across Aotearoa New Zealand travelled to Paekakariki, Wellington for a Rebel Camp from Saturday 5 – Tuesday 8 October. On Monday 7 , the group was the first to disrupt one of 60 cities as a part of Extinction Rebellion’s international week of action.
Below is a list of media stories about the Wellington event and local coverage of the international rebellion. International stories about the international rebellion that don’t mention New Zealand haven’t been included. There are simply too many!
Articles are listed chronologically, or alphabetically where there is no time stamp.
Let us know if you find a story to add. Full citations are listed here.
Media coverage
Friday, 4 Oct 2019
- 05:00 – NZ Herald: “Next wave of Extinction Rebellion protests to start in New Zealand”
- 14:52 – Stuff: “Wellington will be first city targeted for ‘disruption’ in worldwide climate change protest”
- Newshub: “Extinction Rebellion protesters caught red-handed after firehose mishap in London” [+video]
Sunday, 6 Oct 2019: Rebel Camp
- Newshub: “80yo great-grandmother to lead Extinction Rebellion protests in Wellington” [+video]
Monday, 7 Oct 2019: Day of action
- 07:10 – Radio NZ: “Extinction Rebellion begin protest in Wellington” [+audio]
- 07:15 – Newshub (AM Show): “Extinction Rebellion climate protest aims to bring Wellington to a standstill” [+video]
- 07:54 – Radio NZ: “Extinction Rebellion protests expected in London” [+audio]
- 08:00 – The Spinoff: “OPINION: Today, for the first time in my life, I’m being a troublemaker. This is why.”
- 09:00 – One News: “Extinction Rebellion climate change protest underway in Wellington” [+video]
- 09:00 – Newshub: “OPINION: Today, for the first time in my life, I’m being a troublemaker. This is why.”
- 10:00 – Newshub: “Simon Bridges tells protesters to march on ‘woke’ Government doing ‘nothing’ on climate action” [+video]
- 11:16 – NewstalkZB: “Climate protesters chain themselves to cars and boats in Wellington” [+video]
- 11:45 – Bangkok Post (7 Oct 2019, 11:45) “Global Extinction Rebellion protests begin in Australia”
- 12:12 – One News: “MBIE staff unable to work as Extinction Rebellion protestors glue themselves to the building” [+video]
- 13:13 – One News: “Extinction Rebellion protestors glue hands to glass inside central Wellington ANZ branch” [+video]
- 14:38 – Stuff: “Live: Extinction Rebellion climate campaigners take to Wellington” [+video]
- 15:09 – Stuff: “Climate activists in Invercargill join nationwide protest“
- 15:41 – Stuff: “Protests and civil disobedience for climate action are effective, experts say” [+video]
- 16:13 – Daily Mail Australia: “Militant activists storm parliament, glue themselves to banks and threaten planes with drones as Extinction Rebellion protests break out across Australia and New Zealand in a planned ‘week of chaos’ which will include a NAKED march [+PHOTOS]”
- 16:19 – Scoop: “XR rebels move to outside the beehive”
- 16:53 – NZ Herald: “Extinction Rebellion protesters block streets in central Wellington”
- 17:05 – Maori Television: “Extinction Rebellion protest forces MBIE into lock down”
- 17:10 – Radio NZ: “Police make arrests after day of climate protests in Wellington” [+video]
- 17:30 – Te Karere: “Extinction Rebellion disrupts Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment” [+video]
- 18:10 – One News: “Police begin arresting climate protestors after long day of disruption in Wellington” [+video]
- 18:30 – France 24: “Climate ‘apocalypse’: Extinction Rebellion launches fortnight of global protests” [+video]
- 19:28 – The Guardian (International): “Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupt cities in New Zealand and Australia” [+video]
- 20:04 – Radio NZ: “Extinction Rebellion block off street in central Wellington“
- 20:21 – The Dominion Post: “Climate change protesters storm bank, business centre in day of disruption” [+video]
- 21:35 – One News: “Despite 30 arrests, police praise climate protests that disrupted Wellington as ‘largely peaceful’” [+video]
- 22:04 – Metro.co.uk: “Worldwide Extinction Rebellion protests shut down cities from Madrid to Sydney
- 23:48 – Daily Mail (UK): “Extinction Rebellion protests go global: Up to 60 cities face being brought to a standstill as climate change demonstrations take hold”
- The Spinoff: “Meet the teenager kicked out of school for too much climate protesting”
- Channel News Asia: “Global Extinction Rebellion movement begins in Australia, New Zealand” [+video]
- DW: “‘Extinction Rebellion’ ups the ante in protests against climate change” [+video]
- Yahoo: “Climate Protesters Occupy ANZ Bank Branch in Wellington, New Zealand” [+video]
- Magic Talk Radio: “OPINION: Peter Williams: Extinction Rebellion ‘nutcases’ spreading lies” [+video]
- The Daily Blog: “OPINION: Why Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa’s civil disobedience is the future, why Jacinda is wrong and why protestors must demand more”
- Otago Daily Times: “Extinction Rebellion block off street in capital”
- Scoop: “Climate change activists arrested after blocking Lambton Quay”
Tuesday 8 Oct 2019 – Māori caucus action / Day 1 in Northern Hemisphere
- 03:40 – Reuters: “’Sorry, this is an emergency’: Climate protesters block streets around the world”
- 05:10 – Radio NZ: “Extinction Rebellion protests cause disruption in London” [+Audio]
- 06:00 – NZ Herald: “OPINION: Street-blocking Extinction Rebellion protesters earn rebuke from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern”
- 06:10 – Radio NZ: RadioNZ (8 Oct 2019, 06:10) “Thousands march in Extinction Rebellion protests in London” [+audio]
- 06:45 – NZ Herald: “Extinction Rebellion protesters shut down London” [+video]
- 07:50 – Swissinfo: “‘Sorry, this is an emergency’ – Climate protesters block streets around the world”
- 08:01 – Stuff: “Meet the climate protest group Extinction Rebellion disrupting dozens of cities” [+video]
- 08:50 – Radio NZ: “Hundreds of environmental activists arrested in London” [+audio]
- 09:00 – Newshub: “Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern criticises Extinction Rebellion protesters’ behaviour” [+video]
- 09:34 – Radio NZ: “Pacific bearing brunt of ‘climate crime’, protesters say“
- 10:14 – NZ Herald: “Business as usual during Wellington Extinction Rebellion protest” [+video]
- 10:21 – Radio NZ: “Arrests as Extinction Rebellion protests go global”
- 15:11 – Radio NZ: “Police negotiate with climate change protester hanging off Brisbane bridge“
- 15:26 – The Dominion Post: “Police happy with behaviour after Extinction Rebellion protests in capital” [+video]
- 22:20 – Radio NZ: “London Calling: Brexit, UK Justice and Extinction Rebellion” [+audio]
- TVNZ: “Climate activist dangles from bridge in hammock for hours during day of protests across Australia”
- The Spinoff: “The Bulletin: Meth prices drop to dramatic lows
- Newshub: “New Climate Change Commissioner Rod Carr could vastly reshape industry” [+video]
- BBC: “BBC Extinction Rebellion: Arrests at Sydney and Amsterdam protests” [+video]
- Newshub: “Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa vandalises statue outside Parliament to protest colonisation, climate change” [+video]
- Newshub: “Blind paralympian climbs onto plane as Extinction Rebellion protesters ‘shut down’ London airport” [+video]
- The Spinoff: “OPINION: Patronising political spectacles are no substitute for real people power
- Newshub: “Judith Collins slams Extinction Rebellion protestors
Wednesday 9 Oct 2019
- 16:03 – Radio NZ: “The Panel with Rodney Hide and Marami Stephens (Part 1)” [+audio. Listen from 14:52]
- 16:21 – Radio NZ: “When does protesting become counter-productive?“
- Newshub:“Boris Johnson labels Extinction Rebellion protesters ‘uncooperative crusties on hemp bivouacs’” [+video]
- Newshub: “Vegan activists protest outside Fonterra headquarters” [+video]
- Newshub: “UK couple marries on Westminster Bridge amid Extinction Rebellion protest
- Newshub: “‘All-time low’: Piers Morgan slammed for impersonating Greta Thunberg” [+video]
Thursday 10 Oct 2019
- 05:00 – Stuff: “Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calls for end to ‘town vs country’ on climate”
- 09:52 – Radio NZ: “Brexit deadlock and a dead whale in the Thames” [+audio]
- 15:34 – NZ Herald: Extinction Rebellion’s celebrity supporters called out for eco-hypocrisy
- TVNZ: “Watch: Climate change protestor’s lecture inside plane delays London to Dublin flight” [+video]
Friday 11 Oct 2019
- 12:08 – Nelson Mail: “Nelsonians joined Wellington protest”
- 14:13 – NZ Herald: “Plane grounded as blind athlete turned climate activist climbs on roof”
- 15:13 – Taranaki Daily News: “Sitting down with Judith ‘Crusher’ Collins and how she wasn’t so scary after all”
- 18:05 – NZ Herald: “Extinction Rebellion activists hold head in the sand protest on Manly Beach”
- 19:47 – Stuff: “Trevor Richards: 50 years on from Halt All Racists Tour and the power of protest”
- TVNZ: “Watch: Climate change activist stages protest on top of plane at London airport” [+video]
Saturday 12 Oct 2019
- 05:00 – The Dominion Post: “Arrested at 15: ‘Screw it, school is not as important as the climate'” [+video]
- Taz – “Extinction Rebellion ist Ecstacy” (Translation)
Sunday 13 Oct 2019
- 11:22 – Radio NZ: “The evolution of climate change media coverage” [+audio]
Monday 14 Oct 2019: Dear Jacinda
- 11:01 – Die Presse: “Mit Training und Ukulele gegen den Weltuntergang“
- Stuff: “OPINION: Dear Jacinda, this is a climate emergency
- Newshub: “‘Our house is on fire’: Extinction Rebellion Aotearoa sends list of demands to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern”
Tuesday 15 Oct 2019
- 22:20 – Radio NZ: “London Calling” [+audio]
Friday 18 Oct 2019
- 12:59 – Public Address “Extinction Rebellion is not a cult (but ecstacy for the people)“
