Climate orgs in Aotearoa
The climate movement needs more hands on deck - get involved!
The climate movement needs more hands on deck. Rather than a few people trying to do everything, we need millions of people doing something. Choose an area that interests you, find a community, and get involved!
Disclaimer: This is just a quick list we pulled together to help you find a climate community. While Climate Club NZ has collaborated with many of these groups, we don’t necessarily endorse the views of every organisation listed here, or keep up with everything they say. We hope it’s helpful, feel free to share!
🌱 General
🚲 Urban planning & transport
🌳 General transport & urban design
Lightfoot Initiative (Whakatipu/Queenstown)
🚌 Public transport
👞 Walking
🚲 Cycling
🚝 Trains
The Future Is Rail NZ (advocacy, policy)
Climate Liberation Aotearoa (direct action)
⚡️ Energy transition
Rewiring Aotearoa local community groups
🍎 Food systems & kai sovereignty
♻️ Zero waste & anti-consumerism
Buy Nothing Project (e.g. Queenstown)
💸 Finance & Economics
Mindful Money (divestment)
Wise Response (degrowth)
🚑 Health
OraTaio (health professionals)
🐦 Natural environment
Local community gardens & tree planting
🏔️ Sports & outdoors
Protect Our Winters NZ (ski/snowboard)
🎨 Art & Creative
@trackzeronz (visual art, dance)
❤️🩹 Human rights & poverty alleviation
🕊️ Peace & Disarmament
🦼 Disability justice
🗞️ Journalism
👟 Youth
Generation Zero (CHC, DUN, WLG, UoA)
Fridays for Future NZ (AKL, DUN, HB, WLG)
Other age-based: Third Act (60+)
🤎 Te Tiriti & decolonisation
🏝️ Māori & Pasifika
🙏 Faith-based
Common Grace Aotearoa (includes energy poverty, decolonisation/anti-racism, and ending free credits for polluters in the ETS)
🫱🏽🫲🏼 Unions & workers’ rights
⚖️ Law
🗳️ Democracy & elections
Local branch of a political party with strong climate policies
Local groups & clubs on campus
As well as the organisations listed below, there are also...
🎓 clubs on campus!
🏡 local climate groups!
Just search for “climate action [YOUR TOWN HERE]”
E.g. Climate Justice Taranaki, Nelson Tasman Climate Forum, Lightfoot Whakatipu
Other in-demand skills
Also, the following skills/area are not listed as separate categories because always in demand in any organisation:
writing
tech & data
people & community management
admin
comms, PR, marketing, social media
graphic design, video editing
How to get started
To help out, go to their contact page or social media, send them an email/message introducing yourself, and see what happens. Note that many of these orgs are volunteer driven, and might not have all the resources and training you might expect. It might take some initiative & perseverance, but this is the challenge and opportunity of grassroots movements though. Doing it with a friend helps a lot! Climate action as part of a community is rewarding and fulfilling, and it’s also one of the best antidotes to climate anxiety.
“I am only one, but I am one.
I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”
― Edward Everett Hale