Elizabeth Macpherson

Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung spread sex, drugs gossip about Tory Whanau Ray Chung's email detailed 'tempestuous' fling Mayor Tory Whanau categorically denies.

Despite enduring a constant stream of false and malicious rumours throughout this term, I’ve chosen to stay focused on our city’s progress. Now, mayoral candidates who have helped spread these rumours are standing for election. This behaviour is not acceptable and voters deserve to know. #nzpol

🎉 Registration is now open for the 2025 LSAANZ Conference: Rights, Relationality, Resilience, Reciprocity — taking place 3–5 December 2025 at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha I University of Canterbury, in Ōtautahi Christchurch! www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academ...

Legal geographies of water - Episode 8 (with Cristy Clark) - Law at the End of the World In this episode of 'Law at the End of the World', hosts Elizabeth Macpherson and Cristy Clark discuss the intersection of environmental law and human rights, and launch Cristy's new book, Legal Geogra...

On our latest episode of Law at the end of the world, @prof-mac.bsky.social helped me launch my new book, Legal geographies of water: the spaces, places and narratives of human-water relations

Major oil companies face first 'climate death' lawsuit – DW – 06/18/2025 Climate-change induced extreme heat killed a woman in Seattle, now her daughter is sueing oil and gas giants including BP and Shell for wrongful death. Can the first "death by climate disaster" claim…

🔥The daughter of a woman killed by extreme heat is suing oil companies over the death of her mother. Maria Antonia Tigre, director of Global Climate Litigation at the Sabin Center, said that this argument "could create a novel but plausible basis for liability" 🔗‪@news.dw.com‬: buff.ly/zyZqmAH

Green transitional justice, reparations, and ecocide - Episode 7 (with Rachel Killean) - Law at the End of the World In this episode, hosts Cristy Clark and Elizabeth Macpherson explore the evolving landscape of environmental law, focusing on the concept of ecocide and its implications for justice. This episode feat...

Episode 7 of Law at the End of the World is out now. This one from @prof-mac.bsky.social and I focuses on green transitional justice and the tricky questions around ecocide, and features the ✨fabulous✨ @rachelkillean.bsky.social

Oceans of knowledge - Episode 6 (with Karen Fisher, Emily Parke, Dan Hikuroa and Linda Faulkner) - Law at the End of the World In this special episode of Law at the End of the World, Liz and Cristy  explore the future of environmental law with a focus on the oceans, coinciding with the United Nations Oceans Conference in...

Episode 6 of Law at the End of the World is now up. This oceans special from @prof-mac.bsky.social & I
features Karen Fisher, Emily Parke, Dan Hikuroa & Linda Faulkner and explores the complexities of foregrounding local & Indigenous knowledge in
ocean governance.
Plus updates on environmental law.

NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean Two international ocean science and policy meetings this month have called on nations to be more ambitious in their efforts to protect and restore marine ecosystems.

NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean
theconversation.com/nz-has-a-vas...

New Zealand must take the helm to protect the ocean - New Zealand marine researchers give their takeaways from the zone Ocean Science Congress and United Nations Oceans Conference www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

5 episodes of #Law at the End of the World with the lovely @cristyclark.bsky.social and going strong! check it out: www.buzzsprout.com/2489596/epis...

Water connects us all - Episode 5 (with Aurora Kagawa-Viviani) - Law at the End of the World This episode is about the challenge and joy of doing interdisciplinary research. We 'dive deep' into water research collaborations, drawing on multiple knowledge systems in university and community se...

In Episode 5 of Law at the End of the World we 'dive deep' into interdisciplinary water research collaborations with Aurora Kagawa-Viviani, drawing on multiple knowledge systems in university and community settings. @cristyclark.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2489596/epis...

Prefiguring a better, post-growth world - Episode 4 (with Birsha Ohdedar) - Law at the End of the World In this episode of 'Law at the End of the World', Cristy Clark and Elizabeth Macpherson explore the intersections of environmental law, climate change, and social justice. The episode particularly foc...

Episode 4 of Law at the end of the world is now out.

This episode features the fabulous @birshao.bsky.social
And @prof-mac.bsky.social and I discuss prefigurative legalities, utopian politics and my failed attempts at slow scholarship -
www.buzz-sprout.com/2489596/epis...

In Episode 3 of Law at the end of the World @prof-mac.bsky.social shares some golden tips for surviving (and thriving) as an academic, while I reveal just how clueless I was when I was first starting out. (And, of course, we talk about environmental law.)

Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment thought the Government could hamstring NZ's research capability by ignoring the advice it commissioned.

The state of NZ science and research. Grossly underfunded. Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/e...

Thriving as an academic (and pracademic) - Episode 3 - Law at the end of the world In this episode, Elizabeth Macpherson and Cristy Clark discuss the concept of 'pracademia' - the blend of academic and practical legal work. This episode is a little different because it starts with t...

Episode 3 of Law at the end of the world is now out.

In addition to sharing updates on environmental law, this episode focuses on thriving as an academic (and pracademic) and Liz spills the tea on our ‘I said no, cheer for me’ support group.

@prof-mac.bsky.social

How public organisations are fulfilling Treaty settlements 10 April 2025: We wanted to provide assurance about whether public organisations were well positioned to meet their legal and contractual commitments to fulfil Treaty settlements as intended. We also ...

In case you missed it, the New Zealand Auditor General raises serious alarm bells about the Government failing to comply with Treaty Settlements: oag.parliament.nz/2025/treaty-...

I highly recommend this course!

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

@ritodhi.bsky.social

Episode 2 is out. This one has an awesome interview with Ritodhi Chakraborty focused on his academic journey, including his work on climate adaptation. And @prof-mac.bsky.social & I discuss the fact that there’s nothing neutral about science. Link to full episode in second post.

Episode 1 - Collaboration in the climate crisis (with Julia Dehm) Law at the End of the World · Episode

The first episode of our podcast with @prof-mac.bsky.social
'Law at the End of the World' is now available on Spotify.
In this episode we are joined by the fabulous @juliadehm.bsky.social who talks about her research, methodology, collaboration, building community, & attempting to find balance.

Come join us in Christchurch in December! I am co-organising the 2025 #Law and #Society Association of Australia and New Zealand conference. The theme is #rights, #relationality, #resilience, #reciprocity. www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academ...

TEASER!! - The incredible @cristyclark.bsky.social and I have been working away on a new project. We are soon to lauch a #podcast series, where we will talk about the #future of #environmental #law. Here we are having way too much fun recording the series.... Riverside.fm

Last few days if people wish add their voice to the call for the Royal Society to stand up for its values. The meeting of the Fellowship to discuss these matters takes place on Mon 03 March. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

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My Rutherford Discovery Fellowship programme 'Blue Carbon Futures in Aotearoa New Zealand: Law, Climate, Resilience' funded by Te Apārangi The Royal Society of New Zealand now has an online presence! elizabethmacpherson.co.nz/blue-carbon-...

Untapping the potential of Indigenous water jurisdiction: perspectives from Whanganui and Aotearoa New Zealand Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Untapping the potential of Indigenous water jurisdiction: perspectives from Whanganui and Aotearoa New Zealand

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Facilitating the ecosystem-based management transition in Aotearoa New Zealand In response to growing social and ecological pressures, ecosystem-based management (EBM) has been proffered as an alternative governance regime for marine and coastal systems in Aotearoa New Zealan...

Full article: Facilitating the ecosystem-based management transition in Aotearoa New Zealand www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive Comment: Radical libertarian ideologies are generating extreme inequality and ripping the social fabric of NZ, writes Anne Salmond. Don’t we want to be a place where talent wants to live?

Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/04/a...

NZ Government takes an axe to HASS funding www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-...

We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ) conference at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha I University of Canterbury in Ōtautahi I Christchurch from 3 – 5 December 2025. Please pencil these dates in your diaries....