RNZ20 Aug, 2026 04:35 AM6 mins to readClimate activist Mike Smith says new legislation passed in Parliament was “expressly designed” to prevent his case against big businesses from proceeding to trial. Photo / Johnny Blades, VNPBy Lillian Hanly of RNZLegislation that will stop a climate activist’s lawsuit against New Zealand’s biggest emitters has passed its third reading in Parliament.
The minister in charge, Paul Goldsmith, said it gives businesses certainty, but climate activist Mike Smith said it was a “dark
