Budget 2026, Conservation and the Environment w/ Richard Capie: 2 June, 2026

The government announced their budget last week, which included 38 million dollars of cuts to conservation in New Zealand. This comes amid other moves by the government, including the disestablishment of the Ministry for Conservation as well as the Conservation Amendment Bill which could see protected conservation land sold off. 

For Green World this week, producer Liam spoke to Richard Capie, Chief Advisor for Forest and Bird, about what the government’s budget means for conservation, what impacts it will have on the environment and how this fits into the government’s approach to the environment.