It is hard to explain just how surreal the last UN climate talks’ venue was. Click through for my Adopt a Negotiator tracking of the conference.
Author: David Tong
Chair / Director, New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education Limited
The New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education is a nationwide educator for exceptional primary school students whose normal schools – for whatever reason – aren’t meeting their needs. New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education was established on May 6th 2014. The Centre brings together two organisations with combined experience of over 30 years’ in gifted […]
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David Tong is a recipient of a 2014 LLM Award, to encourage and support academically outstanding students to undertake a Master of Laws (LLM) at the Auckland Law School. “I chose to study an LLM to deepen my understanding of international law, with a view to refocusing my professional career. In particular, I hope to […]
Read more "University of Auckland Law School Profile"Staff Solicitor, Auckland Community Law Centre
2014 – 2015 After returning to New Zealand after the Warsaw climate talks, I worked for two years as a solicitor at the Auckland Community Law Centre – which used to be called the Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office. The Centre gives free legal advice to people who can’t afford it. It’s a great way to […]
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Adopt a Negotiator is a blog and media team that the Global Call for Climate Action runs to cover the UN climate negotiations. Each year, they select around ten young climate communicators from over 1,500 applicants from around the world to track their countries’ negotiators, give us a stack of bold “Negotiator Tracker” t-shirts, train […]
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The Herald’s Element magazine ran my column from inside the Warsaw climate talks: Adopt a Negotiator Fellow and Kiwi David Tong reports from the climate talks in Warsaw, Poland: Earlier this month, Poland celebrated National Independence Day. The United Nations climate Secretariat warned everyone here in Warsaw attending the climate talks to be careful, because […]
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I enjoy taking photos of interesting people – and I think the international climate movement brims with fascinating, diverse characters. In 2013, I worked closely with members of UKYCC from the launch of Humans of the UN Climate Talks, becoming one of the main photographers. Amongst others, I photographed UN General Assembly president John Ashe, UNDP […]
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In LawNews: ‘The law weighs in on animal welfare matters’
Recently the Ministry for Primary Industries released a paper for public consultation entitled “Animal Welfare Matters”, designed to provide an overview of the future direction of animal welfare standards in New Zealand. Its release coincides with a review of the existing Animal Welfare Act 1999which will consider what changes in the Act are necessary to […]
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The New Zealand Herald ran an article about my Adopt a Negotiator fellowship. Unfortunately, it’s hardcopy only not online: Photo thanks to Zeb Stone of Oxfam NZ.
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