Dubrovnik, April 2013
Author: David Tong
UN climate talks
P3 Foundation’s Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institute has just opened applications for the UN climate talks in Warsaw in November. Going to the Durban round of talks was a stunning experience. I can’t recommend applying highly enough.
Read more "UN climate talks"Independent Consultant, Tong & Associates Ltd
Since 2013, I have taken on occasional consulting contracts for a small number of New Zealand and international charities and companies. I charge $90 per hour standard, but discount that by up to $50 per hour for charitable clients. Services I have provided include: strategic planning support and advice and business planning designing communications and […]
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I’ve been a trustee of the Vegan Society of Aotearoa New Zealand since 2013. The Society aims to support New Zealand vegans and vegetarians, publishes a magazine, and runs events nationwide. On the board, my focus is implementing governance best practice and strategic planning.
Read more "Trustee, Vegan Society"Radio New Zealand interview on offshore oil exploration
It was great to talk to Radio New Zealand on behalf of the Human Rights Lawyers Association: A human rights lawyer is calling on iwi to be alert to proposed changes to the legislation covering the Exclusive Economic Zone – the area of sea from 12 to 200 nautical miles offshore. Ministers want the Environmental […]
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Big Sleepout
So it looks like I’m doing the Big Sleepout. How’d that happen? More seriously: P3 Foundation campaigns to end poverty in the Asia Pacific, so it was pretty natural for me to accept the invitation to help end one of the most extreme signs of poverty in Central Auckland, where I live. Please donate to […]
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Oturere, Tongariro National Park
Happy New Year all. This is where I saw in 2013: Oturere Hut, 1360m above sea level, in the shadow of Ngauruhoe.
Still can’t think of a better place.
Read more "Oturere, Tongariro National Park"Minter Ellison press release: Lawyers pro bono work obtains animal welfare conviction
Lawyers pro bono work obtains animal welfare conviction for SPCA Aaron Lloyd and David Tong of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts yesterday obtained a conviction on behalf of the Auckland branch of the SPCA as part of the firm’s commitment to pro bono work. The District Court at Manukau convicted Alison Freemantle-Pilkington, 57, of Papakura for […]
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