ABOUT THIS PROJECT

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To safeguard the future, Māori activist Mike Smith (Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu) is using an old British law for a new purpose - to take civil action against Aotearoa's most prominent corporate polluters.​

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In mid-2027, the High Court in Auckland will hear a groundbreaking climate court case, Smith v Fonterra and Ors, in which Mike Smith sues six major companies for their greenhouse gas emissions. 

Public Nuisance will document this legal battle, situating it within the ongoing climate crisis and the efforts of communities, activists, and scientists to combat the rise of emissions.    

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