Nine To Noon The rise of youth-led activism in climate change
Mar 25, 2026
India Logan-Riley, climate justice advocate and Project Manager/Policy Lead for Tai Tāwheto Tai Tipua, represents Indigenous and rangatahi Māori voices at UN climate talks. They discuss rising youth-led activism. Topics include immediate climate impacts on communities, cross-community coalitions, linking transport and local production to resilience, and the politics around mitigation and planning.
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Climate Impacts Are Already Hitting Communities
- Climate impacts are happening now, not just in the future, with events like repeated Northland red warnings.
- India Logan-Riley cites coastal erosion in communities like Mayim where houses are literally being pulled into the ocean as evidence.
Rangatahi Māori Leading Community Climate Work
- India describes her role centring rangatahi Māori voices to counter fossil fuel injustice and colonial harms.
- She works with young people and Pacific communities to reclaim knowledge and decision-making for future resilience.
Cross Sector Alliances Shape Climate Justice Policy
- Climate justice solutions connect diverse groups including hapū, unions, food growers and frontline communities.
- India describes a project to develop a policy framework combining local Māori protection efforts, union just-transition work, and organic food system expertise.