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Mike Joy

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Dr Mike Joy is a freshwater ecologist and science communicator. He is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.

Cows at the Synlait dairy farm in Canterbury stand in the darkness of night on May 25, 2015. Photo: Martin Hunter/Getty Images

Mike Joy: Why I was disappointed by the Climate Commission’s big report

Yesterday's report suggests the government still doesn't appreciate the urgency of the situation.

By Mike Joy | 10th June, 2021

Green algal bloom in a small freshwater lake in New Zealand (Photo: Massey University www.massey.ac.nz)

NZ embraced the science on Covid-19. So why are we spurning it on water?

Our failures threaten the wellbeing of all of us – and our descendants.

By Mike Joy | 6th November, 2020

A herd of calves drinking from a river in Otago (Photo: Jill Ferry / Getty Images)

For once, could we please just listen to the scientists?

A plea to politicians and the public, urging them to trust that the people who study water quality know what they’re talking about.

By Mike Joy | 30th September, 2019

Cows wade in Lake Taylor, next to a DoC campsite. Photo: RNZ

A glimpse of light in confronting NZ’s environmental crisis

Is there a single answer that addresses all the freshwater and environmental problems? Yup: it’s less cows

By Mike Joy | 21st November, 2018

Mike Joy on the TOP endorsement (UPDATED)

Mike Joy on the TOP endorsement (UPDATED)

Scientist Dr Mike Joy writes about his experience of watching a private Facebook status become a very public endorsement.

By Mike Joy | 20th September, 2017