'This clearly written political geography documents an important period of climate activism in Aotearoa New Zealand, with wider relevance for democratic activism abroad. It connects direct action environmental activism with a feminist ethics and politics of care, with theoretical relevance for students, researchers and activists far beyond these shores' -- Kelly Dombroski, an editor of New Zealand Geographer 'Follows the entanglement of racial capitalism, colonialism and western modernity that situates resource extraction in Aotearoa New Zealand. Drawing on the authors own experiences of direct action and resistance, it also outlines a hopeful ethics of care through which meaningful changes can be achieved' -- Jo Sharp, Professor of Geography, University of St Andrews, Scotland