Videos

See a snapshot of Lan’s advocacy in recent national and international documentaries she’s featured in; videos she created for advocacy or election campaigns; and some talks she’s given:

The Time Is Now! Lan and Ōtautahi Christchurch Green Candidates and supporters providing a message about the election, for which voting has already started

Foreign Correspondent Australia (28 mins) March 2021 “Troubled Waters: Behind New Zealand’s ‘100% Pure’ Image lies a Dirty Truth” (1.4 million views)

Frank Film Documentary (14 mins) June 2022 “Dairy on the Canterbury Plains: was it a big mistake?” featured on ‘Stuff’ and recorded here:

‘Mad Love for Freshwater’ (4 mins) was a Freshwater campaign video Lan created as a Taylor Swift spoof tribute to ex-Prime Minister John Key and ex-Environment Minister Nick Smith. Hit headlines when it went viral in the lead up to the 2017 election with over 150,000 views in one week (the National party were then voted out of government…).

Island Hermit for ECan (3:25 mins) One of the many videos Lan made as part of her ECan campaign from the remote island of Rangitahua Raoul Island in the Kermadecs in 2016.

Lan’s opening speech on her re-election to Environment Canterbury Regional Council in 2019.

Opened and chaired the ‘Future of the High Country’ session at the Environmental Defense Society Conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch August 2021.