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Luxon Swings Through Auckland Atop A Fast Track Wrecking Ball
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 11:59 am | Greenpeace
Organised by Greenpeace, the float covered in punga trees is travelling around central city suburbs blasting the Miley Cyrus song ‘Wrecking Ball’. A Christopher Luxon lookalike swings to and fro on the wrecking ball, singing the praises of the ‘fast ... More >>
National Voters Concerned About Fast Track Bill
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 8:23 am | Greenpeace
The poll covers a range of dimensions related to the controversial legislation and highlights concern amongst the National Party support base over the undermining of democracy, the risk of corruption, the return of previously prohibited practices, ... More >>
Numbers Building For Fast Track Bill Protest March In Auckland
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 7:25 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace, Forest & Bird, Communities Against the Fast Track, Coromandel Watchdog, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, and a host of environmental and community groups have organised the march, which kicks off with a rally at 1pm this Saturday, June 8, at ... More >>
Silencing Environmental Voices With Budget 2024 - More Motivation For Protest
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 3:42 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is slamming the Government for slashing funding for government environmental agencies and initiatives in Budget 2024. Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive Director Russel Norman says "By silencing environmental agencies, Nicola Willis is enabling the Luxon ... More >>
Luxon’s Govt Destroying Right To Safe Drinking Water, Swimmable Rivers
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 2:31 pm | Greenpeace
The Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, which is set to have its first reading in Parliament today, will scrap the requirement for consents to comply with the water protection principles set out in the National Policy Statement ... More >>
PCE Condemns Govt’s Property Rights Approach To Environmental Protection
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 8:00 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa says that it’s clear the Government’s approach to environmental policies is actively harming nature after the release of the Going With the Grain report today by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE). More >>
Offshore Wind Industry Warns Against Taranaki Seabed Mining
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 10:01 am | Greenpeace
A damning briefing paper released by a group of offshore wind developers warns that if Trans Tasman Resources gets the go-ahead to mine the seabed of the South Taranaki Bight, it would spell the end of New Zealand’s chance to embrace offshore wind More >>
Protest March Against Fast-track Bill Announced For Auckland
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 7:27 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Russel Norman says, "The Fast-Track Bill is the most damaging piece of environmental legislation any Government has introduced in living memory. People are angry, and it’s time to march." More >>
Greenpeace Letter To Te Whatu Ora, ECan, Calls For Response To High Nitrate In Canterbury Drinking Water
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 8:40 am | Greenpeace
In a letter sent to Te Whatu Ora, Environment Canterbury, district councils, and Minister for Health Dr Shane Reti, Greenpeace has conveyed "deep concern" over nitrate levels in drinking water after its latest round of drinking water testing. More >>
Govt Repeal Of Te Mana O Te Wai Condemning Rural Communities To Unsafe Drinking Water - Greenpeace
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:20 pm | Greenpeace
Testing of drinking water in rural Canterbury over the weekend by Greenpeace revealed that several public town supplies were reaching levels of nitrate above 5 mg/L - the threshold which a growing body of scientific evidence has linked to increased ... More >>
Elevated Levels Of Nitrate Contamination Found In Canterbury Drinking Water
Monday, 22 April 2024, 8:23 am | Greenpeace
Almost a quarter of the drinking water samples Greenpeace has tested for nitrate contamination in Canterbury over the last three days were above the 5 mg/L level of contamination associated with reproductive risk in pregnant people. More >>
Nitrate Contamination In Darfield Water Supply Could Be Causing Reproductive Risks
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 6:32 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is expressing grave concern over nitrate contamination in Darfield, after water testing on Friday revealed the town supply in both Darfield and Kirwee was around 5 mg/L of nitrate. More >>
Fast Track Invite List Includes Most Destructive Industries In New Zealand
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:26 pm | Greenpeace
The new ‘Fast-track Approvals Bill’ would give just three Ministers the power to approve or deny development projects. They would avoid the usual checks and balances that are in place to protect rivers, land, the ocean, and communities. More >>
Cameras Reveal Mass Underreporting Of Dolphin, Albatross And Fish Bycatch By Commercial Fishing Industry
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 1:11 pm | Greenpeace
The data shows that for the 127 vessels now with cameras, reporting of dolphin captures increased nearly seven fold while reported albatross interactions were up 3.5 times. The reported volume of fish discarded has increased by almost 50%. More >>
Greenpeace Slams Government’s Fast-track Advisory Panel Announcement
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 2:51 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace says that today's announcement of a fast-track advisory group with no discernible environmental expertise adds insult to injury and shows just how little regard the Luxon Government has for the environment. The coalition Government claims ... More >>
‘Our Land’ Report Highlights Dire State Of NZ’s Freshwater
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 10:53 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on the Luxon Government to stop the rollback of freshwater protections following the release of the Ministry for the Environment’s Our Land 2024 report. Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says, "Rivers, wetlands, ... More >>
Fast-track Won’t Mean Easy Ride For Seabed Miners - Greenpeace
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:21 pm | Greenpeace
If it goes ahead, the fast-track approval process will enable TTR to proceed with its destructive seabed mining project despite repeated legal defeats and the opposition of Ngāti Ruanui, environment groups, scientists, fishing companies and the local ... More >>
Luxon Bulldozes On In War On Nature With 90-day ‘Hit List’
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 1:58 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s new policy priority list "the next onslaught in the war on nature" following Christopher Luxon's announcement this morning. Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says, "Luxon’s 90-day hit ... More >>
Seabed Miner Quitting EPA Hearing Highlights Danger Of Luxon’s Fast-track
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 4:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace says wannabe Taranaki seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources is likely banking on Christopher Luxon’s fast-track process to side-step proper scrutiny of its Taranaki seabed mining proposal by bailing out of the Environmental Protection Agency hearing ... More >>
Greenpeace Releases Concerning Nitrate Contamination Test Results, Announces New Canterbury Water Testing
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 10:14 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing it will run free drop-in water testing days in Darfield, Rangiora, and Culverden in April following recent test results indicating high levels of nitrate in some Cantabrians’ drinking water. Greenpeace says that ... More >>
