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PRESS RELEASE:
Seafood NZ will appeal the Waikato Regional Council decision to ban bottom contact fishing methods along parts of the Coromandel coast
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Seafood NZ will appeal the Waikato Regional Council decision to ban bottom contact fishing methods along parts of the Coromandel coast
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Industry opposition to bottom trawling ban “outrageous”
News that fishing industry lobby group Seafood New Zealand will actively oppose a ground breaking, community-supported plan to ban bottom trawling along the Coromandel Coast shows how out-of-touch it…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Seafood NZ will appeal the Waikato Regional Council decision to ban bottom contact fishing methods along parts of the Coromandel coast
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Seafood NZ will appeal the Waikato Regional Council decision to ban bottom contact fishing methods along parts of the Coromandel coast
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PRESS RELEASE
MBIE’s latest quarterly energy report shows electricity prices remain stubbornly high, coal imports increasing and the Luxon government fumbling the ball on the energy crisis.
#nzpol #ClimateCrisis #SolariseNZ
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MBIE’s latest quarterly energy report shows electricity prices remain stubbornly high, coal imports increasing and the Luxon government fumbling the ball on the energy crisis.
#nzpol #ClimateCrisis #SolariseNZ
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Damning MBIE report: Coal imports skyrocket, power prices remain high
MBIE’s latest quarterly energy report, released today, shows electricity prices remain stubbornly high, while coal imports rocket.
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September 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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MBIE’s latest quarterly energy report shows electricity prices remain stubbornly high, coal imports increasing and the Luxon government fumbling the ball on the energy crisis.
#nzpol #ClimateCrisis #SolariseNZ
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MBIE’s latest quarterly energy report shows electricity prices remain stubbornly high, coal imports increasing and the Luxon government fumbling the ball on the energy crisis.
#nzpol #ClimateCrisis #SolariseNZ
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PRESS RELEASE
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace today welcomed the invitation from the Fast-Track expert panel considering the seabed mining application to make a submission on the project.
#nzpol #banseabedmining
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Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace today welcomed the invitation from the Fast-Track expert panel considering the seabed mining application to make a submission on the project.
#nzpol #banseabedmining
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KASM, Greenpeace invited to submit on Fast-Track seabed mining application
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace today welcomed the invitation from the Fast-Track expert panel considering the seabed mining application to make a submission on the project.
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September 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace today welcomed the invitation from the Fast-Track expert panel considering the seabed mining application to make a submission on the project.
#nzpol #banseabedmining
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Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace today welcomed the invitation from the Fast-Track expert panel considering the seabed mining application to make a submission on the project.
#nzpol #banseabedmining
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PRESS RELEASE
The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
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The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
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Power company ‘vampires’ bleed households dry to fund 1.4 billion dollar shareholder payout
Greenpeace is labelling the big four power companies ‘vampires’, for an expected record payout of $1.4 billion to their shareholders. Mercury, Contact and Genesis have already announced an increase…
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September 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Power company ‘vampires’ bleed households dry to fund 1.4 billion dollar shareholder payout
Greenpeace is labelling the big four power companies ‘vampires’, for an expected record payout of $1.4 billion to their shareholders. Mercury, Contact and Genesis have already announced an increase…
www.greenpeace.org
August 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
The big four power companies are corporate 'vampires', funding an expected record $1.4b payout to shareholders - while families and businesses are slammed by record high power bills. And the Government is just letting them do it.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
The Hoiho is one of the world's rarest penguin species - only found in New Zealand - they are in trouble - dying in fishing nets, and starving.
“We are watching extinction happen, colony by colony."
- Matt Hall, director of Research and Legal at ELI.
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“We are watching extinction happen, colony by colony."
- Matt Hall, director of Research and Legal at ELI.
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The fate of the hoiho - among the world’s rarest penguin species - rests with two ministers.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Hoiho is one of the world's rarest penguin species - only found in New Zealand - they are in trouble - dying in fishing nets, and starving.
“We are watching extinction happen, colony by colony."
- Matt Hall, director of Research and Legal at ELI.
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“We are watching extinction happen, colony by colony."
- Matt Hall, director of Research and Legal at ELI.
www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360...
PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace says governments are continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea after the conclusion of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority.
#StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans
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Greenpeace says governments are continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea after the conclusion of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority.
#StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans
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Governments must rise to the moment and vote in favour of a moratorium on deep sea mining
The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has ended with Greenpeace saying governments are continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea.
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August 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace says governments are continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea after the conclusion of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority.
#StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans
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Greenpeace says governments are continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea after the conclusion of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority.
#StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans
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PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace is asking NZ First leader Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa.
Greenpeace is asking NZ First leader Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa.
What the heck Winston? Greenpeace queries NZ First support for Seymour’s Overseas Investment Bill
Greenpeace is asking Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa.
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August 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace is asking NZ First leader Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa.
Greenpeace is asking NZ First leader Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa.
PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the world’s highest court has just delivered a wake-up call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the world’s highest court has just delivered a wake-up call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
World court’s climate ruling a legal warning shot for Luxon
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the world’s highest court has just delivered a wake-up call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
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July 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Greenpeace Aotearoa says the world’s highest court has just delivered a wake-up call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the world’s highest court has just delivered a wake-up call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
40 Years on: The Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior & Indigenous Resistance
40 Years on: The Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior & Indigenous Resistance
Forty years after the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, the spirit of resistance sails on. From anti-nuclear activism to climate justice, the push for transformation is inextricably tied to tino…
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July 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
40 Years on: The Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior & Indigenous Resistance
PRESS RELEASE
Government agency warns Regulatory Standards Bill could delay climate disaster response www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Government agency warns Regulatory Standards Bill could delay climate disaster response www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Government agency warns Regulatory Standards Bill could delay climate disaster response
Fresh documents reveal a stark warning from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) that the Regulatory Standards Bill could hinder the country’s ability to respond to climate-related disasters.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
PRESS RELEASE
Government agency warns Regulatory Standards Bill could delay climate disaster response www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Government agency warns Regulatory Standards Bill could delay climate disaster response www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace holds dawn commemoration of 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing, death of photographer Fernando Pereira www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace holds dawn commemoration of 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing, death of photographer Fernando Pereira www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace holds dawn commemoration of 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing, death of photographer Fernando Pereira - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace held a dawn ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing and the death of Fernando Pereira.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Greenpeace holds dawn commemoration of 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing, death of photographer Fernando Pereira www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace holds dawn commemoration of 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing, death of photographer Fernando Pereira www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, government considers closure www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, government considers closure www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, government considers closure - Greenpeace Aotearoa
New data reveals that New Zealand’s main orange roughy fishery, accounting for half of the country’s total catch, is on the brink of collapse, with one model showing it may…
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July 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
PRESS RELEASE
Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, government considers closure www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, government considers closure www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
A Dirty Deal for Dirty Water - Government’s $56m irrigation subsidy blasted by Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
A Dirty Deal for Dirty Water - Government’s $56m irrigation subsidy blasted by Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
A Dirty Deal for Dirty Water - Government’s $56m irrigation subsidy blasted by Greenpeace - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace is blasting the Government's latest $56 million irrigation subsidy, calling it a 'dirty deal for dirty water'.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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A Dirty Deal for Dirty Water - Government’s $56m irrigation subsidy blasted by Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
A Dirty Deal for Dirty Water - Government’s $56m irrigation subsidy blasted by Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In a landmark test case of the European Union’s new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International has overnight challenged the US oil pipeline compan...
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July 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
PRESS RELEASE
Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’ www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’ www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’ - Greenpeace Aotearoa
A Cabinet paper justifying the Government’s $200 million subsidy for new gas fields used wildly inflated and inaccurate gas price figures.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’ www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’ www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace is deeply disturbed by the Luxon Government's decision to weaken freshwater protections as a new report highlights poor state of NZ freshwater.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
PRESS RELEASE
Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Documents released to Greenpeace Aotearoa under the Official Information Act reveal that both the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Treasury have joined the growing list of bodies issuing strong&...
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July 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
PRESS RELEASE
Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS - Greenpeace Aotearoa
For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an “ocean killer” in protest at its destructive fishing activities.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler on the Chatham Rise, rebranding it “ocean killer”, after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The Government’s use of urgency for the first reading of the Regulatory Standards Bill, introduced by ACT leader David Seymour, is being ridiculed by Greenpeace as deeply ironic.
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May 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
PRESS RELEASE
Leading Environmental organisations issue joint letter calling on the Prime Minister to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill
#nzpol
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Leading Environmental organisations issue joint letter calling on the Prime Minister to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill
#nzpol
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Leading Environmental organisations issue joint letter calling on the Prime Minister to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Four of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading environmental organisations have today issued a joint open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, urging him to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill in full...
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May 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Leading Environmental organisations issue joint letter calling on the Prime Minister to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill
#nzpol
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Leading Environmental organisations issue joint letter calling on the Prime Minister to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill
#nzpol
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PRESS RELEASE
Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace Aotearoa says a new investigation revealing that the world’s largest meat company, JBS, will fail to meet its deforestation-free commitment is yet more proof of false promises from the&hell...
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April 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace Aotearoa has written to Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health again following testing that revealed high levels of nitrate contamination in Ashburton District drinking water.
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April 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Babies at risk due to nitrate-contaminated drinking water in Ashburton District www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Babies at risk due to nitrate-contaminated drinking water in Ashburton District www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Babies at risk due to nitrate-contaminated drinking water in Ashburton District - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace Aotearoa is deeply concerned about the safety of drinking water in the Ashburton District due to nitrate contamination.
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April 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Babies at risk due to nitrate-contaminated drinking water in Ashburton District www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Babies at risk due to nitrate-contaminated drinking water in Ashburton District www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol