All articles by Ellie Hooper
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Final battle to prevent South Taranaki Bight seabed mine hits Supreme Court
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace will be in the Supreme Court tomorrow for the last battle in a long fight to oppose a seabed mine in the South Taranaki Bight.
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Talley’s guilty of illegal trawls in world’s “most biologically rich ocean habitat”
Talley’s deepwater fishing division, Amaltal, has today been found guilty of illegally bottom trawling in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve off Kaikōura. This comes eight months after the vessel’s skipper was found guilty of the same offence.
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Why activists around New Zealand are Telling on Talley’s
For the past few weeks, community activists across New Zealand have been spreading the word about a business that’s been trashing the oceans for years.
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Watch: The Edge of the World
At the start of 2020 Greenpeace was down in the Antarctic on the final leg of the Pole to Pole voyage. Watch the mini documentary of what the team discovered on their journey.
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Groups vow to defend Court of Appeal seabed mining decision
Groups opposing seabed mining said today they will be “vigorously opposing” a Supreme Court appeal by seabed miners.
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Why New Zealand needs cameras on commercial fishing boats
Last week, leaked audio revealed the Minister of Fisheries, Stuart Nash, blaming NZ First for delays to cameras on commercial fishing boats.
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Secret recording confirms NZ First blocking ocean protection
Following confirmation from Stuart Nash that NZ First is blocking ocean protection, it’s time to exclude them from fishing and ocean protection decisions, says Greenpeace.
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Leaked phone call exposes NZ First control of fishing policy
A leaked recording of a phone call made by Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash confirms that NZ First is controlling critical elements of the Government’s fishing policy, in particular the decision to stop cameras on fishing boats.
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Dolphin Threat Management Plan promising, but not transformational
The Māui and Hector’s Threat Management Plan, released today by the Government, makes some promising steps towards protecting the most endangered dolphin species in the world, but is not transformational.
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Govt’s seabird plan of action panders to fishing industry
The National Plan of Action for Seabirds, released by the Government today, puts the fate of threatened species firmly in the hands of the fishing industry, says Greenpeace.