All articles by Ellie Hooper
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Show your heart for the Hauraki
Late last month hundreds of people gathered at Auckland’s Mission Bay for an on-water rally to show some love for the Hauraki Gulf – Tīkapa Moana and send a clear message to decision makers: ban bottom trawling in the marine park.
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Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan full of holes
Greenpeace is scathing in its response to the new Fisheries Industry Transformation plan’s recommendations for bottom trawling, saying it amounts to little more than fanciful thinking, offering false hope that future technology will solve the problem.
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Numbers building for event opposing bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf
A public event calling for an end to bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf will be held at 10am this Saturday 22nd, April at Auckland’s Mission Bay
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Historic UN Ocean Treaty agreed
A historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations.
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UN Ocean Treaty talks in jeopardy – global north must show flexibility, says Greenpeace
As UN Ocean Treaty negotiations enter the final week, Greenpeace is calling for ministers to engage urgently to ensure an agreement is reached that would enable ocean protection in international waters
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Global ocean protection hangs in the balance as critical UN meeting begins
Negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty kick off again in New York this week, as UN member states meet for the final time to decide the future of our blue planet.
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2023 is the year for ocean resolutions
In 2023, we can make huge changes that will protect our blue planet for the future.
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US court orders a ban on imports of NZ fish
This win by Sea Shepherd is damning for New Zealand's fishing industry and an indictment on the New Zealand Government for not taking stronger action to protect the Māui dolphin.
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Antarctic protected areas failure proves urgent need for Global Oceans Treaty
As the annual Antarctic Ocean Commission (CCAMLR) fails to agree on long-promised Marine Protected Areas, Greenpeace is calling for governments to urgently invest in the solution global oceans treaty.
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Cut emissions and ban destructive fishing to protect marine environment, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to take further measures to protect the ocean from decline, following the release of a new report from the Ministry for the Environment.