Posts by Greenpeace Aotearoa
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What is Three Waters?
Greenpeace supports these Three Waters reforms but wants to see some changes to ensure that people's health and the health of our environment are protected and Te Mana o Te Wai is upheld.
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Deep sea mining tests indicate significant disturbance, Greenpeace reveals
Greenpeace has documented signs of "significant disturbance" from deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean. New images reveal a large patch of sediment rising to the surface of the water after equipment tests carried out by mining company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR ), which is aiming to commercially extract minerals from the seabed in the future.
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Talley’s & Fonterra: polluting our water
What’s with big companies thinking they can have a free pass to pollute our rivers and oceans?
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How to protect the oceans in three steps
The oceans near and far are in trouble. In the face of multiple stressors, from destructive fishing to climate change, the oceans are struggling to recover. But together we can protect them.
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Bringing New Zealand’s cherished native dolphins back from the brink
Following a ream of new protection measures introduced by the Department of Conservation this year, things are looking up for New Zealand’s most endangered dolphins. The long-overdue measures to save them should serve as a lesson for protecting the rest of the oceans.
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How does overfishing make climate change worse?
For the oceans, one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss is industrial-scale fishing. Fish stocks and ocean ecosystems are in decline in many parts of the world because of overfishing and destructive techniques.
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Govt must not pass up opportunity for transformation
Greenpeace says the newly released Government plan for the Primary Sector is a missed opportunity to build back better.
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Greenpeace submission on Fisheries Review
Greenpeace submission to Fisheries New Zealand, requesting independent review into fisheries management, cameras on boats, and further changes to the industry.
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NZ lagging behind in plastics struggle
Greenpeace says New Zealand is falling well behind other countries in the global fight against plastic pollution. Today Europe took a big leap forward with proposed new laws to tackle…
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Independent inquiry needed after shocking leaked fishing report
Greenpeace is calling for a full and independent inquiry into New Zealand’s Fisheries Management System after releasing a leaked internal Government report showing “shocking” levels of malfeasance in the hoki…