All articles by Gen Toop
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Greenpeace submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on The Regulatory Standards Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes the Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.
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Shane Jones indicates NZ’s entire EEZ now open for oil and gas free-for-all
In a speech to the energy industry in Singapore this week, Shane Jones signalled a major change to New Zealand’s oil and gas exploration rules.
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Regulatory Standards Bill inflicts ACT’s far-right principles on Aotearoa
The Government is facing backlash over David Seymour’s controversial Regulatory Standards Bill which passed its first reading today, under the shadow of the Budget.
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Scorched Earth Budget – tax cuts for polluters and investing in fossil fuels
Greenpeace Aotearoa is condemning the Government’s 2025 Budget as a fighting fund for the war on nature, taken from hard-working New Zealanders to funnel towards wannabe seabed miners and oil…
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Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill
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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Greenpeace braced for scorched earth budget from Luxon Government
With the Government set to release its Budget tomorrow, Greenpeace is calling for bold investment in climate and nature, but is bracing for the worst.
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Greenpeace Aotearoa submission on the Proposals to Amend the New Zealand Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds
We thank you for the opportunity to provide comment on these proposals.
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The Regulatory Standards Bill is Seymour’s next power grab
The Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB) isn’t just another law - it’s a plan to hand more power to corporations, erase Te Tiriti o Waitangi from lawmaking, and make it harder for any future government to protect people or nature.
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Greenpeace serves Luxon a mock poisonous porridge to highlight glyphosate rule change
The “Prime Minister” enjoyed a bowl of pretend poisonous porridge on parliament steps with Greenpeace this morning.
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Luxon Government passes kiwi killing bill under urgency
The amendment to the Wildlife Act, New Zealand’s foundational wildlife protection law, was passed under urgency today and allows the Director-General of Conservation to grant companies permission to kill kiwi…