All articles by Juressa Lee
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Seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight: Trans-Tasman Resources’ fast-track bid is too risky
The latest in the fight to stop seabed in Aotearoa before it starts. Campaigner Juressa Lee talks about what Trans Tasman Resources are up too - including updates on the Fast Track process.
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Greenpeace calls for investors to boycott wannabe seabed miner as they list on NZ stock exchange
Greenpeace is calling on prospective investors “not to bankroll ocean destruction” by investing in wannabe seabed mining company, Manuka Resources, as they list on the NZ stock exchange today.
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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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Forty years of resistance in the Pacific
On 10 July 2025 in a dawn ceremony led by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, we commemorated the 40th anniversary of the state-sanctioned bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, and…
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Threatened whale species in the Pacific found in areas targeted by The Metals Company for deep sea mining, scientists warn
A scientific survey of two areas targeted by The Metals Company for deep sea mining in the Pacific Ocean has confirmed the presence of whales and dolphins, including sperm whales,…
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Greenpeace slams acceptance of seabed miner’s application
Wannabe seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources’ Fast-Track application has now been accepted for the next stage by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), a process Greenpeace slams for being anti-democratic and completely…
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A Return to Piracy of the Oceans: U.S. Executive Order and TMC Application to Mine the Deep Sea
The Pacific Blue Line Collective1 and partners, condemn the recent Executive Order by the United States, to accelerate deep-sea mining (DSM) activities both within U.S. waters and in areas beyond…
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Luxon celebrates Trump’s 100th day in office with a spray tan
The Prime Minister has been spotted getting a very orange spray tan in Auckland, which Greenpeace says is undoubtedly part of Christopher Luxon’s inexplicable efforts to mimic Donald Trump.
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Greenpeace calls on Chris Hipkins to take a courageous stand against seabed mining
Greenpeace is calling on the leader of the opposition, Chris Hipkins, to take a public stand and pledge that seabed mining will never happen under a Labour-led government. A petition…
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Greenpeace slams deep sea mining application as a ‘total disregard for international law’
Greenpeace has slammed an announcement by The Metals Company to submit the first application to commercially mine the seabed.