All articles by Nick Young
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Poll shows National voters concerned over fast track bill’s potential for destruction and corruption
National Party voters are concerned about the risk of corruption and the undermining of democracy if the Fast-track Approvals Bill is passed, according to a new Horizon Research survey.
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The fast-track projects that we know of
The Fast Track Bill could see damaging developments in many areas we know and love here in Aotearoa.
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Numbers building for fast track bill protest march in Auckland
People from all over the country are expected at the 8 June ‘March for Nature’ against the coalition Government’s fast track legislation.
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Greenpeace LIVE: Why we need to stop the fast track and march for nature
Join Russel Norman and Niamh O'Flynn with special guest Morgan Donoghue of Ours Not MInes to talk about mining on conservation land, the Fast Track Bill and the March For Nature tonight, live on Youtube!
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Rangiora nitrate contamination test results update
Greenpeace Aotearoa is advising that it has found an anomaly in one water sample result from a drinking water testing event that it ran recently in Rangiora. While testing on the day found this sample to have high levels of nitrate contamination, further testing revealed that it did not.
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LIVE STREAM: The Fast Track is the wrong track – Public Meeting
In this special in-person event, speakers will dive into what’s at stake, and what chance we have to stop the worst impacts of the proposed Fast Track Approvals Bill.
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March for Nature – June 8, Aotea Square, 1pm
Russel Norman speaks about why people should come to the March for Nature and protest the government's fast-track bill and war on nature.
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What is bottom trawling, and why is it bad for the environment?
Bottom trawling is a method of fishing that involves dragging heavy, weighted nets across the sea floor to catch fish. It’s a method favoured by commercial fishing companies because it can catch large quantities but it is incredibly damaging to the seafloor and indiscriminate in the way it kills.
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Why we need cameras on boats
Why we need cameras on boats in New Zealand to protect the oceans. Mandy Kupenga explains.
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Ottawa plastic treaty talks end in weak compromise
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended on a disappointing note as the negotiation caved-in to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry