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Fast-track approvals advisory group adds insult to injury
The extent of the Luxon Government’s disregard for the environment is becoming clearer by the day.
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Greenpeace slams Government’s fast-track advisory panel announcement
Greenpeace says that today’s announcement of a fast-track advisory group with no discernible environmental expertise adds insult to injury and shows just how little regard the Luxon Government has for…
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People of the Sea
3 billion people rely on the oceans for their livelihoods. But who are they? What are their stories? Hannah Stitfall is moving away from the ocean’s wild animals this week,…
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Fast-track won’t mean easy ride for seabed miners
Greenpeace says it’s shocking that Chris Bishop has invited the wannabe seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources to make an application to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed using the government’s fast-track…
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What global deep sea mining negotiations are missing
Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala, known as Uncle Sol, is a member of the Greenpeace International delegation at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting in Jamaica, where governments are gathering to decide…
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Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used as a conservation measure for decades, but critics continue to argue that evidence of their economic benefits is weak, particularly with regard to…
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Seabed miner quitting EPA hearing highlights danger of Luxon’s fast-track
Greenpeace says wannabe Taranaki seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources is likely banking on Christopher Luxon’s fast-track process to side-step proper scrutiny of its Taranaki seabed mining proposal by bailing out of…
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Russell Coutts signs up to the war on nature with SailGP threat to Hector’s dolphin
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but SailGP is just a boat race. Yes it is exciting as the foils slice through the water at up to 100km/h,…
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Wild West of the High Seas
Did you know that pretty much anything goes in international waters? Past a certain point, national jurisdiction ends and the wild west begins. There’s no police force for the ocean,…
