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New sign highlights river pollution as Luxon’s Legacy
People in hazmat suits were seen wading in one of New Zealand’s polluted rivers yesterday, as Greenpeace activists installed an imitation Department of Conservation sign labelling river pollution ‘Luxon’s legacy’.
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OIA reveals Department of Conservation advised against scrapping freshwater protections
Email correspondence obtained by Greenpeace through the Official Information Act reveals that the Department of Conservation advised against the coalition Government’s proposal to scrap critical freshwater protections.
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Luxon’s Govt destroying right to safe drinking water, swimmable rivers
Greenpeace Aotearoa is condemning the Luxon Government’s latest resource management amendment bill as the next attack in the war on nature, this time targeting freshwater.
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Honouring fresh water: What is Te Mana o te Wai?
Te Mana o te Wai is a world-leading policy framework that aims to restore and preserve the balance between the environment, people and the use of water.
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EXPERT BRIEFING: Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety
After the world’s largest recorded campylobacteriosis outbreak occurred in Havelock North in 2016, the National-led Government established a formal inquiry into what went wrong and lessons for the future. This…
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Greenpeace letter to Te Whatu Ora, ECan, calls for response to high nitrate in Canterbury drinking water
In a letter sent to Te Whatu Ora, Environment Canterbury, district councils, and Minister for Health Dr Shane Reti, Greenpeace has conveyed “deep concern” over nitrate levels in drinking water.
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Government repeal of Te Mana o Te Wai condemning rural communities to unsafe drinking water
Greenpeace Aotearoa is slamming the Government’s announcement today that it plans to remove intensive winter grazing rules and Te Mana o Te Wai in the next Resource Management Act amendment…
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Elevated levels of nitrate contamination found in Canterbury drinking water
Almost a quarter of the drinking water samples Greenpeace has tested for nitrate contamination in Canterbury over the last three days were above the 5 mg/L level of contamination associated…
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Nitrate contamination in Darfield water supply could be causing reproductive risks
Greenpeace Aotearoa is expressing grave concern over nitrate contamination in Darfield, after water testing on Friday revealed the town supply in both Darfield and Kirwee was around 5 mg/L of…
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Fast track invite list includes most destructive industries in New Zealand
The government’s list of companies invited to apply through the Fast Track process includes the most environmentally destructive industries in New Zealand, says Greenpeace.
