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Local Government freshwater protections must not be hamstrung by Luxon’s anti-nature government
Greenpeace Aotearoa is slamming industry lobbyists’ calls to prevent councils from setting their own regulations for fresh water, and calls for local and regional councils to set more ambitious standards…
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Greenpeace announces next round of water testing in Canterbury, calls for end to drinking water pollution
Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing it will run free drop-in drinking water testing events for nitrate contamination in Amberley and Oxford on the 18th and 20th of October. These events follow…
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Weaker freshwater rules would threaten rural people’s health
Greenpeace Aotearoa calls on Christopher Luxon to keep his hands off of freshwater protections as new resource management act changes announced
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Greenpeace LIVE: Hands off the water protections
This week the Greenpeace crew discuss what can be done to turn river health around, based on the previous success of campaigns to achieve stronger freshwater protections.
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Polling highlights Government swimming against current of public opinion on fresh water
Greenpeace Aotearoa is challenging the Government’s mandate to remove freshwater protections, as independent polling reveals the vast majority of National Party voters are concerned about freshwater quality.
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Gaps in reporting of nitrogen fertiliser use on farms leave an incomplete picture of impacts on water quality
NZ’s fresh water is under pressure but an official information request revealed that only 61% of dairy farm operators had reported their synthetic nitrogen use.
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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.
