Greenpeace oral submission on the fast-track approvals bill

Greenpeace opposes the Fast Track Approvals Bill in its entirety because it is anti-democratic, anti-transparency and creates vulnerability to corruption. It lacks any semblance of environmental protection and in fact, removes existing protections.

See our written submission on the fast-track approvals bill.

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About the author

Amanda Larsson

Amanda Larsson has been campaigning with Greenpeace Aotearoa since 2016. An ecological economist by training, she has advocated for nature and the climate in grassroots, corporate,… political and NGO roles. She led Greenpeace Aotearoa’s campaigns against deep sea oil exploration and for solarising New Zealand. She is now leading the team that is working to transform the agriculture system away from intensive dairy farming that is polluting the climate and decimating biodiversity towards ecological farming that works in harmony with people and nature. Amanda is originally from the west coast of Sweden and made Tāmaki Makaurau her home in 2014. You can follow her musings on Twitter.

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Fast Track

Greenpeace submission on the Fast Track Approvals Amendments Bill

Greenpeace Aotearoa welcomes the opportunity to submit on the Fast Track Approvals Amendment Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes this Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.

Gen Toop
17 November 2025
Press release

Climate Change Seabed Mining Fast Track

Greenpeace welcomes commitment to revoke seabed mining licence, calls for permanent ban

Greenpeace Aotearoa is applauding the Green Party’s commitment to revoke any Fast-track consents, licences, or permits issued for coal, seabed, and hardrock gold mining projects, describing it as a crucial…

Niamh O'Flynn
17 November 2025
Press release

Climate Change Biodiversity Politics

Winston Peters and NZ First hand victory to ACT over corporate Bill of Rights

Despite ACT failing to pass three earlier versions of the Regulatory Standards bill, they have succeeded passing it into law today, due to the backing of NZ First and the…

Gen Toop
13 November 2025

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Amanda Larsson

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