{"id":14661,"date":"2020-10-01T10:19:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T21:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/?page_id=14661"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:32:53","slug":"action-on-fertiliser","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/action-on-fertiliser\/","title":{"rendered":"CLIMATE CLIMB TO CUT SYNTHETIC NITROGEN FERTILISER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n                    \n\n                    \n                    <\/div>\n                    <div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/submenu\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ON THIS PAGE&quot;,&quot;submenu_style&quot;:3,&quot;levels&quot;:[{&quot;heading&quot;:2,&quot;link&quot;:true,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;bullet&quot;}]}}\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/agriculture-fertiliser\">Sign the petition<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>On <em>1 October 2020<\/em>, five climbers have scaled the Fertiliser Association building in Wellington. They unfurled a banner containing 30,000 names of people who have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/agriculture-fertiliser\" target=\"_blank\">signed our petition calling on the Government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser<\/a>, for the good of our climate and our rivers.<br><br>As we approach the election, let\u2019s make sure all political parties know the groundswell of support for a phase-out of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. <strong>The most impactful thing you can do right now is share the petition to spread the word and get even more people on board!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<!-- Go to www.addthis.com\/dashboard to customize your tools -->\n                <div class=\"addthis_inline_share_toolbox\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Live Action Feed<\/h2>\n\n<style>\n.scrbbl-embed{max-width:650px;width:100%;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"scrbbl-embed\" data-src=\"\/event\/2939457\"><\/div>\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {var js,ijs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/embed.scribblelive.com\/widgets\/embed.js\";ijs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, ijs);}(document, 'script', 'scrbbl-js'));<\/script>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find your name on the banner<\/h2>\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easyzoom.com\/embed\/0b7a1fc706924cbb9e0c7d36c265f539\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why phase it out?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Simply put, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is driving industrial dairying, which is New Zealand\u2019s biggest climate polluter.<br><br>Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser causes rapid grass growth, meaning more cows can be kept on the land. Too many cows = too much climate pollution. Too many cows are ruining our rivers and our futures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser run-off gets into our waterways and makes them sick. And there\u2019s evidence it could make us sick, too. Right now, the Ministry of Health is looking into the links between nitrate levels in drinking water and&nbsp; colorectal cancers.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we want instead?<\/h2>\n\n<p>As we head into this election, we need any political party serious about the climate crisis to commit to phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/election-2020-what-have-political-parties-committed-to-do-about-climate-change-and-the-environment\/\">You can check out the commitments the parties have made here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>We also need the next government to invest in shifting Aotearoa to regenerative farmers that works with nature, not against it. Across the country, there\u2019s a growing number of farmers already creating thriving farms without the need for synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Regenerative farming means treating farms as an ecosystem, not a factory. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/campaign\/regenerative-farming-revolution\/\">Read more about regenerative farming here.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"wp-block-query posts-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3d213aab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related stories<\/h2>\n        <li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/news-stories\/?tag=food-and-farming\"><span data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/southland-nitrate-investigation-delaying-the-inevitable\/\" target=\"_self\" >Southland nitrate investigation delaying the inevitable<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace says that Environment Southland continues to risk people\u2019s health by delaying action against dairy pollution. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/rmackie\/'>Rhiannon Mackie<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-28T09:26:16+12:00\">28 May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-77168 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-food-and-farming tag-freshwater tag-health p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/lumsden-water-nitrate-contamination-above-preterm-birth-risk-level\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1541\" 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data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/food-and-farming\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food&amp;Farming<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/freshwater\/\" rel=\"tag\">Freshwater<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/lumsden-water-nitrate-contamination-above-preterm-birth-risk-level\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lumsden water supply nitrate contamination above preterm birth risk level<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace is warning pregnant people against drinking from the Lumsden water supply, which has reached 6.14mg\/L of nitrate contamination. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/rmackie\/'>Rhiannon Mackie<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-18T14:46:00+12:00\">18 May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-77160 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace 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href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/food-and-farming\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food&amp;Farming<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/freshwater\/\" rel=\"tag\">Freshwater<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/otautau-bore-water-nitrate-a-potential-preterm-birth-risk-but-town-supply-safe\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u014ctautau bore water a potential preterm birth risk, but town supply safe<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace says that while \u014ctautau town water supplies are relatively safe, private bore water tests showed increased nitrate levels. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/rmackie\/'>Rhiannon Mackie<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-16T20:06:47+12:00\">16 May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons carousel-controls is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-044bd602 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driving NZ\u2019s biggest climate polluter: industrial dairying. We blockaded agri-chemical company Ballance\u2019s synthetic nitrogen fertiliser factory, stopping trucks distributing this climate-wrecking chemical for over seven hours. But the movement against synthetic fertiliser is growing. And any political party serious about climate action must phase out synthetic fertiliser for good.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/act.greenpeace.org\/page\/65069\/action\/1?locale=en-NZ\" target=\"_blank\"> Let\u2019s make it happen<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/G6IJydyw33U\/hqdefault.jpg');\" videoid=\"G6IJydyw33U\" params=\"rel=0\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right now, five climbers are occupying the roof of the Fertiliser Association building in Wellington. These bold climate activists have unfurled a banner containing 30,000 names of people who have signed our petition calling on the Government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, for the good of our climate and our rivers. 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