{"id":73168,"date":"2025-08-23T08:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?page_id=73168"},"modified":"2025-09-23T22:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:00:03","slug":"live-updates-greenpeace-action-against-bottom-trawling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/live-updates-greenpeace-action-against-bottom-trawling\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE UPDATES: Greenpeace action against bottom trawling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-action-talley-s-is-an-ocean-killer\">ACTION: <strong>Talley\u2019s is an ocean killer!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\"><strong>23 August 2025:<\/strong> Greenpeace activists occupied a Talley\u2019s bottom trawling vessel in the Port of Nelson this morning, labelling it an ocean killer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">When bottom trawl nets are dragged over seamounts and other vulnerable areas they turn precious coral into rubble and kill ocean life from sharks to fur seals, dolphins and seabirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/greenpeace.nz\/h2zfnk\">TAKE ACTION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/64a8f719-kraken-3-2025-08-23-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/64a8f719-kraken-3-2025-08-23.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/64a8f719-kraken-3-2025-08-23-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/64a8f719-kraken-3-2025-08-23-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/64a8f719-kraken-3-2025-08-23-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/64a8f719-kraken-3-2025-08-23-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/64a8f719-kraken-3-2025-08-23-510x340.jpeg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-73265 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/50972cb9-kraken-1-2025-08-23-1024x682.jpeg\" title=\"An activist on end of ship&#039;s winch holds a sign saying OCEAN KILLER\" alt=\"An activist on end of ship's winch holds a sign saying OCEAN KILLER\" class=\"wp-image-73304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/50972cb9-kraken-1-2025-08-23-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/50972cb9-kraken-1-2025-08-23-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/50972cb9-kraken-1-2025-08-23-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/50972cb9-kraken-1-2025-08-23-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/50972cb9-kraken-1-2025-08-23-510x340.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/50972cb9-kraken-1-2025-08-23.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Bryce Groves \/ Greenpeace <\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Faced with a fishing industry that profits from trashing the ocean, and a government that condones bottom trawling, activists have taken a stand to disrupt this destructive fishing method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-watch-activists-occupy-the-trawler\">Watch activists occupy the trawler<\/h2>\n\n\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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Greenpeace activists occupy Talley&#039;s bottom trawler\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eh2SpVN3uFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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Greenpeace Aotearoa (@greenpeacenz)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-latest-news\">Latest news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Otago Daily Times:<\/strong> Dunedin court date for Greenpeace protesters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-40am-23-august\">11.40am 23 August<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Press release: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-activists-arrested-in-nelson-after-occupying-bottom-trawling-vessel\/\">Greenpeace activists arrested in Nelson after occupying bottom trawling vessel<\/a><br><br><em>Three Greenpeace activists have been arrested after occupying a Talley\u2019s bottom trawling vessel early this morning in Nelson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-juan-parada-greenpeace-ocean-campaigner\">Juan Parada, Greenpeace ocean campaigner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBottom trawling is a highly destructive fishing practice that wreaks havoc on ocean life. If we want healthy oceans for the future, bottom trawling must stop in the places it does the most harm \u2013 and that\u2019s why we\u2019re demanding an end to bottom trawling on seamounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, these activists have taken a stand to disrupt this fishing method, in the face of a fishing industry that profits from trashing the ocean and a government that\u2019s willing to condone the industry\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Talley\u2019s have left a trail of destruction from New Zealand waters right across the high seas of the Tasman and into Australia. Their trawl nets turn precious coral into rubble, and kill ocean life from sharks, to fur seals, dolphins, and seabirds. This must end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-30am-23-august\">10.30am 23 August<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NZ Herald: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/greenpeace-activist-arrested-after-protest-on-talleys-trawler-in-nelson\/WKLDHIWEGJHZLGVABUB2SWIAG4\/\">Greenpeace activist arrested after protest on Talley\u2019s trawler in Nelson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-28am-23-august\">10.28am 23 August<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stuff:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/nz-news\/360800896\/greenpeace-activists-block-talleys-trawler-nelson-port-protest\">Greenpeace activists block Talley\u2019s trawler in Nelson port protest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNrJRe55jtf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNrJRe55jtf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Greenpeace Aotearoa (@greenpeacenz)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-00am-23-august\">10.00am 23 August <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Radio NZ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/570835\/greenpeace-protesters-board-fishing-vessel-in-nelson\">Greenpeace protesters board fishing vessel in Nelson<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:fwifaj4psruypxjdspi7ent4\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lwzdcfae3c2n\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreie7zb7lywzng4vcm2tyr2lis3fk2le3hniyp7o3jc7fvzm74tridu\"><p lang=\"en\">PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace activists stop Talley\u2019s trawler from leaving Nelson port, branding it an \u2018ocean\u00a0killer\u2019 www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/pre&#8230; #nzpol #oceans<\/p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fwifaj4psruypxjdspi7ent4?ref_src=embed\">Greenpeace Aotearoa (@greenpeace.org.nz)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fwifaj4psruypxjdspi7ent4\/post\/3lwzdcfae3c2n?ref_src=embed\">2025-08-22T20:47:33.673Z<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-45am-23-august\">8.45am 23 August<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Press release:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-activists-stop-talleys-trawler-from-leaving-nelson-port-branding-it-an-ocean-killer\/\">Greenpeace activists stop Talley\u2019s trawler from leaving Nelson port, branding it an \u2018ocean killer<\/a>\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nelson: Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have boarded a bottom trawling vessel this morning, stopping it from leaving the Port of Nelson in protest at the company\u2019s links to ocean destruction in both New Zealand waters, Australia\u2019s and the high seas.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-00am-23-august\">8.00am 23 August<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/df5edfd4-kraken-3-2025-08-23-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/df5edfd4-kraken-3-2025-08-23-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/df5edfd4-kraken-3-2025-08-23-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/df5edfd4-kraken-3-2025-08-23-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/df5edfd4-kraken-3-2025-08-23-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/df5edfd4-kraken-3-2025-08-23-510x340.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/df5edfd4-kraken-3-2025-08-23.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Greenpeace activists have occupied Talley\u2019s bottom trawler, <em>Amaltal Columbia<\/em>, stopping it from leaving port. <br><br>Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling for an end to bottom trawling on seamounts and other vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-media-contact\">Media contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press\/press-contacts\/\">Press contacts at Greenpeace Aotearoa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\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<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stop Bottom Trawling in New Zealand\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fWWwJBdSXmk?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-bottom-trawling-and-why-is-it-bad-for-the-environment\">What is bottom trawling, and why is it bad for the environment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bottom trawling is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-why-is-it-bad-for-the-environment\/\">a method of fishing<\/a> that involves dragging heavy, weighted nets across the sea floor to catch fish. It\u2019s a method favoured by commercial fishing companies because it can catch large quantities but it is incredibly damaging to the seafloor and indiscriminate in the way it kills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-why-is-it-bad-for-the-environment\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-16026 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312-510x333.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312.jpg 766w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"NZ trawler dumps huge coral bottom trawling\" title=\"NZ trawler dumps huge coral bottom trawling\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Ban bottom trawling on seamounts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Join the call to demand that the NZ Govt bans bottom trawling on seamounts and similar deep sea features, and stop issuing permits for bottom trawling in international waters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout  \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/p4-donate?utm_source=web&amp;utm_medium=kraken&amp;utm_campaign=Oceans&amp;cam=701On00000FCpYTIA1\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-1024x643.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-510x320.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Greenpeace Aotearoa activists confront the Talley\u2019s bottom trawler Amatal Atlantis on the Chatham Rise, painting \u201cocean killer\u201d on its hull to protest destructive bottom trawling. The Rainbow Warrior is off the coast of Aotearoa campaigning for an end to New Zealand&#039;s destructive bottom trawling in New Zealand waters and the Tasman Sea.\" title=\"Greenpeace Aotearoa activists confront the Talley\u2019s bottom trawler Amatal Atlantis on the Chatham Rise, painting \u201cocean killer\u201d on its hull to protest destructive bottom trawling. The Rainbow Warrior is off the coast of Aotearoa campaigning for an end to New Zealand&#039;s destructive bottom trawling in New Zealand waters and the Tasman Sea.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/p4-donate?utm_source=web&amp;utm_medium=kraken&amp;utm_campaign=Oceans&amp;cam=701On00000FCpYTIA1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate to Greenpeace\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Your donation will power the campaign to ban bottom trawling.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to 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class=\" wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/news-stories\/?post-type=press-release\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:36px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press\/press-contacts\/\">Press contacts at Greenpeace Aotearoa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-arctic-sunrise tag-peace 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 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href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/arctic-sunrise\/\" rel=\"tag\">GreenpeaceShips<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/peace\/\" rel=\"tag\">Peace<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-to-join-the-global-sumud-flotilla-to-gaza\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace has announced that its ship, the Arctic Sunrise, will join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla. <\/p><\/div>\n\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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/nyoung\/'>Nick Young<\/a><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T10:03:11+12:00\">7 April 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76451 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-food-and-farming tag-freshwater 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\/greenpeace-challenges-mps-to-drink-nitrate-contaminated-water-at-parliament\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail 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