{"id":7593,"date":"2020-02-04T09:50:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T20:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/biodiversity\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:01:51","slug":"biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \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\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Biodiversity\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n                        <p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            Our goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its amazing diversity. That means we want to protect biodiversity in all its forms &#8211; from the ecosystems at the bottom of the sea, to the fragile balance of our soils. We are in a biodiversity crisis. One million species are now at risk of extinction, and in New Zealand, we have the highest proportion of native species at risk. This is a shocking report card for our planet, and we must work together to restore it.\n                        <\/p>\n                    \n\n                \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-5329 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-query actions-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-actions-list is-custom-layout-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-query-is-layout-29f43435 wp-block-query-is-layout-grid\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things you can do<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 32px;\">We want you to take action because together we&#8217;re strong.<\/p>\n        \n        <ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69808 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-oceans tag-biodiversity action-type-petition\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Former Big Tobacco lobbyist turned Minister, Chris Bishop, is planning to rewrite our core environmental protection law - the RMA - to gut protections for nature, erase the Treaty of Waitangi, and turn land ownership into a license to pollute. And for the first time in New Zealand\u2019s history, he\u2019s trying to give corporations the power to sue future governments for introducing new environmental protections. The RMA reforms are the feral cousin to the Fast Track Act and the Treaty Principles Bill - Barging in, uninvited, to make a mess of Aotearoa.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature-1536x803.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature-510x266.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/08\/c9ef1bfd-stop-chris-bishops-hostile-takeover-of-nature.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-the-corporate-power-grab-rma-reforms\/\" target=\"_self\" >PETITION: Stop the corporate power grab RMA reforms<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Add your name now to demand Chris Bishop abandon his dangerous RMA reform plan. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-the-corporate-power-grab-rma-reforms\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Sign the petition\">Sign the petition<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5430 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans tag-biodiversity tag-fishing\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Orange Roughy caught on Trawler\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-485x340.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"p4-newzealand-production-content\" data-stateless-media-name=\"new-zealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ban Bottom Trawling on Seamounts<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At home and far out to sea, our oceans are being plundered for profit by the fishing industry through bottom trawling. But what is bottom trawling and why is it so destructive to ocean habitats? <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take Action\">Take Action<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14955 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-oceans tag-biodiversity tag-fishing\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"ocean protection in New Zealand\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-new-zealand-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2020\/11\/60fec928-1278390490-huge-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/open-letter-for-oceans-protection\/\" target=\"_self\" >Open Letter for Oceans Protection<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Imagine a future where the ocean thrives. Where endangered species have been brought back from the brink, and families can catch a feed. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/open-letter-for-oceans-protection\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take Action\">Take Action<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><\/ul>\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 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-prev\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Prev<\/button><\/div>\n        \n\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-next\"><button type=\"button\" 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href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/news-stories\/?tag=biodiversity\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n\n    <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 36px;\"><\/p>\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-75589 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-freshwater tag-biodiversity tag-politics 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\/kiwi-killing-bill-2-0-governments-rma-reforms-strip-wildlife-protections\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/780e25d7-af42-48d5-9871-8737c11a75aa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Kiwi-killing Bill 2.0: Government\u2019s RMA reforms strip wildlife protections\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/780e25d7-af42-48d5-9871-8737c11a75aa.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/780e25d7-af42-48d5-9871-8737c11a75aa-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/780e25d7-af42-48d5-9871-8737c11a75aa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/780e25d7-af42-48d5-9871-8737c11a75aa-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/780e25d7-af42-48d5-9871-8737c11a75aa-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/02\/780e25d7-af42-48d5-9871-8737c11a75aa.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/freshwater\/\" rel=\"tag\">Freshwater<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/kiwi-killing-bill-2-0-governments-rma-reforms-strip-wildlife-protections\/\" target=\"_self\" >Kiwi-killing Bill 2.0: Government\u2019s RMA reforms strip wildlife protections<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace says it has identified a \u201ckiwi-killing clause\u201d in the Natural Environment Bill, which is set to replace the RMA. <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/'>Gen Toop<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-05T12:21:00+13:00\">5 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-74259 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-biodiversity tag-politics tag-freshwater p4-page-type-story\">\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\/story\/the-polluters-get-paid-plan-aka-regulatory-takings\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/07\/2c50b2be-te-waikoropupu-springs-credit-christine-riggle-creative-commons.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"The Polluters Get Paid Plan: AKA Regulatory Relief \/ Regulatory Takings\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/07\/2c50b2be-te-waikoropupu-springs-credit-christine-riggle-creative-commons.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/freshwater\/\" rel=\"tag\">Freshwater<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-polluters-get-paid-plan-aka-regulatory-takings\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Polluters Get Paid Plan: AKA Regulatory Relief \/ Regulatory Takings<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How the Government is pushing an extreme idea that would block environmental protection and reshape our democracy. <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/'>Gen Toop<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-03T11:41:43+13:00\">3 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-75555 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-peoplepower tag-biodiversity p4-page-type-story\">\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\/story\/how-to-make-your-submission-on-rma-reform-the-natural-environment-bill-and-planning-bill\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/12\/c1ebf80c-forestry-slash.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"How to make your submission on RMA reform: the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/12\/c1ebf80c-forestry-slash.jpeg 1050w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/12\/c1ebf80c-forestry-slash-600x375.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/12\/c1ebf80c-forestry-slash-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/12\/c1ebf80c-forestry-slash-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/12\/c1ebf80c-forestry-slash-510x319.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/12\/c1ebf80c-forestry-slash.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/peoplepower\/\" rel=\"tag\">PeoplePower<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/how-to-make-your-submission-on-rma-reform-the-natural-environment-bill-and-planning-bill\/\" target=\"_self\" >How to make your submission on RMA reform: the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is a handy guide to help you make your submission before the deadline. It covers what these Bills are, why you should submit, and how to do it. <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/'>Gen Toop<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-02T14:15:12+13:00\">2 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-75249 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-biodiversity tag-politics 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\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Mining rules rolled back &#8211; wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px-600x352.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px-510x299.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mining rules rolled back &#8211; wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Government confirms a major rollback of environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils. <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/'>Gen Toop<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T12:43:12+13:00\">18 December 2025<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-74714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-biodiversity tag-politics 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\/winston-peters-and-nz-first-hand-victory-to-act-over-corporate-bill-of-rights\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/07\/2c50b2be-te-waikoropupu-springs-credit-christine-riggle-creative-commons.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Winston Peters and NZ First hand victory to ACT over corporate Bill of Rights\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/07\/2c50b2be-te-waikoropupu-springs-credit-christine-riggle-creative-commons.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/winston-peters-and-nz-first-hand-victory-to-act-over-corporate-bill-of-rights\/\" target=\"_self\" >Winston Peters and NZ First hand victory to ACT over corporate Bill of Rights<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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&hellip; <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/'>Gen Toop<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-13T17:04:42+13:00\">13 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-74644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-biodiversity p4-page-type-story\">\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\/story\/the-disappearing-soundtrack-of-nature\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"The disappearing soundtrack of nature\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/11\/f24efb08-nature-sounds_mg_3265-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-disappearing-soundtrack-of-nature\/\" target=\"_self\" >The disappearing soundtrack of nature<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Imagine a world without birdsong. Just\u2026 silence. A palpable quiet filling the space where nature sounds used to be. <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/jodougla\/'>Jo Douglas<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-13T11:08:05+13:00\">13 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-74631 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-peoplepower tag-biodiversity p4-page-type-story\">\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\/story\/fast-track-amendment-bill-submission-guide\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/88ad564f-gp0su0yuf_medium-res-with-credit-line-1200px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/88ad564f-gp0su0yuf_medium-res-with-credit-line-1200px.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/88ad564f-gp0su0yuf_medium-res-with-credit-line-1200px-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/88ad564f-gp0su0yuf_medium-res-with-credit-line-1200px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/88ad564f-gp0su0yuf_medium-res-with-credit-line-1200px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/88ad564f-gp0su0yuf_medium-res-with-credit-line-1200px-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2024\/07\/88ad564f-gp0su0yuf_medium-res-with-credit-line-1200px.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/peoplepower\/\" rel=\"tag\">PeoplePower<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/fast-track-amendment-bill-submission-guide\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fast-Track Amendment Bill submission guide\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In a vicious escalation of the Government\u2019s war on nature, the Government is proposing changes to the Fast Track Act that would make it even more dangerous and undemocratic. <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/'>Gen Toop<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-11T07:57:18+13:00\">11 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-74272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-oceans tag-clean-energy tag-biodiversity tag-seabed-mining tag-fast-track-approvals p4-page-type-story\">\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\/story\/luxons-war-on-nature-timeline\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/523baa9c-luxon-war-on-nature-timeline.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Luxon\u2019s War on Nature Timeline\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/523baa9c-luxon-war-on-nature-timeline.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/523baa9c-luxon-war-on-nature-timeline-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/523baa9c-luxon-war-on-nature-timeline-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/523baa9c-luxon-war-on-nature-timeline-510x286.png 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/10\/523baa9c-luxon-war-on-nature-timeline.png\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/clean-energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Clean Energy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/seabed-mining\/\" rel=\"tag\">Seabed Mining<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/fast-track-approvals\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fast Track<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/luxons-war-on-nature-timeline\/\" target=\"_self\" >Luxon\u2019s War on Nature Timeline<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It has been nearly 2 years since the formation of the Luxon-led Government. It has been two years of a war on nature. <\/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 href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/rnorman\/'>Russel Norman<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-10T11:27:00+13:00\">10 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-74396 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans tag-biodiversity p4-page-type-story\">\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\/story\/the-hauraki-gulf-marine-protection-act-turning-the-tide-for-the-marine-park\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/5d085ee5-gp0su5xt2_low-res-with-credit-line-800px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"The Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act: Turning the tide for the Marine Park\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/5d085ee5-gp0su5xt2_low-res-with-credit-line-800px.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/5d085ee5-gp0su5xt2_low-res-with-credit-line-800px-600x391.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/5d085ee5-gp0su5xt2_low-res-with-credit-line-800px-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/10\/5d085ee5-gp0su5xt2_low-res-with-credit-line-800px-510x332.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/10\/5d085ee5-gp0su5xt2_low-res-with-credit-line-800px.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-hauraki-gulf-marine-protection-act-turning-the-tide-for-the-marine-park\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act: Turning the tide for the Marine Park<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The passing of the Hauraki Gulf Protection Bill into law this month is a significant milestone for ocean protection. 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