{"id":7600,"date":"2020-02-04T09:55:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T20:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/democracy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:01:43","slug":"democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democracy"},"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                                <p>First and foremost, our democracy should represent the interests of the people \u2014 people like you and me. It should protect our rights to a safe climate and healthy environment. But increasingly around the world, industry and big business has more influence on political policy. And this is not OK. 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