{"id":51976,"date":"2022-05-19T17:14:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T05:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=51976"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T00:57:12","slug":"saving-beaches-wildlife-and-climate-a-greenpeace-community-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/saving-beaches-wildlife-and-climate-a-greenpeace-community-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving beaches, wildlife and climate: a Greenpeace Community update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Local communities around Aotearoa are standing up for our planet to resist destruction, protect wild places and animals, and transform our human systems. Here\u2019s a snapshot of the latest activity from community-led campaigns for the environment! <\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9a&nbsp; Hosted by Greenpeace Aotearoa on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greenpeace Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/6596b9af-sospakiri_petitionhandin_001-crop-1024x608.jpeg\" alt=\"Five people holding the petition and smiling to camera\" class=\"wp-image-51983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/6596b9af-sospakiri_petitionhandin_001-crop-1024x608.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/6596b9af-sospakiri_petitionhandin_001-crop-600x356.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/6596b9af-sospakiri_petitionhandin_001-crop-768x456.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/6596b9af-sospakiri_petitionhandin_001-crop-510x303.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/6596b9af-sospakiri_petitionhandin_001-crop.jpeg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Councillors Efeso Collins and Pippa Coom accept the petition from Jessie (Save Our Sands), Olivia (Te Wh\u0101nau O Pakiri) and Steve (Endangered Species Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Court decision backs up community efforts to protect Pakiri<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>An application to extract massive amounts of sand from the Pakiri and Mangawhai coastline has been rejected in court.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Local groups have been opposing sand mining at Pakiri and nearby Mangawhai beach for decades. This beautiful stretch of white sand, about two hours north of Auckland, is home to rare species including the critically endangered fairy tern. Yet a mining company is also using it as a major source of sand for the construction industry.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the face of new applications to take more sand, volunteer group Save Our Sands (with Te Wh\u0101nau O Pakiri and Friends of Pakiri Beach, Endangered Species Foundation) gathered submissions, gained media attention and delivered their petition to the Mayor and councillors.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the first of three decisions, the court declined the first consent to take more sand. It said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsroom.co.nz\/council-rejects-35-year-pakiri-sand-mining-bid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the mining company failed to provide evidence their activities were not harming the seabed or beach.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>This is a great win for Save Our Sands! It\u2019s also a great win for us all, as a precedent for future decisions to protect the sea floor from extractive practices, such as seabed mining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The campaign continues until the sand mining ends. Sign the Save Our Sands<a href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/mangawhai-pakiri-sos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> petition calling for an end to sand mining at Pakiri.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/QKGlxGWnOTyhEXJonSvXO72sl0YWGL-uKsuFblYbP5cT0yRudyQ84cd6RPMvXeECaNdw2kDqDeVkH-bKn0IGs99P49zwsiMuRy9Z2UZWuywpPmdDytMLZ8Vz_nFv9dDGX_IOM8Q3xnJx_0cUcQ\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>The Takeaway Throwaways team (Hannah third from left) at Parliament with a display of reuse&nbsp;solutions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">End \u2018single-use\u2019, return to \u2018reuse\u2019<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>Last week the team at Takeaway Throwaways delivered a 10,000 strong petition to Minister for the Environment David Parker. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2022\/05\/13\/petition-calls-for-end-of-single-use-takeaway-packaging\/\" target=\"_blank\">They<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2022\/05\/13\/petition-calls-for-end-of-single-use-takeaway-packaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2022\/05\/13\/petition-calls-for-end-of-single-use-takeaway-packaging\/\" target=\"_blank\">re calling on the Government to end single use plastic, and give support to scale up reuse solutions.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Hannah and the team at Takeaway Throwaways are growing awareness and building support for the potential of reuse solutions. While the Government has taken steps to ban some single use plastic items, our elected representatives could be doing a lot more to scale up the options and systems that would make it easy to end a throwaway culture.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>In accepting the petition Minister Parker shared that when he gets takeaways at work, he brings his own ceramic plate and takes it back to his office in the lift!<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/takeaway-throwaways-for-food-and-drink-end-single-use-return-to-reuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign their petition to stay in touch with the campaign<\/a> as they take it to the Select Committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9a&nbsp; You still have time to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/support-a-container-return-scheme-for-aotearoa\" target=\"_blank\">make a submission for a strong community-led container deposit scheme<\/a> led by the Kiwi Bottle Drive. A good scheme will increase the circularity of beverage containers, ensure producer responsibility and deliver maximum benefits to the community.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/0ee9a6c9-liam-eels-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Liam has a small stick to reach out to an email in a stream, surrounded by bush\" class=\"wp-image-51980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/0ee9a6c9-liam-eels-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/0ee9a6c9-liam-eels-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/0ee9a6c9-liam-eels-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/0ee9a6c9-liam-eels-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/0ee9a6c9-liam-eels.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Liam with a long finned eel at \u014ctari Wilsons bush. Image: Ross Giblin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At risk &#8211; yet fished for profit<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>The longfin eel, or tuna, are special wildlife found only in New Zealand. They are endangered, and yet still commercially fished, sold and exported.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Liam is a Wellingtonian who loves visiting the tuna in his local inner city park, \u014ctari Wilsons Bush. He was shocked to find out tuna are not protected, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pce.parliament.nz\/publications\/on-a-pathway-to-extinction-an-investigation-into-the-status-and-management-of-the-longfin-eel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are at risk of extinction<\/a>. After talking to the park staff, and doing more research he has started a campaign to protect them, and is looking for others who care about the tuna to join him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you spend time with them, interact with them \u2013 they are intelligent, they have personalities. They\u2019re totally unique. They should be protected, just like the kiwi, kea, and kerer\u016b.\u201d says Liam.<\/p>\n\n<p>Already he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/environment\/128521642\/threatened-eels-still-being-harvested-for-food-renewing-call-for-commercial-fishing-ban\">has been successful in gaining media stories talking about the problem<\/a>. Liam plans to organise support and public momentum over the next few months towards real protection.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/a-moratorium-on-fishing-of-long-finned-eel-tuna-needs-to-be-implemented-immediately\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add your name to support a moratorium on the plunder of the precious tuna of Aotearoa.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc9a&nbsp; <em>Do you have an idea for protecting the wildlife, rivers, oceans, land, or biodiversity of Aotearoa? <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/start-your-own-campaign\/campaigning-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Check out these tips and resources on how to prepare, launch and build a petition-based, people-powered campaign using the Community tools.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/fa81fe96-screen-shot-2022-05-16-at-2.15.04-pm.png\" alt=\"A tweet from the Spinoff with the image of a house with icicles dripping off it: For the sake of the planet, our wallets and our health, the governmnent mustn't be swayed by those trying to stall improved insulation standards\" class=\"wp-image-51981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/fa81fe96-screen-shot-2022-05-16-at-2.15.04-pm.png 605w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/fa81fe96-screen-shot-2022-05-16-at-2.15.04-pm-600x522.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/fa81fe96-screen-shot-2022-05-16-at-2.15.04-pm-391x340.png 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved insulation means less carbon emissions and warmer homes<\/h3>\n\n<p><strong>The New Zealand Green Building Council is calling on Climate Change Minister James Shaw to step in to prevent delays to improved insulation standards.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Good insulation in houses is essential to the health and wellbeing of us all in winter. Yet New Zealand homes are famous for being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/health\/128478931\/houses-are-still-mouldy-damp-and-cold-despite-healthy-home-standards-survey-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poorly insulated fridges<\/a>. And cold, damp and mould in our houses <a href=\"https:\/\/onetwothreehome.org.nz\/2016\/04\/05\/iut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is associated with asthma and infections.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>By making our homes and buildings cosier, more snug places, which have greatly improved insulation we\u2019ll all be healthier. Plus insulation just makes sense to save energy and it&#8217;s a smart use of resources.<\/p>\n\n<p>Our elected representatives are set to introduce higher standards for new buildings that will mean they are well insulated. That\u2019s great!<\/p>\n\n<p>But there is resistance from a minority of voices within the construction industry who are blocking this necessary improvement to the standards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/don-t-delay-new-zealand-s-insulation-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join the New Zealand Green Building Council\u2019s call to let the Government know we support more energy efficient, healthy housing.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/adc645d0-nhtslxk0xbbr6hwekxjm.jpg\" title=\"Google maps view of the shoreline of Lake Ellesmere\" alt=\"Google maps view of the shoreline of Lake Ellesmere\" class=\"wp-image-51979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/adc645d0-nhtslxk0xbbr6hwekxjm.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/adc645d0-nhtslxk0xbbr6hwekxjm-600x272.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/adc645d0-nhtslxk0xbbr6hwekxjm-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/05\/adc645d0-nhtslxk0xbbr6hwekxjm-510x231.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Google Maps<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Google maps<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More cows proposed for the shores of Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere)<\/h3>\n\n<p>Annelies is part of a catchment group called Little River Eco Collective. They are coming together to demand Environment Canterbury stop a proposal to build an industrial feedlot farm that would add thousands more cows in the catchment of Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Feedlots are a style of intensive indoor farming that is focused on increased production from animals, in larger numbers, in smaller spaces. Christchurch City Council has given consent to the building of two 200m-long indoor barns, or feedlots, holding up to 1000 cows each, raised for beef, on Banks Peninsula.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Lake Ellesmere\/Te Waihora already suffers enormously from pollution from current farming practices. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/feedlots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Add your name to support their call to stop the proposed feedlots.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><br>\ud83d\udc9a&nbsp; <em>Is there an environmental issue close to your heart? By making a simple plan, launching a petition, and organising with friends, colleagues, and wh\u0101nau, any of us can spark a movement and bring people together for Papat\u016b\u0101nuku. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petition\/start?source=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Start a campaign today<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a snapshot of the latest activity from community-led campaigns for the environment! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":51980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_planet4_optimize_post_is_variant":false,"_planet4_optimize_experiment_name":"","_planet4_optimize_variant_name":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"not set","p4_local_project":"not 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