{"id":69930,"date":"2025-05-02T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=69930"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T01:33:23","slug":"luxon-celebrates-trumps-100th-day-in-office-with-a-spray-tan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/luxon-celebrates-trumps-100th-day-in-office-with-a-spray-tan\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxon celebrates Trump&#8217;s 100th day in office with a spray tan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Prime Minister has been spotted getting a very orange spray tan in Auckland, which Greenpeace says is undoubtedly part of Christopher Luxon\u2019s inexplicable efforts to mimic Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juressa Lee says: \u201cFrom opening up the oceans to seabed mining, trying to restart oil and gas exploration and removing critical environmental protections in his ongoing war on nature, Luxon is increasingly aligning himself with a Trumpian form of environmental vandalism. At this rate, he\u2019s just one spray tan away from becoming Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis week, in Whanganui, Luxon spoke out in favour of fast-tracking the destructive Trans-Tasman Resources seabed mining project in Taranaki, only days after Trump signed an Executive Order bypassing the United Nations to fast-track deep sea mining in international waters.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/05\/94ffdf72-untitled-design-1024x684.jpg\" title=\"Christopher Luxon before getting a spray tan and after getting a spray tan.\" alt=\"Christopher Luxon before getting a spray tan and after getting a spray tan.\" class=\"wp-image-69931\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christopher Luxon gets a spray tan after his idol Donald Trump.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>\u201cTrump is trying to bypass international environmental protections to deep sea mine the Pacific, while Luxon is steamrolling New Zealand\u2019s environmental laws to fast-track dangerous seabed mining in Aotearoa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe similarities between Trump and Luxon are stark. Both are fast-tracking seabed mining, both are waging war on nature, and now both have an orange spray tan,\u201d says Lee.<\/p>\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Greenpeace has had a quick response from Chris Hipkins after calling on the Labour Leader to take a stand against seabed mining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>In New Plymouth on Thursday, Chris Hipkins made it clear that Labour is opposed to seabed mining but didn\u2019t yet go as far as committing to overturn any consents given under the Government\u2019s Fast Track Act. He made the statement just days after Greenpeace launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/action.greenpeace.org.nz\/petition\/take-a-stand-ban-seabed-mining?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=viral&amp;utm_campaign=Deep-Sea-Mining&amp;_gl=1%2Aij7m6h%2A_gcl_au%2AMTAwOTk2MDYzMC4xNzQyOTU0NzQw%2A_ga%2ANzY1OTA4MjgwLjE3NDIyNTQ3NzY.%2A_ga_LPZV6V47VZ%2AMTc0NjEzMzUzOC4yOC4xLjE3NDYxMzUwOTUuMC4wLjA.%2A_fplc%2ATEJUMWU1M0tGU3B0NUoxSkxkcVFKYWQlMkJJT1BnN083cjg2cW1JJTJCUEZwcmFDdXIlMkJFdkt3TmVZWXVRZTZIJTJGczFtem9pRE5aZUVEcEolMkZLNklIekZhZGtSTG1MclY3TWhJSDJ3ZWxDZHpTbE9uREJ3c0loZHZjdlNHcUxVUGg3dyUzRCUzRA..%2A_ga_M36JJSTRVW%2AMTc0NjEzMzUzOC4yOC4xLjE3NDYxMzUwOTQuMC4wLjA.\">petition<\/a> calling on Chris Hipkins to take a stand on the issue.<\/p>\n\n<p>Lee says, \u201cIt\u2019s great to hear Chris Hipkins reaffirm Labour\u2019s opposition to seabed mining, but we need him to take the next step and commit to overturning any consents given.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe Luxon government seems hell-bent on waging an all-out war on nature, but Governments don\u2019t last forever, and if the Labour Party now commits to overturning seabed mining consents next time they are in Government, it would be the last nail in the coffin for the failed project.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWith opposition from Te Pati M\u0101ori, the Greens and Labour, we are seeing opposition to seabed mining growing and strengthening. 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