{"id":75249,"date":"2025-12-18T12:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=75249"},"modified":"2025-12-18T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:47:50","slug":"mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining rules rolled back &#8211; wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Government has today<a href=\"https:\/\/environment.govt.nz\/assets\/publications\/RM-reform\/Updating-National-Direction-Changes-to-Multiple-Instruments-for-Quarrying-and-Mining-Provisions.pdf\"> confirmed a major rollback of environmental protections<\/a>, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas (SNAs), and highly productive soils &#8211; with new rules taking effect from 15 January 2026.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cMining is one of the most environmentally destructive industries on the planet,\u201d says Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop. \u201cThese changes open the door for mining in places that should be strictly off-limits.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWetlands, old-growth forests, and our most fertile soils are vital for native wildlife, food security, and climate resilience &#8211; yet the Government is inviting mining corporations to dig them up. It\u2019s short-sighted and reckless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>The National Policy Statements for Freshwater Management, Indigenous Biodiversity, and Highly Productive Land have been amended to remove the requirement for mining projects to provide a public benefit. The amendments weaken the \u2018gateway tests\u2019 that determine whether mining can be considered in these areas.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cMining should be prohibited entirely on our last remaining wetlands. Only around 10% of New Zealand\u2019s wetlands remain and they play a crucial role in storing carbon, filtering water, and buffering against floods. Wetlands are simply too precious to mine,\u201d says Toop.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cYet, these changes are designed to let multinational mining giants carve up vitally important ecosystems, ship profits offshore, and do it without proving any public benefit to New Zealanders.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.govt.nz\/assets\/Interim-Regulatory-Impact-Statement-Providing-a-consistent-consenting-pathway-for-quarrying-and-mining.pdf\">Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) on the changes<\/a> admitted that the proposals were developed<em> with<\/em> industry lobby groups Straterra (now the New Zealand Minerals Council) and AQA, while M\u0101ori and environmental groups were not engaged. Officials also acknowledged there is limited evidence of a policy problem. The document reads:<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cDue to the limited time available, it has not been possible to engage with M\u0101ori groups on these proposals\u2026 Officials developed our understanding of the problem definition through engagement with industry<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace says the announcement is part of a broader pattern of environmental deregulation by the Government &#8211; including last week&#8217;s changes to the Fast Track Act, slashing the methane target, and advancing controversial legislation to replace the Resource Management Act.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis Government is dismantling environmental protections at breakneck speed,\u201d said Toop. \u201cWe urge them to reverse course &#8211; because once these ecosystems are gone, they\u2019re gone forever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":64582,"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":"","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[16,41,51],"p4-page-type":[7],"class_list":["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"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mining rules rolled back - wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Government has rolled back environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mining rules rolled back - wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Government has rolled back environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Greenpeace Aotearoa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greenpeace.nz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-17T23:43:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-17T23:47:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"799\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"469\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gen Toop\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@GreenpeaceNZ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GreenpeaceNZ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gen Toop\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gen Toop\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/db2aef16a3552238ecc27eb3f314094f\"},\"headline\":\"Mining rules rolled back &#8211; wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-17T23:43:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-17T23:47:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\"},\"wordCount\":382,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Climate Change\",\"Biodiversity\",\"Politics\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Greenpeace\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\",\"name\":\"Mining rules rolled back - wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-17T23:43:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-17T23:47:50+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/db2aef16a3552238ecc27eb3f314094f\"},\"description\":\"The Government has rolled back environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg\",\"width\":799,\"height\":469,\"caption\":\"A crowd of more than 40,000 people march against the NZ Government's plans to mine thousands of hectares of prime conservation land, including National Parks. The march up Auckland's Queen St was organised by Greenpeace and a range of other groups.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mining rules rolled back &#8211; wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/\",\"name\":\"Greenpeace Aotearoa\",\"description\":\"Our mission is to ensure Earth\u2019s ability to nurture life in all its diversity.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/db2aef16a3552238ecc27eb3f314094f\",\"name\":\"Gen Toop\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1cb153327ebaa89c2ce6558a4763864593fe63a9a798daef4d66603ee6f05f?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1cb153327ebaa89c2ce6558a4763864593fe63a9a798daef4d66603ee6f05f?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Gen Toop\"},\"description\":\"Gen Toop is a Senior Policy Adviser for Greenpeace Aotearoa. She has a Masters in Environmental Science from Lincoln University and has been an advocate for nature and the climate for 20 years. She has worked with Greenpeace Aotearoa since 2014 and has held a wide range of roles, including serving on the Board of Directors. She was part of the campaign to end deep sea oil drilling before leading Greenpeace Aotearoa\u2019s agriculture campaign. Gen has a record of successful campaigning against large-scale irrigation schemes, the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and agrichemical use. She is now leading Greenpeace\u2019s response to the Coalition Government's war on nature.\",\"honorificPrefix\":\"Ms\",\"jobTitle\":\"Senior Campaigner\",\"worksFor\":\"Greenpeace Aotearoa\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mining rules rolled back - wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line","description":"The Government has rolled back environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mining rules rolled back - wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line","og_description":"The Government has rolled back environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/","og_site_name":"Greenpeace Aotearoa","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greenpeace.nz","article_published_time":"2025-12-17T23:43:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-17T23:47:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":799,"height":469,"url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Gen Toop","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@GreenpeaceNZ","twitter_site":"@GreenpeaceNZ","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gen Toop","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/"},"author":{"name":"Gen Toop","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/db2aef16a3552238ecc27eb3f314094f"},"headline":"Mining rules rolled back &#8211; wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line","datePublished":"2025-12-17T23:43:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-17T23:47:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/"},"wordCount":382,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg","keywords":["Climate Change","Biodiversity","Politics"],"articleSection":["Greenpeace"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/","name":"Mining rules rolled back - wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-17T23:43:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-17T23:47:50+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/db2aef16a3552238ecc27eb3f314094f"},"description":"The Government has rolled back environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/07\/d8cfcf93-gp021wx_low-res-800px.jpg","width":799,"height":469,"caption":"A crowd of more than 40,000 people march against the NZ Government's plans to mine thousands of hectares of prime conservation land, including National Parks. The march up Auckland's Queen St was organised by Greenpeace and a range of other groups."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/mining-rules-rolled-back-wetlands-and-biodiversity-hotspots-in-the-firing-line\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mining rules rolled back &#8211; wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/","name":"Greenpeace Aotearoa","description":"Our mission is to ensure Earth\u2019s ability to nurture life in all its diversity.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/db2aef16a3552238ecc27eb3f314094f","name":"Gen Toop","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1cb153327ebaa89c2ce6558a4763864593fe63a9a798daef4d66603ee6f05f?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc1cb153327ebaa89c2ce6558a4763864593fe63a9a798daef4d66603ee6f05f?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Gen Toop"},"description":"Gen Toop is a Senior Policy Adviser for Greenpeace Aotearoa. She has a Masters in Environmental Science from Lincoln University and has been an advocate for nature and the climate for 20 years. She has worked with Greenpeace Aotearoa since 2014 and has held a wide range of roles, including serving on the Board of Directors. She was part of the campaign to end deep sea oil drilling before leading Greenpeace Aotearoa\u2019s agriculture campaign. Gen has a record of successful campaigning against large-scale irrigation schemes, the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and agrichemical use. She is now leading Greenpeace\u2019s response to the Coalition Government's war on nature.","honorificPrefix":"Ms","jobTitle":"Senior Campaigner","worksFor":"Greenpeace Aotearoa","url":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/gtoop\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75249"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75252,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75249\/revisions\/75252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75249"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=75249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}