{"id":78644,"date":"2026-09-07T10:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=78644"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T00:43:08","slug":"the-conservation-areas-i-care-most-about-are-under-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-conservation-areas-i-care-most-about-are-under-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"The conservation areas I care most about are under threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tadhg is working on the beautiful West Coast on conservation land&nbsp;threatened by the Conservation Amendment Bill.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Tadhg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image-1821x1366.jpeg 1821w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image-453x340.jpeg 453w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/5dd2eeeb-image.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m lucky enough to be getting my hands dirty working for a Predator Free 2050 project. I work in an area where we get to hear birdsong that is literally deafening at times.&nbsp; It never fails to put a smile on my face.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Working on conservation land you&#8217;ll understand how worried I am about <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/explore\/defend-conservation-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the threat of the proposed Conservation Amendment Bill<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luxon\u2019s Government wants to gut the Conservation Act to open up public conservation land to private commercial exploitation.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies with commercial projects that plan to utilise the new law are already scratching at the door. They&#8217;re ready to sidestep any hurdle that might get in the way like pesky community and iwi engagement or expert environmental impact assessments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a line that cannot be crossed. Public conservation land is supposed to be set aside for nature, a safe haven for wildlife to thrive and for the public to enjoy. It\u2019s not a resource for corporations to exploit. Yet Minister Shane Jones has said it honestly a few times, this Government means to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NMBetM1k1NM?si=-eyyKyQs66yZ5iHt&amp;t=898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018exploit mother nature\u2019.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/business\/108206171\/gondola-proposed-to-help-tourists-see-retreating-franz-josef-glacier\"><strong>Companies with commercial projects<\/strong><\/a><strong> that plan to utilise the new law are already scratching at the door<\/strong>. They&#8217;re ready to sidestep any hurdle that might get in the way like pesky community and iwi engagement or expert environmental impact assessments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>On Saturday 19 September at 1pm we\u2019re saying enough is enough to a Government that keeps putting corporate interests ahead of nature.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchfornature.nz\/\">The March for Nature<\/a> is a chance to stand up and say: we all want better, stronger environmental protections.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I grew up tramping with my family in the Ruahine Ranges. I got to see more of our forest parks with my uni tramping club and have since added climbing and caving as more ways to explore the beautiful mountains and forests of Aotearoa.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>These forest parks I love are all now threatened by the Conservation Amendment Bill.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my favourite places is Bullock Creek Punungairo on Te Tai o Poutini, The West Coast. It out does itself above and below ground, and within its postcard West Coast forest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are labyrinthine limestone passages below the valley floor, dense stands of nikau that look straight out of the Jurassic up the sides and busting out at the top.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bullock Creek Punungairo is a part of Paparoa National Park. <strong>Under the Conservation Amendment Bill you could expect to see those flourishing nikau cleared out of the way for a luxury retreat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have gotten into caving and am blown away by the surprising and stunning landscapes below ground. They can be just as stunning (and often as muddy) as the landscapes above them!<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yet even these karst areas, limestone landscape with sinkholes, and fluted rocky outcrops are now threatened by the Conservation Amendment Bill.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Coalition Government has waged a war on nature over the last two and a half years. They have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/a-critical-minerals-deal-with-the-usa-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pushed to expand mining<\/a>, build <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/coalition-govt-continues-pig-headed-commitment-to-lng-terminal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new fossil fuel infrastructure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/shane-jones-indicates-nzs-entire-eez-now-open-for-oil-and-gas-free-for-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">re-open oil and gas exploration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/new-report-reveals-devastating-impact-of-luxons-climate-policy-reversal\/\">weaken climate action<\/a>, shut people out of environmental decision-making and undermine Te Tiriti o Waitangi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now they\u2019re threatening the places we thought would always be protected. The Government has created this ugly piece of legislation that threatens public access to the incredible wild places of Aotearoa.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They want short sighted extractive projects such as gold mining in our forest parks. Projects that mean public access would no longer be guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why I&#8217;m urging you to join the March for Nature, coordinated by Greenpeace and Forest and Bird, and a host of other groups. <strong>The more of us who turn up, the more we will show every politician in the country that people all around Aotearoa want nature protected, not exploited.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-63651 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/march-for-nature\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/08\/2ca9be67-march-for-nature-header-mask-1024x576.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/08\/2ca9be67-march-for-nature-header-mask-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/08\/2ca9be67-march-for-nature-header-mask-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/08\/2ca9be67-march-for-nature-header-mask-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/08\/2ca9be67-march-for-nature-header-mask-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/08\/2ca9be67-march-for-nature-header-mask-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/08\/2ca9be67-march-for-nature-header-mask.jpg 1920w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"I stand with nature placard\" title=\"I stand with nature placard\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/march-for-nature\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch for Nature 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Join us in Auckland on Saturday, September 19th 2026 at 1pm for a peaceful protest to defend conservation land.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/march-for-nature\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently I was part of an action to highlight the efforts of previous generations to protect the podocarp forest of the West Coast. We re-enacted an iconic photo of a tree sit in by Native Forest Action in 1997. It was part of the campaign that successfully stopped all logging of native forest on public lands.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" title=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/a692d8de-image-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/a692d8de-image-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/a692d8de-image-600x449.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/a692d8de-image-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/a692d8de-image-454x340.jpeg 454w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/09\/a692d8de-image.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generations before us have fought to protect their local forests and wilderness areas &#8211; and because they did, many of those places and ecosystems are still here today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now it&#8217;s our turn. On 19 September,<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchfornature.nz\/\"><strong> let&#8217;s fill the streets of T\u0101maki Makaurau Auckland.<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may not be based in Auckland, but all of us have friends or wh\u0101nau in the big city, or within an hour or two drive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you think they also care about the rivers we swim in, the forests we walk through, the beaches where we spend our summers and the native wildlife found nowhere else on Earth, reach out to them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marchfornature.nz\/\">invite them to join the march<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tadhg is working on the beautiful West Coast on conservation land\u00a0threatened by the Conservation Amendment 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