{"id":78900,"date":"2026-09-19T15:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=78900"},"modified":"2026-09-19T15:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:40:24","slug":"35-thousand-join-march-for-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/35-thousand-join-march-for-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated numbers: 35k marched for nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 35 thousand people joined today\u2019s March for Nature, to demand that the Government scrap the Conservation Amendment Bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The march was organised by Greenpeace and Forest &amp; Bird, who are particularly concerned that the Bill will allow commercial exploitation of conservation land.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive Director Russel Norman says \u201cIf Luxon wants a fight over conservation land, he has one. 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