Seabed miner quitting EPA hearing highlights danger of Luxon’s fast-track
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by Juressa Lee
5h ago
Greenpeace says wannabe Taranaki seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources is likely banking on Christopher Luxon’s fast-track process to side-step proper scrutiny of its Taranaki seabed mining proposal by bailing out of the Environmental Protection Agency hearing process. Australian-owned Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has pulled out of appearing before the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) hearing into the company’s controversial application to start seabed mining off the coast of Taranaki in the South Taranaki Bight. In a statement to the media, TTR says they will update the community and ..read more
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Russell Coutts signs up to the war on nature with SailGP threat to Hector’s dolphin
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by Russel Norman
2d ago
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but SailGP is just a boat race. Yes it is exciting as the foils slice through the water at up to 100km/h, but is it really worth killing endangered dolphins for a boat race?  Hector’s dolphins are the smallest and rarest marine dolphins in the world. They have distinct black facial markings, short stocky bodies and a dorsal fin shaped like a Mickey Mouse ear. I don’t think so. And I reckon most New Zealanders’ values would align with that. But then there is the other Russell, Russell Coutts, CEO of SailGP. Previously SailGP agreed with the approac ..read more
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Greenpeace releases concerning nitrate contamination test results, announces new Canterbury water testing
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by Amanda Larsson
2d ago
Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing it will run free drop-in water testing days in Darfield, Rangiora, and Culverden in April following recent test results indicating high levels of nitrate in some Cantabrians’ drinking water. Greenpeace says that following the launch of its ‘Know Your Nitrate’ map late last year, it received hundreds of requests for free mail-in drinking water testing. Of these, many were from Canterbury, and many came back with high nitrate levels. Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says, “Everyone has the right to access clean safe drinking water, but what we’ve seen over ..read more
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Alternative proteins and precision fermentation a challenge to NZ meat and dairy sectors
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by Christopher Rosin & Hugh Campbell
2d ago
The history of farming is seeded with technological “big bang” moments that have changed the trajectory of whole industries and countries. Some – such as mechanisation, and the arrival of synthetic fertiliser and pesticides, have transformed agricultural economic and technical systems. Others have involved substitute commodities – artificial flavourings, chemical dyes or synthetic fibres to replace wool – which have threatened the existence of whole farming sectors, including in New Zealand. The next big disruption is arguably alternative proteins. They promise to introduce a brave new world o ..read more
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Wild West of the High Seas
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by Oceans: Life Under Water
3d ago
Did you know that pretty much anything goes in international waters? Past a certain point, national jurisdiction ends and the wild west begins. There’s no police force for the ocean, so with rampant piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing – who’s in charge? Maritime lawyer Richard Caddell joins Hannah Stitfall in the studio. We’ll also meet Steve Truluck, whose life changed when he started watching whales off the coast of Scotland. Presented by wildlife filmmaker, zoologist and broadcaster Hannah Stitfall, Oceans: Life Under Water is podcast from Greenpeace UK all about the oceans an ..read more
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Fished for their meat and liver oil, many remarkable deep-water sharks and rays now face extinction
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by Brittany Finucci & Cassandra Rigby
3d ago
The deep ocean, beyond 200 metres of depth, is the largest and one of the most complex environments on the planet. It covers 84% of the world’s ocean area and 98% of its volume – and it is home to a great diversity of species. Yet it remains among the least studied places on Earth, with no comprehensive assessments of the state of deep-water biodiversity and no policy-relevant indicators to guide the taking of species targeted by fisheries. This also applies specifically to deep-water sharks and rays, even though these species make up nearly half of the recognised diversity of all cartilaginou ..read more
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A Journey of Resilience: Taking the climate fight to the International Court of Justice
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by Shiva Gounden
3d ago
Noqu Mata Vuvale. I don’t say this lightly.  Noqu mata vuvale has a very special meaning in my Fijian language. It means you have opened the gates and entered our loving home and there is a reason why we have kept this special place for you. You are family. As I sit down to write this reflective blog in the form of a personal letter, I have contemplated deeply on the remarkable journey we’ve embarked on. My heart swells with pride, love and gratitude for each and every one of you who has stood by our side in this fight for climate justice. Our journey to the International Court ..read more
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VIDEO: Opposition to seabed mining in Aotearoa and the Pacific 
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by Reza Azam
6d ago
The fight to stop seabed mining and deep sea mining is heating up here in Aotearoa and in the Pacific. Greenpeace joined people from the local community, Ngāti Ruanui, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining and Climate Justice Taranaki to show a united opposition to mining off the South Taranaki coast at a hearing of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Hāwera from March 13 to March 15. Taranaki seabed mining protest at EPA hearing in Hāwera It is the latest skirmish in a long battle to stop Australian-owned Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) from mining the seabed and threatening precious marine li ..read more
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The Luxon government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects, and that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity
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by Tim Curran & Jo Monks
1w ago
In the latest move to reform environmental laws in New Zealand, the coalition government has introduced a bill to fast-track consenting processes for projects deemed to be of national or regional significance. Archey’s frog (Leiopelma archeyi) is an archaic species of frog endemic to the North Island of New Zealand and was singled out by Shane Jones in Parliament as he waxed lyrical on possibility of mining conservation land, saying “if there is a mineral, if there is a mining opportunity and it’s impeded by a blind frog, goodbye, Freddie.” The Fast-track Approvals Bil ..read more
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Mountains Under the Waves
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by Oceans: Life Under Water
1w ago
The world’s longest mountain range is actually in the middle of the ocean – the mid-Atlantic ridge, at more than 40,000 miles long. But who knows about these mountains? How high are they? Where are they? What lives on them? This week, Hannah Stitfall is joined by South African actress and TV presenter Amanda Du Pont, who spent two weeks on a Greenpeace ship on a research expedition to Mount Vema in 2019. And she welcomes marine scientist Lucy Woodall back into the studio, who’s led expeditions to seamounts all around the world. There’s another update from the Arctic Sunrise en-route to the Ga ..read more
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