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ICYMI: The Luxon Government’s two bills to replace the Resource Management Act will accelerate the destruction of nature and embed the crony capitalism endemic under this Government.
#climatecrisis
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Can’t see the water for the well - crony capitalism and the RMA
The Government's two bills to replace the Resource Management Act will accelerate the destruction of nature and embed the crony capitalism endemic under this Government.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
PRESS RELEASE:
The Luxon government rushes through a major rollback of environmental protections in and around wetlands and other precious areas.
#nzpol #climatecrisis
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Mining rules rolled back - wetlands and biodiversity hotspots in the firing line
The Government has rolled back environmental protections, clearing the way for mining in and around wetlands, significant natural areas, and highly productive soils.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We brought 2000kg of slime to Fonterra HQ to protest their drinking water pollution!

New Zealand has too many cows, and they're causing a nitrate crisis in lakes, rivers, and drinking water.

Take action NOW and help put an end to intensive dairy expansion: greenpeace.nz/nxdp87

#nzpol
December 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
While many people are winding down for the holidays, the Luxon Government has quietly put a “for sale” sign up on Aotearoa’s most precious land.
#climatecrisis
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Luxon’s putting Aotearoa up for sale - in the dead of the night
While many are winding down for the holidays, the Luxon Government has quietly put a “for sale” sign up on Aotearoa’s most precious land.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
At 11pm on Friday night, under the cover of darkness, the Luxon Government made it easier for foreign corporations to buy and exploit New Zealand’s most ecologically and culturally sensitive land - including conservation land, lakebeds and wāhi tapu sites. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
PRESS RELEASE: Three Greenpeace activists removed by police from Fonterra nitrate pollution protest during shareholder meeting www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol #toomanycows
Three Greenpeace activists removed by police from Fonterra nitrate pollution protest during shareholder meeting - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Three Greenpeace activists have been removed by police from Fonterra’s downtown Auckland offices for protesting nitrate pollution.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Three Greenpeace activists were removed by police after protesting Fonterra’s shareholder meeting. The activists set up a nitrate contamination tent and dumped two tonnes of simulated “toxic” slime at Fonterra HQ, forcing shareholders to walk through it.
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
BREAKING: Fonterra’s head offices have been placed under quarantine by Greenpeace, as a metric tonne of slime is oozing out of the front of the building! This is ground zero for the nitrate emergency. #nzpol #freshwater #agribusiness #nitratecontamination
December 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
⚠️🚨Fonterra HQ seems to be under quarantine this morning 🚨⚠️

The Greenpeace Quarantine Unit is on the scene. We’ll have more information soon.

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December 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
When there's no coordination, there's only bad options
The Luxon Govt abandoned the orderly transition off fossil gas because they believed in fairies at the bottom of the garden - magical gas would somehow appear. So now we are in the middle of a disorderly transition. Idiocy. www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis
Behind the nation's energy crisis are businesses quietly fighting to survive - many feel they have nothing but bad options.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The Government has unveiled two new bills to replace the RMA. Ministers are talking about decks and front doors - but the RMA is what protects land, air, water and wildlife from mining, dams and industrial farming. These reforms weaken environmental protections.🧵
#climatecrisis
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Final day! Today is the last day to make a submission on the long term protection of the hoiho penguin.

The Government has extended the emergency ban on set net fishing around Otago for another nine months. This will give breathing space to protect the endangered hoiho population.

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December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The Luxon Govt continues to drive away offshore wind investors, as effectively as it drives NZers to leave the country. newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/12/o...
Offshore wind firm exits NZ as seabed mine seeks consent
An offshore wind developer warned the Taranaki seabed mine would render its planned farm unviable. Now it is closing up shop in NZ.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
PRESS RELEASE
The passing of the Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill makes an already damaging law even more dangerous for Aotearoa’s environment.
#nzpol #climatecrisis
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Dangerous Fast-Track changes made as nature is reaching breaking point - Greenpeace
Greenpeace says the passing of the Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill last night makes an already damaging law even more dangerous for Aotearoa’s environment.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Deep sea mining companies are desperate to exploit minerals at the bottom of the Pacific ocean. To get their way, they’re making false claims about the economic and environmental benefits this destructive industry will bring.
December 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hoiho, the yellow eyed penguin, are a survivor - considered by some scientists to be the most ancient of all living penguin species.

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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
PRESS RELEASE:
The Government’s rewrite of the RMA allows companies to claim financial compensation when councils introduce rules to limit pollution or protect the environment.
#nzpol #climatecrisis
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A blueprint for more pollution and environmental harm - Greenpeace reaction to new Resource Management bills
Greenpeace says the Government’s rewrite of New Zealand’s core environmental laws includes an outrageous new idea, whereby companies will be able to claim financial compensation when councils…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The RMA replacement bills include the fringe right-wing idea of 'regulatory takings', forcing councils - and therefore ratepayers - to compensate landowners for restrictions that impact their developments.
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Landowners to get more compensation from councils as major RMA overhaul revealed
The Resource Management Act is going, and the government has revealed what will replace it.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
PRESS RELEASE:
Will NZ First choose to stand with New Zealanders or with foreign corporations demanding public handouts for not trashing Aotearoa?
#nzpol
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Another dead rat banquet for NZ First? Resource Management bills expected tomorrow
Greenpeace is questioning whether NZ First has acquired a taste for the ACT Party’s dead rats, as the Government prepares to unveil its new Resource Management bills tomorrow.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
PRESS RELEASE: Nitrate levels in Glenavy town water supply dangerously close to Blue Baby risk level www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Nitrate levels in Glenavy dangerously close to Blue Baby risk level - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Almost exactly one year after the Glenavy water supply exceeded the legal health limits for nitrate, the town’s water supply nitrate levels are rising – and fast.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
WATCH: This beautifully shot new doco brings us close up to look at the role of Antarctica in a warming world.

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Antarctica in a Warming World
This documentary exposes Antarctica's dramatic climate shifts, from melting ice to rising seas, showing how changes at the world's edge threaten Earth's shared future.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Overwhelming opposition to the Luxon government's Fast Track Amendment Bill - 95% of submissions opposed!
#climatecrisis
95 percent of fast-track amendment bill submitters opposed to changes
The government intends to pass the legislation by the end of the year.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Luxon government's decision to reject stronger climate targets from the Climate Change Commission will cost New Zealand households dearly in the years to come.
#climatecrisis
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'Pitiful' decision on emissions targets will cost the country, former climate commissioner says
Critics say the government has placed short-term economic growth ahead of the long-term consequences.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Government's announcement that it's rejecting all of the Climate Change Commission’s emissions target recommendations is morally bankrupt.
#nzpol #climatecrisis
Govt rejects climate advice less than a week after deadly floods in Asia kill over 1400
The Government has today announced it is rejecting all of the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM