The amendment to the Wildlife Act, New Zealand’s foundational wildlife protection law, was passed under urgency today and allows the Director-General of Conservation to grant companies permission to kill kiwi and other native wildlife if they get in the way of projects like roads, mines or dams.

By Greenpeace Aotearoa
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Greenpeace says the appointment of a former DairyNZ scientist as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's Chief Science Advisor shows the Government is handing power to polluters.

By Greenpeace Aotearoa
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Outdoor heating can transform your patio or deck into a year-round living space, but not all heaters are created equal, especially when it comes to withstanding New Zealand’s unique climate.

By Adam Jay
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Greenpeace Aotearoa has come out strongly in support of the protest happening now against Bathhurst Minerals’ plan to expand coal mining on the Denniston Plateau.

By Greenpeace Aotearoa
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Hawea Flat — Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has received an abatement notice from Otago Regional Council (ORC) in relation to the performance of Hāwea Wastewater Treatment Plant, after the facility failed to achieve its 12 month rolling mean for nitrogen levels within treated wastewater discharged to its oxidation pond.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Taranaki — Greenpeace says it will continue the fight to stop seabed mining starting in Aotearoa after Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) announced it has reapplied to the Environmental Protection Authority via the Fast-Track Act to start seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight.

By Greenpeace Aotearoa
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New research shows that while the cost of living remains top concern for New Zealand’s consumers, their commitment to sustainability remains strong.

By Business NZ
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Finance:  The NZ dollar was steady over the week as Trump’s tariff war becomes the international unknown.  Brent Crude lifted again to $70.61/barrel.

By Media PA
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By Waikato Regional Council
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GE Free NZ welcomes the open letter of support from MASIPAG a 30,000 member organisation of farmers and civil society organisations in the Philippines.

By GE Free NZ
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Greenpeace Aotearoa says Fonterra’s entire supply chain is tainted with illegal palm products after all of the major importers of palm kernel into New Zealand have been found to be illegally operating palm plantations in Indonesia.

By Greenpeace Aotearoa
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Whangarei, Far North, Kaipara, and Auckland communities share the concerns of many New Zealanders about the controversial Gene Technology Bill, quietly released just days before Christmas 2024.

By GE Free Northland
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Councils across the country; are being warned of the increased exposure for ratepayers to costs imposed from commercialisation of gene technology in the environment.

By GE Free NZ
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Aerial 1080 operations increased in 2023, according to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) annual report on operations, research, and incidents relating to aerial 1080 use.

By Environmental Protection Authority
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Timaru — SAFE is urgently calling on Environment Canterbury to stop the harmful wastewater disposal practices at Silver Fern Farms’ Pareora slaughterhouse near Timaru.

By SAFE For Animals
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Conflicts of interest are behind the latest directive from Government regarding the Gene Technology Bill which is to be drafted with no liability clause for contamination.

By GE Free NZ
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The NZ Government is planning to de-regulate certain genetically engineered (GE) plants and remove the current ethical and precautionary boundaries to GE products. They cite that co-existence is possible.

By GE Free NZ
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Auckland — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to expand the Brookby Quarry.

By Environmental Protection Authority
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Carterton — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, for a solar farm in Carterton, Wairarapa.

By Environmental Protection Authority
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Northland — A new to mainland New Zealand red seaweed - Asparagopsis taxiformis - has been found at Tamaterau in Whangārei Harbour and at Iris Shoal, Kawau Island.

By Northland Regional Council
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The announcement yesterday by Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, is being described as “encouraging” and “positive” by Water Cremation Aotearoa but needs resourcing and the Government to “walk the talk”.

By RedPR
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a large-scale fermentation laboratory for production of synthetic genetically engineered (GE) milk proteins."The EPA approval to Daisy Lab was done under "fast track" and only took 10 days to evaluate with no public notification.

By GE Free NZ
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