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Settler in so-called New Zealand. West Aucklander. Oppose Ford Rangers.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 2h
This is good news because the Greens also have the best policies for anyone who calls Aotearoa home. Greens surge to new high as Labour and National drop in latest poll www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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‘We’ll need portfolios’: Swarbrick lays down demands as Greens surge in new poll
The party will have 19 MPs if the results of Monday’s 1News Verian poll are repeated in November’s election.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here are just SOME of the reasons that Luxon's war on the climate means NZ now risks losing access to the lucrative European trade market. A Dutch group has lodged a complaint through the European Commission over NZ breaking its climate change promises made in the free trade agreement with the EU.
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Luxon’s War on the Climate - a deliberate effort to increase emissions - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The Luxon Government claims they are serious about climate change. They say they are simply taking a different approach to cutting emissions, such as using price signals rather than regulations. 
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Embarrassing for the government. “"The worst absurdity of all of this is that the most fired up the government has got on climate action is trying to cover their tracks by attacking everyone else, instead of doing the responsible thing." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Christopher Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' about the Greens
Christopher Luxon has walked back claims made by one of his ministers about the Greens, before then suggesting - wrongly - that they originated from the media.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 18h
Christopher Luxon wrongly suggests false allegations about the Green Party came from media when it came from HIS minister www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...
thepress.co.nz
Christopher Luxon wrongly suggests allegation about Greens originated with media
Todd McClay had alleged the Greens were “joining with foreign actors” to make a complaint to the EU.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 18h
“Stakes could not be higher” Serious concerns raised around repercussions for NZ’s reputation and economy after European group’s claim that NZ breached FTA climate commitments #LuxonFAFO #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
'Stakes could not be higher': Concern over claim NZ breached FTA climate commitments
International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 23h
A former British high commissioner to New Zealand says our country's "100% Pure New Zealand" brand is at stake, following a Dutch environmental group lodging a complaint with the European Commission alleging New Zealand may have breached parts of its free trade agreement with the European Union.
rnz.co.nz
NZ's 'clean, green' reputation at risk, ex-UK envoy warns
A former British high commissioner to New Zealand says our country's "100% Pure New Zealand" brand is at stake, following a Dutch environmental group lodging a complaint with the European Commission a...
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 02/10/2026
Our hearts go out to Nigerians affected by extreme climate impacts. We need urgent climate action to curb extreme weather around the world.
Image highlighting two devastating news stories about Nigeria that broke in the same week
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Embarrassing for the government. “"The worst absurdity of all of this is that the most fired up the government has got on climate action is trying to cover their tracks by attacking everyone else, instead of doing the responsible thing." www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Christopher Luxon walks back 'bizarre claim' about the Greens
Christopher Luxon has walked back claims made by one of his ministers about the Greens, before then suggesting - wrongly - that they originated from the media.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Greenpeace threatens legal action against Crown Estate over ‘extortionate’ fees for offshore wind farm in Irish Sea www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/greenpe...
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Greenpeace threatens legal action against Crown Estate over ‘extortionate’ fees for offshore wind farm in Irish Sea - Greenpeace UK
Greenpeace UK has today written to the Crown Estate threatening legal action over the way it leases plots on the seabed to offshore wind developers. The environmental group said the bidding process le...
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 01/10/2026
For our friends in Aotearoa-New Zealand as they head to an election on Sat 7 Nov 🇳🇿 👉 Make sure you’re enrolled to vote: https:/:vote.nz 🚨 Enrolments close October 25!
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The human, environmental and economic cost of the war on Iran www.greenpeace.org/internationa... via @greenpeace.org
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The human, environmental and economic cost of the war on Iran - Greenpeace International
Six months into the US-Israeli war on Iran, people are paying the price in lives, environmental damage and higher bills. The crisis shows how dependence on fossil fuels leaves people exposed to volati...
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So good. m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-yj...
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Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here are just SOME of the reasons that Luxon's war on the climate means NZ now risks losing access to the lucrative European trade market. A Dutch group has lodged a complaint through the European Commission over NZ breaking its climate change promises made in the free trade agreement with the EU.
greenpeace.org
Luxon’s War on the Climate - a deliberate effort to increase emissions - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The Luxon Government claims they are serious about climate change. They say they are simply taking a different approach to cutting emissions, such as using price signals rather than regulations. 
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
lmao oh no turns out you're part of a complex connected system and can't just do climate denialism in one country because it makes the free trade sad this is what happens when you run 80s policy through a 2020's global politics
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So good. m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-yj...
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Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its #climatechange promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commission. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
NZ accused of breaking climate change promise with EU, but Todd McClay rejects claim
A Dutch environmental group claims New Zealand has broken its climate change promises in the free trade agreement with the EU and is lodging the first complaint of its kind through the European Commis...
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Greenpeace Aotearoa joins complaint to EU over NZ’s climate policy regression The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Greenpeace joins complaint to EU over NZ climate policy reversal - Greenpeace Aotearoa
The complaint addresses Government reversal of climate policies, which Greenpeace has labelled a 'race to the bottom on environmental regulation'.
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CindyBax @cindybax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NZ: pure shitfuckery. Great new content by @thejuicemedia.com Thanks legends #nzpol
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NZ Election 2026 | 100% Pure S*itF@^kery
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Green AI or greenwashing? Why NVIDIA can’t compute its way out of the climate crisis www.greenpeace.org/internationa... via @greenpeace.org
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Green AI or greenwashing? Why NVIDIA can’t compute its way out of the climate crisis - Greenpeace International
The sleek panel entitled “Confronting the data center energy crisis” at New York Climate Week was in full swing, with tech executives painting a rosy vision of an AI-powered, sustainable…
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Our message was clear: Hands Off conservation land!" Snapshots from the #MarchForNature, Auckland on 19 September 2026 www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto... via @greenpeace.org.nz
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Our message was clear: Hands Off conservation land! - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Snapshots from the March for Nature, Auckland on 19 September 2026
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new Greenpeace South Asia Issue Brief documents a recurring “consent gap” in coastal governance and calls for Free, Prior and Informed Consent. Community Voices Rarely Included in Sri Lanka’s Marine and Coastal Governance Decisions www.greenpeace.org/southasia/pr...
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Community Voices Rarely Included in Sri Lanka’s Marine and Coastal Governance Decisions - Greenpeace South Asia
New Greenpeace South Asia Issue Brief documents a recurring “consent gap” in coastal governance and calls for Free, Prior and Informed Consent.
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Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · 28/09/2026
On 19 September 2026, thousands upon thousands gathered in Auckland’s Albert Park this afternoon to march down Queen Street to protest the Government’s controversial Conservation Amendment Bill. Check out some of the best photos from the March for Nature!
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Our message was clear: Hands Off conservation land!
Snapshots from the March for Nature, Auckland on 19 September 2026
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Some fairly chilling predictions about how the response to Nicky Hager’s book will play out. Worth a read. www.klaut.media/single-post/... #nzpol #hagerbook #dirtypolitics
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The Ten Ds: how the Taxpayers’ Union will answer Dirty Work
Nicky Hager’s book has been out for two days and the response is already following a script. I know the script. It was run against me. Here it is in advance, so readers can tick it off as it happens.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The right’s “nO moRE taXeS” refrain is such bullshit. Tax is good! Tax is how we get all the good things that we all rely on. We just need to make tax fair. Tax capital gains, tax the rich. 🎨 @slanecartoon.bsky.social
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 26/09/2026
For years, Mike Smith has been locked in a legal battle against six of New Zealand’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the agriculture and energy sectors. The government introduced an emergency law to retroactively wipe out Mike's lawsuit and ban the public from ever suing big emitters.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Q&A: New Zealand's complicity in US deep sea mining - Everything you need to know about New Zealand’s involvement in helping the USA's push for deep sea mining in the Pacific. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...
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Q&A: New Zealand complicity in US deep sea mining - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Everything you need to know about New Zealand’s involvement in helping the USA's push for deep sea mining in the Pacific.
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RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Call for Sams Creek to be included in Kahurangi National Park
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Call for Sams Creek to be included in Kahurangi National Park
Labour and the Greens are backing a call for Sams Creek to be included in the Kahurangi National Park to protect it from future mining proposals at the top of the South Island.
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Greenpeace Aotearoa @greenpeace.org.nz · 26/09/2026
Check out the latest on pur Wellington protest against New Zealand complicity in US deep sea mining projects www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/act...
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ACTION: deep sea mining protest - Greenpeace Aotearoa
26 September 2026: Activists today boarded a state-owned vessel to send a clear message: Aotearoa must not be complicit in Trump’s minerals grab.
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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I saw Tangaroa in port in Tahiti and thought that was interesting but yikes
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING Greenpeace activists have occupied a New Zealand state-owned vessel as it returned to Wellington today. The Tangaroa has just finished deep sea mineral exploration work for an American company... www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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Greenpeace boards Government-owned vessel in deep sea mining protest - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace activists occupied a New Zealand state-owned vessel as it returned to Wellington today. The Tangaroa has just finished deep sea mineral exploration work for an American company, Glomar, tha...
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 25/09/2026
A protest supporting activists with a giant eye in Spain, documenting fires in Indonesia, and New York Climate Week, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace work around the world this week 📸 ✊
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Greenpeace Pictures of the Week - Greenpeace International
A protest supporting activists with a giant eye in Spain, documenting fires in Indonesia, and New York Climate Week, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace work around the world this w...
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just signed the CRITICAL @greenpeace.org petition calling for world leaders to create global ocean sanctuaries to protect our blue planet. Will you do the same? www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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Let’s Turn the Tide to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030 - Greenpeace International
Call on your government to start implementing protected ocean sanctuaries.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This morning at the Nanterre court, the two Greenpeace France activists who were appearing following their arrest on the red carpet of E. Macron during the World Nuclear Energy Summit were acquitted. www.greenpeace.fr/espace-press...
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Relaxe pour les militants de Greenpeace France
Ce matin au tribunal de Nanterre, les deux activistes de Greenpeace France qui comparaissaient suite à leur interpellation sur le tapis rouge d’E. Macron lors du Sommet mondial sur l’énergie nucléaire...
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stanford claims the information does not exist, which is kinda the point... #UnfitToGovern #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Minister refuses to divulge curriculum feedback amid OIA secrecy claims
The Education Minister says information about the feedback she personally gave on curriculum changes "does not exist", amid accusations of a culture of secrecy.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An independent committee of prominent legal advocates has issued a scathing report documenting extensive due process violations in the Greenpeace #Slapps trial in North Dakota, including judicial bias and outright jury manipulation. www.aptnnews.ca/videos/scath...
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Scathing report documents extensive due process violations in Greenpeace trial - APTN News
An independent committee of prominent advocates has issued a scathing report documenting extensive due process...
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The war on Iran exposed plastic industry dependence on volatile fossil fuel supply chains, driving up costs for everyday goods. A strong #GlobalPlasticsTreaty can help build a more stable, resilient future. Six ways the war on Iran exposed the real cost of plastic www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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Six ways the war on Iran exposed the real cost of plastics - Greenpeace International
The war on Iran exposed plastics’ dependence on volatile fossil fuel supply chains, driving up costs for everyday goods. A strong Global Plastics Treaty can help build a more stable, resilient future.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
While Stuff publish a facile review from Chris Penk in which he admits he didn’t even read Nicky Hager’s book, this review by Simon Wilson who did, is worth a read. #HagerBook
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Dirty work and the disinfecting sunshine it deserves
Nicky Hager’s new book ‘Dirty Work’ reminds us how much we’ve lost in the last three years
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fonterra rightly slammed by Greenpeace again over its rising climate pollution and empty words. The dairy industry is NZ’s biggest polluter. We all pay the price for its massive climate pollution on top of degradation of rivers and contamination of drinking water. www.thepost.co.nz/business/361...
thepost.co.nz
Fonterra re-assesses its climate targets after Mainland sale
Fonterra is a different company now it has sold its brand business, and Greenpeace believes its total emissions footprint has actually increased.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 24/09/2026
It’s UN General Assembly 2026 and #ClimateWeek in New York! Follow us for live updates ⬇️ act.gp/3T42Clc
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Why the UN General Assembly 2026 is a key political moment for the climate - Greenpeace International
The 81st UNGA is a critical moment in the international climate calendar to revitalise global cooperation and multilateralism, with a key focus on the intensifying climate risks.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dinosaurs invest in more meteor magnets. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
rnz.co.nz
Government puts $40.5 million towards two gas exploration projects
The government is putting $40.5 million towards two gas exploration projects, from the government's $200m gas exploration fund.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A really useful election guide by Greenpeace Aotearoa Pass it on. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/act... #nzpol #election2026
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Greenpeace 2026 General Election Scorecard - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Find out how the political parties rank for their election policies on the top issues facing the environment.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fonterra profits while rural families pay the price. Fonterra has announced a whopping $3.4 billion in profits, while rural communities can't safely drink the water coming out of their kitchen taps. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... via @greenpeace.org.nz #TooManyCows
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Fonterra profits, rural families pay the price - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Fonterra has announced a whopping $3.4 billion in profits, while rural communities can't safely drink the water coming out of their kitchen taps.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good!! And if there’s a change in government, Denniston could be saved. www.odt.co.nz/news/west-co...
odt.co.nz
Fast-track application to mine Denniston Plateau rejected
Fast-track application to mine Denniston Plateau rejected
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Canterbury households have just been told they need to spend thousands on water filters because the dairy industry has contaminated their drinking water. Total revenue for Fonterra for the year was $27b, with nearly $20b in cash returns to New Zealand farmers. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
rnz.co.nz
Fonterra reports $3.4 billion operating profit following sale of Mainland brands
Fonterra has delivered a full-year profit of $2.6 billion in its financial results announced this morning.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is twisted. Billions in profit for the dairy industry while WE pay the heavy price of more polluted rivers, contaminated drinking water, climate emissions, mud farming and palm kernel driving rainforest destruction. #MakePollutersPay #TooManyCows
rnz.co.nz
Fonterra reports $3.4 billion operating profit following sale of Mainland brands
Fonterra has delivered a full-year profit of $2.6 billion in its financial results announced this morning.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Commercial bottom trawlers haul up 35 tonnes of protected coral in six years #BanBottomTrawling www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Commercial trawlers haul up 35 tonnes of protected coral in six years
Commercial trawlers reported hauling up more than 35 tonnes of protected coral and sponges in New Zealand waters over a six and a half year period, fresh Ministry for Primary Industries data shows.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The UK government has shared findings of damning national security report into the #climatecrisis that was suppressed under Starmer. El Niño poses a critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers.
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Enough is enough: Over two million petition signatures delivered at UNGA to Make Polluters Pay www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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Enough is enough: over 2 million petition signatures at UNGA to Make Polluters Pay - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International joined allies in delivering a Make Polluters Pay petition with over 2 million signatures to Selwin Hart, Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action at the United Nations.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ANOTHER claim of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid OIA responsibility revealed… www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati... #nzpol
rnz.co.nz
Another claim of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid OIA comes to light
A fresh whistleblower has alleged a second instance of Education Ministry staff trying to avoid the Official Information Act.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 23/09/2026
Follow us for live updates from the UN General Assembly 2026 currently ongoing in New York ⬇️ act.gp/3T42Clc
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Why the UN General Assembly 2026 is a key political moment for the climate - Greenpeace International
The 81st UNGA is a critical moment in the international climate calendar to revitalise global cooperation and multilateralism, with a key focus on the intensifying climate risks.
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