Greenpeace says the Luxon Government’s “war on nature”
has been met with an unprecedented wave of resistance from
tens of thousands of New Zealanders over the two years since
the coalition took office.
Today, Greenpeace released
a timeline
illustrating the scale of public pushback.
“From the
moment it was sworn in, this Government launched an all-out
assault on the environment,” says Greenpeace Aotearoa
Executive Director Dr Russel Norman.
“But just as
swiftly, New Zealanders stood up. And they haven’t
stopped. The resistance to this Government’s anti-nature
agenda has been powerful, determined, and
nationwide.”
The timeline covers marches, petitions,
occupations, court challenges, submissions, rallies, and
acts of civil disobedience that have confronted the
Government’s anti-environment agenda.
Dr Norman says
the record shows a clear divide between a Government aligned
with corporate polluters and a public fighting to defend the
places and species that make Aotearoa home.
“People
from every walk of life have refused to let this Government
sacrifice our rivers, oceans, forests, and climate for
corporate gain. They’ve shown courage in pushing back
against Fast Track, seabed mining, coal mining, and
dangerous nitrate
contamination.”
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