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		<title>Greenpeace challenges MPs to drink nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/greenpeace-challenges-mps-to-drink-nitrate-contaminated-water-at-parliament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If it’s safe, drink it. That’s the challenge Greenpeace just laid down on Parliament’s lawn — and it cuts straight through years of political avoidance on nitrate contamination.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flotilla to send clear warning to Government: ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf &#8211; Greenpeace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[They can call it fisheries management all they like, but bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf looks more like sanctioned vandalism. Now a flotilla is heading out to make that impossible to ignore.]]></description>
		
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		<title>9,000 students faced unsafe drinking water at school last year &#8211; Greens</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/9000-students-faced-unsafe-drinking-water-at-school-last-year-greens/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If kids can’t trust the water at school, something fundamental has gone wrong.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The NZ First Fisheries Bill is a punch in the face to the entire recreational fishing community</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/the-nzfirst-fisheries-bill-is-a-punch-in-the-face-to-the-entire-recreational-fishing-community/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/the-nzfirst-fisheries-bill-is-a-punch-in-the-face-to-the-entire-recreational-fishing-community/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bottom Trawling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When even Government MPs hesitate, it’s worth asking: who does this bill really serve?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Empty promises from National-led government as ‘ocean exploitation bill’ voted through &#8211; Greenpeace</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/empty-promises-from-national-led-govt-as-ocean-exploitation-bill-voted-through-greenpeace/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/empty-promises-from-national-led-govt-as-ocean-exploitation-bill-voted-through-greenpeace/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[100,000 voices ignored. Cameras blocked. Bottom trawling protected. This isn’t just a fisheries bill — it’s a political line in the sand.]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZ First New Mining Policy Is Outdated Vandalism &#8211; Coromandel Watchdog</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/nz-first-new-mining-policy-is-outdated-vandalism-coromandel-watchdog/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Catherine Delahunty]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[NZ First says mining will enrich the regions. But with just 2% royalties and profits heading offshore, this looks less like development — and more like vandalism.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Corporate Fishing Ghoul Shane Jones vs Fishing God Bloke Matt Watson is the battle royale we have all been waiting for</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/corporate-fishing-ghoul-shane-jones-vs-fishing-god-bloke-matt-watson-is-the-battle-royal-we-have-all-been-waiting-for/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bottom Trawling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries Amendment Bill]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Matt Watson, recreational fishers and Greenpeace have forced a political retreat over Shane Jones’ Fisheries Amendment Bill, but critics warn the wider attack on public oversight and ocean protection remains.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Free workshops to help community in fuel crisis &#8211; Climate Justice Taranaki</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/free-workshops-to-help-community-in-fuel-crisis-climate-justice-taranaki/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Free climate workshops in Taranaki aim to help communities respond to the fuel crisis and build local resilience.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fisheries Amendment Bill slammed as worst in a generation – Greenpeace</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Environmental groups warn the Fisheries Amendment Bill could weaken ocean protections, expand bottom trawling, and hand greater control to the fishing industry.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Climate change is getting worse: To paraphrase 90&#8217;s supergroup Destiny&#8217;s Child &#8211; &#8220;I do not believe we are ready for this Jelly&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/climate-change-is-getting-worse-to-paraphrase-90s-supergroup-destinys-child-i-do-not-believe-we-are-ready-for-this-jelly/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earth’s energy imbalance hits record highs as climate change accelerates — and we may not be ready for what comes next.]]></description>
		
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