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Full Ban On Bottom Trawling In Hauraki Gulf Needed, Urges Greenpeace
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 11:47 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is renewing its call for a complete ban on destructive bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf marine park, following a government announcement today that trawl methods will continue in parts of the Gulf. "If the government is serious about ... More >>
Best Approach To Climate Safety Is Cutting Climate Pollution Now - Greenpeace
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 1:20 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is welcoming the Green Party’s Climate-Safe Communities plan released today, but issues a reminder that the best way to keep communities safe from the climate crisis is to stop it from escalating. The Green Party announced a policy ... More >>
Politicians Must Address The Cow In The Room This Election
Friday, 25 August 2023, 8:12 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
With just fifty days until the 2023 election, Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on all political parties to step up and commit to bold and urgent climate action. The organisation says that this year’s election must be a climate election, as the ... More >>
Delay Of He Waka Eke Noa Means Big Dairy Still The Cow In The Room
Friday, 18 August 2023, 1:11 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is slating today’s announcement that He Waka Eke Noa has been delayed yet again as adding insult to injury for New Zealanders, who have seen the dairy industry get off scot-free for its climate pollution while we all pay the price of ... More >>
Govt’s Land Transport Plan A "missed Opportunity" - Greenpeace
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 3:55 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Labour Government today announced its new Land Transport Plan, with a list of transport projects which include a range of new roads as well as potential public transport developments. Greenpeace Aotearoa has labelled the wishlist "a missed ... More >>
Fonterra On-farm Emissions Target Futile Without Enforcement - Greenpeace
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 11:27 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
As corporate dairy giant Fonterra signals it will soon announce a target to reduce on-farm (Scope Three) emissions, Greenpeace is warning that without Government regulation and enforcement, this target is likely to be just more industry greenwash . Fonterra, ... More >>
Greenpeace Welcomes Green Party’s Household Solar Election Pledge
Sunday, 13 August 2023, 1:05 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is applauding the Greens as the first party to announce a household solar policy this election, but says the party’s stance in post-election negotiations will make all the difference to addressing the climate crisis. The Green Party announced ... More >>
Damning New Hauraki Gulf Report Underlines Need To Ban Bottom Trawling In Tikapa Moana
Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:43 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is renewing its call for a ban on bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf following findings released last night in the 2023 State of our Gulf report , saying that the marine park is evidently on the brink of collapse and must be given a chance ... More >>
Greenpeace Rebrands MPI Building As ‘Ministry For Destructive Fishing’
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 9:48 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace activists have hung a net full of ‘bycatch’ outside the Ministry for Primary Industries building in Auckland this morning, rebranding the government department ‘The Ministry for Destructive Fishing’. This comes a day after the ... More >>
Enviro Groups Slam Decision To Continue Trawling Hauraki Gulf
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 11:47 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
News today that the government will allow bottom trawling to continue in large areas of the Hauraki Gulf is being met by strong opposition from an alliance of groups campaigning to get the destructive fishing method out of the marine park. Released ... More >>
Greenpeace Calls For Caution Over BlackRock Investment In NZ Electricity Generation
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 2:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling for caution in response to today’s announcement that the Government has partnered with BlackRock to increase finance for renewable energy. "It’s good to see the Government finally showing some ambition for real climate ... More >>
Government’s Renewable Electricity Plan Not Enough To Stand Up To Climate Crisis
Monday, 7 August 2023, 5:59 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa says it expects bolder action from political leaders on climate change, following the Government’s renewable energy announcement this afternoon. Amanda Larsson, Greenpeace spokesperson, says "It’s good to see the Government ... More >>
Nothing Transformational About Fishing Industry Plan, Says Greenpeace
Monday, 7 August 2023, 2:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is slamming the government’s Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan released today, calling it anything but transformational - as it allows destructive bottom trawling to continue. "Bottom trawling is the worst of the worst methods ... More >>
Increasing Military Spending Adds Fuel To Climate Crisis Fire
Friday, 4 August 2023, 3:59 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa is condemning the Government’s suggestion that further military spending is an appropriate response to the threat of the climate crisis after Minister Andrew Little today released a high-level document naming climate change as one of ... More >>
National’s Transport Policy A Highway To Hell
Monday, 31 July 2023, 3:06 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the National Party’s latest transport policy will lock the world into more climate disasters, as the Party signals it will build more highways and scrap planned public transport infrastructure if elected. Greenpeace campaigner, ... More >>
Cameras On Full Fishing Fleet Urged To Protect Ocean, Says Greenpeace
Monday, 31 July 2023, 10:27 am | Greenpeace
An announcement that the long awaited cameras on boats scheme will be up and running this week is a step in the right direction but must be rolled out to the whole fleet to keep the fishing industry publicly accountable and protect the ocean, says Greenpeace. ... More >>
Deep Sea Mining Industry Fails To Get Green Light But Remains A Threat
Monday, 31 July 2023, 10:02 am | Greenpeace
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) negotiations have just ended with deep sea mining companies failing to get an immediate green light to start plundering the oceans. Opposition to deep sea mining within the ISA is mounting, with more than ... More >>
Bottom Trawling Ban Needed To Save Plummeting Fish Populations
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 11:01 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
New information showing plummeting numbers of orange roughy on seamounts and other features demonstrates why bottom trawling must be banned from these biodiverse areas, say Greenpeace and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC). Released while the ... More >>
Government Subsidies To Fonterra "Just A Drop In The Bucket" For Climate
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 10:39 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is welcoming the Government’s announcement on action to reduce the dairy industry’s climate pollution, but says the move to subsidise Fonterra’s shift away from coal for milk dehydration is still far too little. Greenpeace Aotearoa ... More >>
Time For Labour To Up Their Game On Climate Crisis
Monday, 17 July 2023, 3:04 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on the Labour Party to up their game on climate change, after the Party’s campaign slogan launch and the leader’s speech were noticeably silent on the climate crisis. Greenpeace Aotearoa lead climate campaigner, Christine ... More >>
