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Greenpeace Seamounts Expedition Sets Off To Uncover Secrets Of The Deep

Friday, 7 March 2025, 10:48 am | Greenpeace

With two specialist marine scientists on board, Greenpeace is aiming to use remotely operated deep sea cameras to survey seamounts and other features in both New Zealand waters and the high seas of the South Pacific. More >>

Fonterra’s Palm Kernel Supply Link To Illegal Palm Operations Bad News For Nestlé

Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 8:11 am | Greenpeace

"This new evidence indicates that Fonterra and Agrifeeds are both complicit in deforestation and the destruction of rare wildlife habitat in Southeast Asia," says Deighton-O’Flynn. More >>

On Marshall Islands Remembrance Day, Greenpeace Calls For Nuclear Justice And Reparations From The United States

Saturday, 1 March 2025, 2:14 pm | Greenpeace

The Marshall Islands bears the deepest scars of a dark legacy - nuclear contamination, forced displacement, and premeditated human experimentation at the hands of the U.S. government. More >>

Greenpeace Obtains Coordinates Of Coral Destruction NZ Government Refused To Reveal

Thursday, 27 February 2025, 1:53 pm | Greenpeace

Greenpeace’s Ellie Hooper is calling the New Zealand government’s refusal to share the coordinates "ludicrous" and "a blatant example of the Luxon led government running interference for the fishing industry." More >>

Paris Agreement Requires Urgent Action To Cut Pollution, Not Just Vibes

Thursday, 27 February 2025, 11:17 am | Greenpeace

Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says "Watts is fundamentally wrong. Our climate targets are not vague ‘intentions’ built on vibes. We are facing an escalating climate crisis - a fire that is burning up our only home while our children are inside.” More >>

NZ Position At Fisheries Forum "Reckless"

Friday, 21 February 2025, 8:37 am | Greenpeace

"New Zealand’s stance at SPRFMO once again shows the desperate, short-term drive for profit, pushed by this Luxon-led government, which is siding with its fishing industry mates and promoting their interests over ocean protection." More >>

ECAN Fails To Provide Free Drinking Water Testing For Communities Impacted By Nitrate Contamination

Thursday, 13 February 2025, 4:58 pm | Greenpeace

Greenpeace spokesperson Will says "It is disgraceful to see that EC will not be providing free water testing to rural communities. Instead, it is leaving them to pay the price of ECan’s failure to regulate the intensive dairy industry, Canterbury’s primary ... More >>

Greenpeace Welcomes Northland Mining Pullout

Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 5:36 pm | Greenpeace

Seabed mining campaigner Juressa Lee says: "The victory over mining company Mineralogy International demonstrates the collective power of resistance in iwi, local communities and environmental groups working together. More >>

Jones Reveals Govt’s Actual Climate Policy - Expanding Fossil Fuel Extraction

Friday, 31 January 2025, 11:19 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

"Just a few hours after the Government released an updated Paris Climate Target, their actual climate policy was revealed by Shane Jones in the policy to increase fossil fuel extraction," says Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Russel Norman. More >>

Latest Climate Target As Useful As Screen Door On A Submarine - Greenpeace

Friday, 31 January 2025, 8:30 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

"Against the backdrop of Luxon’s war on nature, not only is this target too weak to protect our kids and grandkids from a disastrous future but there is no plan to achieve even the targets we already have." More >>

NZ Climate Target Under International Scrutiny As Trading Partners Raise Concerns

Thursday, 30 January 2025, 1:20 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says, "Since taking office, Luxon has worked to roll back virtually every policy that cuts pollution. That includes giving our highest-emitting industry - dairying - a free pass to keep polluting." More >>

Luxon’s Bonfire Of Natural Capital Leaves New Zealand Poorer

Thursday, 23 January 2025, 11:09 am | Greenpeace

Luxon is due to give his State of the Nation speech today which will once again prioritise the War On Nature. These destructive policies, including the fast track law, have become one of the trademarks of his first year in office. More >>

Trump Exit From Paris Agreement Means NZ Must Rally With World To Save Climate

Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 2:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Greenpeace is calling on the Government to significantly strengthen its climate target, in particular the goal to cut methane emissions. This is what the independent Climate Change Commission advised in its report at the end of last year. More >>

“Hell Of A Year”: Greenpeace Comments On Hottest Year On Record, The First To Exceed 1.5°C

Friday, 10 January 2025, 8:41 am | Greenpeace

Scientists are now putting numbers on what most of us already knew was a hell of a year, literally. It’s also been another year of ridiculous profits for the dirty oil and gas corporations fueling this crisis. More >>

Greenpeace Says Fast Track Law Will Continue To Be Resisted

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:34 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

"The Fast Track will destroy existing protections for freshwater, forests, oceans and wildlife. It ignores the concerns of local communities, and will allow zombie projects which have been previously rejected to come back to life." More >>

Court Rules Systemic Failings In Bycatch Reporting

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:19 am | Greenpeace

Greenpeace oceans campaigner Juan Parada says the case demonstrates the serious issues with the FishServe model, a centre piece of ELI’s legal case, where the government and the Ministry of Primary Industries allow the fishing industry to self-regulate ... More >>

Greenpeace Slams Late Release Of Redacted Fast Track Seabed Mining Documents

Monday, 16 December 2024, 2:36 pm | Greenpeace

Over 20,000 people have signed an open letter pledging resistance to companies opting into the fast track, and a further 45,000 have signed a petition calling on the Government to ban seabed mining outright. More >>

Emissions Reduction Plan ‘Not Worth The Paper It’s Written On’ - Greenpeace

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 9:57 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

"This Government has consistently allowed big polluters like the agribusiness industry and the fossil fuel industry to write the policy on climate change, and this abject failure of a plan is the result," says Deighton-O’Flynn. More >>

Explosive LNG Report Casts More Doubt On Govt’s Plan To Build Fossil Gas Import Terminal

Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 8:07 am | Greenpeace

The ‘ Explosive Truths’ report commissioned by Greenpeace delves into the history of LNG accidents, highlighting a lack of transparency, underestimated risks to human safety, and failing safety protocols. More >>

Greenpeace Welcomes Action On Dairy Emissions In Greens’ Alternative Emissions Reduction Plan

Sunday, 8 December 2024, 6:19 pm | Greenpeace

"At a time when the Luxon-led government is caving to polluting industry lobbyists and undermining climate action across all fronts, it is refreshing to see an alternative pathway," says Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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