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Hobbs lost plot blaming Greenpeace for GE incident
Monday, 27 October 2003, 11:44 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: Greenpeace spokesperson Steve Abel said today that the Environment Minister’s attempt to blame Greenpeace for the latest Japanese GE incident was “totally bizarre.” More >>
Greenpeace make criticism of Clark GE position
Wednesday, 22 October 2003, 11:17 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace today unveiled a billboard in central Wellington and erected a version of the billboard outside parliament in an emphatic criticism of the Clark Government's stance on genetic engineering (GE) and particularly the Government's failure to respond ... More >>
Bush administration targets Greenpeace
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 8:47 am | Greenpeace
In a move unprecedented in its history, the US government has indicted an entire organization - Greenpeace, Inc. (the Greenpeace entity in the US) - for the peaceful protest activities of its supporters. More >>
Prime Minister's GE Attitude Dismal
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 2:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
''Claims by the Prime Minister that she has been on 'bigger marches' than Saturday's massive 35,000 strong rally in Auckland and that the protests against lifting the moratorium are '18 months too late' are pathetic excuses for ignoring the people,'' ... More >>
Greenpeace Aerial Photographs of Auckland Protest
Monday, 13 October 2003, 10:36 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland: An estimated 35 thousand people thronged Queen St today calling for the extension of the moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops in what is being heralded as one of New Zealand's largest ever marches. More >>
Massive March Against GE In Auckland
Monday, 13 October 2003, 9:52 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 11 October, 2003: An estimated 35 thousand people thronged Queen St today calling for the extension of the moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops in what is being heralded as one of New Zealand’s largest ever marches. More >>
Greenpeace hits Aussie poultry co across Tasman
Friday, 10 October 2003, 2:11 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Friday October 10, 2003: A Nelson woman was among 60 Greenpeace activists who shut down Inghams main feed silo in Newcastle Australia today. Nelson activist, Kaz Riley is dressed in a chicken suit, locked onto the front gate preventing distribution ... More >>
Thousands expected at Saturday’s GE Free march
Friday, 10 October 2003, 10:45 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 10 October, 2003: Greenpeace spokesperson Steve Abel is expecting a big turn out for the GE free march in Auckland tomorrow. “This is going to be a history making event” said Abel. “Many thousands will turn up and send a clear public message ... More >>
Greenpeace Seeks Full Public Input into Giant Mine
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 3:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, 9 October 2003: Greenpeace representatives travelled to Huntly today to request that Environment Waikato re-start the RMA submission process on Awaroa 4, a massive new 11 million tonne coal mine proposed by Solid Energy. Disappointingly ... More >>
Protecting Ancient Forests at Frankfurt Book Fair
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 9:44 am | Greenpeace
Frankfurt, October 8, 2003. "The Greenpeace Book Campaign", a new international initiative, has been launched today at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Internationally renowned authors such as Margaret Atwood, Helen Fielding and Kirsten Boie have already joined ... More >>
New RMA Rules Abused for Giant New Coal Mine
Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 9:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Today Greenpeace slammed the first big failure of Marian Hobbs' new Resource Management Act amendments. In the first publicly known example of the RMA's new "limited notification" rules, a giant new Waikato coal mine, Awaroa 4, is being ferreted ... More >>
Labour - Don’t Soil Our Image
Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 4:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday 30 September, 2003: Today the Labour caucus was prevented from leaving Premier House as Greenpeace attempted to dump tonnes of soil at both entrances with tip-trucks. More >>
Taranaki Fossil Fools Promote Burning Fossil Fuels
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 2:21 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Wednesday 24 September 2003: Greenpeace has criticised Taranaki lines company Powerco plans for burning gas for electricity. The concept is being reported as “environmentally friendly” [The Daily News, 22 September 2003]. More >>
Greenpeace Stops Corn GMOs entering Mexico
Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:31 am | Greenpeace
September 12, 2003, Veracruz, Mexico: As the World Trade Organisation meeting in Mexico looks set to leave developing companies at the mercy of the US and biotech companies like Monsanto, Greenpeace stopped the first shipment of genetically engineered ... More >>
USA and EU sink the WTO round in Cancun
Monday, 15 September 2003, 9:31 am | Greenpeace
USA and EU sink the WTO round in Cancun - Greenpeace call on governments to create a new trade system More >>
Huge Auckland GE-Free March Planned Saturday Oct11
Friday, 12 September 2003, 9:34 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has today announced they support the call by Mothers Against Genetic Engineering (MAdGE) for a march up Queen St on Saturday 11 October demanding an extension to the GE moratorium. More >>
GE Fed Chickens Cannot Be Called GE Free
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:09 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Tuesday, 9 Sept 2003, 5.30pm: Greenpeace responded to Inghams claims today that chickens fed on GE feed are GE free, as absolutely misleading. Mike Rozen of Inghams claims that “The use of this [GE] feed does not compromise the absolute GM-free ... More >>
Images: Climbers Shut Down GE Feed Mill
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 1:59 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday, 9 September 2003: Greenpeace activists today shut down the Inghams/Harvey Farms feed mill in Hamilton, demanding that the Aussie owned poultry and feed company stop importing genetically engineered (GE) soy for animal feed. More >>
Greenpeace Climbers shut down GE feed mill
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 11:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace activists today shut down the Inghams/Harvey Farms feed mill in Hamilton, demanding that the Aussie owned poultry and feed company stop importing genetically engineered (GE) soy for animal feed. More >>
Unique Whale Offer to Icelandic Government
Monday, 8 September 2003, 9:47 am | Greenpeace
Reykjavik, Iceland 5 September 2003: The arrival of the Rainbow Warrior in Iceland today launched a public tour that will take the ship around the small North Atlantic Island. At the same time Greenpeace presented an offer to the Icelandic Government, ... More >>
