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Greenpeace Condemns Rapid Removal Of Freshwater Protections By Government
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 10:14 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
"By stripping away freshwater protections, the Government will undermine these key values that New Zealanders hold dear. Christopher Luxon’s coalition Government is positioning itself as anti-environment by putting commercial interests over the ... More >>
Fast Track Ministers' Effort To Avoid Conflict Of Interest Like A Sordid Game Of Twister
Friday, 11 October 2024, 2:42 pm | Greenpeace
Russel Norman says, "It’s like a sordid game of Twister between Shane Jones, Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop as they try to avoid all their conflicts of interest in approving fast track projects. More >>
Monster Hurricane Supercharged By Fossil Fuel Pollution; Big Oil Must Be Held Accountable
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 9:14 am | Greenpeace
The total economic loss from the humanitarian crisis created by the previous Hurricane Helene, including damages to infrastructure, healthcare costs, blackouts, and business disruptions, was estimated by AccuWeather to be as high as $250 billion. More >>
Global Day Of Action Against Big Meat And Dairy Climate Pollution Starts With Fonterra - Greenpeace
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 8:57 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace activists in Aotearoa scaled Fonterra’s 60-metre-tall Te Rapa factory at dawn yesterday, unfurling two large banners reading ‘Fonterra’s methane cooks the climate’. They remained on the building for several hours until they were removed ... More >>
Luxon Escalates War On Nature With Mining-heavy Fast Track List
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 4:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
There are some worthy projects on the list but they are tainted by the process and the presence of Trans-Tasman Resources at the bottom of the barrel. The fast track is the wrong track and will be a poisoned chalice for those companies who risk it. More >>
Projection Calls For NZ To Stop Destructive Bottom Trawling
Friday, 4 October 2024, 9:28 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace says they are highlighting New Zealand's backward position on bottom trawling as the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) meets to discuss fisheries science in Lima, Peru this week. More >>
Luxon Risks EU Free Trade Agreement With Renewed Oil And Gas Exploration
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 8:40 am | Greenpeace
"MFAT has confirmed that Luxon’s attempt to restart oil and gas exploration is a breach of the environment chapter of the recently agreed free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union," says Dr Russel Norman, Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive ... More >>
Freshwater Protections Up Sh-t Creek Without A Paddle Under Luxon’s Government
Monday, 30 September 2024, 5:15 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace will be in Canterbury next month offering free drop-in drinking water testing events for nitrate contamination in Amberley and Oxford on the 18th and 20th of October. More >>
Cut To Orange Roughy Catch Will See No Recovery Within Five Years
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 2:20 pm | Greenpeace
The Oceans and Fisheries Minister has chosen to do the bare minimum, just enough to stop the decline, not enough to allow the stock to recover, and nothing at all to address the huge damage caused by bottom trawling on seamounts. More >>
Luxon Govt Shows Total Disregard For Public Concerns About Climate
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 1:42 pm | Greenpeace
The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill was only introduced into Parliament on Tuesday, September 24. The Bill aims to restart offshore oil and gas exploration and weaken the requirement for oil companies to pay for the clean-up after they finish work. More >>
Camera Roll-out A Win For The Ocean, Now Needed For Full Fleet
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 2:38 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Dr. Russel Norman says, "Cameras on boats are our eyes at sea, helping to keep the fishing industry accountable, and giving us a clear picture of how commercial fishing impacts the ocean. More >>
Fonterra Profits At The Expense Of The Rainforest
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 9:30 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
"Fonterra should be ashamed that despite the results reported today, they continue to contribute to the deforestation, worker exploitation and the destruction of rare wildlife habitats that come at the hands of the palm industry," says Deighton-O’Flynn. More >>
Greenpeace Seabed Mining Protest Extends To A Second Site
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 5:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Spokesperson Juressa Lee says that while today’s focus has been on Trans Tasman Resources and their plan to mine the seabed of the South Taranaki Bight, it should also be a warning to any company considering using the Fast Track approvals process ... More >>
Greenpeace Occupies Straterra’s Wellington HQ In Seabed Mining Protest
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 12:07 pm | Greenpeace
Three activists have locked themselves inside the building, and two more have climbed onto an awning at the front of the building to deploy a large ‘No Seabed Mining’ banner. More >>
State Of NZ’s Waters Worsening As Luxon Barges Ahead With Reckless Plan To Strip Freshwater Protections - Greenpeace
Monday, 23 September 2024, 2:20 pm | Greenpeace
In May, the Government announced plans to remove requirements for consent applicants to comply with Te Mana o Te Wai - the hierarchy of obligations, which puts the health of fresh water and communities ahead of commercial use of water. More >>
Cook Islands Civil Society Calls For Ocean Protection From Deep Sea Mining During Underwater Minerals Meeting
Friday, 20 September 2024, 10:46 am | Greenpeace
Photo/Supplied Rarotonga, Cook Islands - 150 people paddled out into the port of Avarua, Rarotonga, on Wednesday, deploying a floating banner that calls for ocean protection while an international seabed minerals conference is taking place across ... More >>
Greenpeace Announces Next Round Of Water Testing In Canterbury, Calls For End To Drinking Water Pollution
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:16 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa will offer free drinking water testing in Amberley and Oxford this October, following alarming nitrate contamination levels threatening rural communities’ health. More >>
Footage Released By Greenpeace Reveals Damage In The Deep Ocean From Industrial Fishing
Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:44 am | Greenpeace
The compelling evidence emphasises how this precious ecosystem has been decimated by years of bottom trawling, which involves dragging heavy weighted fishing gear across the sea floor, destroying fragile communities that take thousands of years ... More >>
Weaker Freshwater Rules Would Threaten Rural People’s Health - Greenpeace
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:06 pm | Greenpeace
Environmental regulations exist for a reason - to protect the places and creatures we care about and the things we depend on like clean drinking water. More >>
Greenpeace Slams Govt Decision To Expand Seabed Mining Permit Area
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:47 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace says it’s "unbelievable" that wannabe seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has been given the go-ahead to nearly quadruple the size of the area it wants to mine in the South Taranaki Bight. More >>
