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Down Stream: Three Wāhine Māori Talk About The Impacts Of Climate Change In Tairāwhiti
Monday, 19 June 2023, 9:40 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has released a short documentary featuring Tui Warmenhoven (Ngāti Porou), who is a community leader, lawyer, researcher and the Greenpeace Aotearoa board chair. With cyclone Gabrielle and Hale before it, Tui Warmenhoven (Ngāti Porou) has witnessed ... More >>
Greenpeace Collaborates On Star-Studded Cover Of Fleetwood Mac’s 'Don’t Stop'
Sunday, 18 June 2023, 10:05 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace unveils a star-studded cover of Fleetwood Mac’s iconic single Don’t Stop aiming to inspire a new generation of climate activists. Created by Grammy-winning producer Fraser T Smith (Stormzy, Adele, Dave, Drake) and lauded rapper Avelino, ... More >>
Coalition Of 30 Environmental Groups Launches 10-point Climate Action Plan
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 6:53 am | Greenpeace
A coalition of over 30 organisations from across Aotearoa has come together to launch a 10 point plan called "Climate Shift", which calls for urgent climate action from parties across the political spectrum in the lead-up to the election. ... More >>
Climate Activist Found Guilty But Remains Undeterred
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 3:52 pm | Greenpeace
Grandmother and climate activist Rosemary Penwarden was today found guilty of two charges brought against her for sending a satirical letter notifying oil industry conference speakers that the 2019 PEPANZ Petroleum Conference had been postponed ... More >>
National Party Genetic Engineering Policy A Dangerous Joke
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 10:30 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is slating the National Party’s announcement that it would abandon New Zealand’s GE Free status "just to provide yet another means of delaying climate action". Greenpeace agriculture campaigner Christine Rose says "Christopher ... More >>
National Party’s Agricultural Emissions Policy Just More Predatory Delay
Monday, 12 June 2023, 3:20 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is condemning the National Party’s agricultural emissions policy as "yet more predatory delay", saying that "the policy is an abject failure to address agricultural emissions and tackle the escalating climate crisis." ... More >>
Support For Climate Activist Facing Jury Trial For Peaceful Protest Today In Dunedin
Monday, 12 June 2023, 1:26 pm | Greenpeace
Climate activist and Dunedin grandmother Rosemary Penwarden is appearing in court today over charges brought against her for peaceful protest of the 2019 oil industry conference in Queenstown. Greenpeace programme director Niamh O’Flynn is in the ... More >>
Taxing Urea Better Than He Waka Eke Noa But Stronger Action Needed
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 4:03 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the agriculture industry’s "undue influence" over the Government’s agricultural emissions policy, saying that " predatory denial and delay " have stalled the development of plans to price and reduce ... More >>
Greenpeace & Hapū Of Ngāruahine Appear In Court Of Appeal Tomorrow To Challenge Hydrogen Expansion Of Fertiliser Factory
Monday, 22 May 2023, 7:10 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace, with several hapū of Ngāruahine, will be in the Court of Appeal in Wellington tomorrow (Tuesday 23 May) at 10am to challenge the awarding of consent for hydrogen expansion of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser production at the Kāpuni ... More >>
Greenpeace Applauds Move To Reduce Coal Use At Glenbrook Steel Mill
Monday, 22 May 2023, 8:55 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is applauding the government’s announcement that it will invest in a transition away from coal to electricity at Glenbrook Steel Mill. The move would mean 800,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions saved each year which is equivalent to one percent ... More >>
Nitrate Contamination History Taints Waimate’s Best-tasting Water Award
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 4:05 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace says Glenavy residents of Waimate District might be galled at the local Council being awarded best drinking water awards when they recently spent weeks on emergency tank water due to nitrate contamination levels that left their supply undrinkable. ... More >>
Budget 2023 Is A Gamble With The Climate Crisis
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:35 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling out the Government for gambling with the climate crisis, saying that Budget 2023 puts corporate profit ahead of acting on climate change and the cost of living. Greenpeace climate campaigner, Christine Rose, says "to find ... More >>
Delaying Cameras On Boats Will Mean More Ocean Destruction, Says Greenpeace
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 11:22 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Further news that commercial fishing boats are operating without onboard observers shows just how critical it is to get cameras on boats immediately, says Greenpeace. This week it was reported that the number of observers on inshore boats had fallen ... More >>
Budget 2023 Must Balance The Books On Climate
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 2:12 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa says that Budget 2023 must balance the books on the climate, and is calling on the Government to ensure that the response to this year’s devastating climate disasters is coupled with funding for urgent climate action. Greenpeace campaigner ... More >>
UN Plastic Pollution Report Will Result In 100 Million Tons Of Plastic Pollution Every Year
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 12:20 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa has slammed a report from the United Nations Environment Program today on how to address the plastic pollution crisis, saying it will allow millions more tons of plastic pollution to end up in the environment each year. The UNEP report, ... More >>
Labour Makes Excuses In Seabed Mining Debate - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 8:39 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is disappointed that the Labour Government chose not to support the Seabed Mining Prohibition Amendment Bill and says the delay puts precious sea creatures at risk. . The members’ bill, introduced by Debbie Ngarewa-Packer of ... More >>
Ocean Groups Slam Fishing Industry Transformation Plan As ‘status Quo Plus Subsidies’
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 5:58 pm | Greenpeace
Environmental and recreational fishing groups have slammed the government’s draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan at a public meeting today, saying the plan does nothing to tackle the threat of destructive bottom trawling. The draft plan, ... More >>
Time To Throw He Waka Eke Noa On The Policy Bonfire
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 12:20 pm | Greenpeace
As Aucklanders weather yet another severe storm and brace themselves for more slips and flooding, Greenpeace Aotearoa says it’s time for urgent action to reduce the agricultural emissions that drive the climate crisis. Greenpeace is calling on the ... More >>
Labour Misses Golden Opportunity To Stop Seabed Mining
Friday, 5 May 2023, 7:11 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa has slammed the Labour Government’s failure to support Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s Seabed Mining Prohibition Amendment Bill, and instead opt for a select committee inquiry into seabed mining. The bill ... More >>
Coca-Cola’s Latest Greenwashing An Attempt At Disguising Its Biggest Polluter Status
Monday, 1 May 2023, 7:31 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the "blatant greenwashing" by Coca-Cola after the world’s biggest plastic polluter announced it will replace its green bottles with clear plastic. The company revealed its plans today, saying clear bottles ... More >>
