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Government Proposing Increase Of Highly Toxic Substances In Drinking Water
Monday, 28 March 2022, 3:21 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace and the Pesticide Action Network today expressed "outrage" that Taumata Arowai is proposing to increase the permissible amount of 17 toxic chemicals, substances and radioactive materials in New Zealander’s drinking water. Atrazine ... More >>
Climate Floods A Stark Reminder That Intensive Dairying Must End
Friday, 25 March 2022, 3:38 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
25 March: The latest storms and " climate floods " devastating Tairāwhiti / Gisborne and surrounding areas, are another stark reminder for the Ardern Government that they must put an end to the intensive industrial dairy industry, says Greenpeace ... More >>
Greenpeace Calls On Government To Halve The Dairy Herd
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 3:34 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa has launched a petition calling on the Government to halve the dairy herd , saying that cow numbers are too high for rivers, the climate and people’s health to sustain. Greenpeace Aotearoa lead agriculture campaigner Christine Rose ... More >>
Russia Sanctions By New Zealand Off To A Limp Start
Friday, 18 March 2022, 9:52 am | Greenpeace
The New Zealand Government has announced its first set of sanctions in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine but Greenpeace says they have missed the most obvious target. "It’s good to see the Government finally moving on sanctions ... More >>
Two Thirds Of Tested Rural Bore Water Above Cancer Risk Limit For Nitrate
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 12:24 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa is today releasing preliminary figures of its groundbreaking mail-in nitrate water testing showing that two thirds of 237 bores tested had nitrate contamination above levels linked to colorectal cancer in an international study. ... More >>
Comprehensive Container Return Scheme Needed To Address Plastic Waste Crisis
Monday, 14 March 2022, 2:45 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is welcoming the Government’s announcement of an overhaul of recycling systems to address New Zealand’s astronomical plastic waste issue. On Sunday, the Government announced new proposals aimed to improve kerbside recycling, ... More >>
Ukraine Peace Flotilla Reaches Oligarch Retreat In Helena Bay
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 2:37 pm | Greenpeace
Following an early morning karakia conducted by locals in Whangaruru Harbour, the Ukraine Peace Flotilla has reached Helena Bay in Northland where Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov has his luxury retreat. The flotilla was led in by Carmen Hetaraka ... More >>
Ukraine: Case For Freezing Abramov’s Assets Grows Stronger As Flotilla Nears
Saturday, 12 March 2022, 2:48 pm | Greenpeace
The justification for sanctioning New Zealand’s wealthiest Russian investor, Alexander Abramov is growing stronger by the day according to Greenpeace Aotearoa which has today released a list of points to make the case for freezing the oligarch’s assets ... More >>
Ukraine Peace Flotilla On Its Way With Call To Freeze Oligarch Assets
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 3:09 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The "Ukraine Peace Flotilla" set sail from Auckland this morning with "No War" banners flying. Before sailing, Greenpeace Aotearoa programme director Niamh O’Flynn said: "Today we depart Tamaki Makaurau for Helena Bay ... More >>
Greenpeace To Join Peace Flotilla To Russian Oligarch's Helena Bay Property
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 11:19 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is throwing its support behind a peace flotilla planned to converge on Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov’s luxury coastal retreat in Helena Bay, Northland later this week. On Saturday, Greenpeace called on the Government to immediately ... More >>
Ukraine: Greenpeace Calls For Freeze On Russian Oligarch Assets
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 2:32 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa’s executive director Russel Norman says the organisation "condemns the Russian government’s cruel invasion of Ukraine, and calls on President Putin to withdraw his forces and cease military operations." "The international ... More >>
A Win For People Power As Global Plastics Treaty Mandate Adopted At UN
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 11:52 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa is celebrating a "monumental win for people and the environment" today after the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a mandate to open negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty that addresses the whole life-cycle ... More >>
Govt Urged To Support A Strong Global Plastics Treaty At UN Meeting This Week
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 8:34 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is discussing the possibility of a global, legally-binding treaty on plastic that covers its entire life cycle including extraction, production, transport, use, disposal and remediation. The New Zealand ... More >>
IPCC Report: A Last Chance For Climate Action For A Pacific In Peril
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 8:14 am | Greenpeace
SYDNEY , 28 February 2022 - The latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has revealed the devastating impact to Pacific Islands and communities if the world exceeds 1.5 degrees of warming, warning this threshold ... More >>
IPCC Report Demonstrates Urgent Action On Dairy Emissions Needed By NZ
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 8:13 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the IPCC report released today underlines how the Ardern Government must urgently get real and tackle New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter: intensive dairy. Greenpeace agriculture campaigner Christine Rose says "The ... More >>
Climate Change Commission On Trial
Monday, 28 February 2022, 8:42 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
28 Feb 2022: Today the High Court in Wellington begins hearing a ground-breaking case taken against the Climate Change Commission by Lawyers for Climate Action NZ Inc, who are arguing the Commission’s advice to the Government is not consistent ... More >>
Greenpeace Aotearoa Welcomes Coca-Cola Decision To Make 25% Of Its Packaging Reusable By 2030
Friday, 11 February 2022, 4:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The multinational company, which produces over 120 billion plastic bottles a year, has faced criticism from Greenpeace and other environmental groups for the negative impact of its single-use plastic on the environment and communities located near ... More >>
The 60k Strong Oceans Petition Gets Through To Parliament
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 5:04 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace activists sidestepped the chaos in Wellington this afternoon to deliver a petition demanding stronger protection for the oceans. The petition , signed by over 60,000 New Zealanders, was received by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, ... More >>
Giant Ocean Plea From NZers
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 7:52 pm | Greenpeace
A giant video billboard is being lugged around downtown Wellington this week to alert politicians’ eyes and ears to the plight of our oceans. With mass protests problematic under Covid, Greenpeace has taken this different and safer tack to help ... More >>
POLL: Majority Support Cutting Synthetic Nitrogen Fertiliser
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 2:31 pm | Greenpeace
A Greenpeace commissioned poll released today shows that twice as many New Zealanders support a phase out of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser than oppose it. According to the Horizon poll a majority think the Government should phase out the use of synthetic ... More >>
