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Greenpeace Calls For Govt To Lower Nitrate Limit In Drinking Water
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 12:54 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has today launched a petition calling on the Minister of Health and the Government’s new water regulating body to lower the recognised ‘safe’ limit for nitrates in drinking water to one thirteenth of its current level, from 11.3mg/L ... More >>
Fast Action Needed On Deadly Nitrates
Monday, 22 February 2021, 3:05 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to take urgent action on nitrate levels in drinking water. A report out today reinforces known links between intensive dairying, nitrates and bowel cancer. It says the health of 800,000 New Zealanders could be ... More >>
Another Win For The Movement Against Deep Sea Oil Exploration
Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 6:42 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is celebrating the announcement that New Zealand Oil & Gas and its partner Beach Energy will relinquish their oil and gas exploration permit off the Oamaru coast as "another win for the climate, for wildlife and for people ... More >>
RMA Replacement Must Protect Environmental Bottom Lines Says Greenpeace
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 11:11 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace today cautiously welcomed the Government’s announcement of the principles and process to craft legislation to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA). However the environmental campaigning organisation said the new law must protect environmental ... More >>
33,000 People Call For Govt To Cut Synthetic Nitrogen Fertiliser
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 1:54 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
On Parliament’s first sitting day of the year, Greenpeace has today delivered a petition with the names of 33,000 New Zealanders calling for the Government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. Environment Minister David Parker accepted ... More >>
NZ’s Dirtiest Industry - Dairy - Gets The Biggest Free Pass In Draft Climate Plan
Sunday, 31 January 2021, 4:32 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace has welcomed key parts of the Climate Change Commission's report, but says the ambition falls short of "transformational" and continues a long tradition of giving the dairy industry a "free pass to pollute". The report ... More >>
Government ‘covering Tracks’ For NZ Bottom Trawler That Destroyed Ancient Coral
Friday, 29 January 2021, 12:36 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The government is refusing to release details of a New Zealand bottom trawler that pulled up protected species from a seamount, environmentalists said today. More >>
New Zealand Continues To Disregard Biodiversity Targets, Lobbies For More Bottom Trawling
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 11:29 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
New Zealand is fast developing a reputation as a South Pacific vandal, says Greenpeace, as the government continues to fight against increased ocean protection. At the upcoming meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), ... More >>
Spend Massive Covid Overpayment On Climate - Greenpeace
Thursday, 7 January 2021, 7:08 am | Greenpeace
Official figures released by Greenpeace show the Government could be due a huge refund from the Covid wage subsidy scheme. The environmental organisation has some strong views on how it could be spent. A total of $14 billion was paid out to businesses ... More >>
Yasa’s Climate-charged 345 Km/h Winds Cut A Path Of Destruction Through Fiji’s Two Major Islands
Friday, 18 December 2020, 9:47 am | Greenpeace
SYDNEY , Dec 18 2020 - Tropical Cyclone Yasa struck with wind gusts up to 345 km/h overnight as it tore through Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, destroying homes and schools and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. Despite the high wind speeds, ... More >>
Greenpeace Media Statement On Tropical Cyclone Yasa
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 7:32 pm | Greenpeace
“Cyclone Yasa has been turbocharged by the mining and burning of coal, oil and gas by countries like Australia. Climate change is intensifying extreme weather events that are devastating the Pacific and parts of Australia right now. “This is what ... More >>
Government Must Not Cave To Primary Sector Pressure On Intensive Winter Grazing Rules
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 2:15 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, 17 December: Greenpeace says the Government must not cave to industry pressure to weaken intensive winter grazing rules designed to protect rivers and climate for the good of all New Zealanders. Intensive winter grazing is a practice ... More >>
Gruesome Bycatch Xmas Tree Installed At Ministry Of Oceans And Fisheries
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 9:48 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday, 8 December - Wellington: Greenpeace activists have this morning installed a bycatch Christmas tree outside the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, urging them to give New Zealand the gift of cameras on boats this festive season. The four metre ... More >>
Greenpeace Challenges Coke With Christmas Ads
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 8:30 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is launching a Christmas social media campaign linking Coca Cola with the killing of seabirds in New Zealand. This trio of hard-hitting videos aims to counter the soft drink giant’s seasonal advertising blitz. "This time of year ... More >>
World Could Heat Up To 3.9 Degrees By 2100 On Current Policies, Putting Future Of Pacific Islands At Dire Risk
Thursday, 3 December 2020, 8:28 am | Greenpeace
Under current policies, the world is projected to heat by a median estimate of 2.9 degrees by 2100, with a possible range of 2.1 to 3.9 degrees Celsius, according to a new report by Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Pacific nations are already facing ... More >>
It is a climate emergency, now let’s act like it
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 3:07 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is claiming the Government’s symbolic declaration of climate emergency as a "win for people power", but is challenging Jacinda Ardern and her Government to follow through quickly with policy and action to cut New Zealand’s ... More >>
Climate Emergency Declaration A Win But Needs Action
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 4:32 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, 26 November: Greenpeace is today celebrating another win for people power after the new Government announced an impending climate emergency declaration, but says the declaration is empty words unless it’s backed by policy that actually ... More >>
Fonterra Hands Over PKE Importing To ‘destructive’ Company, Says Greenpeace
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 1:16 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Fonterra’s sale of its half share in a palm kernel expeller business to its partner, palm giant Wilmar International, highlights a concerning relationship, says Greenpeace. Palm kernel expeller, or PKE, is a product of the palm oil industry. Since 2008, ... More >>
50,000-strong Petition Calls For An End To Bottom Trawling On Seamounts
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 4:00 pm | Greenpeace
A coalition of environmental groups delivered a 50,000 strong petition to Parliament today, calling on the Government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts. Members of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Environment and Conservation Organisations ... More >>
Coke, Again With The False Plastic Solutions
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 9:14 am | Greenpeace
A new report shows that despite big promises, Coca Cola is making embarrassingly little progress towards ending plastic pollution. "Coca Cola is one of our country’s biggest plastic polluters, pumping out hundreds of millions of single-use drink bottles ... More >>
