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Dairying in the Mackenzie - How far is too far?
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 1:51 pm | Greenpeace
When it comes to extremes we all have different limits. And sometimes we have to reach those nasty edges to appreciate they do exist. More >>
New water rules must ban dairy conversions says Greenpeace
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 1:01 pm | Greenpeace
Tuesday, 3 July - Greenpeace says New Zealand’s water regulations need to be updated to prevent dairy expansion and end the intensification of livestock farming across the country. More >>
Twelve arrested in Mackenzie dairy expansion protest
Monday, 2 July 2018, 4:02 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Twelve arrested in Mackenzie dairy expansion protest Mon, 2nd July: Twelve people have been arrested following a peaceful protest at the Simons Pass dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Country. Among those arrested was an 88 year old South Island man. More >>
Greenpeace activists unleash giant banner in Mackenzie
Monday, 2 July 2018, 1:20 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
45 activists arrived at the site before dawn, in freezing temperatures, some locking themselves onto diggers and trucks. Police have arrived on the scene. More >>
Greenpeace shuts down Mackenzie mega dairy conversion
Monday, 2 July 2018, 10:14 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Dozens of environmental activists have braved freezing temperatures this morning to protest at the site of a proposed mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie / Te Manahuna. More >>
Fonterra’s link to "dirty secret" in Indonesia
Monday, 25 June 2018, 1:07 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Fonterra is about to take another hit to its international reputation, this time over rainforest destruction and cow feed. More >>
Tiny district council has chance to stop dairy conversion
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 10:29 am | Greenpeace
A tiny district council in the South Island may be all that stands in the way of an industrial dairy development in the unique and fragile Mackenzie Basin. More >>
Rich lister props up failing irrigation schemes
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 12:25 pm | Greenpeace
Thurs 14th June, It's been revealed that a rich-lister Gary Rooney looks set to bail out the ailing South Canterbury irrigation scheme, Hunter Downs. More >>
Half of all NZ emissions could be ignored under Act
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 12:32 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, June 7: Greenpeace is raising red flags that the agriculture industry, New Zealand’s biggest emitter, could escape being held responsible for nearly half of the country’s climate emissions under the proposed Zero Carbon Act. More >>
Shocking Antarctic Plastic Pollution Uncovered by Greenpeace
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 11:13 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica has revealed shocking data - that plastic pollution and chemicals are now present in one of the remotest parts of the planet. More >>
Govt bag ban close but needs to be comprehensive
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 5:30 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is applauding the strong signal from the Associate Environment Minister today that she will ban plastic bags later in the year, but warns that if not comprehensive, the ban could fail to fix the problem. More >>
Plastic pledge is rubbish
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 12:22 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Plastic pledge is rubbish Tuesday, June 5 : Greenpeace warns that today’s announcement of the "Beat Plastic Pollution" declaration is an industry-led false solution for tackling the scourge of plastic pollution in our oceans. More >>
Greenpeace calls "balderdash" on MPI claims
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 12:04 pm | Greenpeace
Thursday, May 31: Greenpeace is calling for MPI to immediately release any documentation addressing the serious issues found during two extensive investigations into New Zealand’s fisheries, the reports of which they then buried. More >>
Power prices skyrocket from coal and diesel
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 10:45 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday, May 30: Power prices have soared over the last few evenings as energy utilities fired up coal, gas and even diesel generators to fill a spike in demand for heating during this week’s cold snap. More >>
Another leaked MPI report reveals scale of underreporting
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 5:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is renewing its call for a full and independent inquiry into New Zealand’s Fisheries Management System after releasing yet another leaked internal Government report , this time showing industrial scale under-reporting of fish in the southern ... More >>
NZ investigators expose slavery and human trafficking at sea
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 2:20 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, May 24: Investigators from New Zealand are behind a global operation that has exposed shocking incidents of human trafficking, slavery and abuse at sea aboard international fishing fleets. More >>
Independent inquiry needed after leaked fishing report
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 9:25 am | Greenpeace
Thursday, May 24: Greenpeace is calling for a full and independent inquiry into New Zealand’s Fisheries Management System after releasing a leaked internal Government report showing "shocking" levels of malfeasance in the hoki fishery. More >>
Beware false solutions to plastic bag crisis - Greenpeace
Monday, 21 May 2018, 7:51 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Mon 21 May: Greenpeace is warning that NZ retailers’ enthusiasm to find replacements for single-use plastic bags may result in worse outcomes for the environment. More >>
Why is Govt subsidising agricultural pollution?
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:18 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
"This Coalition Government has made a number of good decisions for the environment recently but it is set to continue to spend over $800 million a year subsidising greenhouse gas pollution from the agriculture sector by not bringing agriculture ... More >>
Greenpeace exposes dairy pipeline incursion
Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 6:49 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace has released drone video footage revealing a major dairy incursion into wilderness country in the Mackenzie. More >>
