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Dairy Irrigation Subsidies Must Be Ditched to Avert Crisis
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 11:58 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Government subsidies for dairy irrigation schemes should be dropped in order to avert a dairy crisis, Greenpeace says today. The government currently has around $120million of taxpayers’ money sitting in a fund, called Crown Irrigation Investments, which ... More >>
Whiskas Embroiled in Modern-Day Slavery Scandal
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 10:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Cat owners who buy Whiskas for their pet may unwittingly be funding modern-day slavery and destructive fishing methods, Greenpeace New Zealand says today. More >>
Landcorp Ditches Industrial Dairy Plans Over Pollution Fears
Monday, 7 March 2016, 11:02 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Responding to news that state-owned company Landcorp, the country’s biggest dairy farmer, is set to ditch industrial dairy plans in Waikato, Genevieve Toop, Greenpeace’s agriculture campaigner, said: More >>
Climate action “a matter of life and death”
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 2:26 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, 3 March: The month of February has experienced a whopping temperature rise not seen before in the history of record-keeping, according to just-released global satellite data. More >>
Radiation impacts of Fukushima disaster investigated
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 3:14 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tokyo, 25 February 2016 - Greenpeace Japan today announced it is conducting an underwater investigation into radiation contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The survey will be conducted from a Japanese research vessel ... More >>
Greenpeace launches campaign against NZ’s largest oil event
Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 10:15 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday, February 23: Greenpeace is calling for members of the public to take part in a co-ordinated demonstration of peaceful civil disobedience at the annual petroleum conference at SkyCity in Auckland. More >>
Government’s “failing” oil agenda hits hurdle
Monday, 15 February 2016, 11:17 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Monday, February 15: As of last month, there was not a single petroleum company searching for oil in New Zealand using exploratory drilling. More >>
Activists convicted but receive no punishment
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 3:51 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The five Greenpeace activists who stormed on board a New Zealand Government climate research ship that was found to be searching for oil have been discharged – and will receive no punishment – after being convicted at the Auckland District Court ... More >>
ChinaChem takeover of Syngenta - Greenpeace statement
Friday, 5 February 2016, 9:58 am | Greenpeace
Beijing, 4 February 2016 - On the announcement of ChemChina to takeover the pesticide and seed company Syngenta, Philippe Schenkel, Ecological Farming Campaigner at Greenpeace Switzerland, said: More >>
Greenpeace Response to TPP Protests
Thursday, 4 February 2016, 11:27 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Response to TPP Protests Responding to today’s protests in Auckland ahead of the signing of the controversial TPP deal, Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman said: “Peaceful protest is the beating heart of any democracy. And ... More >>
Coal dropped from Vietnam’s future energy plans
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 4:00 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Bangkok, 27 January 2016 - Vietnam will effectively shelve the equivalent of 70 large coal power plants following an announcement from the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that the country would drop all further coal-fired power plant projects and move ... More >>
City rail announcement a “huge win for people power"
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 1:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
January 27, 2016: Today’s announcement that the Government will contribute funding to a city rail link in Auckland despite Prime Minister John Key’s past resistance to it, shows that public pressure is working, says Greenpeace’s executive director ... More >>
Backdoor talks to keep coal powering NZ "absolute disgrace"
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 10:05 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
25 January, 2016: The electricity companies conducting a behind-the-scenes fight to keep New Zealand’s last coal-fired power plant at Huntly alive are an “absolute disgrace”, says Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman. More >>
Pacific nations urged to consider tuna conservation
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 11:02 am | Greenpeace
Sydney, 21 January 2016 - The United States withdrawal from a key decades-old tuna fishing treaty with Pacific nations could benefit tuna conservation efforts, but its fishing rights must be carefully allocated, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said ... More >>
NASA announcement indicates NZ faces extreme weather events
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 9:30 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
January 21, 2016: 2015 is officially the hottest year on record according to NASA, news which the executive director of Greenpeace calls “disturbing” for an island nation like New Zealand. More >>
China declares no new coal mines for next three years
Wednesday, 6 January 2016, 11:25 am | Greenpeace
Beijing, 5 January 2016 - China announced plans recently to halt new coal mine approvals for the next three years, and close 1,000 coal mines as part of its fight against air pollution. The announcement, made in a speech by the Head of China’s National ... More >>
New climate minister slammed
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 4:10 pm | Greenpeace
New climate minister slammed for lauding projected 30% increase in climate emissions December 17, 2015: Brand new climate minister Paula Bennett has today been slammed after praising a report for the United Nations that reveals New Zealand is on track ... More >>
Government’s oil permit announcement symbol of failure
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 11:57 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
December 16, 2015: The absence of deep sea oil permits in the Government’s just-announced 2015 block offer is another “nail in the coffin” of New Zealand’s oil programme, says Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman. More >>
Thai Union seafood allegedly connected to child labour
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:27 am | Greenpeace
Washington, DC, 14 December 2015 - An Associated Press investigation released today found that Thai Union, owner of Chicken of the Sea in the U.S., has again been connected to forced labour and horrific working conditions in Thailand. The investigation, ... More >>
Greenpeace Reaction to Paris Climate Agreement
Sunday, 13 December 2015, 11:41 am | Greenpeace
Reacting to the Paris Agreement at the conclusion of COP21, Greenpeace International executive director Kumi Naidoo said: More >>
