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Gastro outbreak shows Ruataniwha must be scrapped
Monday, 22 August 2016, 12:41 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is calling for the Ruataniwha dam project in Hawke’s Bay to be scrapped in light of the latest lead on the gastro outbreak. More >>
"Climate denialist” policies will undermine Paris Agreement
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 2:05 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday 17 August - New Zealand’s ratification of the Paris Agreement won’t be worth the paper it’s written on unless the Government abandons its “climate denialist” policies, says Greenpeace. More >>
Genesis Energy’s link to organised crime "highly disturbing"
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 2:54 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday, August 16: Genesis Energy has been named as one of a dozen New Zealand companies that bought large numbers of fraudulent carbon credits from Russia and the Ukraine, it has been revealed. More >>
Nearly half think manufacturers should recycle mobile phones
Monday, 15 August 2016, 1:40 pm | Greenpeace
Hong Kong, 15 August 2016 - Consumers say mobile phone manufacturers are releasing too many new models, according to a survey Greenpeace East Asia commissioned across six countries. In all countries surveyed, consumers were most likely to say that ... More >>
Greenpeace welcomes first step from Fonterra on palm kernel
Friday, 12 August 2016, 1:59 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Fonterra’s announcement that it will clean up its use of palm kernel expeller (PKE) is a good first step, but the dairy giant must move towards a full phase out as soon as possible, says Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace welcomes Landcorp’s landmark palm kernel ban
Monday, 8 August 2016, 10:52 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
8th August 2016: A major move by Landcorp to rid New Zealand farms of rainforest-destroying palm kernel has been welcomed by Greenpeace. More >>
World’s largest carbon producers ordered to respond
Friday, 29 July 2016, 12:30 pm | Greenpeace
World’s largest carbon producers ordered to respond to allegations of human rights abuses from climate change More >>
NZ Government “must move fast” to ban killer microbeads
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 1:40 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, July 21: Environment Minister Nick Smith is set to hold a meeting to discuss options for banning noxious microbeads from personal care products in New Zealand. More >>
US ship decision a victory for people power - Greenpeace
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 10:31 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tuesday 21 July, Auckland - The US Government’s decision to send a warship to New Zealand is a huge victory for people power, Greenpeace said today. More >>
New Zealand “must act fast” in wake of new temperature data
Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 12:29 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday, July 20: In the wake of today’s revelation by one the world’s foremost climate institutes that the planet has just experienced the hottest six months on record, the Executive Director of Greenpeace New Zealand is calling on the NZ Government ... More >>
New Zealand “must act fast” in wake of new temperature data
Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 12:28 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday, July 20: In the wake of today’s revelation by one the world’s foremost climate institutes that the planet has just experienced the hottest six months on record, the Executive Director of Greenpeace New Zealand is calling on the NZ Government ... More >>
Electricity watchdog gives green light to “kill solar power”
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 1:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday, June 13: New Zealand’s electricity watchdog is not fit for purpose and is working with big energy companies to destroy the future of rooftop solar power in New Zealand, according to Greenpeace NZ. More >>
Government and fishing industry cover up dolphin deaths
Saturday, 9 July 2016, 9:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 9 July 2016 - The New Zealand Government must act to protect our dolphins after a new scientific report to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) says that twenty times more New Zealand dolphins are killed by the NZ fishing industry ... More >>
Investment company requests urgent access to $80m
Friday, 8 July 2016, 10:01 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Friday, July 8: An investment company is demanding the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council hand over $80 million of ratepayer money for a controversial and polluting dam, prior to formal checks and balances being completed. More >>
Commissioner sends ‘please explain’ note to Government
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 1:47 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has sent a ‘please explain’ note to the Government over its woeful record on climate change, rivers and oceans. More >>
Greenpeace launches legal challenge against $1b dam plan
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 10:38 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wednesday, June 22: Greenpeace NZ is launching a legal challenge against a controversial plan to build a dam that’s set to cost close to $1 billion and will pollute a region’s rivers. More >>
Greenpeace gears up to fight NZ’s first-ever “solar tax”
Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 10:24 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace gears up to fight NZ’s first-ever “solar tax” with launch of hot desk More >>
Greenpeace joins Amazon People in battle to save their land
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 11:21 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Thursday, June 16: Greenpeace has joined forces with an Indigenous Amazonian community in an unofficial demarcation of their land, deep in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. More >>
Councillor’s conflict of interest exposed
Monday, 13 June 2016, 11:36 am | Greenpeace
Friday, June 10: It’s been revealed that a Hawke’s Bay Regional councillor could stand to make money if the Council approves a controversial and polluting dam that’s set to cost close to $1 billion. More >>
Minister confirms Greenpeace allegations of fishing industry
Monday, 30 May 2016, 1:46 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 30 May 2016 - Minister for MPI, Nathan Guy, has confirmed this morning that the fishing industry is indeed responsible for reviewing video surveillance from its own trawlers and reporting suspicious behaviour to the regulator, MPI. More >>
