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Government Subsidies For Dirty Dairy Dams Will Lead To Polluted Drinking Water - Greenpeace
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 10:41 am | Greenpeace
New Zealanders from across the country have campaigned against the construction of irrigation dams for decades, and in 2017, the Labour-led Government ended government subsidies for irrigation dams as a result of this pressure. More >>
Luxon Govt Tries To Bring Back The Fax Machine
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 2:33 pm | Greenpeace
"The Government should be building a clean, affordable energy future - not dragging New Zealand backwards into higher energy bills and climate chaos." More >>
Governments Must Rise To The Moment And Vote In Favour Of A Moratorium On Deep Sea Mining
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 7:49 am | Greenpeace
While high-level representatives from Palau, France and Panama attended to rally the international community, Greenpeace is calling for greater efforts from more governments to put a legal barrier between mining machines and the deep ocean. More >>
What The Heck Winston? Greenpeace Queries NZ First Support For Seymour’s Overseas Investment Bill
Friday, 25 July 2025, 7:23 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace spokesperson Gen Toop says: "ACT is trying to change the Overseas Investment law to make it easier for multinational corporations to buy up and exploit conservation land, lakebeds, coastal zones, wāhi tapu sites and other sensitive land across Aotearoa." More >>
Gore 'Not Out Of The Woods Yet'- Nitrate Level Linked To Increased Risk Of Preterm Birth
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 3:17 pm | Greenpeace
While the township’s do-not-drink notice has been lifted, Greenpeace freshwater campaigner Will Appelbe says there is still a risk to public health. More >>
World Court’s Climate Ruling A Legal Warning Shot For Luxon
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 9:48 am | Greenpeace
The Court has made it clear: states must take action to prevent climate harm, no matter where it occurs. They must uphold people’s fundamental right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment - for today’s communities and future generations. More >>
Gore’s Iconic Brown Trout Statue Latest Victim Of Township’s Drinking Water Crisis
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 7:58 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace spokesperson Will Appelbe says," Two years ago, we offered free nitrate tests to Gore residents, and found that 45% of the samples we tested from the town supply were above 4 mg/L of nitrate. Since then, levels of nitrate contamination ... More >>
‘Only A Matter Of Time’ Before A Baby Is Harmed Due To Nitrate Contamination, Warns Greenpeace
Monday, 21 July 2025, 2:52 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace says that the best way to reduce harm done by nitrate pollution in the long-term is to regulate the source of the pollution. More >>
Government Agency Warns Controversial Bill Could Delay Disaster Response
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 4:53 pm | Greenpeace
In a briefing obtained by Greenpeace under the Official Information Act, LINZ - the agency responsible for managing Crown land - warned that the Bill may "limit the ability to respond quickly to emerging issues (for example, climate-related or natural ... More >>
Alliance Renews Call For Bottom Trawling Ban In Hauraki Gulf
Thursday, 17 July 2025, 12:02 pm | Greenpeace
Bottom trawling is a fishing method that involves dragging heavy nets over the seafloor to catch fish, stirring up sediment, releasing carbon and indiscriminately killing marine life. More >>
Greenpeace Holds Dawn Commemoration Of 40 Years Since Rainbow Warrior Bombing, Death Of Photographer Fernando Pereira
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 10:50 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa says today is a moment to reflect on the past, and remember the life of Fernando Pereira, the photographer who was killed in the bombing. More >>
A Dawn Service To Commemorate The Bombing Of The Rainbow Warrior In Auckland
Monday, 7 July 2025, 3:04 pm | Greenpeace
A dawn ceremony of remembrance will be hosted by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei on board the Rainbow Warrior from 7am on 10 July 2025 at Halsey Street Wharf in the Viaduct. More >>
"A Dirty Deal For Dirty Water" - Government’s $56m Irrigation Subsidy Blasted By Greenpeace
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 2:02 pm | Greenpeace
The Government has announced a $56 million dollar subsidy through the Regional Investment Fund for three water storage projects in the Canterbury region - the Opuha Dam and Irrigation Scheme, the Balmoral Water Storage Facility (Amuri), and the Waimakariri ... More >>
Greenpeace International Begins Groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP Case To Protect Freedom Of Speech
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 10:12 am | Greenpeace
The multi-billion-dollar company brought two back-to-back SLAPP suits against Greenpeace International and Greenpeace in the US, after Greenpeace showed solidarity with the 2016 peaceful Indigenous-led protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. More >>
Wildly Inaccurate Figures Used To Justify ‘Shane’s $200 Million Fossil Fuel Slush Fund’
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 3:31 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace has called it a "complete debacle" and is calling for the Government to scrap what it calls "Shane’s $200m fossil fuel slush fund’’ immediately. More >>
Government Moves To Further Weaken Freshwater Protections As New Report Highlights Poor State Of NZ Drinking Water
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 12:07 pm | Greenpeace
During 2024, Taumata Arowai received 4 notifications of samples from registered supplies that exceeded the maximum allowable value of 11.3 mg/L for nitrate. More >>
Official Documents Reveal Widespread Opposition To Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 10:00 am | Greenpeace
Ministry for the Environment described the Bill as "deeply problematic" and warned that it "conflicts with the fundamental principles of the environmental management system" and "poses risks to the health, safety, economic, social, and environmental ... More >>
Greenpeace Activists Confront Second "Ocean Killer" At Sea, As Vessels Turn Off AIS
Monday, 30 June 2025, 4:28 pm | Greenpeace
From depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop. More >>
Greenpeace Activists Rebrand NZ Bottom Trawler "Ocean Killer" At Sea
Friday, 27 June 2025, 8:21 pm | Greenpeace
The at-sea action comes just weeks after it was revealed a New Zealand vessel dragged up six tonnes of coral in a single trawl on the Chatham Rise, known for being a hotspot for coral life. More >>
NZ Becomes First Country To Back Out Of Beyond Oil And Gas Alliance
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 4:13 pm | Greenpeace
From choosing to reverse the oil and gas ban, to offering up $200 million in taxpayer-funded subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, it’s clear that Luxon can’t be trusted to make decisions on climate change, Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says. More >>
