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LEGO putting cash before kids says Greenpeace
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 9:43 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace today launched a major new global campaign targeting the world’s biggest toy company [1], LEGO. They’ll be mobilising more than 5 million online Arctic supporters and thousands of activists to take creative action in six continents as ... More >>
Major new alliance launches Climate Voter initiative
Sunday, 22 June 2014, 2:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 22 June 2014 – A campaign to mobilise thousands of Kiwis to use their vote in September’s election to support action on climate change was launched in Auckland this afternoon. More >>
Calls for Bridges’ sacking surge after Maui’s dolphin move
Thursday, 19 June 2014, 1:28 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
There has been a surge in the number of people calling for Energy Minister Simon Bridges to be sacked following his shock move to allow oil and gas drilling in a marine sanctuary which is home to the critically endangered Maui’s dolphin. More >>
Unwanted Statoil Oil Exploration Begins Off Northland
Monday, 9 June 2014, 8:43 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Sunday 8 June 2014: Only a week after Greenpeace targeted a Statoil rig heading to the Artic, the Norwegian oil giant has begun oil exploration research off Northland. Statoil has contracted NIWA research vessel Tangaroa after $24 million of taxpayer ... More >>
Frack and drill report reveals cowboy approach
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 1:07 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace New Zealand Programme Director Carmen Gravatt comments on the findings in the report ‘Drilling for oil and gas in New Zealand’ released by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright today. More >>
Norwegian coastguard boards Greenpeace ship
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 12:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Barents Sea, May 30th 2014 -- The Norwegian coastguard tonight boarded the Greenpeace ship Esperanza outside of the country’s territorial waters to end a high profile protest against Arctic oil drilling. The environmental group considers the boarding ... More >>
Oil company at centre of Arctic protest coming to NZ
Tuesday, 27 May 2014, 4:47 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Norwegian oil company at the centre of a high profile Greenpeace protest in the Arctic today is also about to start exploring for deep sea oil in New Zealand waters. More >>
Greenpeace protest at Champions League final
Monday, 26 May 2014, 10:46 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Lisbon, May 24th 2014 -- A team of ten Greenpeace campaigners have been apprehended at the Champions League final before they were able to fix an anti-Gazprom banner from the stadium roof. More >>
Budget Response from Greenpeace
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 3:05 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Responding to today’s Budget, Nathan Argent, Greenpeace’s chief policy advisor, said: “This Budget shows a deficit of ambition. There is nothing in here to back our potentially world-leading clean energy sector, which could provide tens of thousands ... More >>
Bridges Has Got to be Sacked, say Greenpeace
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 4:25 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The call comes after it was recently revealed that Bridges, who also holds the associate climate change portfolio, was unaware that he had allowed swathes of Department of Conservation land to be opened up to the oil and gas industry. More >>
Greenpeace Celebrating Victory
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 4:03 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
After nearly 400,000 of us around the world emailed P&G’s boss and thousands more campaigned in supermarkets, on the streets and on social media - they have listened. More >>
NZ energy policy: fiscal idiocy, atmospheric self-harm
Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 3:07 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
As the IPPC report predicts dire consequences for New Zealand, our politicians talk only about ‘adaptation’ to Climate Change while carving up NZ for more fossil fuel exploration and maintaining an 'all of the above' approach to energy that even ... More >>
Government Oil Announcement Tomorrow: Greenpeace Comment
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 4:12 pm | Greenpeace
Commenting ahead of tomorrow’s government announcement about new oil drilling exploration areas in New Zealand, Nathan Argent, Greenpeace’s chief policy advisor, said: More >>
A great day for whales no April Fool's joke
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 9:32 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 1 April 2014 – In response to the International Court of Justice ruling today that the Japanese whaling programme is not scientific [1] Karli Thomas, Greenpeace New Zealand Oceans Campaigner said: More >>
UN rules against hunting of whales 'for science'
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 9:25 am | Greenpeace
The Hague, 31 March 2014 – In response to the International Court of Justice ruling today that the Japanese Whaling program is not scientific [1] John Frizell, Greenpeace International whales campaign coordinator said: More >>
IPCC report: world unprepared for dangers of climate change
Monday, 31 March 2014, 1:20 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace urged world leaders to accelerate the transition to clean and safe energy as the UN climate panel issued on Monday a new warning on the looming climate chaos. More >>
Climate SOS – Greenpeace Urges End To Fossil Fuel Investment
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 11:13 am | Greenpeace
Yokohama, Japan, March 25 2014 – A climate crisis that risks peace and security can still be avoided by accelerating the clean energy revolution, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. More >>
‘Arctic 30’ to take case to European Court of Human Rights
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 9:23 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Amsterdam, 17 March 2014 - The group of Greenpeace activists and freelance journalists who collectively became known as the ‘Arctic 30’ today applied to the European Court of Human Rights requesting damages from the Russian Federation, as well as ... More >>
EU Parliament Calls For Arctic Sanctuary Around North Pole
Friday, 14 March 2014, 10:45 am | Greenpeace
The European Parliament today passed a resolution calling for a protected area around the North Pole which could ban oil companies and industrial fishing fleets from the region. The text echoes the demands of an international campaign which has attracted ... More >>
Anadarko Oil Fail is Government’s Economic Flop
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 9:31 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace says the reported failure of Texan company Anadarko to find oil off both the Raglan and Otago coasts confirms the Government needs to stop supporting foreign oil companies and start backing our local clean energy industry. More >>
