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Photo: Oil Free Seas Flotilla departure
Monday, 11 November 2013, 4:22 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Three yachts, which are part of the the Oil Free Seas Flotilla, depart Auckland. They are the SV Vega, SV Friendship and SV Shearwater II. Other boats in the flotilla will depart from Wellington, Kaikoura and Bay of Islands later this week. They will ... More >>
Greenpeace releases new footage of Arctic Sunrise boarding
Saturday, 9 November 2013, 12:57 pm | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 9 November 2013 – Greenpeace International today released previously unseen footage taken during the boarding and seizure of the ship Arctic Sunrise by armed Russian security officers following a peaceful Arctic oil protest. More >>
Russia fails to lift piracy charges against Arctic 30
Monday, 4 November 2013, 11:17 am | Greenpeace
Prosecuting authorities in Russia were under fire today after it was revealed that they have failed to lift charges of piracy against the Arctic 30, despite pledging to do so. More >>
Australians push NZ PM to ban shark finning
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 9:07 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Sydney, 27 October 2013: Australians are being asked to join the campaign to pressure the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to ban shark finning at a Greenpeace Australia ‘100% Brutal NZ’ mock shark fin soup stall at iconic Manly Beach in the lead ... More >>
Australians push NZ PM to ban shark finning
Sunday, 27 October 2013, 10:20 am | Greenpeace
Australians are being asked to join the campaign to pressure Prime Minister John Key to ban shark finning at a Greenpeace Australia ‘100% Brutal NZ’ mock shark fin soup stall at iconic Manly Beach today. More >>
Shell study backs Greenpeace in oil spill row
Friday, 25 October 2013, 1:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has just released the results of shallow water oil spill modelling by Shell Todd Oil for Taranaki on their website. Their blowout scenario is modelled on a spill of 10,000 barrels a day for 106 days. More >>
Anadarko Challenged to Release Oil Spill Data
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:31 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Oil driller Anadarko have today been challenged to release their own data showing the potential impact an oil spill could have on New Zealand. More >>
Deep-sea oil blowout could decimate favourite kiwi beaches
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 8:59 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A computer oil spill modelling report released today shows a deep-sea blowout could have devastating impacts on New Zealand's coastal waters and significant economic consequences. More >>
Global protests call for release of Arctic 30
Saturday, 19 October 2013, 2:09 pm | Greenpeace
Global protests call for release of Arctic 30 as masked men break into grounds of Greenpeace office More >>
'30 days of injustice' event
Friday, 18 October 2013, 11:41 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 18 October 2013 – Greenpeace volunteers are today holding a dawn to dusk vigil in a mock prison cell on the Auckland waterfront to mark the 30th day of detention in Russia for the Arctic 30 which includes two New Zealanders. More >>
New Zealander and Arctic Sunrise captain refused bail
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 5:36 pm | Greenpeace
New Zealander David Haussmann, along with the captain of the Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise and one other activist, has been refused bail in Russia. The Greenpeace International activists appeared this morning before a court in Murmansk. More >>
Murmansk court continues to refuse bail for Greenpeace
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 10:33 am | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 15 October 2013 - Greenpeace International activist Frank Hewetson (UK) has been refused bail by the Regional Court of Murmansk in Russia, bringing the number of rejected bail appeals to 10. More >>
Nzer David Haussmann and Greenpeace Cptn refused bail
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 9:16 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Greenpeace International activists appeared this morning before a court in Murmansk. Haussmann was one of the electricians on the Arctic Sunrise when it was seized last month by armed men from the Russian security forces. The ship’s captain, American ... More >>
Greenpeace bail appeals refused, Brazil president speaks out
Monday, 14 October 2013, 3:52 pm | Greenpeace
Appeals for bail by lawyers for Phil Ball and Kieron Bryan, both British citizens, were today refused by the Regional Court of Murmansk. Phil Ball is one of 28 Greenpeace International activists, along with New Zealanders David Haussmann and Jonathan Beauchamp, ... More >>
Greenpeace activists and freelance photographer refused bail
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 8:58 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Regional Court of Murmansk today rejected an application made by lawyers for two Greenpeace International activists and a freelance photographer that they be released on bail (1). More >>
Greenpeace applauds Dutch arbitration over Arctic 30
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 12:40 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace International applauds Dutch arbitration over Arctic 30 Amsterdam, 4 October 2013 – The Dutch government today announced that it would initiate arbitration proceedings against Russia under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea to secure ... More >>
Greenpeace Candlelight Vigil Outside Russian Embassy
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 11:59 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace volunteers hold candles outside the Russian Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand at dawn to mark the beginning of an emergency global day of solidarity calling for the Arctic 30 to be released from Russian jail cells. Peaceful events are planned ... More >>
Piracy charges laid against Greenpeace International activists
Friday, 4 October 2013, 9:04 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A further 15 Greenpeace International activists and a Russian freelance photojournalist were today charged with piracy in Murmansk. This means that all 28 activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, as well as two freelancers, now face the charge. ... More >>
Crowds Expected at Russian Embassy Event in Wellington
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Crowds Expected at Russian Embassy Event in Wellington as Charges Anticipated for Two Kiwi Greenpeace Activists More >>
Greenpeace International to appeal Russian court rulings
Saturday, 28 September 2013, 2:56 pm | Greenpeace
Amsterdam, 27 September 2013 - Greenpeace International condemned a series of Russian court rulings which left dozens of activists in custody pending investigations into a peaceful Arctic oil protest. The group insisted it would not be intimidated and ... More >>
