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Hui commits to stop expansion of fossil fuels extraction
Sunday, 31 July 2011, 6:32 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, July 31st 2011: Iwi, community and environmental organisations united at a hui in Auckland this weekend, with the goal of stopping the Government’s efforts to dramatically ramp up the exploitation of fossil fuels in Aotearoa New Zealand. ... More >>
NZ tuna brands must follow UK
Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 9:27 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 27 July 2011 – An announcement yesterday that means all the main tuna brands in the UK are shifting to greener fishing methods has set a sustainability benchmark that New Zealand must follow says Greenpeace. More >>
Government’s roads plan so last century
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 4:00 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland July 26 2011: The Government’s announcement that it will spend billions on roads, but only a comparatively small amount on public transport, shows that its ideas for economic growth and transport come straight out of the 1950s, Greenpeace ... More >>
Stop deep sea oil tour to begin in the North
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 10:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Representatives from Greenpeace New Zealand, and East Coast iwi te Whānau-ā-Apanui, will begin a tour of the Far North on August 1, during which they will be forging alliances with iwi, commercial and recreational fishing groups, tourism bodies, environment ... More >>
Greenpeace condemns whaling nations’ sabotage: IWC meeting
Monday, 18 July 2011, 11:53 am | Greenpeace
As the 63rd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission came to a close in Jersey, a day that saw pro-whaling member nations leave the meeting to avoid voting on the creation of a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary, Greenpeace UK oceans campaigner ... More >>
Wheels coming off Govt’s deep sea oil plans
Sunday, 17 July 2011, 12:21 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 17 July, 2011 - Greenpeace is heralding the pulling of the Northland and Rienga blocks as another success in the nationwide campaign to ensure deep sea oil drilling does not occur in New Zealand waters. More >>
Govt must be straight up over upset in deep sea oil process
Friday, 15 July 2011, 3:43 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace NZ is calling on the Government to stop being secretive about what appears to be a major back-down in its plan to open New Zealand up for offshore deep-water oil exploration. More >>
Greenpeace condemns whaling nations’ sabotage as IWC closes
Friday, 15 July 2011, 10:15 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Jersey, 15 July – As the 63rd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission came to a close in Jersey, a day that saw pro-whaling member nations leave the meeting to avoid voting on the creation of a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary, Greenpeace UK ... More >>
Adidas & Nike Challenged To Champion A Toxic-Free Future
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 8:44 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Beijing, July 13th 2011 - Greenpeace activists displayed a banner with the message "Detox" at the main entrance of both the world's largest Adidas store and a nearby Nike store today in Beijing, calling on the sportswear giants to remove ... More >>
Greenpeace challenges Adidas and Nike to a toxic-free future
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 4:53 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace activists displayed a banner with the message ‘Detox’ at the main entrance of both the world's largest Adidas store and a nearby Nike store today in Beijing, calling on the sportswear giants to remove toxic chemicals from their supply ... More >>
Unjust Conviction of Anti-Whaling Activists Upheld by Sendai
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 10:09 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 13, July, 2011 – Greenpeace today condemned Japan’s ongoing disregard for international human rights law, following the Sendai High Court’s decision to uphold convictions handed down to anti-whaling activists Junichi Sato and Toru ... More >>
REN21 Global Status Report on Renewable Energy
Tuesday, 12 July 2011, 2:32 pm | Greenpeace
Reacting to a new global report by the Renewable Energy Network (REN21) on the growth of renewable energy in 2010 to supply 16% of the world’s energy needs, Sven Teske, Renewable Energy Expert for Greenpeace International said: More >>
Greenpeace Blog : Will Pure Advantage Fulfill Its Promise?
Monday, 11 July 2011, 9:46 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Last Thursday I attended the launch of the new Pure Advantage campaign – a campaign led by some of New Zealand’s most successful business leaders and entrepreneurs. More >>
Greenpeace to support rail jobs rally tomorrow
Friday, 8 July 2011, 1:25 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Rail jobs will be an important part of the transition to a clean economy – and a clean economy is something the Government must start the move toward now, says Greenpeace New Zealand. A Greenpeace New Zealand representative will be speaking ... More >>
Pure Advantage campaign a great idea - Greenpeace NZ
Friday, 8 July 2011, 9:17 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland July 7 2011: Greenpeace is welcoming the launch of the Pure Advantage group’s campaign to have New Zealand capitalise on its potential to develop a strong, clean economy. More >>
Global renewable energy growth outstrips dirty alternatives
Friday, 24 June 2011, 11:34 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A new report by Greenpeace International shows that since the 1990s, installations of wind and solar grew faster than any other power plant technology [1]. Together with the rest of the global expansion of sources of renewable energy, these new sources ... More >>
Government goes off the rails with 'green collar' job cuts
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 11:10 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace announced today that it supports the Keep Kiwis Working and the Rail and Maritime Union (RMTU) campaigns to save 41 workers at the Hillside rail plant in Dunedin from losing their jobs. More >>
NZer part of breaking court injunction over deep sea oil
Saturday, 18 June 2011, 2:14 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenland, June 18 2011 – Greenpeace New Zealand employee Nick Young reports that the International Executive Director of Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, has been arrested and is being flown to Greenland after breaching an exclusion zone and scaling a controversial ... More >>
Global Head of Greenpeace Kumi Naidoo Faces Jail
Friday, 17 June 2011, 10:28 pm | Greenpeace
Greenland, June 17 2011 – The International Executive Director of Greenpeace, Kumi Naidoo, has entered an exclusion zone to scale a controversial Arctic oil rig 120km off the coast of Greenland. He is now demanding that the rig’s master orders an ... More >>
Greenpeace Blog: Polar bear to starboard
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 12:45 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
We were trying to put two people ashore in Iqaluit - a small and isolated settlement on the East Coast of Canada. Why we were doing that is a story for another day but while we were there, something unforgettable happend. We were drifting amongst the ... More >>
