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Flotilla harbours in Tauranga to support Captain Elvis
Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 1:47 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tauranga, Tuesday 26 April 2011: The flotilla of boats opposing deep sea oil exploration off East Cape sailed into Tauranga this morning to support their fellow skipper Elvis Teddy, of te Whānau ā Apanui fishing vessel San Pietro. Elvis Teddy was arrested ... More >>
Iwi Fishing Boat Disrupts Oil Survey Ship (Images)
Saturday, 23 April 2011, 6:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Saturday 23 April 2011: Today in the face of navy warship HMNZS Taupo, the crew of te Whānau ā Apanui’s fishing boat San Pietro went fishing at a safe distance in front of the deep sea oil survey ship, Orient Explorer. The longline ... More >>
Iwi Fishing Boat Disrupts Oil Survey Ship
Saturday, 23 April 2011, 3:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Saturday 23 April 2011: Today in the face of navy warship HMNZS Taupo, the crew of te Whānau ā Apanui’s fishing boat San Pietro went fishing at a safe distance in front of the deep sea oil survey ship, Orient Explorer. The longline ... More >>
Misleading Safety Claims An Attempt to Silence Flotilla?
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 3:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Around midnight flotilla yacht Secret Affair was contacted by Police from the Navy vessel HMNZS Taupō. Skipper David Armstrong was ordered to turn 90 degrees towards and into the seismic testing arrays that trail up to 10 kilometres behind the oil ... More >>
Protest flotilla returns to sea on one year anniversary
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 1:52 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The flotilla, with replenished supplies and crew will leave Wharekahika/Hick’s Bay today to return to the Raukūmara Basin area. Today’s one year anniversary of the US Gulf of Mexico disaster – dubbed the worst environmental disaster in ... More >>
Deepwater Horizon disaster a warning for New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 1:13 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland 19/4/11: On the eve of the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, Greenpeace has released a report detailing how BP tried to hide the true impacts of the biggest oil disaster in American history. More >>
Protestors anchors to reprovision before returning to sea
Friday, 15 April 2011, 4:24 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling were welcomed by Ngāti Porou today at Wharekahika/Hicks Bay, where the flotilla will be at anchor to avoid bad weather, facilitate crew changes and reprovision, before the boats return to the Raukūmara ... More >>
Images: Police Board, Warn Oil Protest Flotilla
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 4:22 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Police board the te Whanau a Apanui owned fishing vessel, San Pietro, off East Cape today to warn crew about approaching within set distances of the seismic survey ship Orient Explorer. The San Pietro is part of the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling. More >>
PM Sends Military Against Peaceful Protest
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 2:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The united front of te Whānau ā Apanui, Greenpeace and the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling is holding its position in the Raukūmara Basin as the HMNZS Pūkakī arrived after eight days of surveillance by an Airforce Orion. More >>
Orion flies over flotilla opposed to deep sea oil
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 9:49 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A New Zealand airforce Orion flies over flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling. Oil surveying has been halted for nearly two days by a activists from local Maori tribe, te Whanau a Apanui and Greenpeace. Monday April 11, 2011 at 12.40pm. More >>
Images - Flotilla diverts oil ship, East Cape
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 3:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Sunday, 10 April 2011: Today activists aboard the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling disrupted the seismic testing by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. Swimmers with large visible buoys baring flags with the message ‘Stop Deep Sea ... More >>
Flotilla Diverts Oil Giant’s Seismic Testing Ship
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 1:03 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Whakatāne, Sunday, 10 April 2011: Today activists aboard the flotilla opposing deep sea oil drilling disrupted the seismic testing by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. Swimmers with large visible buoys baring flags with the message ‘Stop Deep Sea ... More >>
Think Again PM – Raukūmara up to Twice Deepwater Depth
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 1:55 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Prime Minister John Key yesterday evening revealed on Radio New Zealand’s Wātea News that he’s been poorly informed on deep sea drilling plans for New Zealand. More >>
Flotilla Calls Seismic Vessel to Cease Operations
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 1:06 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Ōpōtiki, 5 April 2011: The first flotilla boat opposing deep sea oil drilling S/V Infinity encountered the seismic testing ship Orient Explorer in the Raukumara Basin at around 16:45 yesterday, a little over 24 hours since the deep sea oil exploration ... More >>
Flotilla Heads Out to Confront Seismic Oil Detection Ship
Monday, 4 April 2011, 2:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Ōpōtiki, Monday 4 April, 2011: The flotilla opposed to deep sea oil drilling entered the zone in the Raukumara Basin where seismic testing is scheduled to begin today. More >>
600 greet flotilla in a firm opposition to deep sea oil dril
Saturday, 2 April 2011, 5:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Opotiki, 2 April, 2011 - Skippers, crew and activists from the flotilla of boats, which travelled from around the North Island were welcomed today at a hui in Whangaparoa Bay which was attended by an estimated 600 people opposed to deep sea oil drilling ... More >>
Gathering against deep sea oil drilling meets tomorrow
Friday, 1 April 2011, 4:31 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Tomorrow morning (Saturday 2nd April 2011) Te Whānau ā Apanui will welcome all those who have gathered in response to their call to oppose Government-sanctioned deep sea oil drilling in the Raukumara Basin off the East Cape of the North Island. More >>
Rousing Send Off for Flotilla Opposing Deep Sea Oil Drilling
Sunday, 27 March 2011, 5:14 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Sunday 27 March 2011: This afternoon a support flotilla of 20 yachts, kayaks, tinnys and tira waka escorted a group of four yachts heading to Whangaparāoa Bay by Cape Runaway on the East Cape of the North Island to join te Whānau-a-Apanui ... More >>
Flotilla heeds iwi’s call to stop deep sea oil
Friday, 25 March 2011, 2:20 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
In response to a call to oppose deep sea oil drilling from East Cape iwi Te Whanau a Apanui, a flotilla of ships is to set sail from Auckland, for the East Cape, this Sunday. Te Whanau a Apanui today redoubled their call for nation wide support in ... More >>
EU summit should discuss nuclear phase out
Friday, 25 March 2011, 9:49 am | Greenpeace
This briefing shows that Europe can rapidly phase-out nuclear power while also increasing its climate target to a 30 percent emission cut. It also criticises voluntary stress tests proposed for European nuclear power stations and makes policy recommendations ... More >>
