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18 months jail demanded for Greenpeace activists
Wednesday, 9 June 2010, 10:00 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Two Greenpeace activists are facing up to 18 months jail time for their part in exposing corruption within the Japanese whaling programme. More >>
New Zealanders show massive support to save whales
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 3:22 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Wellington, 2 June 2010 – A petition signed by 53,000 New Zealanders, calling on the Government to protect the future of the world’s whales, was delivered today during a rally on Parliament grounds. More >>
Offshore oil – another bad joke from Government
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 4:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, Tuesday June 1, 2010 - In the midst of one of the worst oil spills in history the Government’s offshore oil exploration announcement sounds like a bad joke, says Greenpeace. More >>
Company Refuses to Transport Unsustainable Seafood
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 2:04 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk, refuses to ship a number of at-risk marine species including several caught by New Zealand fisheries, reports Greenpeace. More >>
Company Refuses To Ship At-Risk Marine Life
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 1:52 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk, refuses to ship a number of at-risk marine species including several caught by New Zealand fisheries, reports Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace rates green electronic companies
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 9:43 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 27 May 2010 - Version 15 of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics (1) sees Samsung, Toshiba and Dell, all picking up penalty points for backtracking on their self proposed timelines to eliminate some of the worst toxic substances ... More >>
Accept sched 4 failure, come back with better idea
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 2:02 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The Government would be wise to chalk up its schedule 4 mining plans as an idea it got horribly wrong, says Greenpeace in its submission on the proposals. More >>
Save the whales rally in Wellington on June 2
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 11:24 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 25 May 2010 - A public rally in front of parliament next Wednesday, June 2, will deliver thousands of petitions urging the Government to save whales, not whaling. More >>
Greenpeace Budget Response
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:43 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Today’s budget confirms the Government has completely failed to understand that New Zealand’s economic future is intrinsically tied to our environment, says Greenpeace. More >>
One third of National voters oppose mining plans
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 1:48 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
According to the most substantive poll on the mining issue to date, the Key Government’s mining plans are opposed by 30% of those who voted National in at the last election (1). More >>
Greenpeace Activists Arrested
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 10:11 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Police have arrested four Greenpeace activists at Fonterra’s Clandeboye dairy factory near Timaru, after they succeeded in blocking coal deliveries to the plant for nearly 10 hours. More >>
Activists: we’ll stay until Fonterra accepts
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 4:58 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
One of the four activists who are locked to equipment in the coal depot at Fonterra’s Clandeboye factory near Timaru says it’s now up to Fonterra to take action to protect the climate and New Zealand’s clean green brand by switching to cleaner fuel options ... More >>
Greenpeace blocks Fonterra coal use
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 12:40 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace activists have blocked the coal depot of Fonterra’s Clandeboye factory near Timaru, using a truckload of alternative fuel, saying the company is damaging the climate by burning coal when cleaner solutions exist. More >>
Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Activists Face Jail
Saturday, 15 May 2010, 10:42 am | Greenpeace
Despite yet another day of compelling evidence of major corruption in the Japanese government whaling programme, Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki have been warned by their lawyers that they still run a serious risk of a custodial sentence. More >>
Over 40,000 In March Against Govt's Mining Plans
Sunday, 2 May 2010, 12:12 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
“For 40,000 Kiwis to turn out and be prepared to speak with one voice, must tell the Government something,” said Greenpeace ambassador and anti-mining marcher Robyn Malcolm. More >>
Lucy Lawless, Robyn Malcolm link climate, mining
Friday, 23 April 2010, 4:09 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Sign On campaign ambassadors Lucy Lawless and Robyn Malcolm were at the site of a proposed coal mine in the Paparoa National Park today, drawing the link between the Government’s Schedule 4 mining plans and climate change. More >>
Endangered whales to be hunted in whaling proposal
Friday, 23 April 2010, 1:15 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace supporters have set up a whale graveyard in front of the Beehive in reaction to further details released today of a proposal which could legitimise commercial whaling and allow hunting to continue in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. More >>
Endangered whales will be Hunted
Friday, 23 April 2010, 12:49 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace supporters have set up a whale graveyard in front of the Beehive in reaction to further details released today of a proposal which could legitimise commercial whaling and allow hunting to continue in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. More >>
Greenpeace to set up whale graveyard at Parliament
Friday, 23 April 2010, 12:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace supporters will set up a whale graveyard in front of the Beehive at 12.30pm in reaction to further details released today of a proposal being considered by the International Whaling Commission which could legitimise commercial whaling and allow ... More >>
Nestlé's Annual General Meeting of shareholders!
Friday, 16 April 2010, 1:19 pm | Greenpeace
Nestlé's shareholders are gathering today in Lausanne, Switzerland and we're inviting them to receive messages directly from you! More >>
