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Taiwanese ships caught illegally transferring tuna

Thursday, 3 September 2009, 10:26 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

Two Taiwanese longline tuna fishing vessels were caught by Greenpeace illegally transferring fish at sea yesterday. (1) “Members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) must shut down all pockets of international waters to all fishing ... More >>

ETS changes will cost taxpayers

Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 10:10 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

Greenpeace is warning that taxpayers will pay if there’s a price cap added to the current emissions trading scheme, but welcomed agreement by most Members of Parliament that climate change is real and action needs to be taken now.

“After nearly eight months of fiddling the proposal now to add a price cap to the emissions trading scheme is a triple whammy, bad for taxpayers, bad for New Zealand’s credibility and bad for the planet,” said Greenpeace spokesperson Geoff Keey. “If that's all they can come up with after nearly eight months in a select committee we are in big trouble.” More >>

Greenpeace ship sails to protect Pacific tuna

Thursday, 27 August 2009, 4:01 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is sailing to the Western and Central Pacific Ocean to protect threatened Pacific tuna stocks (1), as the fishing industry reports record catches. More >>

100,000 Join the Sign On cast of thousands

Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:28 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland 25 August 2009 - Over 100,000 New Zealanders have joined the Greenpeace Sign On campaign, which aims to generate an unprecedented level of support for John Key to sign on to a 40 per cent by 2020 emission reduction target at the UN climate ... More >>

Greenpeace Palm Kernel Deforestation Images

Monday, 24 August 2009, 11:34 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

Pristine rainforest located in a National Park near Jambi, Sumatra. 72 % of Indonesia's ancient intact forests have been cleared. 15 % of the world's biodiversity resides in Indonesia. It is vital the remaining forests are protected. More >>

Fonterra’s role in rainforest destruction exposed

Sunday, 23 August 2009, 12:59 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand - 23 August 2009 – Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, must take responsibility for the part it plays in rainforest destruction and the massive greenhouse gas emissions that result from this destruction in Indonesia ... More >>

UN head of climate slams NZ emission target

Thursday, 20 August 2009, 11:07 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

New Zealand’s highly conditional emissions reduction target of 10-20 per cent has been strongly criticised by the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , Dr Rajendra Pachauri. In comments to the Press Newspaper today, Dr. Pachauri ... More >>

Sign On Ambassadors Give Limbs For Cause

Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 4:52 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Office workers wanting a quiet lunchtime panini in Vulcan Lane Auckland today would have been sorely disappointed. TV cameras, journalists , Sign On signature gatherers, a mayor, a scientist, the Warrior Princess and the Whale Rider filled the narrow ... More >>

Come on John - Sign On!

Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 2:02 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland Tuesday 18 August - Lucy Lawless and Keisha Castle-Hughes, Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey and acclaimed climate scientist Jim Salinger were among the Sign On ambassadors who today launched a new phase of the successful climate campaign. Sign On, which ... More >>

Greenpeace delivers message to Foodtown

Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 12:30 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Greenpeace, today, hung a large banner on a downtown Auckland Foodtown supermarket and called on it to implement a sustainable seafood policy (1) and remove bottom trawled species, like orange roughy, from its shelves. The peaceful protest, which ... More >>

Govt backs Sign On premise at UN climate talks

Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 10:15 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

Greenpeace has welcomed the New Zealand Government’s admission that developed countries as a whole must cut emissions by close to 40% by 2020. “Finally the Government is endorsing the international science on which Sign On is based; John Key needs ... More >>

Emissions Target Will Not Go Down Well

Monday, 10 August 2009, 5:54 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland Monday 10 2009 - The Government cannot expect its emission reduction target range to go down well internationally, says Greenpeace. “Crucially, it has not offered up any unconditional target at all, making us virtually the only developed ... More >>

Tokyo two Pre-trail hearings - Greenpeace

Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 4:25 pm | Greenpeace

Aomori, Japan, August 4, 2009 – While over three million visitors are hitting the streets of Aomori to see the colourful floats of the Nebuta festival, the Tokyo Two defence counsel is in court wrangling over the disclosure of important evidence. More >>

Activists shut down Queensland coal terminal

Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 10:51 am | Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland Wednesday 5 August 2009 – Activists from across the Pacific, including New Zealand, have shut down the Hay Point Coal Terminal in Queensland, Australia, to pressure leaders John Key and Kevin Rudd to do the right thing on climate change. More >>

Government should take leaf from Greens book

Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 2:02 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Greenpeace is reiterating its call for John Key to adopt a 40% by 2020 climate change target, following the release of Green Party analysis showing 40% is achievable. More >>

Greenpeace condemns focus of emissions reduction

Friday, 31 July 2009, 12:19 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland 31 July 2009 – Focusing only on the costs of emission reductions is the wrong approach, says Greenpeace in its submission to Government on a 2020 emissions reduction target. (1) More >>

Greenpeace releases bi-lingual red fish guide

Thursday, 30 July 2009, 2:59 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

The Greenpeace Te Aratohu Ika Whero (Red Fish Guide) has been released in a bi-lingual version to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2009. http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/redlist/RedFishGuide.pdf More >>

Rhys Darby puts poem to paper over climate change

Friday, 24 July 2009, 2:29 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Auckland 24 July 2009 – Kiwi comedian and actor Rhys Darby has released a poem on YouTube, calling for New Zealand to reduce its emissions by 40 per cent by 2020. More >>

Rhys Darby puts poem to paper over climate change

Friday, 24 July 2009, 1:11 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand

Kiwi comedian and actor Rhys Darby has released a poem on YouTube, calling for New Zealand to reduce its emissions by 40 per cent by 2020. See the clip here: http://www.signon.org.nz/people/rhys-darby-poem-vide In a happy coincidence, the poem - “Global Warning” – is premiering on Montana ... More >>

Videos highlight toxic chemicals in game consoles

Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 4:00 pm | Greenpeace

The continued use of highly toxic substances in game consoles has been highlighted in three satirical videos released on the popular Kotaku gaming site. More >>