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Special message for Minister at Nelson meeting
Friday, 17 July 2009, 12:04 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace will deliver a special message to Climate Change Minister Nick Smith tonight when the Government’s round of public meetings over an emissions reduction target wraps up in his Nelson electorate. “As part of the Sign On campaign (1), we’ve ... More >>
40 by 2020 not Greenpeace target
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 4:45 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
A 40 per cent by 2020 emission reduction target for New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions is not a “Greenpeace target”, the organisation said today. “Climate Change Minister Nick Smith has inaccurately branded the 40% target a “Greenpeace” ... More >>
Sign On ambassadors to attend target consultation
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 9:51 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Several ambassadors from Greenpeace's Sign On climate campaign (www.signon.org.nz), including actress Lucy Lawless and IPCC Nobel Peace Prize-winning climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger, will attend the Government's public consultation on emission reduction ... More >>
Greener Electronics - Backtrack on Toxic Phase-out
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 3:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Three of the world’s largest PC companies are failing in their commitments to phase out toxic chemicals in their products according to the the latest edition of Greenpeace’s 'Guide to Greener Electronics' (1) released today. The ranking reveals Hewlett Packard ... More >>
Keisha Castle-Hughes has message for John Key
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:46 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
“Our Pacific Island neighbours are suffering. I saw the real and devastating impacts of a changing climate – coral bleaching, homes battered by cyclones, erosion and food crops affected by rising sea levels. The Prime Minister may see some of this ... More >>
Greenpeace response to emissions reductions target
Saturday, 27 June 2009, 2:34 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 26 June 2009 -- The Governments announcement to hold a public consultation on the target of emissions reduction that NZ should adopt at the UN climate talks at Copenhagen in December, shows that New Zealanders’ voice on climate change does ... More >>
Keisha Castle-Hughes: Greenpeace Ambassador
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 4:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Keisha Castle-Hughes is one of a range of high profile climate ambassadors working with Greenpeace New Zealand on its Sign on campaign (www.signon.org.nz). The campaign calls for the New Zealand government to adopt a 40 per cent by 2020 emissions reduction ... More >>
Keisha Castle Hughes joins Greenpeace in Pacific
Monday, 22 June 2009, 10:55 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland Monday June 22 2009 - Kiwi actress Keisha Castle-Hughes leaves for the Cook Islands today, to sail with Greenpeace and document climate impacts in the Pacific. Castle-Hughes is one of a range of high profile climate ambassadors working with ... More >>
Anti-Nuclear Veteran Returns To New Zealand Shores
Friday, 19 June 2009, 1:12 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
17 June 2009 Auckland – Vega, the 38ft veteran nuclear protest vessel, sailed back into Auckland harbour today, from Australia, making New Zealand her home port once again after more than 10 years. More >>
Video: TV Fishing Host Supports Greenpeace Report
Monday, 15 June 2009, 3:08 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
High profile recreational fisher and television host Matt Watson has put his support behind a Greenpeace report stating that the fishing industry and seafood retailers are risking the future of New Zealand's fisheries. More >>
Greenpeace takes smart farming message to Fieldays
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 3:36 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Amidst the electric fence systems and EID Readers, visitors at this year’s Fieldays will find an old fashioned dairy offering free value-added dairy products and tips on how farmers can tackle and gain from climate change. The “Tried and True” ... More >>
And we all signed on…campaign reaches 50,000
Friday, 5 June 2009, 10:41 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Over 50,000 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 talks in Copenhagen in December. ... More >>
Govt to consult NZ’ders on climate target
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 9:25 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
With only five months to go until the crucial UN climate talks in Copenhagen, the New Zealand Government has announced another delay in setting an emissions reduction target. New Zealand Climate Change Ambassador Adrian Macey has just told delegates ... More >>
IT Industry Failing Climate Change challenge
Friday, 29 May 2009, 10:34 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland, 28 May 2009. The IT industry has massive potential to cut green house gas emissions but is currently failing to deliver, according to the first results of the Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge. (1) The IT industry has calculated it could make ... More >>
Greenpeace Photos: The Sign On Ambassadors
Saturday, 23 May 2009, 3:52 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The images below were released on announcement of the Greenpeace Sign On climate campaign. Each of those pictured is an ambassador for the campaign. More >>
Unlikely Bedfellows Unite Over Climate Change
Saturday, 23 May 2009, 2:38 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Auckland Saturday May 23, 2009 - Lucy Lawless, Stephen Tindall, Cliff Curtis, Peter Gordon and Jim Salinger are among a group of high-profile New Zealanders joining with Greenpeace to call for strong climate action. More >>
NZ Must Support Push For Sustainable Fisheries
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 2:04 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
May 21, 2009, Auckland – Greenpeace today welcomed an agreement to propose that important areas of international waters in the Pacific Ocean (1) be placed off limits to all fishing by 2010. The proposal was agreed by the Ministers of Pacific Island ... More >>
Greenpeace Calls For High Seas Marine Reserves
Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 3:29 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace today called on the Forum Fisheries Committee meeting (1) in Niue to support strong measures to clamp down on the pirate and overfishing that threatens Pacific tuna stocks and the economic security of the region. Greenpeace last week applauded ... More >>
Supermarket Claims Are Fishy Say Greenpeace
Friday, 8 May 2009, 9:44 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
May 7, 2009, Auckland - Claims today by New Zealand supermarkets that they are doing enough to ensure that the seafood they sell is from sustainably managed fisheries just don't stack up, says Greenpeace. More >>
Greenpeace Calls For Cancellation Of Olkiluoto 3
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:51 pm | Greenpeace
AMSTERDAM, INTERNATIONAL – 6 May 2008 – Greenpeace is calling for the construction permit for the Olkiluoto European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in Finland - the world’s largest prototype nuclear reactor - to be cancelled, following revelations of severe ... More >>
