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Greenpeace Boards Government-Owned Vessel In Deep Sea Mining Protest
Saturday, 26 September 2026, 1:44 pm | Greenpeace
The protest highlights the role New Zealand is playing in Trump’s attempts to bypass international law and expedite deep sea mining in the Pacific, despite international resistance to the practice starting. More >>
Fonterra Profits, Rural Families Pay The Price
Thursday, 24 September 2026, 2:08 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa Programme Director Niamh O’Flynn says, Today, Fonterra is patting itself on the back for making 3.4 billion dollars in profit - profit made through poisoning rural people’s drinking water. More >>
Environment Canterbury Throws Rural NZ ‘Under The Tractor’
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 3:38 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace says that while ECan has a responsibility to protect drinking water at the source and advocate for its constituents, central Government is ultimately responsible for the failure to protect rural people’s health. More >>
RMA Reaction: Government Demolishes Cornerstone Of Environmental Protection
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 8:46 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace spokesperson Gen Toop says the significance of what the Coalition Government has just done cannot be overstated. More >>
More Than 35K March Against Conservation Amendment Bill
Saturday, 19 September 2026, 1:41 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
The protest, organised by Greenpeace Aotearoa and Forest & Bird, is backed by over 30 civil society groups, including unions, environmental charities, scientific societies, ratepayer associations and outdoor recreation groups. More >>
Opportunity Climate Policy A Step In The Right Direction - Greenpeace
Friday, 18 September 2026, 3:00 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace spokesperson Rhiannon Mackie says cutting methane is the fastest way to slow down climate disruption, calling it our emergency brake as the world is on track to blow past the 1.5 degree safe threshold. More >>
Thousands Set To March For Nature In Auckland Tomorrow
Friday, 18 September 2026, 9:16 am | Greenpeace
The march will begin at Albert Park at 1pm with a rally and speeches, before leaving the park at 1:30pm via Princes Street. More >>
New Election Scorecard Shows Parties With Worst Environmental Policies Are Taking Donations From Polluting Industries
Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 11:45 am | Greenpeace
National, ACT and New Zealand First received the lowest possible grade each scoring an F, while Labour scored a C, The Opportunities Party a B, and the Greens and Te Pāti Māori received an A. More >>
Trawl Industry Spin Exposed As Latest Data Reveals 35 Tonne Coral Bycatch
Friday, 11 September 2026, 10:18 am | Greenpeace
"The fishing industry is claiming they don’t trawl where corals grow. But this is misleading the public in terms of their impact on the ocean. No amount of PR spin can explain away 35T of coral coming up in their nets," says Greenpeace’s Ellie ... More >>
Greenpeace Says Govt Has Forsaken Rural New Zealanders As New ECan Maps Reconfirm State Of Nitrate Emergency
Thursday, 10 September 2026, 7:09 am | Greenpeace
The map shows that a significant number of locations around the Ashburton District have tested above the New Zealand legal limit for nitrate contamination in drinking water. More >>
30+ Organisations To March Against Conservation Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 11:40 am | Greenpeace
The march - spearheaded by Greenpeace and Forest & Bird - begins at 1pm in Albert Park Auckland on Saturday the 19th of September. More >>
Govt Pours Fuel On Conservation Bill Backlash By Retaining Controversial Purpose Change
Thursday, 3 September 2026, 3:50 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace, Forest and Bird and more than 30 other organisations are calling on people to join them to march against the bill on September the 19th in Auckland. More >>
UNEP Report: ‘Govt Is Driving Us Off A Cliff’ On Climate Crisis, Says Greenpeace
Wednesday, 2 September 2026, 5:13 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace spokesperson Gen Toop says the findings make the Coalition Government’s track record on climate policy utterly indefensible. More >>
Move By US To Fund Cook Island Port, A Trojan Horse To Start Deep Sea Mining
Wednesday, 2 September 2026, 2:32 pm | Greenpeace
The announcement, made at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting (PIFLM) in Palau, will see the US contribute $50 million and NZ $10 million to build a new port at Tongareva atoll (Penrhyn), a former US military base. More >>
Greenpeace Pledges To Prevent Construction Of Aussie-Owned Coal-Powered Fertiliser Factory
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 7:42 am | Greenpeace
Australian-owned company Victorian Hydrogen (operating as Pan-Pacific Fertilisers) intends to strip-mine Southland farmland for lignite, which it will use to produce synthetic nitrogen fertiliser in a purpose-built factory. More >>
Interference In Smith V Fonterra Shows Sinister Side Of Polluters’ Influence On Politics
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 9:57 am | Greenpeace
"This Govt has allowed corporate polluters to write the policy on everything from fresh water to climate change. Now, they’re attempting to take away our avenues to challenge those polluters. But we will continue to resist," says Niamh O’Flynn. More >>
Greenpeace Says New Toxic Chemical Report Shows NZ Needs To Learn The Lessons
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 12:30 pm | Greenpeace
Community advocacy, including Greenpeace, managed to get PCP banned. But the legacy of government-endorsed corporate poisoning still lives with us today. More >>
Thousands Of NZers Demand ‘Hands Off Conservation Land’ In Nationwide Day Of Action
Saturday, 15 August 2026, 3:19 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop says the scale of the mobilisation reflects how strongly New Zealanders feel about protecting public conservation land. More >>
Protests Across The Country Today To Defend Conservation Land
Saturday, 15 August 2026, 1:44 pm | Greenpeace
People are turning out this Saturday because they don't want to see those hard-won protections dismantled. More >>
30+ Protests Planned Nationwide As NZers Mobilise Against Conservation Amendment Bill
Thursday, 13 August 2026, 11:20 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop says the scale of the mobilisation reflects how strongly New Zealanders feel about protecting public conservation land. More >>
