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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 >>
Time To Clean Up The Dirty Flood Of Secret Money Into Political Parties
Friday, 7 August 2026, 11:08 am | Greenpeace
"This flood of secret money into political parties is a systemic threat to our democracy. We need to clean up the electoral finance rules as a matter of urgency," says Dr Russel Norman, Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive Director. More >>
Government Poised To Ram Through Reckless Demolition Of Environmental Protections
Tuesday, 4 August 2026, 2:58 pm | Greenpeace
"These Bills roll back Māori participation in environmental decision-making & sideline tangata whenua from decisions about the lands & waters they have cared for for centuries. That is unacceptable," says Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop. More >>
Greenpeace Calls For Citizens Assembly To Reform Electoral Finance Laws
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 7:15 am | Greenpeace
"Our democracy is facing an unprecedented onslaught of political party donations, which have increased five-fold compared to two electoral cycles ago", says Greenpeace Executive Director Russel Norman. More >>
Greenpeace Recreates Iconic Tree Protest As Battle Over Conservation Land Reignites
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 7:25 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop says, "The forests, wildlife and waterways that define Aotearoa are under attack from this Coalition Government’s despicable Conservation Amendment Bill." More >>
One Third Of Canterbury Private Water Supplies Reaching Nitrate Contamination Preterm Birth Risk Levels
Friday, 24 July 2026, 6:43 am | Greenpeace
These high nitrate levels are the consequences of unchecked dairy expansion and intensification on the Canterbury plains, which is the main source of nitrate contamination. More >>
Greenpeace Launch Legal Challenge Against US$2.5bn Expansion By Premier Beehive Parent Company JBS
Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 6:50 pm | Greenpeace
The goal of the legal battle is to block JBS's destructive expansion plans in Nigeria. More >>
New Report Reveals Devastating Impact Of Luxon’s Climate Policy Reversal
Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 10:18 am | Greenpeace
The Commission’s report warns in particular that agricultural emissions are a ‘significant risk’ and that New Zealand will not meet existing methane emissions reduction targets without significant action from the Government. More >>
Fonterra Nitrate Contamination Responsible For Up To 120 Premature Babies Every Year - Greenpeace
Tuesday, 14 July 2026, 11:49 am | Greenpeace
Studies have shown that in New Zealand up to 100 cases of bowel cancer a year, and 40 deaths, could be caused by nitrate contamination in drinking water. More >>
Coalition Warns Of Plan To Open Tens Of Millions Of Hectares Of DRC’s Forests To Timber Industry
Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 7:17 am | Greenpeace
The coalition stresses that, rather than expanding an extractive model with limited long-term benefits, the DRC has a unique opportunity to strengthen community forestry, improve forest governance and secure community land rights. More >>
Greens’ Policy Announcement A Win For Fresh Water And Oceans, But Labour Must Follow
Monday, 6 July 2026, 4:53 pm | Greenpeace
Nitrate contamination in drinking water has been linked to several health risks, including bowel cancer and preterm birth. More >>
