Greenpeace

Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice.

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.

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Email - info@greenpeace.org.nz
Website - www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/
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Key Issues - Agriculture
Key Issues - Oceans
Key Issues - Plastics
Key Issues - Climate

Greenpeace - Latest News [Page 1]

Greenpeace Urges WHO To Update Decades-Old Drinking Water Guidelines Over Nitrate Health Risks

Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 12:29 pm | Greenpeace

In Aotearoa, drinking water nitrate is a growing threat to rural communities’ health, with a recent Environment Canterbury groundwater survey revealing that nitrate contamination is continuing to rise in the region’s drinking water. More >>

Greenpeace ‘Officially Renames’ New Talley’s Supertrawler Ahead Of Maiden Voyage To NZ

Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 8:14 am | Greenpeace

The protesters are calling on the New Zealand government to take urgent action to ban bottom trawling on seamounts in the waters of Aotearoa, and the South Pacific High Seas - where New Zealand is the last country to still bottom trawl. More >>

NZ’s Controversial Methane Targets Could Spark Global Race To The Bottom, Says International Report

Friday, 30 October 2026, 8:06 am | Greenpeace

According to modeling in the report produced by the think-tank Cerulogy, GWP- allows countries to present negligible cuts in emissions as significant climate victories. More >>

New ECan Groundwater Report Confirms Canterbury’s Nitrate Emergency Is Worsening

Friday, 30 October 2026, 8:01 am | Greenpeace

The report was released today, just as news reported that Ministry of Education data showed drinking water at over 20 schools had nitrate levels of 5.6 mg/L or higher. More >>

NZ Govt Accused Of Acting As "Industry Mouthpiece" After Bid To Open Deep-Sea Coral Hotspot To Trawling In Tasman Sea

Monday, 19 October 2026, 3:06 pm | Greenpeace

The seamount in question has a colourful history. It was temporarily closed to bottom trawling in 2024 after Westfleet trawler the Tasman Viking dragged up 37kg of coral there. This prompted Greenpeace and scientists to investigate the area. More >>

NZ Food Safety Told The Public Pesticide Residue Levels Were Safe, While Internal Assessments Said The Opposite

Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 5:47 pm | Greenpeace

The internal risk assessment prepared for the NZFS concluded that this 'means that a human health food safety risk for children cannot be excluded'. More >>

Election Candidates To Debate Freshwater In Christchurch

Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 4:30 pm | Greenpeace

The debate will be held at The Piano (156 Armagh Street, Christchurch), and all major political parties have been invited to attend. More >>

Greenpeace Joins Complaint To EU Over NZ’s Climate Policy Regression

Wednesday, 30 September 2026, 8:14 am | Greenpeace

Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive Director Dr Russel Norman says that this action comes after years of good-faith engagement with the New Zealand Government. More >>

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 >>