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Rainbow Warrior Climate Tour 2008

The single biggest threat facing our planet is climate change. The Rainbow Warrior is visiting New Zealand to further Greenpeace’s international work to prevent dangerous levels of climate change, by highlighting the issues and promoting solutions.
Political debate on climate change policy on board of the Rainbow Warrior chaired by Sean Plunket. magnify image

Political debate webcast

On the Rainbow Warrior today in Wellington today NZ politicians debated which party’s climate policy is most on target to tackle climate change.

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Israeli Marine forces board the SV Rainbow Warrior at the military restricted area near the coal plant in Ashkelon, Israel. 14 Greenpeace activists were later arrested and taken into custody after protesting against the Rotenberg coal power plant construction. magnify image

Rainbow Warrior raises a reaction for the climate in Israel

The Israeli police, supported by the navy, arrested the captain of the Rainbow Warrior - together with 14 Greenpeace activists, the photographer and the videographer - for passing on the message to "Quit Coal". Activists had been painting the message, in English and Hebrew, on a ship importing coal to the Ashkelon power plant in Israel. Police boarded the Rainbow Warrior before we had even started the painting.

Greenpeace volunteer Tanith Carrington in the process of planting a tree as part of the Greenpeace reforestation activity on Landcorp land, near Taupo. Over 30 Greenpeace volunteers replanted over 1000 trees on land cleared for dairy farming. magnify image

Greenpeace reforests Landcorp dairy farm

Everyone knows agriculture is the backbone of New Zealand's economy, however, our largest farmer - the Government-owned Landcorp - is putting the future of our most important industry and our clean green reputation at risk through large-scale land conversion and destructive industrial farming practices.

The Rainbow Warrior blocks the State Owned Enterprise Solid Energy's coal ship the Hellenic Sea from leaving the Port of Lyttelton. The 225-metre bulker carries up to 60 thousand tonnes of export coal. magnify image

Rainbow Warrior blocks coal shipment

A few hours ago the Rainbow Warrior blocked a shipment of export coal from leaving the Port of Lyttelton.

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Target Climate Change banner unfurled on the Rainbow Warrior to mark the launch of the six week tour of New Zealand and the launch of the Greenpeace Emissions Trading Report magnify image

Hardhitting ETS report kicks off Rainbow Warrior tour of New Zealand

On board the Rainbow Warrior this morning we marked the start of a six week 'Target Climate Change' tour of New Zealand with the release of a hard hitting report into the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). We've said in the past that the Government's climate change policy is little more than hot air and, while the ETS was an improvement, it still lacks teeth.

There will be FREE public open days with tours onboard the Rainbow Warrior during March and April. Get on board and be part of the solution. Find out more [1] [1] http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/rainbow-warrior magnify image

Rainbow Warrior Open Days

The Rainbow Warrior is currently in New Zealand and will be open to the public on certain days in Auckland, Gisborne, Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington. Below is a schedule that will be kept up to date should there be any changes.

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