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40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
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We confronted a Talley’s bottom trawling vessel off the East Coast on the Chatham Rise and called it as it is.
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Greenpeace petitions you can sign right now.
PETITION: Stop Fonterra using Palm Kernel
Call on Fonterra to end the use of rainforest destroying palm kernel on its farms by banning palm kernel in the Farmers’ Terms of Supply.
PETITION: Ban seabed mining in Aotearoa
Seabed mining is a new threat to the oceans. Now is our chance to prevent the destruction before it’s too late.
Tell Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to stop the rollback of freshwater protection
Every New Zealander should be able to swim in clean rivers and know that the water coming out of their kitchen tap is safe to drink.
PETITION: Tax the super-rich to pay for climate action
We urge governments to tax the super-rich now and use those funds to support people and protect the planet.
PETITION: Ban Single-use Plastic Bottles
Call on the NZ Government to ban unnecessary single-use plastic bottles* in NZ, and to incentivise reusable and refillable alternatives.
PETITION: Stop deep sea mining
It’s time for New Zealand to take a stand. Join our call on the New Zealand government to back a global moratorium on seabed mining.
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ECAN study confirms Canterbury nitrate issue escalating – Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on Environment Canterbury (ECan) to put an end to dairy expansion on the plains to protect drinking water.
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RMA rollback lets agribusiness dump pollution into rivers without consent
A last-minute change to the Resource Management Amendment Bill would make it easier for companies to dump pollution into rivers and lakes.
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Academics warn Luxon’s approach to climate targets risks worsening global hunger
Academics warn ‘no additional warming’ approach to climate targets will worsen global hunger and cause catastrophic climate change.
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It’s who you know, not what you know in Christopher Luxon’s Council of Cronies
Luxon’s ignoring science and putting lobbyists into positions of power to help out the dairy industry. Here’s the full story.
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Greenpeace extends invitation to Gore District Mayor to work together on drinking water crisis
Greenpeace Aotearoa has invited Gore District Mayor Ben Bell to work together on combatting drinking water nitrate contamination.
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Govt’s anti-climate policies should be top of hazards list in latest briefing document
Greenpeace says the Govt’s Briefing on Building Resilience to Hazards is deeply ironic, as its policies are pouring fuel on the fire of climate change.