To address the climate crisis, we must eliminate the sources of climate pollution that drive global warming, the climate crisis and the deadly storms, deluges and flooding it brings.
In New Zealand, the industrial dairy sector is the biggest source of climate-heating gasses. Join our call on the government to take real action to cut climate pollution.
Food and farming: why it matters
Social media activism
Choose one of the tweets below, update the text as you like and tweet!
I’m calling on the @NZNationalParty government to protect us from the climate crisis and end the greenwash proposals from the intensive dairy industry that fail to meaningfully cut emissions.
https://greenpeace.nz/cutbigdairyemissions
NZ has #TooManyCows, and that’s putting the health of our climate, rivers and rural communities at risk. Intensive dairy is to NZ what coal is to Australia.
Let’s #HalveTheHerd and usher in the regenerative farming revolution! https://greenpeace.nz/halve-the-herd-Petition
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More actions you can take
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PETITION: Support a shift to regenerative farming
Call on Christopher Luxon to set up a billion dollar fund to transition New Zealand away from industrial to regenerative agriculture.
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PETITION: Halve the dairy herd
Call on the Government to halve the dairy herd to reduce the impacts on freshwater, biodiversity, climate and people’s health.
Latest news for transforming agriculture
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Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’.
Greenpeace Aotearoa has altered the Rakaia salmon statue in Canterbury, turning it into a cartoon dead fish in protest of dairy industry environmental destruction.
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Looming Government fertiliser cap decision could worsen NZ’s nitrate contamination crisis
Greenpeace warns that a looming Government decision on fertiliser restrictions could result in more nitrate contamination of drinking water.
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General election a stark choice for New Zealanders
“A turning point for New Zealanders” is what Greenpeace has labelled this year’s election, following the announcement of the 2026 election date.