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New Zealand’s link to the destruction of the rainforests of SE Asia

Suzette Jackson describes the heartache of witnessing the expansion into South East Asia's rainforests by the palm products industry. The destruction is funded in part by Fonterra.

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Industrial Dairy Climate Crimes

Over time, New Zealand's dairy sector has shifted from traditional pasture farming to a far more intensive, corporate industrial model.

It's a new way of farming - pushed by Fonterrra - that is having a huge impact on the environment, rapidly increasing greenhouse gas emissions, eroding the clean and green brand on which New Zealand agriculture is built, and lowering economic returns to farmers.

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No whale burgers. No tuatara shoes. No mining in national parks!

Blog entry by nick | March 26, 2010

The NZ economy is founded on a clean, green reputation, yet Prime Minister John Key and his National Government is seriously endangering that reputation . Firstly by increasing NZ's catch quota  of critically endangered bluefin tuna,...

Fighting Fonterra Climate Crimes 2009

Fighting Fonterra Climate Crimes 2009

Video | December 1, 2009 at 10:23

In 2009 Greenpeace exposed Fonterra's impact on climate change through a series of high profile activities revealing the dairy giant's climate crimes in New Zealand and overseas.

Returning Climate Crimes to Fonterra's front door

Returning Climate Crimes to Fonterra's front door

Feature story | November 24, 2009 at 1:47

In the latest in a series of actions targeting Fonterra Climate Crimes today a human chain formed outside the Fonterra Corporate HQ in Auckland and piled sacks labelled ‘Fonterra palm kernel’ and ‘Fonterra coal’ outside at the front door.

A human chain of protesters outside Fonterra’s corporate headquarters

A human chain of protesters outside Fonterra’s corporate headquarters

Image | November 24, 2009 at 1:01

A human chain of protesters piled sacks labelled ‘Fonterra palm kernel’ and ‘Fonterra coal’ outside Fonterra’s corporate headquarters today in protest of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the dairy giant’s intensive farming practices.

Public protest brings palm kernel and coal climate crimes to Fonterras door

Public protest brings palm kernel and coal climate crimes to Fonterras door

Video | November 23, 2009 at 10:26

A human chain of protesters pile sacks labelled Fonterra palm kernel and Fonterra coal outside Fonterra's corporate headquarters, 24 November 2009, in protest of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the dairy giant's intensive farming practices.

Some disturbing stuff

Some disturbing stuff

Blog entry by Geoff Keey | November 20, 2009

Today I spotted a couple of items in the media that are a timely reminder that urgent action on climate really is needed and that New Zealand has to play its part. The first thing I noticed was an article in the Independent, a UK...

Greenpeace activists shut down Southland coal mine to highlight Fonterra climate crimes

Greenpeace activists shut down Southland coal mine to highlight Fonterra climate crimes

Blog entry by nick | November 17, 2009

Fonterra Climate Crime Just before dawn this morning Greenpeace activists shut down a pit in the Southland  'New Vale'  lignite coalmine.   The dirty lignite coal is used by Fonterra to help fuel operations at its nearby...

Fonterra's Climate Crimes: A call to action

Fonterra's Climate Crimes: A call to action

Feature story | November 17, 2009 at 0:00

Just before dawn this morning Greenpeace activists shut down a mine pit at the Southland ‘New Vale’ lignite coalmine. This was the third of a series of actions targeting Fonterra’s climate crimes. Support is now building for a public protest at...

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