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The conservation areas I care most about are under threat
Tadhg is working on the beautiful West Coast on conservation land threatened by the Conservation Amendment Bill.
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Simeon Brown’s disastrous decision to cancel the Gas Transition Plan (and buy a lotto ticket instead)
New Zealand is in the middle of an energy transition
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Why does Greenpeace campaign against Fonterra?
Fonterra is the worst climate polluter in Aotearoa, and its emissions are increasing. Greenpeace has been campaigning against Fonterra’s pollution for years.
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Aotearoa stands up for conservation land
On 15th August 2026, hundreds of people across Aotearoa came together to send the Government one message: hands OFF conservation land.
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What it takes to fight Deep Sea Mining, and protect the Pacific from US imperialism
Indigenous representation at the International Seabed Authority is crucial to protect the moana for all humankind and for future generations. This is more vital than ever as the Trump administration pushes for US access to so called ‘critical’ minerals and deep sea mining threatens the Pacific Ocean.
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Up in the trees for World Conservation Day
This World Nature Conservation Day (28 July) Greenpeace climbed back into the trees to defend nature.
Breaking news, updates, and commentary from Greenpeace campaigners and issue experts.
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30+ organisations to march against Conservation Amendment Bill
More than 30 organisations have united behind the upcoming March for Nature in Auckland on September 19th.
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Govt pours fuel on Conservation Bill backlash by retaining controversial purpose change
Greenpeace says the Government has poured fuel on the growing backlash over its Conservation Amendment Bill, with a revised version of the Bill.
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UNEP report: ‘Govt is driving us off a cliff’ on climate crisis
A UN report reveals that the world is set to exceed 1.5 degrees of global warming, as Greenpeace condemns the NZ Govt for pouring fuel on the climate fire.
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Move by US to fund Cook Island port, a trojan horse to start deep sea mining
News that the United States and New Zealand will co-fund a strategic port in the Cook Islands is being labelled a gross act of colonialism and resource grabbing by Greenpeace Aotearoa who say it’s part of the US agenda to start deep mining in the Pacific.
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Greenpeace pledges to prevent construction of Aussie-owned coal-powered fertiliser factory
Greenpeace Aotearoa has pledged to oppose a proposed coal-powered fertiliser factory from being built in Southland.
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Environment NGOs call for dumping of the Government’s RMA replacement bills
New Zealand’s largest environment NGOs have called for the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill to be thrown out by the Government.
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AI is worse for the environment than you think – here’s why
The System Shift podcast dives into one of the biggest climate blind spots of AI: the energy hunger behind AI chipmaking.
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Watch the documentary: Something in the Water
Something in the Water tells the story of people in Canterbury, NZ who are standing up for safe drinking water and swimmable rivers.
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Rainbow Warrior bombing: Call to continue fight against nuclear weapons
Samantha Hayes visited the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland this week.
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40 Years on: The Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior & Indigenous Resistance
Forty years after the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, the spirit of resistance sails on. From anti-nuclear activism to climate justice, the push for transformation is inextricably tied to tino…
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Oral submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill
Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop delivers the Greenpeace submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill.
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VIDEO Taking action to stop bottom trawling
Over the past two weeks the Rainbow Warrior has been at sea off the coast Aotearoa, documenting bottom trawlers and standing up for ocean protection.Greenpeace activists confronted two bottom trawlers…
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