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The biggest attack on conservation land in New Zealand’s history
How the Luxon government plans to gut the Conservation Act and open the door to selling off around 60% of all conservation land.
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When I broke the rules, I got a criminal record. When they break the planet, they just rewrite the rules.
Have you ever noticed that legislation always seems ready to go the moment an industry wants it? It’s almost like someone else… wrote it in advance?
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How to make your own DIY multipurpose cleaner
Follow these easy steps to make your own chemical-free multipurpose cleaner at home.
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Anti-War Aotearoa and Greenpeace announce a March for Peace
Anti-War Aotearoa and Greenpeace have announced a joint March for Peace, calling on New Zealanders to gather at Aotea Square on 20 June 2026. The hīkoi will demand that Prime…
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Greenpeace calls on governments to ensure safety of Global Sumud Flotilla attacked by Israeli armed forces
The peaceful Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla has been illegally attacked in international waters by Israeli armed forces for the second time.
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Which political parties have a credible fuel crisis response plan?
We’ve asked them nine yes or no questions to find out.
Breaking news, updates, and commentary from Greenpeace campaigners and issue experts.
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Seamount closures for world’s largest orange roughy fishery as population plummets
The New Zealand Government has announced temporary seamount closures in the world’s largest orange roughy fishery, following news that deep sea fish numbers are plummeting. The closures, set for six weeks, will mean that several seamounts will be off limits to bottom trawling. But environmentalists say the closures don’t go far enough.
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Danish Govt to lower drinking water nitrate limit, Greenpeace calls on NZ to follow
The Danish Government has confirmed it will dramatically lower nitrate limits for drinking water, in line with modern health science.
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Budget 2026: where are the solutions to climate, biodiversity and fuel crises?
Greenpeace is lamenting the paucity of solutions in Budget 2026 to the climate, biodiversity and fuel price crises.
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Southland nitrate investigation delaying the inevitable
Greenpeace says that Environment Southland continues to risk people’s health by delaying action against dairy pollution.
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Vision versus reality – thousands of protected animals killed in one year of trawling
Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for urgent action on bottom trawling after data from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) shows another deadly year for New Zealand’s marine life.
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Govt forced to admit its fossil gas story was always a fairytale
The NZ Government has been forced today to reinstate a scheme to support businesses transitioning off fossil gas.
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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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