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Defending Nature – Acts of resistance to the Luxon Government’s war on nature: a timeline
The National-ACT-NZ First coalition was sworn in in late November 2023 – and wasted no time launching an all-out war on nature, unleashing a relentless onslaught of anti-environment initiatives. You…
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Plastic pollution: The crisis choking the oceans and marine life
Plastic waste invades every corner of our planet, and threatens sea life. But there’s still hope for a future free from plastic pollution.
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People of the world vs COP30
Outside the official negotiations of the COP30 international climate talks taking place right now in the Brazilian Amazon multitudes of people are speaking up for a just climate future.
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This is how you’ve made a difference with Greenpeace in 2025
Please enjoying reading the October 2025 issue of Kākāriki, our Greenpeace Aotearoa supporter magazine.
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Cook Islands seabed mining decision delayed following local opposition
Greenpeace says news a decision on whether seabed mining can occur in the Cook Islands will now be delayed until at least 2032, is evidence of the growing opposition to the destructive industry in the Pacific.
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The disappearing soundtrack of nature
Imagine a world without birdsong. Just… silence. A palpable quiet filling the space where nature sounds used to be.
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Greenpeace says Government’s war on nature has sparked a powerful nationwide resistance
Greenpeace says the Luxon Government’s “war on nature” has been met with an unprecedented wave of resistance from tens of thousands of New Zealanders over the two years since the coalition…
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Ashburton town supply water sample nears national health limit for nitrate; almost double levels associated with reproductive risk
Greenpeace testing on Sunday revealed that a sample of Ashburton town water supply had reached nitrate contamination levels of 9.65mg/L.
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Darfield water supplies above nitrate contamination reproductive risk levels
“Absolutely unacceptable”. That’s Greenpeace’s reaction to water testing results today which revealed more Canterbury public water supplies are contaminated with nitrate at levels above those associated with reproductive risk.
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Luxon Govt Two Year Anniversary: Greenpeace releases updated timeline of War on Nature
Greenpeace says a comprehensive timeline of the anti-environmental actions of the Luxon Government highlights the shocking extent of the coalition’s war on nature.
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Council-supplied tank water in Waimate District at reproductive risk levels
Tank water supplied to Glenavy residents by the district council is contaminated with nitrate at levels linked to reproductive risk.
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Gore nitrate testing results still reaching reproductive risk levels
Greenpeace Aotearoa is sounding the alarm over the nitrate level in Gore’s town supply, which has reached levels associated with reproductive risks.
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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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What’s at stake: The beauty of the Tasman Sea
Marine scientist Kat Goddard visited the Lord Howe Rise area, along with a Greenpeace team, to document the abundant marine life around Lord Howe Island, a small exposed portion of…