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‘Nitrate emergency starts here’: Greenpeace brings water crisis back to Fonterra’s HQ
Greenpeace has taken rural New Zealand’s nitrate emergency straight to the top, by projecting a modified Fonterra sign reading “The nitrate emergency: It starts here” onto the dairy giant’s Auckland…
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Bottom trawling a triple threat to marine environments – new report
Greenpeace is calling for urgent action to restrict bottom trawling after a new government report highlights the compounding effects the destructive fishing method has on climate change, habitat degradation and biodiversity.
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‘Nitrate emergency starts here’: Greenpeace pins blame on Canterbury dairy conversions
‘The Nitrate Emergency: it starts here.’ That’s what a freshly-installed Fonterra farm sign said outside Canterbury’s first complete dairy conversion this morning. Greenpeace installed the modified Fonterra sign saying that…
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Luxon’s Trump-like energy policy heads down a fossil fuel dead end
The latest energy policy initiatives announced by the Luxon Government are a desperate attempt to revive fossil fuels.
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International organisations condemn ‘no additional warming’ approach as NZ methane target decision looms
Nearly 100 organisations have launched an open letter to governments calling for binding targets to cut industrial agricultural emissions.
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Seamount protection considered to protect crashed fish stock
A decision to dramatically reduce catch limits in the world’s largest orange roughy fishery is being welcomed by environmental groups, while they assert further protection is needed to prevent habitat and population collapse.
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Greenpeace calls for investors to boycott wannabe seabed miner as they list on NZ stock exchange
Greenpeace is calling on prospective investors “not to bankroll ocean destruction” by investing in wannabe seabed mining company, Manuka Resources, as they list on the NZ stock exchange today.
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Greenpeace activists convicted and discharged over seabed mining action
Four ocean advocates have been sentenced in court in Wellington today, after locking down the Wellington headquarters of the mining industry lobbying firm Straterra (since renamed the New Zealand Minerals…
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Luxon Government joins Trump’s Climate Stupidity Club
Greenpeace says the Luxon Government is joining Trump’s Climate Stupidity Club by opening up New Zealand for oil and gas exploration today.
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$26b in dirty money: Fonterra cashes in after contaminating drinking water
Dirty money: that’s what Greenpeace is calling the $26 billion in revenue brought in by dairy giant Fonterra over the last financial year.
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Historic Ocean Treaty to enter into force
In a landmark moment for ocean protection, the Global Ocean Treaty has been ratified by 60 countries, meaning the agreement can enter into force.
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Greenpeace applauds ECan for declaring nitrate emergency, calls for candidates to pledge real action
Greenpeace is welcoming Environment Canterbury’s decision to declare a nitrate emergency, calling it a long-overdue acknowledgement of a worsening health crisis. But the organisation warns that real action must follow,…
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Cantabrians say “enough”: Nitrate-polluted tap water returned to ECan
Fed-up locals are rallying outside Environment Canterbury this morning, handing back nitrate-contaminated drinking water in protest.
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“Tough on crime” Government lets repeat pesticide offenders off the hook
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s “tough on crime” rhetoric a complete sham after official documents reveal companies repeatedly breaking food safety laws are escaping prosecution
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Damning MBIE report: Coal imports skyrocket, power prices remain high
MBIE’s latest quarterly energy report, released today, shows electricity prices remain stubbornly high. The report comes amidst a string of manufacturing and mill closures where high energy costs were cited…
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“Will they protect freshwater?” – Greenpeace reveals Environment Canterbury candidate scorecard
Greenpeace has asked candidates standing for the Environment Canterbury regional council whether they’ll protect fresh water. Here are their responses.
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“Bottom trawling kills” message projected onto downtown Wellington building as fisheries meeting starts
Greenpeace has projected images of destroyed coral onto a downtown Wellington building, highlighting the destruction caused by New Zealand bottom trawlers, as an international fisheries meeting starts in the capital…
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KASM, Greenpeace invited to submit on Fast-Track seabed mining application
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace today welcomed the invitation from the Fast-Track expert panel considering the seabed mining application to make a submission on the project.
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Greenpeace to bring Canterbury’s contaminated water to ECan
Greenpeace is holding a rally outside Environment Canterbury on the council’s final sitting day before elections to call for clean drinking water now.
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Seymour is rage-baiting on Paris Agreement – Luxon mustn’t bite
Greenpeace cautions Luxon that David Seymour is ragebaiting over leaving Paris – and warns the PM not to weaken the methane target.
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Palm kernel imports skyrocketing as climate crisis worsens
Greenpeace is revealing that new data provided by Stats NZ shows that palm kernel imports for the first six months of 2025 are higher than they have been at any…
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Power company ‘vampires’ bleed households dry to fund 1.4 billion dollar shareholder payout
Greenpeace is labelling the big four power companies ‘vampires’, for an expected record payout of $1.4 billion to their shareholders. Mercury, Contact and Genesis have already announced an increase to…
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Grass-fed greenwash: Govt’s new grass fed standards written by Fonterra
New evidence acquired by Greenpeace has revealed that Fonterra first requested, and then helped to write, the Government’s new grass-fed standards.
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Greenpeace activists arrested in Nelson after occupying bottom trawling vessel
Three Greenpeace activists have been arrested after occupying a Talley’s bottom trawling vessel early this morning in Nelson.
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Greenpeace activists stop Talley’s trawler from leaving Nelson port, branding it an ‘ocean killer’
Greenpeace activists have boarded a Talleys’ bottom trawling vessel this morning, stopping it from leaving the Port of Nelson.
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Greenwash case still hanging over Fonterra’s consumer brands in wake of sale to French dairy giant
In the wake of news that Fonterra has sold Anchor to French dairy giant Lactalis, Greenpeace is committing to continuing its anti-greenwash lawsuit.
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ECAN study confirms Canterbury nitrate issue escalating – Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on Environment Canterbury (ECan) to put an end to dairy expansion on the plains to protect drinking water.
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RMA rollback lets agribusiness dump pollution into rivers without consent
A last-minute change to the Resource Management Amendment Bill would make it easier for companies to dump pollution into rivers and lakes.
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Academics warn Luxon’s approach to climate targets risks worsening global hunger
Academics warn ‘no additional warming’ approach to climate targets will worsen global hunger and cause catastrophic climate change.
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Govt’s anti-climate policies should be top of hazards list in latest briefing document
Greenpeace says the Govt’s Briefing on Building Resilience to Hazards is deeply ironic, as its policies are pouring fuel on the fire of climate change.
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Jones moves to green light ocean destruction through reforms
Greenpeace says moves to weaken ocean protection through dodgy fisheries “reforms” will be met with strong opposition, as Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones announces he wants to proceed with a raft of proposed changes to fisheries laws.
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Bathurst Resources employees issue threats, fire warning shots at coal activists
Environmental organisations are condemning Bathurst Resources’ intimidation of anti-coal activists occupying Stockton Coal Mine.
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Greenpeace turns on NZ First over its support for corporate land grab bill
During today’s public submission hearings on the ACT Party’s Overseas Investment Amendment Bill, Greenpeace took direct aim at NZ First, highlighting the hypocrisy of NZ First’s support for the Bill…
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Luxon opens the door to billions in taxpayer-funded oil field decommissioning costs
In an act of climate denial, the Luxon Government is today planning to pass legislation to try to restart offshore oil and gas exploration, but they are also slipping in…
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Deliberate starvation of Palestinian people by Israel in Gaza must stop
The starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is a war crime and must be stopped immediately.
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Government subsidies for dirty dairy dams will lead to polluted drinking water
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to scrap subsidies for irrigation dams like the Ruataniwha Dam – or risk polluted drinking water.
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Luxon Govt tries to bring back the fax machine
As the next step in its Trump-like climate denial, the Luxon Government is today planning to push a law through Parliament to end the ban on new offshore oil and…
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Governments must rise to the moment and vote in favour of a moratorium on deep sea mining
The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has ended with Greenpeace saying governments are continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea.
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What the heck Winston? Greenpeace queries NZ First support for Seymour’s Overseas Investment Bill
Greenpeace is asking NZ First leader Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa.
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Gore ‘not out of the woods yet’ – nitrate level linked to increased risk of preterm birth
Greenpeace Aotearoa has tested a sample collected from the Gore town supply, which returned a result above 5 mg/L nitrate (NO3-N), a level associated with an increased risk of preterm…
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World court’s climate ruling a legal warning shot for Luxon
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the world’s highest court has just delivered a wake-up call for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
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Gore’s iconic brown trout statue latest victim of township’s drinking water crisis
Gore’s brown trout statue has become the latest victim of dairy pollution after the township faced dangerous levels of nitrate contamination in drinking water.
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‘Only a matter of time’ before a baby is harmed due to nitrate contamination, warns Greenpeace
News that the Gore water supply exceeded Govt’s maximum allowable value of nitrate in drinking water raises concerns over potential harm to infants.
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Government agency warns Regulatory Standards Bill could delay climate disaster response
Fresh documents reveal a stark warning from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) that the Regulatory Standards Bill could hinder the country’s ability to respond to climate-related disasters.
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Alliance renews call for bottom trawling ban in Hauraki Gulf
Members of the Hauraki Gulf Alliance have deployed a massive ‘Ban Bottom Trawling’ banner on the deck of the Rainbow Warrior, demanding an end to destructive bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf marine park.
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Greenpeace holds dawn commemoration of 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing, death of photographer Fernando Pereira
Greenpeace held a dawn ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing and the death of Fernando Pereira.
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Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, government considers closure
New data reveals that New Zealand’s main orange roughy fishery, accounting for half of the country’s total catch, is on the brink of collapse, with one model showing it may…
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A Dirty Deal for Dirty Water – Government’s $56m irrigation subsidy blasted by Greenpeace
Greenpeace is blasting the Government’s latest $56 million irrigation subsidy, calling it a ‘dirty deal for dirty water’.
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Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech
In a landmark test case of the European Union’s new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International has overnight challenged the US oil pipeline company,…
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Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’
A Cabinet paper justifying the Government’s $200 million subsidy for new gas fields used wildly inflated and inaccurate gas price figures.