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A critical minerals deal with the USA: What you need to know
Trump is demanding New Zealand sign up to a deal to provide the USA with minerals. Tell Luxon to refuse Trump’s demands for minerals!
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Shipping crisis or rigged system? How the war on Iran could make your food bills soar once again
The war on Iran hasn’t just caused a shipping delay. It has exposed how our global food systems are vulnerable – dependent on synthetic fertilisers.
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Seamount expedition findings: 100-year old deep sea secrets revealed
A year on from our voyage, we’re excited to finally share some of our findings from our Seamount Expedition.
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QUIZ: Test your fishy knowledge of orange roughy
Test your knowledge on orange roughy, the deep sea fish at risk from overfishing and bottom trawling
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The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever
As Israel and the United States strike Iran, global oil markets are on edge. Oil prices have begun rising even before any disruption to supply. Oil traders are factoring in the possibility the Strait of Hormuz might close. Roughly 20% of the world’s traded oil passes through this narrow waterway between Iran to the north…
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Greenpeace response to strikes on Iran by the US and Israel
Greenpeace International is deeply concerned by the joint military strike on Iran by the US and Israel.
Breaking news, updates, and commentary from Greenpeace campaigners and issue experts.
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REVEALED: Scientists’ discovery of ancient deep sea corals brings new hope for protection against threat of industrial fishing
New scientific research from Greenpeace has uncovered ancient and fragile corals at a Lord Howe Rise seamount in the South Pacific, an area of huge ecological significance in the high seas that has never been surveyed before.
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Greenpeace organisations to appeal US$ 345 million North Dakota court judgment in Energy Transfer’s intimidation lawsuit
Greenpeace International and Greenpeace organisations in the US announce they will seek a new trial following Energy Transfer lawsuit verdict.
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Seabed miners ‘trespassed’ from Taranaki waters, after Fast Track withdrawal
Iwi representatives from Taranaki have delivered a ‘trespass’ notice to wannabe seabed miners Trans Tasman Resources in Sydney.
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Seabed mining company TTR gives up on the Fast Track process – Greenpeace
Trans-Tasman Resources have responded to the Fast Track Expert Panel’s draft decision, saying they will not propose any changes to conditions.
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Environment groups join forces to call for ‘environmental reset’
Aotearoa’s leading environmental organisations are urging all political parties to make nature and climate an election priority and calling for an urgent ‘environmental reset’ in the first 100 days of…
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Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’.
Greenpeace Aotearoa has altered the Rakaia salmon statue in Canterbury, turning it into a cartoon dead fish in protest of dairy industry environmental destruction.
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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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