Designed as an icebreaker, the Arctic Sunrise has witnessed the wonders of the coldest places on Earth. The Arctic Sunrise has been part of the Greenpeace fleet since 1995 when she took her first trip to the North Sea to document marine pollution by oil from offshore installations. Since then, she has been all over the planet, including the Congo, the Amazon and most recently to a three-month expedition to the Antarctic to conduct scientific research on biodiversity in the region.
Things you can do
We want you to take action because together we’re strong.
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PETITION: Clean drinking water now!
Join us in calling on Environment Canterbury to commit to enduring freshwater protections that ensure safe drinking water and swimmable rivers for all.
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GAZA: Call for sanctions on Israel
Join the call for sanctions on Israel over Gaza genocide.
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Say no to increased glyphosate food residue limits
The Govt is trying to allow 100 times more glyphosate residues on our food and rewrite the rulebook to fast-track more toxic agrichemicals into our food system.
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Contact your electorate MP
Our local Member of Parliament (MP) represents us, and acts in our name. Use the list of MPs below to contact your own local MP on the environmental issue that you’re passionate about.
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Rainbow Warrior Auckland Open Days 2025
This July, the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior returned to Aotearoa, 40 years after French Government agents bombed the original ship in Auckland.
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Call on Chris Hipkins to take a stand against seabed mining
Any political party that takes environmental protection seriously must stand against Trans-Tasman Resources’ plan to seabed mine in the South Taranaki Bight.
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PETITION: Stop the corporate power grab RMA reforms
The Luxon Government has launched another attack on nature and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Former Big Tobacco lobbyist turned Minister, Chris Bishop, is planning to rewrite our core environmental protection law – the RMA – to gut protections for nature, erase the Treaty of Waitangi, and turn land ownership into a license to pollute. And…
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PETITION: Time to resist
Billionaires and corporations are attempting a takeover of democracy to stifle dissent and limit our efforts to protect nature and the climate. Using their vast fortunes, they lobby to weaken regulations meant to protect people and the planet, fund candidates who serve their interests, and gain control of the media to shape the stories we…
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Find a Greenpeace event
Find a Greenpeace event to join and take action for the planet
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South Pacific Seamounts Expedition
We embarked on an exciting journey to uncover the secrets of the deep. Find out more here and see what’s at stake!
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PETITION: Tax the super-rich to pay for climate action
We urge governments to tax the super-rich now and use those funds to support people and protect the planet.
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Volunteer with Greenpeace
Join a team of passionate volunteers & demand change today. Find out about volunteering in one of New Zealand’s largest environmental organisations.
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PETITION: Stop Fonterra using Palm Kernel
Call on Fonterra to end the use of rainforest destroying palm kernel on its farms by banning palm kernel in the Farmers’ Terms of Supply.
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PETITION: Choose a Clean Energy Future
We call on the Govt to embrace New Zealand’s Clean Energy Future, invest in solar and wind, and reject new fossil fuel electricity generation and a new fossil gas import facility.
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Open Letter to Stop the Fast Track
Sign on to this open letter to industry now to help push more of them to opt out of the Fast Track.
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PETITION: Hands off the water protections
Call on Christopher Luxon to leave New Zealand’s freshwater protections alone
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Example of Official Information Act Request
To request the latest cameras on boats footage, use the text below to make an Official Information Act request to the government by emailing [email protected].
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Tell Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to stop the rollback of freshwater protection
Every New Zealander should be able to swim in clean rivers and know that the water coming out of their kitchen tap is safe to drink.
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Greenpeace desktop and mobile calendar downloads
Here’s a small gift for June 2024 – a digital calendar you can use on your desktop or phone. This month, we’ve chosen a beautiful shot of a humpback whale in the Indian Ocean.
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Monthly wallpaper downloads
For June’s digital wallpaper, we’re celebrating the return of the Rainbow Warrior to Aotearoa waters.
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Say no to new oil exploration
Sign the open letter to the oil industry – We will resist oil exploration
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Resist new oil exploration posters
Download a poster, print a few off and put them up around town to help us build the resistance to new offshore oil exploration.
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PETITION: Create global ocean sanctuaries
Call on the Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters to create new global ocean sanctuaries and protect our blue planet.
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You can’t sink a rainbow and you can’t silence hope
40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior.
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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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This is how you’ve made a difference with Greenpeace so far in 2025
In this issue of our magazine Kākāriki, you can read how you are how you are protecting our oceans, climate, forests, and communities here in Aotearoa and around the globe.
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French authorities block Greenpeace ship from participating in UN Ocean Conference
French authorities have blocked Greenpeace International’s ship Arctic Sunrise from entering the port of Nice, where the “One Ocean Science Congress” and the UN Ocean Conference are being hosted. This…
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Music stars perform on Arctic ‘iceberg’ in call for ocean and climate protection
British six-time Grammy winner, Jacob Collier, has collaborated with Norwegian alt-pop superstar, AURORA, for the first time in a magical performance in the Arctic to highlight the need to protect the ocean.
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Ocean protection is more than just a career; it’s a way of life
When I was young, my dad always asked me: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”. I’d say: “A naturalist guide or a marine biologist”. Today, I’m living my dream and hope to continue dedicating the rest of my life to making ocean protection a reality.
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Deep sea mining and neocolonialism in the Pacific
The recent milestone of the Global Oceans Treaty, which aims to protect marine biodiversity and regulate human activities in the high seas, was a hard-won victory for the international community.…
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Deep sea mining industry stalks, while government talks
The world is waking up to the significance of the threat from deep sea mining,. but governments have squandered a major opportunity to take action at the 28th Session of…
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Deep Sea Mining: a threat to the Pacific Ocean despite recent Global Oceans Treaty win
The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean is home to an incredible array of marine life and resources that are vital for our planet. However, a dangerous threat looms beneath…