Agriculture campaign timeline
For two years, we’ve been telling industry and Government that NZ has too many cows, and that big irrigation is killing our rivers and ruining our soil. We’ve fought for an end to Government funding for big irrigation schemes, and this year we won. Take a look at the history of our agriculture campaign.
A timeline of the early days of the Greenpeace agriculture campaign
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The government has boxed itself in over fuel saving strategies – but there is a way out
NZ is more exposed to global oil disruption than virtually any developed nation. Yet the government’s demand-side response is essentially non-existent.
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Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza
Greenpeace has announced that its ship, the Arctic Sunrise, will join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla.
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Greenpeace challenges MPs to drink nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament
Greenpeace has installed a mobile bar serving nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament, and is calling on MPs to lower the nitrate limit in drinking water.
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Flotilla to send clear warning to Government: ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf
A flotilla of boats will take to the waters between Auckland and Waiheke Island next week as New Zealanders call for an immediate ban on destructive bottom trawling in Tīkapa Moan the Hauraki Gulf.
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The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its “100% New Zealand Grass Fed” claim is misleading and deceptive
How Russel Norman’s grocery shop led to Fonterra admitting that it broke the law with its Anchor Butter packaging.