All articles by Greenpeace Aotearoa
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Greenpeace challenges petrochemical tanker as Busan plastics treaty talks enter final stage
Daesan, South Korea – As the final negotiations for a UN Global Plastics Treaty enter a critical phase in Busan, South Korea[1] Greenpeace International activists have boarded a tanker that…
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Shocking new images illustrate Arctic glacier retreat in last century
Shocking images released by Greenpeace today illustrate the terrifying extent to which Arctic glaciers have retreated in the last century. The images follow up on an iconic photo series by renowned Swedish photographer Christian Åslund, who twenty years ago released a photo that is still being shared in the current day.
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Greenpeace Live: Why methane matters
In this episode, we talk about the recent action at Fonterra’s milk processing factory in Te Rapa, dive deeper into why methane emissions are such a big problem and such…
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Greenpeace Live: Why we occupied the Straterra building
In this episode we’ll talk about why we occupied the Straterra building, the recent deep sea mining protest in Rarotonga and the wider international campaign with two special guests: from…
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On thin ice – Putin vs Greenpeace: the story of the Arctic 30, and why it still matters today
In the chilly autumn of 2013, a Greenpeace crew embarked on a mission to highlight the dangers of Arctic oil drilling. This mission would become a defining moment for the…
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Action against seabed mining at the Straterra HQ
On 24 September, five Greenpeace activists occupied the Wellington offices of mining lobby group Straterra to protest seabed mining by its client Trans Tasman Resources and two more scaled a…
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Greenpeace LIVE: Stopping seabed mining in Aotearoa
Tonight we speak with Juressa Lee, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Rarotonga and Rukutai Watene of Ngāti Ruanui about the long fight to stop Trans-Tasman Resources mining off the coast of Taranaki.
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Greenpeace LIVE: Hands off the water protections
This week the Greenpeace crew discuss what can be done to turn river health around, based on the previous success of campaigns to achieve stronger freshwater protections.
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What is Three Waters?
Greenpeace supports these Three Waters reforms but wants to see some changes to ensure that people's health and the health of our environment are protected and Te Mana o Te Wai is upheld.
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Deep sea mining tests indicate significant disturbance, Greenpeace reveals
Greenpeace has documented signs of "significant disturbance" from deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean. New images reveal a large patch of sediment rising to the surface of the water after equipment tests carried out by mining company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR ), which is aiming to commercially extract minerals from the seabed…