All articles by Rhiannon Mackie
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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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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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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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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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Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water
Greenpeace is deeply disturbed by the Luxon Government's decision to weaken freshwater protections as a new report highlights poor state of NZ freshwater.
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Why is coral so important?
Why is coral so important? Find out more about these unique species - the backbone of the oceans - and learn how you can help protect coral.
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Coral killers – the bottom trawling image that shocked the world
On June 12 2005 Greenpeace captured evidence that bottom trawling was destroying deep sea coral in the Tasman Sea. This is the story of that photo.
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The true story behind the bottom trawling photo that shocked the world
20 years ago today, Greenpeace captured an image of bottom trawlers hauling up a giant piece of ancient coral in the Tasman Sea. The image sent shockwaves around the world - but how did we get it? And 20 years later, where are we at with the campaign to ban bottom trawling?
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Messages to Fonterra
We asked people from across Aotearoa to send messages that they wanted to share with Fonterra. And we received an overwhelming number of messages from people who are deeply concerned about Fonterra's environmental destruction.