All articles by Rhiannon Mackie
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Three Greenpeace activists removed by police from Fonterra nitrate pollution protest during shareholder meeting
Three Greenpeace activists have been removed by police from Fonterra’s downtown Auckland offices for protesting nitrate pollution.
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Greenpeace dumps 2 metric tonnes of slime at Fonterra HQ before shareholders meeting
Greenpeace activists have upset Fonterra’s Shareholders’ Fund meeting at the dairy giant’s Auckland HQ this morning, establishing a ‘nitrate emergency quarantine zone’ around the building and dumping 2000 litres of…
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Govt abandons NZ’s climate credibility with shameful methane bill
“Utterly shameful”. Greenpeace Aotearoa condemns the Government's new methane targets following first reading in Parliament.
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Denmark moves to lower limits on nitrate in drinking water – when will NZ follow suit?
Denmark’s Environment Minister is making moves to dramatically lower the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water.
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Nitrate levels in Glenavy dangerously close to Blue Baby risk level
Almost exactly one year after the Glenavy water supply exceeded the legal health limits for nitrate, the town’s water supply nitrate levels are rising – and fast.
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Ashburton town supply water sample nears national health limit for nitrate; almost double levels associated with reproductive risk
Greenpeace testing on Sunday revealed that a sample of Ashburton town water supply had reached nitrate contamination levels of 9.65mg/L.
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Darfield water supplies above nitrate contamination reproductive risk levels
“Absolutely unacceptable”. That’s Greenpeace’s reaction to water testing results today which revealed more Canterbury public water supplies are contaminated with nitrate at levels above those associated with reproductive risk.
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Council-supplied tank water in Waimate District at reproductive risk levels
Tank water supplied to Glenavy residents by the district council is contaminated with nitrate at levels linked to reproductive risk.
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Gore nitrate testing results still reaching reproductive risk levels
Greenpeace Aotearoa is sounding the alarm over the nitrate level in Gore’s town supply, which has reached levels associated with reproductive risks.
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Latest round of Greenpeace free nitrate testing kicks off in Gore
Greenpeace’s latest round of free drinking water testing for nitrate contamination kicks off today in Gore, Southland.