All articles by Rhiannon Mackie
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Greenpeace hold nitrate emergency demonstration outside Environment Southland meeting
Greenpeace demonstrates outside Environment Southland, calling on councillors to declare a nitrate emergency.
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Renewed calls for Govt to lower nitrate contamination limits, following Danish precedent
A Greenpeace open letter calls on the New Zealand government to put public health above industry profits by lowering the drinking water legal limit for nitrate.
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The fertiliser cap – what is it, and why is it important?
The fertiliser cap is one of NZ's few freshwater protections - but what is the fertiliser cap, and why does the government want to ditch it?
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Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’.
Greenpeace Aotearoa has altered the Rakaia salmon statue in Canterbury, turning it into a cartoon dead fish in protest of dairy industry environmental destruction.
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Looming Government fertiliser cap decision could worsen NZ’s nitrate contamination crisis
Greenpeace warns that a looming Government decision on fertiliser restrictions could result in more nitrate contamination of drinking water.
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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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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.