All articles by Russel Norman
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We need to clean up the dirty flood of secret money into political parties
The flood of secret money flowing into political parties shows the urgent need to clean up the electoral finance rules, says Greenpeace's Russel Norman.
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Greenpeace calls for citizens assembly to reform electoral finance laws
Greenpeace is calling on all political parties to support a citizens assembly to reform electoral finance laws in light of the alarming flood of political donations threatening to drown democracy in New Zealand.
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Cleaning up politics in Aotearoa for planet and people
Something is rotten in the state of Aotearoa. We like to think of our country’s politics as pretty clean, but is it? There is fundamental tension in our political system between democracy and money. It's time to reform electoral finance law and a citizens assembly is the way forward.
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LNG terminal will make electricity more expensive, polluting and unreliable
Greenpeace is condemning the Government’s decision to try to force New Zealanders to pay for an LNG fossil gas import terminal, in spite of the evidence from the OECD and…
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Budget 2026: where are the solutions to climate, biodiversity and fuel crises?
Greenpeace is lamenting the paucity of solutions in Budget 2026 to the climate, biodiversity and fuel price crises.
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2025 Annual Impact Report
In 2025, Greenpeace, as an institution of civil society, held steady as a pole of resistance over the course of 2025.
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Govt forced to admit its fossil gas story was always a fairytale
The NZ Government has been forced today to reinstate a scheme to support businesses transitioning off fossil gas.
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OECD gives Greenpeace an “A” for energy policy; and Luxon an “F”
Fossil fuels are more expensive, less reliable and worse for the climate than renewables.
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Israeli forces illegally attack peaceful humanitarian flotilla
Last night, Israeli forces attacked the peaceful civilian-led Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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Renewables First, Not Fossils First: Policy Response to the Fossil Fuel Crisis
The attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran have created a global energy crisis, as oil and gas exports from the Gulf are restricted and global prices rise.