All articles by Russel Norman
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2021 Annual Impact Report
In 2021 we got used to campaigning on the climate and biodiversity crises while living through a global pandemic. But it wasn’t the same. We didn’t do a lot of real-world actions because of all the lockdowns and other Covid restrictions.
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Ukraine: Greenpeace calls for freeze on Russian oligarch assets
Greenpeace Aotearoa’s executive director Russel Norman says the organisation “condemns the Russian government’s cruel invasion of Ukraine and calls on President Putin to withdraw his forces and cease military operations.”
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COP26: Greenpeace challenges Ardern Govt to get real on climate
The New Zealand Government is under pressure to come up with a real climate emission reduction plan to present next year, after the COP26 climate summit agreed that Governments must…
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2020 Greenpeace Annual Impact Report
The end of 2019 marked an intense period of activity for Greenpeace targeting theoffshore exploration activities of Austrian oil company OMV. Along with our allies, weoccupied oil supply ships, we…
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Climate Summit: Following NZ’s lead on climate action would be a disaster
Greenpeace is calling out Jacinda Ardern’s lack of action on emissions from agriculture as the Prime Minister speaks at the Leaders Summit on Climate convened by US President Biden.
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RMA replacement must protect environmental bottom lines
Whatever replaces the RMA must effectively regulate our most polluting industry - dairying. That means stopping nitrate pollution entering freshwater from milk processing, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and too many cows.
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Wairakei Pastoral: The dairy company competing with Auckland for drinking water
One big dairy corporation, owned by millionaire rich-listers, is taking more water from the Waikato River than the entire city of Auckland
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Greenpeace briefing to the incoming government on priorities for the environment and building back better in the Covid recovery
It is our view that the following policies would have the most significant, positive impact on New Zealand’s ecological and climate footprint.
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No more excuses for Government inaction on climate and nature
This morning New Zealanders are waking up to a fresh Government – one that has no good reason to put off action on nature and climate.
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MfE report shows Govt action needed to reduce agribusiness emissions
A new report released today by the Ministry for the Environment highlights how the climate crisis is already affecting Aotearoa, and underscores the need for urgent action on New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter, agribusiness