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Rec fishers join environmental heavyweights to save “kauri forests of our ocean”
New Zealand’s leading environmental organisations have today joined with recreational fishers to call on the Government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts.
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Way more stuff like this, please – Greenpeace to Govt
Greenpeace says the announcement this morning that the Government will establish a clean energy centre in Taranaki is a small step in the right direction. From the Just Transition Summit…
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Russel Norman: Toothless Zero Carbon Bill has bark but no bite
Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, says The Zero Carbon Amendment Bill has no ability to enforce its climate change targets. The Bill, released today, aims to outline a framework…
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Shock UN report reveals extent of mass extinction threat
A report just released by the United Nations has warned that 1 million species are at risk of extinction – more than at any time in human history. The global…
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NZ Govt must follow UK and declare climate emergency
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to follow the lead of the UK and declare a climate and environment emergency, after history making scenes in UK Parliament this morning saw…
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Drilling loophole undermines Ardern’s oil ban
New Zealand Oil & Gas is the latest company to leverage the Government’s apparent willingness to offer extensions to oil exploration permits, despite the ban on new oil and gas…
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Greenpeace activists occupy Arctic-bound oil rig
Four Greenpeace activists have climbed aboard the oil rig West Hercules, located near Rypefjord village in the north of Norway. The four have now been on board for 12 hours…
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State of Environment report reveals dairy is NZ’s dirtiest industry
The new State of the Environment report paints a “comprehensively damning” picture of the dairy industry. The cornerstone report out today says the industry is not only degrading biodiversity, rivers…
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What if we treated our oceans like they matter?
The seas provide half of our oxygen, and food for a billion people. Let’s give them the protection they deserve.
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“Biggest conservation effort yet” launches to save world’s oceans
Today, Greenpeace is launching one of its biggest conservation efforts yet, calling for a network of ocean sanctuaries to be created across the globe.