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BRIEFING: Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
Many communities across Canterbury are facing increasingly difficult decisions as nitrate pollution of drinking water sources worsens. Some water supplies in the region have already breached drinking water standards for…
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Luxon Govt shows total disregard for public concerns about climate
Showing a profound disregard for the people of New Zealand, the Government has allowed only five days for the public to make submissions on the Government’s climate-denying law to restart…
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From waste to power: how floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ’s electricity security crisis
Wastewater ponds may seem an unlikely place to look for solutions to New Zealand’s electricity security crisis. But their underutilised surfaces could help tackle two problems at once – high…
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Action against seabed mining at the Straterra HQ
On 24 September, five Greenpeace activists occupied the Wellington offices of mining lobby group Straterra to protest seabed mining by its client Trans Tasman Resources and two more scaled a…
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Camera roll-out a win for the ocean, now needed for full fleet
Greenpeace says the continued roll out of cameras on boats announced today is a win for ocean health and environmentalists, who have been campaigning for greater fishing industry accountability.
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Fonterra profits at the expense of the rainforest
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out Fonterra for ‘profiting from rainforest destruction’ on Fonterra's annual results day announcement.
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Seabed mining protest extends to a second site
After five Greenpeace activists occupied the Wellington offices of mining lobby group Straterra to protest seabed mining by its client Trans Tasman Resources today, two more have scaled a tower…
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Greenpeace occupies Straterra’s Wellington HQ in seabed mining protest
Greenpeace activists have occupied the Wellington offices of the mining lobby group Straterra to protest plans to Fast Track its client Trans-Tasman Resources’ seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight.
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State of New Zealand’s waters worsening as Luxon barges ahead with reckless plan to strip freshwater protections
Greenpeace Aotearoa says announcement that the state of New Zealand rivers is worsening should indicate the need for more protection for fresh water – not less.
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Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
Karen Raubenheimer, University of Wollongong