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‘Waste-to-energy’ incineration is blatant greenwash that should be rejected
A Board of Inquiry appointed by Minister for the Environment Penny Simmonds will today begin public hearings in Hamilton’s FMG Stadium on a proposal to build an industrial-scale ‘waste-to-energy’ incinerator…
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UNOC3: “Fine words must now translate into action”, Greenpeace comment
Nice, France, The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) concluded yesterday with significant progress made towards the ratification of the High Seas Treaty and a strong statement on a new plastics treaty signed by 95 governments.
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What’s at stake: The beauty of the Tasman Sea
Marine scientist Kat Goddard visited the Lord Howe Rise area, along with a Greenpeace team, to document the abundant marine life around Lord Howe Island, a small exposed portion of…
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NZ has a vast sea territory but lags behind other nations in protecting the ocean
Conrad Pilditch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Elizabeth Macpherson, University of Canterbury; Joanne Ellis, University of Waikato; Karen Fisher, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Karin Bryan, University of…
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Shane Jones indicates NZ’s entire EEZ now open for oil and gas free-for-all
In a speech to the energy industry in Singapore this week, Shane Jones signalled a major change to New Zealand’s oil and gas exploration rules.
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Greenpeace protest deep sea mining at UN Ocean Conference
Nice, France, 11 June 2025 – Greenpeace France activists today deployed a large banner reading “three million people stand against deep sea mining” outside the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in…
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Coral killers – the bottom trawling image that shocked the world
On June 12 2005 Greenpeace captured evidence that bottom trawling was destroying deep sea coral in the Tasman Sea. This is the story of that photo.
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The true story behind the bottom trawling photo that shocked the world
20 years ago today, Greenpeace captured an image of bottom trawlers hauling up a giant piece of ancient coral in the Tasman Sea. The image sent shockwaves around the world - but how did we get it? And 20 years later, where are we at with the campaign to ban bottom trawling?
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Protected corals destroyed in six-tonne bycatch “disaster” from a single bottom trawl
BREAKING: It’s been revealed that a New Zealand bottom trawling vessel has pulled up six tonnes of protected stony coral in a single trawl – making it the worst reported case of coral destruction in New Zealand waters in over a decade.
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Greenpeace calls for international action to release the Madleen aid vessel
Greenpeace calls upon the international community to urgently uphold international law and ensure the immediate release of the Freedom Flotilla humanitarian vessel the Madleen along with its crew.