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Thousands call on government to drop Hauraki Gulf Bill changes
Alongside our allies, Greenpeace has today handed in a petition to parliament calling for the government to drop amendments that would allow commercial fishing in highly protected areas of the…
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Drinking water at 100 rural schools contaminated with cancer-causing nitrate
Greenpeace says it is deeply concerned about levels of nitrate in rural school drinking water, as a shocking new report has revealed that rural children are twice as likely as…
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Greenpeace confronts Fonterra AGM attendees with rainforest destruction, dying orangutans
Greenpeace has greeted Fonterra with images of deforestation and dying orangutans as shareholders arrive for their annual general meeting at the Devon Hotel in New Plymouth. The organisation is calling…
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Seabed miners lose attempt to limit Greenpeace protest at sea
An appeal court in the Netherlands has rejected attempts by seabed miners in the Pacific to limit the right to protest at sea. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal dismissed a…
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Time to address the cow in the room at COP29
As COP29, the UN climate conference, kicks off in Azerbaijan, Greenpeace says world leaders must hold agri-business to account for its climate pollution.
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How Greenpeace got SLAPPed by Big Oil for over $300,000,000
Are you a climate activist? A citizen concerned for the environment? If so, this guide to SLAPP cases might be just for you!
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The cost of trawling: 3,000kg dead coral in one year
In the wake of news that a New Zealand bottom trawler destroyed coral in the international waters of the South Pacific, Greenpeace and the DSCC are today revealing the cost…
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New Anchor Butter owner must go palm kernel-free
Off the back of today’s announcement that Fonterra will be pushing ahead with plans to sell its customer-facing brands, including Anchor, Greenpeace is calling on potential buyers to commit to…
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Trans-Tasman Resources’ seabed mining project is a bad idea that refuses to go away
Seabed mining is a terrible idea for ocean ecosystems. Trans-Tasman Resources’ proposal to carry out seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight has been presented, debated and then rejected every…
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Extreme weather has already cost vulnerable island nations $141 billion
That’s about $2,000 per person. Two years ago, when the curtain fell on the COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, developing nations on the frontline of climate change had something meaningful to celebrate.