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Submission on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill 2024
This egregious bill attempts to deepen the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. It removes the ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration permits, it weakens the financial security provisions…
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On thin ice – Putin vs Greenpeace: the story of the Arctic 30, and why it still matters today
In the chilly autumn of 2013, a Greenpeace crew embarked on a mission to highlight the dangers of Arctic oil drilling. This mission would become a defining moment for the…
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Luxon risks EU Free Trade Agreement with renewed oil and gas exploration
It's been revealed that Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade advice given to the Government confirms that the attempt to restart offshore oil and gas exploration is likely to breach the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union.
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Freshwater protections up sh*t creek without a paddle under Luxon’s Government
Greenpeace Aotearoa is concerned that freshwater protections are ‘up sh*t creek without a paddle’ under the Christopher Luxon government.
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Greenpeace sues Fonterra for misleading consumers with palm kernel greenwash
Greenpeace Aotearoa is suing Fonterra for misleading customers by claiming that Anchor butter is ‘100% New Zealand grass-fed’ when up to 20% of a Fonterra dairy cow’s diet could be…
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Cut to Orange Roughy catch will see no recovery within five years
Environmentalists say today’s decision to reduce an orange roughy catch limit is simply the ‘bare minimum’ for the troubled fishery and are calling on the government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts
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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…