Resist
We challenge the power of big polluters. We expose and counter corporate influence over governments. We resist those who seek to trap us in old stories, and stop us from creating a fairer and greener world.
What You Can Do
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GreenpeacePETITION: Free public transport now!
Call on the NZ Govt to make public transport free to reduce fuel use, ease the cost of living & create a clean energy future.
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GreenpeacePETITION: End oil sponsorship of the Olympics
Tell the International Olympic Committee to commit to ending fossil fuel sponsorship for good.
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GreenpeacePETITION: Time to resist
Now is the time to resist. Will you join the fight against the billionaire takeover?
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GreenpeaceSay no to new oil exploration
Sign the open letter to the oil industry – We will resist oil exploration
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GreenpeaceResist new oil exploration posters
Download a poster, print a few off and put them up around town to help us build the resistance to new offshore oil exploration.
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GreenpeaceMessage in a bottle to bring back the container deposit scheme
And then, take a photo holding your message in a bottle, and share on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with #BringBackCRS
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GreenpeacePETITION: Keep corporate sponsors out of COP climate talks
Join the call on the United Nations to reject corporate sponsorship of international climate negotiations.
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GreenpeacePETITION: Demand a Global Plastics Treaty
Call on the NZ Government to stand firm and support a strong global plastics treaty.
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GreenpeacePETITION: Ban Single-use Plastic Bottles
Call on the NZ Government to ban unnecessary single-use plastic bottles* in NZ, and to incentivise reusable and refillable alternatives.
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GreenpeaceLet’s hold the big polluters to account
Globally, 380 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year. Coca-Cola is the worst plastic polluter. With your help we can push the government to increase refill and reuse options to meet this global crisis.
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GreenpeacePETITION: Ban NZ’s plastic waste exports
Sign on now to call for a ban on plastic waste exports from New Zealand
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GreenpeaceJoin the wave of resistance against oil pipelines
Tell global banks not to fund these toxic disasters: together, we are standing against the tar sands oil pipelines scarring North America
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GreenpeaceStop Ghost Fishing Gear
Ghost fishing gear is wreaking havoc on our oceans. Discarded nets, ropes and other fishing waste makes up 10% of the total plastic pollution in the ocean, but as yet – nothing is being done to stop it at the source.
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What it takes to fight Deep Sea Mining, and protect the Pacific from US imperialism
Indigenous representation at the International Seabed Authority is crucial to protect the moana for all humankind and for future generations. This is more vital than ever as the Trump administration pushes for US access to so called ‘critical’ minerals and deep sea mining threatens the Pacific Ocean.
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Up in the trees for World Conservation Day
This World Nature Conservation Day (28 July) Greenpeace climbed back into the trees to defend nature.
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Cleaning up politics in Aotearoa for planet and people
Something is rotten in the state of Aotearoa. We like to think of our country’s politics as pretty clean, but is it? There is fundamental tension in our political system between democracy and money. It’s time to reform electoral finance law and a citizens assembly is the way forward.
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Five reasons the new RMA bills should alarm everyone in New Zealand
The Luxon Government has torn up the Resource Management Act (RMA) — New Zealand’s core environmental law.
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WATCH: Hands off public conservation land!
Find out more about what’s at stake for conservation land in New Zealand, and what you can do about it.
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Halfway through 2026: Here’s how we’re shaping the future of our planet, together
Thanks to your incredible support, Greenpeace Aotearoa has been working relentlessly to defend nature. From preventing ocean destruction, taking action for forest protection, and defending all the amazing life thatthe…
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BRIEFING: Stop the First Domino – Annex 1 Countries, the Methane Threat to 1.5C and “No Additional Warming”
In the lead-up to COP30, Greenpeace warns big emitters are backsliding on climate by adopting the concept of ‘no additional warming’.
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Greenpeace submission on the Summary Offences Amendment Bill
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on the Summary Offences (Demonstrations Near Residential Premises) Amendment Bill.
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Greenpeace submission on the Government’s draft Fuel Supply Resilience Plan
New Zealand can become energy independent and resilient to global fuel shocks by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and transitioning our transport network and economy to clean, renewable alternatives.
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Greenpeace submission on primary sector national direction – package 2
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on The Regulatory Standards Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes the Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.
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Greenpeace submission on the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on The Regulatory Standards Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes the Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.
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Greenpeace submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on The Regulatory Standards Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes the Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.
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BRIEFING Methane and GWP*: how the livestock lobby’s creative accounting undermines equity and threatens to derail climate action
Agribusiness lobby groups are running a coordinated global campaign to cripple efforts to reduce methane emissions