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We work together to usher in a greener, fairer and more peaceful future for all. One where people and planet do not suffer at the expense of corporate profit or the elite few. One where the ways we feed and fuel our world work with nature, and not against it. Join the movement.
What You Can Do
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Rainbow Warrior returns to Aotearoa New Zealand
This July, the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is returning to Aotearoa, 40 years after French Government agents bombed the original ship in Auckland. Get on board and be part of the next chapter in the story of a ship that became a legend.
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Volunteer with Greenpeace
Join a team of passionate volunteers & demand change today. Find out about volunteering in one of New Zealand’s largest environmental organisations.
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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
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Greenpeace Aotearoa submission on the Proposals to Amend the New Zealand Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds
We thank you for the opportunity to provide comment on these proposals.
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Gene Technology Bill Submission
In the early 2000s, the GE Free NZ movement successfully fended off the release of Genetically Engineered organisms into our food and the environment. We insisted on a precautionary approach…
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Greenpeace Submission to the Methane Review Panel on the Review of Methane Science and Target
Given that nearly half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, the main source of which is methane from the livestock sector, it is imperative for methane emission reduction to occur in this sector in order for New Zealand to achieve its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.
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REPORT: Turning down the heat
Pulling the climate emergency break on big meat and dairy
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Greenpeace notice of appeal against Hiringa hydrogen-to-urea Energy
Have a read of Greenpeace’s appeal, backed by the hapū of Ngāruahine in South Taranaki.
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Greenpeace submission on the government’s agricultural emissions pricing consultation
Read Greenpeace’s submission on the government’s agricultural emissions pricing consultation
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NES-Drinking Water and Nitrate Contamination – Greenpeace briefing to Ministers
Greenpeace’s briefing to Ministers on NES-Drinking Water and Nitrate Contamination. Healthy water for all.
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Letter to Prime Minister Luxon urging sanctions on Israel over Gaza genocide
Dear Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Rt Hon Winston Peters,
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Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water
Greenpeace is deeply disturbed by the Luxon Government’s decision to weaken freshwater protections as a new report highlights poor state of NZ freshwater.
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Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill
Documents released to Greenpeace Aotearoa under the Official Information Act reveal that both the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Treasury have joined the growing list of bodies issuing strong…
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Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS
For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an “ocean killer” in protest at its destructive fishing activities.
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Take a free tour of the Rainbow Warrior: a symbol of resistance and hope in action
The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, is in Auckland on a rare visit to Aotearoa New Zealand. Come on board, experience this iconic ship first hand and meet the crew!
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Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea
Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler on the Chatham Rise, rebranding it “ocean killer”, after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life.
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New Zealand becomes first country to back out of Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance
The New Zealand Government has lost its last shred of climate credibility as it becomes first country to withdraw from the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance
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MPI lets illegal pesticide-laced food hit the shelves in NZ
An investigation by Greenpeace Aotearoa has revealed that for at least five years, New Zealand Food Safety has failed to recall food products or prosecute suppliers when food has tested…
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‘Everyone Hates Elon’ and Greenpeace unfold giant banner on Piazza San Marco ahead of Bezos’ wedding
Venice, Italy – Activists from the UK action group Everyone hates Elon and Greenpeace Italy unfolded a giant 20x20m banner reading “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay…
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Damning new groundwater figures reveal growing drinking water crisis
Damning new groundwater data reveals that New Zealand is experiencing a drinking water crisis, with many monitoring sites contaminated.