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Defending Nature – Acts of resistance to the Luxon Government’s war on nature: a timeline
The National-ACT-NZ First coalition was sworn in in late November 2023 – and wasted no time launching an all-out war on nature, unleashing a relentless onslaught of anti-environment initiatives. You…
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Plastic pollution: The crisis choking the oceans and marine life
Plastic waste invades every corner of our planet, and threatens sea life. But there’s still hope for a future free from plastic pollution.
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People of the world vs COP30
Outside the official negotiations of the COP30 international climate talks taking place right now in the Brazilian Amazon multitudes of people are speaking up for a just climate future.
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This is how you’ve made a difference with Greenpeace in 2025
Please enjoying reading the October 2025 issue of Kākāriki, our Greenpeace Aotearoa supporter magazine.
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Cook Islands seabed mining decision delayed following local opposition
Greenpeace says news a decision on whether seabed mining can occur in the Cook Islands will now be delayed until at least 2032, is evidence of the growing opposition to the destructive industry in the Pacific.
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Denmark moves to lower limits on nitrate in drinking water – when will NZ follow suit?
Denmark’s Environment Minister is making moves to dramatically lower the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water.
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Dangerous Fast-Track changes made as nature is reaching breaking point – Greenpeace
Greenpeace says the passing of the Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill last night makes an already damaging law even more dangerous for Aotearoa’s environment.
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High risk of economic losses from Cook Islands nodule extraction and sales – new study reveals
The economic potential of seabed polymetallic nodules in the Cook Islands has been overstated, according to a new independent study commissioned by Greenpeace International.
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A blueprint for more pollution and environmental harm – Greenpeace reaction to new Resource Management bills
Greenpeace says the Government’s rewrite of New Zealand’s core environmental laws includes an outrageous new idea, whereby companies will be able to claim financial compensation when councils introduce rules to…
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Another dead rat banquet for NZ First? Resource Management bills expected tomorrow
Greenpeace is questioning whether NZ First has acquired a taste for the ACT Party’s dead rats, as the Government prepares to unveil its new Resource Management bills tomorrow.
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Nitrate levels in Glenavy dangerously close to Blue Baby risk level
Almost exactly one year after the Glenavy water supply exceeded the legal health limits for nitrate, the town’s water supply nitrate levels are rising – and fast.
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AI is worse for the environment than you think – here’s why
The System Shift podcast dives into one of the biggest climate blind spots of AI: the energy hunger behind AI chipmaking.
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Watch the documentary: Something in the Water
Something in the Water tells the story of people in Canterbury, NZ who are standing up for safe drinking water and swimmable rivers.
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Rainbow Warrior bombing: Call to continue fight against nuclear weapons
Samantha Hayes visited the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland this week.
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40 Years on: The Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior & Indigenous Resistance
Forty years after the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, the spirit of resistance sails on. From anti-nuclear activism to climate justice, the push for transformation is inextricably tied to tino…
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Oral submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill
Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop delivers the Greenpeace submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill.
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VIDEO Taking action to stop bottom trawling
Over the past two weeks the Rainbow Warrior has been at sea off the coast Aotearoa, documenting bottom trawlers and standing up for ocean protection.Greenpeace activists confronted two bottom trawlers…
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