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Why are our power bills so high in NZ?
TLDR: the big four power companies are cooking the books and the climate.
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Four things you can do in the local elections to protect Canterbury’s fresh water
Canterbury’s local elections are a critical moment to defend fresh water! Here are four easy things you can do to protect lakes, rivers, and drinking water.
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Still no Plastics Treaty: how the fossil fuel industry keeps polluting negotiations
It’s time for world leaders to confront the elephant in the UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiation room: Big Oil. After two long weeks, world governments could not come to an…
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Six actions for Gaza
It’s easy to feel helpless. But we’re not – if you’re wondering what to, here’s six actions for Gaza to share and get involved with.
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It’s who you know, not what you know in Christopher Luxon’s Council of Cronies
Luxon’s ignoring science and putting lobbyists into positions of power to help out the dairy industry. Here’s the full story.
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Greenpeace extends invitation to Gore District Mayor to work together on drinking water crisis
Greenpeace Aotearoa has invited Gore District Mayor Ben Bell to work together on combatting drinking water nitrate contamination.
Breaking news, updates, and commentary from Greenpeace campaigners and issue experts.
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Palm kernel imports skyrocketing as climate crisis worsens
Greenpeace is revealing that new data provided by Stats NZ shows that palm kernel imports for the first six months of 2025 are higher than they have been at any…
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Power company ‘vampires’ bleed households dry to fund 1.4 billion dollar shareholder payout
Greenpeace is labelling the big four power companies ‘vampires’, for an expected record payout of $1.4 billion to their shareholders. Mercury, Contact and Genesis have already announced an increase to…
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Grass-fed greenwash: Govt’s new grass fed standards written by Fonterra
New evidence acquired by Greenpeace has revealed that Fonterra first requested, and then helped to write, the Government’s new grass-fed standards.
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Greenpeace activists arrested in Nelson after occupying bottom trawling vessel
Three Greenpeace activists have been arrested after occupying a Talley’s bottom trawling vessel early this morning in Nelson.
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Greenpeace activists stop Talley’s trawler from leaving Nelson port, branding it an ‘ocean killer’
Greenpeace activists have boarded a Talleys’ bottom trawling vessel this morning, stopping it from leaving the Port of Nelson.
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Greenwash case still hanging over Fonterra’s consumer brands in wake of sale to French dairy giant
In the wake of news that Fonterra has sold Anchor to French dairy giant Lactalis, Greenpeace is committing to continuing its anti-greenwash lawsuit.
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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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What’s at stake: The beauty of the Tasman Sea
Marine scientist Kat Goddard visited the Lord Howe Rise area, along with a Greenpeace team, to document the abundant marine life around Lord Howe Island, a small exposed portion of…
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The true story behind the bottom trawling photo that shocked the world
20 years ago today, Greenpeace captured an image of bottom trawlers hauling up a giant piece of ancient coral in the Tasman Sea. The image sent shockwaves around the world – but how did we get it? And 20 years later, where are we at with the campaign to ban bottom trawling?