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Footage released by Greenpeace reveals damage in the deep ocean from industrial fishing
In a new video published today, Greenpeace International reveals dramatic damage of bottom trawling on the Emperor Seamounts in the North Pacific, devastating fragile ecosystems, and calls for the creation of a marine protected area
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Healthier, happier, fairer: new research shows major life benefits from decarbonising transport
With walking and cycling funding halved in the government’s recently released National Land Transport Programme, and a weaker transport emissions reduction plan, the potential health benefits of a low-carbon transport…
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‘Dolphin friendly’ fish often just greenwashing, new research shows
Many seafood products sold in New Zealand make environmental claims, but our new research shows most of them are too ambiguous and may serve as greenwashing.
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Rena ghost birds remind of oil exploration peril
That kororā was one of many - an estimated 20,000 birds were killed by the oil spill - but it and a came to symbolise the desperate plight that all faced as the oil washed ashore and through their habitat.
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Plastic pollution’s devastating impact on wildlife
Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most devastating environmental issues of our time and the impact on wildlife is deeply concerning.
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Weaker freshwater rules would threaten rural people’s health
Greenpeace Aotearoa calls on Christopher Luxon to keep his hands off of freshwater protections as new resource management act changes announced
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The Luxon Government’s transport plan steers NZ back to a car-dependent past
The government’s new National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) could easily have been renamed the “highway funding project”, given its intense focus on road building.
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Greenpeace slams Govt decision to expand seabed mining permit area
Greenpeace says it’s “unbelievable” that wannabe seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has been given the go-ahead to nearly quadruple the size of the area it wants to mine in the South…
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Greenpeace Live: Two energy futures, with Geoff Bertram, Stephen Poletti and Russel Norman
Join Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Russel Norman for a conversation with energy experts Geoff Bertram and Stephen Poletti, on the future of energy in New Zealand. New Zealand is full…
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Without sanctions, requiring companies disclose environmental and social impacts has limited effect
As of last year, New Zealand’s largest companies and financial institutions have been required to disclose their climate-related risks and opportunities in their annual reports and regulatory filings.