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News & Stories - Greenpeace Aotearoa

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    Climate Change Clean Energy Biodiversity

    The populists’ war on ‘Woke’ is also a war on nature

    New Zealanders recently gave the Luxon-led coalition government a record low rating of 4.2 out of 10 in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey. Even falling concern about price inflation…

    Michael Szabo •
    25 April 2025
    5 min read
  • Press release
    Clean Energy Seabed Mining Fast Track

    Luxon’s mining obsession drives away second offshore wind investor

    Greenpeace is calling on the Government to restore confidence to offshore wind investors by cancelling the fast track process for seabed mining, after it was revealed today that another offshore…

    Russel Norman •
    14 March 2025
  • Luxon's War On Nature - 1 year in
    Story
    Clean Energy Seabed Mining Climate Change Oceans Biodiversity Fast Track

    One Year of Luxon’s War on Nature

    There is a three-headed monster hunkered down in the Beehive. It squats on a huge pile of campaign donation gold collected from multinational corporations desperate to mine and destroy the forests, rivers, and mountains of Aotearoa.

    Russel Norman •
    25 November 2024
    27 min read
  • Press release
    Oil&Gas Clean Energy

    International Energy Agency report damning for Luxon’s plan to repeal oil and gas exploration ban

    As floods, fires and storms ravage the world, and climate scientists run out of adjectives to describe how urgent the situation is, we have Christopher Luxon’s Government forging ahead with reckless plans to search for new oil and gas, dig up more coal and shelve every initiative to reduce emissions that they can.

    Russel Norman •
    16 October 2024
  • Russel Norman Oral submission on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
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    Oil&Gas Clean Energy

    Oral submission on Crown Minerals Amendment Bill

    Russel Norman delivers the Greenpeace Aotearoa submission on the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill

    Russel Norman •
    8 October 2024
  • Story
    Clean Energy

    From waste to power: how floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ’s electricity security crisis

    Wastewater ponds may seem an unlikely place to look for solutions to New Zealand’s electricity security crisis. But their underutilised surfaces could help tackle two problems at once – high…

    Faith Jeremiah, Lincoln University, New Zealand •
    26 September 2024
    3 min read
  • Twenty four photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Greenpeace New Zealand building, help generate electricity for the office. Any surplus can be feed back into the grid. The panels were installed in 2009 as part of an ongoing program of environmental management and improvement within the organisation.
    Story
    Climate Change Clean Energy

    More rooftop solar in NZ cities would help solve the energy crisis – and build disaster resilience

    New Zealad’s current electricity supply crisis requires immediate solutions.

    The Conversation •
    16 September 2024
    4 min read
  • Photo by Thant Zin Oo via Unsplash
    Story
    Clean Energy

    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…

    Caroline Shaw, University of Otago •
    5 September 2024
    4 min read
  • Videos
    Clean Energy

    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…

    Russel Norman •
    2 September 2024
  • Story
    Clean Energy

    NZ energy crisis: electricity demand will jump as NZ decarbonises – and renewable generation can keep up

    The prime minister has called it an “energy security crisis” and signalled a review of New Zealand’s electricity market as wholesale prices spike and industries suffer.

    Alan Brent •
    28 August 2024
    4 min read
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