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NZ Food Safety is working for agribusiness not food consumers
Pesticides are dangerous. They are dangerous for the farm workers applying them, they are destructive of the natural world, and they harm the people who eat the food. But agribusiness…
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NZ Food Safety told the public pesticide residue levels were safe, while internal assessments said the opposite
Documents released by Greenpeace today show that the NZ Food Safety agency failed to raise alarms over unsafe levels of pesticide residue on food.
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Luxon ’s Three Years of War on Freshwater 2023-2026
Weakening freshwater policy has been a constant focus of the Luxon Government. Fonterra, Dairy NZ , Beef and Lamb have demanded changes to allow more freshwater pollution and the government has delivered, in spades.
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State of the Climate vs War on the Climate
The NZ Government is systematically introducing policies which are increasing emissions or slowing down emissions reductions.
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Environment Canterbury throws rural NZ ‘under the tractor’
Greenpeace says Environment Canterbury (ECan) has thrown rural households ‘under the tractor’ on the nitrate crisis.
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Opportunity climate policy a step in the right direction
Greenpeace Aotearoa has welcomed Opportunity’s policy to cut agricultural methane as a vital step toward tackling NZ's biggest source of pollution.
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Greenpeace pledges to prevent construction of Aussie-owned coal-powered fertiliser factory
Greenpeace Aotearoa has pledged to oppose a proposed coal-powered fertiliser factory from being built in Southland.
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Why does Greenpeace campaign against Fonterra?
Fonterra is the worst climate polluter in Aotearoa, and its emissions are increasing. Greenpeace has been campaigning against Fonterra's pollution for years.
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Greenpeace launch legal challenge against US$2.5bn expansion by Premier Beehive parent company JBS
Greenpeace Netherlands has petitioned a Dutch court to compel agribusiness giant JBS to disclose information about a proposed expansion into Nigeria.
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New report reveals devastating impact of Luxon’s climate policy reversal
Efforts to reduce emissions have stalled since the Luxon Government took power, according to a report from the Climate Change Commission