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  • Rangiora nitrate testing event
    Press release
    Freshwater Health

    In wake of Gore nitrate concerns, Greenpeace announces free drinking water nitrate testing in Southland, Canterbury

    Greenpeace will be running free nitrate testing in drinking water in Gore, Waimate, and Darfield in November.

    Rhiannon Mackie
    29 October 2025
  • Story
    Freshwater Health

    Free water testing for nitrate contamination – next stop Southland, Canterbury

    Find free nitrate contamination water testing near you, or request Greenpeace's free mail-in water testing.

    Rhiannon Mackie
    29 October 2025
    3 min read
  • March against Genetic Engineering in Auckland. © Greenpeace / Fotopress
    Story
    Health Food&Farming Biodiversity

    The Gene Tech Bill – Too Risky Even for Fonterra and NZ First

    The Luxon Government wants to remove GE safeguards and let GMOs free. Greenpeace isn’t the only one who is ringing the alarm bells.

    Gen Toop
    16 October 2025
    2 min read
  • Story
    Food&Farming Freshwater Health

    What Environment Canterbury’s Nitrate Emergency Declaration means for the region

    Regional council Environment Canterbury has declared a Nitrate Emergency.  But what does this mean for drinking water protections?

    Will Appelbe
    22 September 2025
    6 min read
  • Piece of paper with water samples
    Press release
    Food&Farming Freshwater Health

    “Will they protect freshwater?” – Greenpeace reveals Environment Canterbury candidate scorecard

    Greenpeace has asked candidates standing for the Environment Canterbury regional council whether they'll protect fresh water. Here are their responses.

    Rhiannon Mackie
    10 September 2025
  • A Greenpeace activist dressed as Ronald McDonald is arrested after locking himself to the gates of McDonalds' South Auckland distribution centre in Golden Arches Place, Wiri. Greenpeace is calling on McDonalds to stop using chickens fed on genetically engineered (GE) soy meal. Imported GE soy feed is the biggest source of GE contamination in the New Zealand food chain. McDonalds chicken is supplied by Australian poultry giant Inghams which brings in around 50,000 tonnes of GE contaminated soy annually.
    Story
    Food&Farming Health

    How the NZ Food Safety agency downplays pesticide residue results, and then does nothing to enforce the law

    No prosecutions for illegal pesticide residues in food

    Russel Norman
    10 September 2025
    2 min read
  • Press release
    Food&Farming Freshwater Health

    Greenpeace to bring Canterbury’s contaminated water to ECan

    Greenpeace is holding a rally outside Environment Canterbury on the council’s final sitting day before elections to call for clean drinking water now.

    Will Appelbe
    8 September 2025
  • Press release
    Freshwater Health

    Gore’s iconic brown trout statue latest victim of township’s drinking water crisis

    Gore’s brown trout statue has become the latest victim of dairy pollution after the township faced dangerous levels of nitrate contamination in drinking water.

    Rhiannon Mackie
    23 July 2025
  • Rangiora nitrate testing event
    Press release
    Freshwater Health

    ‘Only a matter of time’ before a baby is harmed due to nitrate contamination, warns Greenpeace

    News that the Gore water supply exceeded Govt's maximum allowable value of nitrate in drinking water raises concerns over potential harm to infants.

    Rhiannon Mackie
    21 July 2025
  • David Seymour
    Press release
    Climate Change Health Biodiversity

    Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill 

    The Government’s use of urgency for the first reading of the Regulatory Standards Bill, introduced by ACT leader David Seymour, is being ridiculed by Greenpeace as deeply ironic.

    Gen Toop
    22 May 2025
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