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Supreme Court slams door on seabed mining, time for a ban
Today the Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Trans Tasman Resources’ (TTR) appeal of a 2018 High Court ruling which quashed the EPA’s decision in 2017 to give the Australian-led miners…
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The story behind an Italian single-use plastic bottle
I recently had the chance to visit the Adriatic coast as part of a ship tour Greenpace Italy organises every year with our partners at the Exodus Foundation, researchers at CNR-IAS and…
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Submission on SH1 Fast-Track Application by Greenpeace Aotearoa and Generation Zero
This is a joint submission by Greenpeace Aotearoa, Inc. and Generation Zero on the application by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Transpower New Zealand Limited for Stage 1B1 of…
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The Climate Emergency Unpacked – How Consumer Goods Companies are Fueling Big Oil’s Plastic Expansion
As the climate crisis intensifies, there is growing worldwide acceptance of the need to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to limit global heating to…
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Climate Commission ignored climate benefits of cutting synthetic nitrogen
A hidden report uncovered by Greenpeace shows that the Climate Change Commission ignored its own internal advice that could cut agricultural climate emissions by a third or more.
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Five productive things to do in lockdown
The most recent lockdown period has been underway for a number of weeks now and once again the country is pulling together by staying apart. We hope you are enjoying…
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Greenpeace launches new educational history website
Greenpeace Aotearoa has launched a new online educational resource describing the history of Greenpeace in Aotearoa, the South Pacific, and Antarctica covering the period 1971 to 2020.
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Climate Hope is everywhere that you are
The challenges we face are huge. But so are the reasons to be hopeful!
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NZ abstains on global seabed mining moratorium vote at IUCN
The New Zealand Government’s decision to abstain from voting in support of a deep sea mining moratorium at the IUCN World Conservation Congress has been met with sharp criticism from…
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Greenpeace Aotearoa appalled by nightmarish waste to energy proposal
A new proposal to build a waste to energy incinerator in Waimate to burn 350,000 tonnes of plastic, toxic sludge, nappies and other waste, is facing strong opposition from Greenpeace…
