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Govt must cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser after adverse birth outcomes linked to nitrate contamination
Greenpeace says recent research into the link between adverse birth outcomes and nitrate contamination of drinking water should compel the government to take immediate action to cut sources of nitrate…
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Gavin, the silver-suited man, and the Mayfly – a cautionary tale
With apologies to the Brothers Grimm.
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Endangered Species Day is a stark reminder to protect the oceans
On this Endangered Species Day, these dramatic images show what's at stake and why we urgently need to protect our blue planet.
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Budget 2021 delivers nothing but loose change for climate crisis
Today’s Budget announcement offers little more than loose change for tackling the climate crisis. It’s incredibly frustrating to watch this Government continue a slow and incremental approach to dealing with what is a major and urgent crisis. Winning slowly on climate change is the same as losing.
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2020 Greenpeace Annual Impact Report
The end of 2019 marked an intense period of activity for Greenpeace targeting theoffshore exploration activities of Austrian oil company OMV. Along with our allies, weoccupied oil supply ships, we…
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Dr Riley Elliott: Cameras on boats needed now to shine a light on the ocean
As a marine scientist, I have dedicated my life to the study of the ocean. Here's how we help save it.
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EV batteries, the clean energy revolution and deep-sea mining
International mining companies plan on opening a new frontier for extraction: mines on the seabed to get more of the minerals and metals from the Earth.
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Recycling has failed – it’s time for a container deposit scheme
We can't recycle our way out of the plastic crisis. In Aotearoa, our city councils have had waste and recycling collection systems in place for decades yet we still have dismal recovery and recycling stats.
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Women in the Vanguard of Ecology
On March 8, International Women’s Day, Dr. Vandana Shiva published a short address, in which she examined the connection between the colonization of Earth and of women. She discussed food security and Indigenous…
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Electric vehicles announcement a baby step for the climate
More electric vehicles for the public sector is a small step in the right direction. But in the face of the climate crisis, it's just a tiny baby step at a time when this Government has both the mandate and the means to move leaps and bounds ahead on clean transport.
