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Another win for the movement against deep sea oil exploration
Greenpeace is celebrating the announcement that New Zealand Oil & Gas and its partner Beach Energy will relinquish their oil and gas exploration permit off the Oamaru coast as “another win for the climate, for wildlife and for people power”.
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We have changed our name to Greenpeace Aotearoa
At our annual general meeting in 2020, the Greenpeace New Zealand Board of Directors proposed an organisation name change from “Greenpeace New Zealand” to “Greenpeace Aotearoa”. The name was officially…
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Remember the Norilsk oil spill? Well, the polluters will pay.
The Krasnoyarsk Arbitration Court ordered the Norilsk Nickel to pay 146 billion rubles (nearly 2 billion USD) for the oil spill in the Taimyr Peninsula. And although the amount of damage was slightly less than the one requested by Rosprirodnadzor.
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Low traffic neighbourhoods: what are they and who are they for?
With more low traffic neighbourhoods being introduced, including recently announced changes to Queen Street in Auckland, here's a useful look at one of the most common criticisms against them, and whether or not it holds up from our colleagues in the UK.
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Meet the women fighting to save our oceans
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day to highlight the gender inequality in the scientific sphere and to call for initiatives in which the…
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RMA replacement must protect environmental bottom lines
Whatever replaces the RMA must effectively regulate our most polluting industry - dairying. That means stopping nitrate pollution entering freshwater from milk processing, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and too many cows.
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33,000 people call for Govt to cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser
On Parliament’s first sitting day of the year, Greenpeace has today delivered a petition with the names of 33,000 New Zealanders calling for the Government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.
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An Environmental Crisis in Borneo
The island of Borneo was once described as pristine and lush, renowned for its natural beauty and biodiversity. Often called as the lungs of Southeast Asia, it now depicts a tragic tale of greed and destruction.
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Zero waste living tips: 10 tips to help you with Zero Waste living and changing the system
In this post I’ll talk about the two sides of the zero waste lifestyle, and share a more complete list of ‘top tips’ for reducing your footprint and making a difference!
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Wairakei Pastoral: The dairy company competing with Auckland for drinking water
One big dairy corporation, owned by millionaire rich-listers, is taking more water from the Waikato River than the entire city of Auckland
