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Greenpeace tower climbers unfurl first banner
The two Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have unfurled the first of a series of banners. Abigail Smith and Nick Hanafin have…
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Greenpeace climbers scaling Wellington’s tallest building
Greenpeace climbers are scaling the outside of the Majestic Centre, the tallest building in Wellington, to reach the headquarters of Austrian oil giant, OMV. The two activists, Abigail Smith and…
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Govt at risk of capitulating to Dairy over climate pollution
Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, has reacted with disbelief that the Government’s latest climate proposal includes an option for dairy to voluntarily deal with their emissions over the next six years.
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Announcing the First Ever Global Summit on Human Rights and Climate Change
The People’s Summit on Climate, Rights and Human Survival – the first ever global summit on human rights and climate change – will be hosted by leading civil society groups…
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EV policy has some grunt but needs more drive
Greenpeace says the Government’s proposal to make clean cars more affordable in New Zealand is a good first step, but needs more drive to tackle the climate emergency.
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Why we need to protect places like the Lost City
Discovering the Lost City was the most exciting moment of my career, and it was all down to chance.
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Deep water: the emerging threat of deep sea mining
Our new report, In Deep Water: The Emerging Threat Of Deep Sea Mining, takes a look at a new direction in ocean exploitation. The oceans are facing more threats now…
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The crunch question on climate: What can I do?
No wonder we’re confused. Working in climate and environment, you hear this question a lot. On one hand, environmental groups — including Greenpeace — will tell you that every action you…
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Roger Grace: an underwater photo legend
Last week we received the sad news that one of our great specialist underwater photographers who worked extensively with Greenpeace over the years, Dr. Roger Grace, passed away recently in…
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End-of-life plastic solutions not as important as source reductions
The announcement from Government this morning that it will invest $40 million into converting plastic waste into new products has been called a positive step by Greenpeace, but has left them asking where the ambition is for tackling plastic at its source.
