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Race to save the Māui to land on Parliament steps
Environmental groups and well known New Zealanders are preparing to deliver a 55,000 strong petition to the steps of Parliament tomorrow, calling on the Government to protect the world’s smallest…
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Greenpeace Submission on the Hector’s and Māui Dolphin Threat Management Plan 2019
Our native dolphins can flourish in our waters once again. We have an opportunity to turn the tide on the global biodiversity crisis and show what true guardianship and protection…
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The terrifying Russian wildfires in pictures
Wondering what an area of forest burning larger than Belgium looks like? Greenpeace Russia has been documenting the wildfires, to show their effect, size and catastrophic impact on all of…
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Droves prepare to deliver OMV eviction notice
Close to 100 people are preparing to hand in an eviction notice to Austrian oil giant OMV at its Majestic Centre headquarters in Wellington this morning. The activity follows a…
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Greenpeace submission on the Action on Agriculture proposal
Agriculture, in particular intensive dairying, is one of New Zealand‟s largest environmental problems causing freshwater pollution, biodiversity loss, soil degradation and of course, climate change. However, if done differently, agriculture…
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Govt takes vital step towards plastic pollution solution
Greenpeace is praising a Government proposal to prioritise products such as beverage containers and plastic packaging in a new waste minimisation strategy. This morning, Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie…
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Greenpeace calls for Halving the Herd following new IPCC land use report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released it’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land. It is the most comprehensive scientific assessment ever done on food, farming,…
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Oil exploration is the real threat to national security
MBIE has released a report today which shows that over the last decade Government agencies treated protest at sea against oil exploration as a serious threat to national security. In…
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From Hiroshima to now, can nuclear ever be peaceful?
On 6 August 1945, the United States military dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. It was 8:15 in the morning, and the city was just about to start its day.…
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Five jaw-dropping facts about sharks
It’s shark week! A full week devoted to one of our favorite sea creatures – and one of the most misunderstood. Here are five facts you might not know about…
