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Krill fishing companies back call to protect Antarctic Ocean
The Greenpeace campaign to protect the Antarctic Ocean, backed by 1.7 million people globally, has just received unprecedented support from the vast majority of krill fishing companies operating in these waters.
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Greenpeace Canada blockade reaches 30-hour mark as tar sands oil tanker pulls away from terminal
Vancouver, Canada – It has been 30 hours since climbers began their ascent yesterday to form a 12-person blockade on Vancouver’s Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Canada to prevent the oil tanker Serene…
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Dairying in the Mackenzie – how far is too far?
When it comes to extremes we all have different limits. And sometimes we have to reach those nasty edges to appreciate they do exist. Extremes have been reached with the…
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New water rules must ban dairy conversions says Greenpeace
Greenpeace says New Zealand’s water regulations need to be updated to prevent dairy expansion and end the intensification of livestock farming across the country.
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Twelve arrested in Mackenzie dairy expansion protest
Twelve people have been arrested following a peaceful protest at the Simons Pass dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Country. Among those arrested was an 88 year old South Island man.…
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Greenpeace activists unleash giant banner in Mackenzie
As the Greenpeace occupation of a proposed mega farm in the Mackenzie goes into its third hour, activists have laid out a massive message on the tussock. The giant banner…
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Greenpeace shuts down Mackenzie mega dairy conversion
Dozens of environmental activists have braved freezing temperatures this morning to protest at the site of a proposed mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie / Te Manahuna. Protestors have locked…
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Rogue Trader: Keeping deforestation in the family
A new Greenpeace International investigation has revealed that Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, is still linked to forest destruction for palm oil almost five years after committing…
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Fonterra’s link to dirty secret in Indonesia
Fonterra is about to take another hit to its international reputation, this time over rainforest destruction and cow feed. A Greenpeace investigation out today reveals the New Zealand dairy giant’s…
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Tiny district council has opportunity to stop Mackenzie dairy conversion
Wednesday 20th June, A tiny district council in the South Island may be all that stands in the way of an industrial dairy development in the unique and fragile Mackenzie…
