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“Look after our whales”: Lucy Lawless’ trans-Tasman challenge
Actor Lucy Lawless has laid down a trans-Tasman challenge from on board the Rainbow Warrior, calling on Australians to help protect New Zealand’s whales. Lawless is currently on board the…
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Rainbow Warrior confronts Taranaki oil rigs
The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, is currently in the South Taranaki Basin to scope out oil and gas rigs owned by Austrian petroleum giant, OMV. After sailing for 36 hours…
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Rainbow Warrior heads to Taranaki to scope out oil rigs
The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, is on its way to Taranaki to send a message to Austrian oil giant, OMV. The Rainbow Warrior is currently in New Zealand as part…
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Greenpeace slams ECan’s new plan as anti-democratic
In a scathing submission Greenpeace has labelled ECan’s new proposal for representation in the 2019 elections as “anti-democratic” and “grossly unbalanced.” In 2010 the National Government sacked democratically elected Councillors…
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Overfished West Coast hoki fishery collapses
The collapse of the West Coast hoki fishery revealed today by the fishing industry demonstrates why we need an independent inquiry into New Zealand’s failing fisheries management system, says Greenpeace.…
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Oil companies don’t deserve special treatment – Russel Norman
Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, says the Government must not cave in to pleas for special treatment by the oil and gas industry by extending drilling permits that are set to expire.
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Greenpeace congratulates Govt for putting oil exploration ban into law
Greenpeace is congratulating the Coalition Government for introducing an amendment to the Crown Minerals Act to bring the ban on new offshore oil and gas permits into law.
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Rainbow Warrior heading to Wellington
The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is due to arrive into Wellington Harbour this afternoon as part of a tour to celebrate New Zealand’s recent ban on new offshore oil exploration,…
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Historic discharge without conviction for Greenpeace head and climate activist
Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, and climate activist Sara Howell, have been discharged without conviction following action they took to stop the world’s largest oil and gas exploration ship…
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Fonterra implicated in deforestation and human rights abuses
Wednesday 19 September, Over one a half million rugby fields of Indonesian rainforest were destroyed between 2015 and 2017. (1) That’s just one of the harrowing statistics included in a…
