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Greenpeace on Speech from the Throne: Bold words now need bold action
Greenpeace is applauding the new Labour-led Government on yesterday’s Speech from the Throne, which focused heavily on the significant challenges New Zealand faces around water quality and climate change.
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3 reasons this small country’s court decision will have a big impact on global climate action
Two years ago, a courageous law student, Sarah Thomson, sued the New Zealand Government over its weak climate targets. Now she’s made history. On 2 November, 2017, the High Court of New Zealand issued a game-changing ruling. It found that climate change presents significant risks and government actions on climate change are subject to judicial…
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Good COP or bad COP: Greenpeace calls on Govt to stand up for the Pacific
Greenpeace is calling on the new Government to stand alongside New Zealand’s Pacific neighbours during the COP23 climate change summit, which kicked off last night.
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“Hearing is believing”: Scientist exposes impacts of oil blasting on NZ blue whales
A renowned marine ecologist at Oregon State University has laid bare the harmful impacts that seismic blasting for oil has on New Zealand’s marine life, including the blue whale.
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Sarah Thomson’s “epic” court battle gives strong mandate for climate action
In June this year, 26-year old Hamilton law student, Sarah Thomson, spent five days in court challenging the Government over climate change targets she called “unambitious and irrational”. The case was the first of its kind in New Zealand.
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Broadcasting Standards Authority confirms accuracy of Greenpeace criticism of fishing industry
The BSA today confirmed the accuracy of criticism made by Greenpeace of the fishing industry and MPI over its awarding video monitoring systems to the industry-owned company, Trident Systems.
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Greenpeace launches campaign to create ‘largest protected area on Earth’
29 October 2017 - Greenpeace has launched a global campaign for an Antarctic Sanctuary, covering 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean, to protect whales, penguins and other wildlife as Antarctic nations fall short on marine protection.
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Drinking water nitrate: a ticking time-bomb for public health?
The new Government must put people’s health first, by addressing the growing problem of farm contaminants in our water supply. Just days before our new Government was announced, Canterbury’s Chief Medical Officer of Health warned that increased irrigation in Canterbury is putting newborns at risk from water contamination. Dr. Alistair Humphrey was talking about new…
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Close the back door on big irrigation
Greenpeace is warning of possible backdoor taxpayer funding for big irrigation schemes.
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Greenpeace “cautiously hopeful” about new Government
Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, says he’s cautiously hopeful that a Labour-led Government could be a turning point for the environment.
