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Plastic pollution reaches the Antarctic
It’s not what we wanted to find. When Greenpeace set sail to the Antarctic earlier this year, we were going to look for the incredible wildlife – tottering penguins, majestic…
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Govt bag ban close but needs to be comprehensive
Greenpeace is applauding the strong signal from the Associate Environment Minister today that she will ban plastic bags later in the year, but warns that if not comprehensive, the ban…
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Plastic pledge is rubbish
Greenpeace warns that today’s announcement of the “Beat Plastic Pollution” declaration is an industry-led false solution for tackling the scourge of plastic pollution in our oceans. Today, World Environment Day,…
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NZ lagging behind in plastics struggle
Greenpeace says New Zealand is falling well behind other countries in the global fight against plastic pollution. Today Europe took a big leap forward with proposed new laws to tackle…
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Beware false solutions to plastic bag crisis
Greenpeace is warning that NZ retailers’ enthusiasm to find replacements for single-use plastic bags may result in worse outcomes for the environment. Countdown and New World have begun removing conventional…
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Greenpeace is calling on New Zealanders to start turning up the heat on big business to help solve the plastics crisis
"Up til now there’s been a lot of emphasis on encouraging people to change their habits around single use plastics, says Greenpeace New Zealand plastics campaigner, Elena Di Palma. "Sadly these actions alone aren’t going to be enough to save our oceans."
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Helen Clark joins tidal wave of support to ban the bag
Helen Clark, Dr Jane Goodall and actor Sam Neill are among the growing list asking the New Zealand Government for a total ban on single-use plastic bags.
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What the heck is Sam Neill doing?
Images of Sam Neill chowing down on a plastic bag are doing the rounds on social media.
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Plastic is Everyone’s Problem, So Why Are We Focusing on Coke?
Coke is one of the most recognizable brands in the world and says it is committed to environmental sustainability. As the world’s largest soft drink company, Coca-Cola has a special responsibility to drastically reduce its plastic footprint and stop its bottles from choking our oceans.
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Greenpeace has produced a spoof Coke ad showing the scale of ocean plastic
As Coca Cola launch their new ‘Holidays are coming’ Christmas TV advertisement, some of the brand’s fans have been viewing a version that’s a little more realistic. In an attempt to take advantage of Coke’s huge PR push at this time of year, Greenpeace has produced their own Coke Christmas ad, launched on the same…
