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Big oil is destructive in more ways than one
This September I took my first trip to Russia
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Modern-day villain holds special access card to NZ Parliament
The company partially responsible for one of the worst oil spills in history has unfettered access to the New Zealand Parliament, warns Greenpeace.
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Antarctic krill – not just whale food
Krill is whale food. In fact, it’s a commonly held misbelief that ‘krill’ in Norwegian literally means ‘whale food’. It doesn’t, but it’s still true. Massive swarms of krill, a tiny micro-shrimp in the Antarctic Ocean, provide the principal food for blue whales – the largest animal that ever lived.
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United Nations showcases kiwi farmers featured in Greenpeace film ‘The Regenerators’
The United Nations has turned a few Kiwi’ farmers into international role models for their efforts to combat water pollution and climate change by farming in a new way.
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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.
