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Big Irrigation’s “death-grip” costs farmers more than water charge would: Greenpeace
“Farming leadership and politicians are scaremongering by using false facts on water pricing proposals in their latest effort to keep the dairy industry free of accountability for polluted rivers,” says Greenpeace’s Senior Campaign Advisor Steve Abel.
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NZ Govt implicated in oil industry’s multi-year covert spy operation on Greenpeace
Greenpeace New Zealand’s Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, is calling on the Government to “categorically deny” any knowledge of a covert spy operation that saw staff at the environmental organisation being watched daily, for years.
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Labour’s Plan to Cull Irrigation Fund a Watershed Policy for Clean Rivers
Greenpeace have welcomed Labour’s commitment to ditch National’s $480 million taxpayer fund for new irrigation schemes.
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Greenpeace activists lock themselves inside Canterbury irrigation pipes
Greenpeace is bringing construction of an enormous irrigation scheme to a halt this morning.
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We’ll be back vows Greenpeace after successful pipeline protest in Canterbury
Tonight Greenpeace activists have brought their pipeline protest in Canterbury to a successful end.
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Greenpeace launches campaign to ban single use plastic bags in NZ
Greenpeace is throwing its weight behind the campaign to ban plastic bags from New Zealand supermarkets.
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Watershed indigenous rights case could set precedent for blocking NZ oil exploration
A David vs Goliath court case in Canada that has seen an indigenous community triumph in the country’s highest court to block oil exploration could have a ripple effect in New Zealand.
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Lucy Lawless joins climate change survivor in protest against Statoil’s Arctic oil exploitation
Barents Sea, Norway - 11 peaceful activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have taken to the water in inflatable boats to oppose the Statoil Songa Enabler oil rig, 275 km North off the Norwegian coast, in the Arctic Barents sea.
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Actor Lucy Lawless sets off on Greenpeace ship to confront Arctic oil drillers
New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless has just set sail on the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, to confront the Norwegian oil giant Statoil as it drills for oil in the Arctic.
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Pressure on as Freshwater Rescue Plan gains support
The campaign for better water quality is continuing to gather support, with organisations representing half a million members and supporters now backing the recently launched Freshwater Rescue Plan.
