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Deep sea oil and gas drilling: not in New Zealand, not anywhere
Like the Arctic, the deep waters off the coast of New Zealand are under threat as oil and gas companies feverishly line up to start exploratory drilling operations in search of climate-destroying carbon fuel deposits.
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YouTube takes down Greenpeace Shell video
Video of our rather hilarious hijack of Sunday's Shell-sponsored Formula 1 ceremony has been pulled by YouTube following a "Copyright" (AKA "Embarrassment") complaint. While the take down appears to have been ordered by the Formula 1 organisers, we suspect Shell is pleased. They may even be behind it. Now, why would we think that?
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I was targeted by terrorists and I don’t need the GCSB
I have been targeted by terrorists.
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Our charitable status legal marathon
This week the final leg of our charitable status legal marathon will be in the Supreme Court in Wellington. The outcome in the Supreme Court will not decide whether we get charitable status. It will simply clarify further the definition of what a charity can be. Then, based on that, we can decide to re-apply…
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This really is the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Really.
The other day we stumbled across a youtube video by the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, starring Prime Minister John Key.
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Response to Minister of Energy and Resources July 2013
Energy minster Simon Bridges has refused to confirm or deny the existence of official government documents linked to accusations that he misled Parliament.
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Transforming Tuna Fisheries in Pacific Island Countries
Greenpeace’s vision for a transformed tuna fishery in Pacific Island countries includes the following key aspects. Methods of fishing used would be pole and line, troll, handline, free-school purse seine and best-practice longline. Tuna species would be harvested at sustainable levels, with minimal bycatch.
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It’s Simple, Simon
Minister of Energy Simon Bridges was just the other day branded the “Justin Bieber of the cabinet”. One can only guess that’s either because of his crooning at the Parliamentary…
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Deep Seabed Mining
The deep sea is a place of myth and mystery, filled with weird and wonderful life forms, and vital to the survival of our planet. But now, this mostly unknown…
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New Zealand sits idly by as the Maui’s dolphin slips towards extinction
The back-and-forth on Maui’s dolphins between Government departments, released under the Official Information Act and reported by the Dominion Post over the weekend, is gravely concerning for two reasons. Firstly,…
