News & Stories - Greenpeace Aotearoa

A Greenpeace activist dressed as Ronald McDonald hands in his resignation at the Queen Street branch of McDonalds in Auckland as the franchise is using chickens fed on genetically engineered (GE) soy meal. Imported GE soy feed is the biggest source of GE contamination in the New Zealand food chain. McDonalds chicken is supplied by Australian poultry giant Inghams which brings in around 50,000 tonnes of GE contaminated soy annually.

Ronald McDonald entered the Queen Street branch of McDonalds today and handed in his resignation. The dramatic action was taken by the infamous fast food clown in protest at McDonalds…

Steve Abel

12 April 2004

Greenpeace activists protest with a billboard outside the parliament in Wellington. Greenpeace is protesting the Labour Government's decision not to extend the moratorium on GE. The billboard is headed "Good leaders listen to the people" and depicts former Prime Ministers Norman Kirk and David Lange and current PM Helen Clark with historical images of anti-Vietnam, anti-nuclear and anti-GE protests corresponding to each PM with brief descriptions of the actions taken by the respective leaders.

Story

Food&Farming

People’s GE Moratorium Launch Begins New Phase

Wellington: Key groups campaigning against GE release in New Zealand will today deliver a strong message that “the battle is not over” as they launch the next phase of the…

Steve Abel

29 October 2003

2 min read

Press release

NO WAR banner over the America’s Cup race

Greenpeace flew an 18 by 6 metre 'No War, Peace Now' banner above the opening of the America's Cup yacht challenge today to promote peace, as protest against a war in Iraq spread around the world.

Robbie Kelman

15 February 2003

Publication

Forests

The plantation effect

An Ecoforestry Review of the Environmental Effects of Exotic Monoculture Tree Plantations in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Grant Rosoman

1 August 1994

News & Stories - Page 231 of 231 - Greenpeace Aotearoa

Ronald McDonald quits McDonalds over GE chicken

People’s GE Moratorium Launch Begins New Phase

NO WAR banner over the America’s Cup race

The plantation effect