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Palau first country to ratify Global Ocean Treaty
Palau has become the first country to officially ratify the Global Ocean Treaty, in a move that Greenpeace Aotearoa says sets down a challenge for New Zealand to follow suit and back meaningful ocean protection.
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Hiringa urea appeal result a loss for climate and freshwater but Hiringa can still do the right thing
Today, the Court of Appeal has ruled against Greenpeace in its challenge to the High Court’s ruling to greenlight consent for hydrogen expansion of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser production at the…
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COP28 signals end of fossil fuels, leaves Luxon’s Government looking exposed as climate extremists
As COP28 ends with a historic signal that the era of fossil fuels is ending, Greenpeace Aotearoa says the New Zealand government has been left exposed as “climate extremists”
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More people worried about nature than we think
New research suggests that more people are worried about the breakdown of nature than we think, yet feel alone in their worries and reluctant to speak out, while also wanting strong leadership that helps the natural world.
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Climate Extremists billboard calls out Luxon, Peters and Seymour over oil exploration threat
Greenpeace has put a billboard up near Parliament in Wellington depicting Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and David Seymour as climate extremists.
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Two-week protest at sea against deep sea mining comes to an end with activists undeterred
Greenpeace International activists have carried out the first-ever occupation against deep sea mining as part of a nearly 2-week protest in the Pacific Ocean. With a range of peaceful actions,…
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New Zealand wins Fossil of the Day at COP28 for oil exploration plans
The New Zealand Government has suffered the ignominy of ‘winning’ the first Fossil of the Day award at the Dubai COP28 climate conference for its plan to overturn the ban…
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UN Loss and Damage fund doomed without fossil fuel phase-out
As a new climate loss and damage fund is operationalised at the COP28 UN climate conference, Greenpeace condemns the New Zealand Government’s decision to bring back oil and gas exploration.
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Court confirms Greenpeace right to peaceful protest as activists’ 200-hour-long protest against deep sea mining in the Pacific continues
A Dutch court has largely rejected a request by a deep seabed mining company to issue an injunction against protest by Greenpeace International, stating that it is “understandable” the organisation…
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More international embarrassment expected for New Zealand over oil and gas ban u-turn
New Zealand’s new Government created international headlines this week for reversing the smoking ‘generation ban’. Now a major u-turn on oil and gas is on the cards, as COP28 kicks off in Dubai.
