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Greenpeace returns to Southland and Ashburton for free nitrate water testing in April
Greenpeace will offer free drop-in nitrate water testing to the public at events in Lumsden, Gore and Ashburton in April.
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Greenpeace welcomes National’s renewable energy policy, but fossil fuel exploration and agriculture remain key concerns
Greenpeace is welcoming the National Party’s new renewable energy policy - ‘Electrify NZ’ - with its focus on increasing renewable electricity generation to replace coal, gas and petrol-fuelled transport.
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NZ support for climate justice at UN must translate to action at home
An international pathway has been established to connect human rights to climate change action, thanks to a Vanuatu-led resolution passed overnight with unanimous support at the United Nations General Assembly. For NZ, this support must translate to urgent climate action at home.
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With Nash gone, vital Ocean and Fisheries decisions must not fall between cracks
At a crucial moment for ocean protection, Greenpeace is urging the Government to ensure the Oceans and Fisheries portfolio is left in capable hands, to avoid any further delays in protecting the struggling marine environment.
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Greenpeace and indigenous activists challenge deep sea mining expedition in the Pacific Ocean
With a banner reading “Don’t mine the Moana”, and flying a Tino Rangatiratanga flag, a Māori activist from Northland joined two Greenpeace activists in the Eastern Pacific to confront the…
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Greenpeace activists interrupt investors conference to say: Stop deep sea mining!
Zurich – Greenpeace Switzerland activists interrupted The Metals Company CEO’s speech at an international meeting for investors in Zurich to highlight the risks of deep sea mining. Activists held banners that read…
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International report shines a spotlight on Fonterra’s greenwash
Fonterra has been called out for its ‘Simply Milk’ product line which has a brand identity focused around its ‘Carbon Zero’ claim, based entirely on ineffective carbon offsetting.
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Indigenous peoples from 34 nations call for total ban on deep sea mining
Indigenous activists have made clear that they don’t give their consent to deep sea mining. In a petition presented today to the ISA, over 1,000 signatories from 34 countries and…
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Industry lobbying influence a major brake on Government action
In the wake of revelations that Chris Hipkins' chief of staff, Andrew Kirton, lobbied against the Container Return Scheme on behalf of the liquor industry shortly before the scheme was scrapped by the Prime Minister, Greenpeace is calling for the scheme to be reintroduced immediately, and also warning that the problem goes much deeper.
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IPCC report a wake-up call for Hipkins as climate election approaches
Greenpeace says that the latest report confirms the industrial drivers of climate change, its dire planetary impacts, and the urgent need for transformative action.
