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Wind could be the key to Taranaki’s just transition
A bright yellow colossus is floating idly off the coast of Taranaki. It’s 12 storeys tall and weighs 40,000 tonnes. And, for now, it’s just an eyesore. Malaysian oil company,…
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People vs Oil rise in 25+ cities to sound the alarm on the global climate emergency
On 31 July, people in more than 25 cities are publicly holding the oil industry accountable for causing climate anxiety, climate breakdown, climate disaster, and climate emergency in communities around…
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Oil giant targeted in bus shelters and streets across the country
A campaign against Austrian oil giant OMV has spread to bus shelters and streets across New Zealand. Overnight, thousands of posters targeting the company appeared in city centres including Auckland,…
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Majestic Centre climbers launch public eviction of OMV
The Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have reached OMV’s offices on the 20th floor and announced a public protest to evict the…
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Climb It Emergency
Two Greenpeace climbers are scaling the outside of the 29 story Majestic Centre in Wellington. Their mission is to reach the HQ of Austrian oil giant, OMV, and deliver a message from New Zealanders that oil exploration is not welcome here.
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Why I’m climbing Wellington’s Majestic Centre
I’m writing this on the eve of what will probably be one of the most important actions I’ll take in my life. In about eight hours, by the time you…
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Greenpeace tower climbers unfurl first banner
The two Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have unfurled the first of a series of banners. Abigail Smith and Nick Hanafin have…
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Greenpeace climbers scaling Wellington’s tallest building
Greenpeace climbers are scaling the outside of the Majestic Centre, the tallest building in Wellington, to reach the headquarters of Austrian oil giant, OMV. The two activists, Abigail Smith and…
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Govt’s new oil spill insurance cap still a drop in the ocean
The Government is touting an increase in oil industry liability as a win for taxpayers, but Greenpeace says the new plan would still see the New Zealand public picking up…
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Two down, OMV to go: Last oil giant isolated after majors pull out
Oil majors Chevron and Equinor have abandoned their oil and gas exploration permits off the east coast of the North Island, leaving Austrian oil company OMV as the last remaining…
