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Prime Minister should ban seabed mining, say over 35,000 New Zealanders in a petition delivered today
A petition signed by over 35,000 New Zealanders calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ban seabed mining in Aotearoa was delivered in Pōneke (Wellington) today, celebrating World Ocean Day…
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Agri-industry climate plan ‘He Waka Eke Noa’ an absolute lemon
Greenpeace has dubbed the agri-industry’s He Waka Eke Noa climate proposal ‘an absolute lemon’ that will fail to cut climate pollution from NZ’s biggest polluter.
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ECan “bullshits” about worsening groundwater nitrate
Greenpeace says that “a big part of the problem for Cantabrians concerned about water safety is that the local regulator - Environment Canterbury (ECan) - is still in denial, and misleading the public about how bad the nitrate contamination problem is."
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New research finds dairy industry making Canterbury water “undrinkable”
Newly published research by Mike Joy et al has found that every litre of dairy milk produced in Canterbury requires up to 11,000 litres of water to dilute the pollution from its production.
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Agribusiness cooking the books on He Waka Eke Noa
The agriculture industry is due to report back to the government on its He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) climate proposal on Monday - but Greenpeace is warning the industry might try to keep ‘cooking the books’ and the Government should hold agribusiness accountable for its emissions.
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Cameras on boats a win for the oceans and for people power
After years of campaigning for cameras on boats, Greenpeace is reacting to the news of cameras on 300 commercial fishing vessels with cautious optimism.
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Budget 2022 delivers hype and hot air in the climate and biodiversity crises
Greenpeace says the Budget is a 'missed opportunity' to address dairy pollution - New Zealand's biggest climate polluter.
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Budget 2022 must honour Ardern’s “nuclear-free moment”
Greenpeace Aotearoa says that the Emissions Reduction Plan is a poor prelude to Budget 2022, which the climate crisis requires be bold and commit to cut climate pollution from intensive dairy, put cameras on boats, and roll out a nationwide household solar scheme.
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Emissions Reduction Plan fails by omission of dairy pollution
Greenpeace has dubbed the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan an 'Omissions Ridiculous Plan’, for its failure to address New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter - the dairy industry.
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Campaigners celebrate win as Auckland Council rejects Pakiri sand mining
A proposal to mine sand off Pakiri beach has been rejected by Auckland Council in a move local groups are celebrating as a huge environmental win.
