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Pressure mounts against deep sea mining as more Pacific countries take a stand
In the first governmental alliance of its kind, the Pacific nations of Palau, Fiji and Samoa have announced their opposition to deep sea mining, calling for a moratorium
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Petition to ban single-use plastic bottles heads to Parliament with giant albatross sculpture
On Thursday this week, Greenpeace Aotearoa will deliver a petition signed by almost 100,000 people calling on the Government to ban single-use plastic bottles and incentivise reusable and refillable alternatives.
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Forest Bill fails to stop import of products from deforestation or human rights abuses
Proposed new wood products legislation does not address critical issues of deforestation and human rights abuses associated with products imported into Aotearoa.
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Note of condolence on the murder of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips
It is with great regret that we receive the terrible news of the cruel murder of Bruno Pereira and the English journalist Dom Phillips. The activists had been missing since…
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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.
