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Greenpeace International Executive Director steps down to become German Government Climate Envoy
Amsterdam – Greenpeace International confirms that its Executive Director, Jennifer Morgan, will step down on 28 February in order to take a new position as Special Envoy for International Climate…
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Global Oceans Treaty petition delivered to Parliament
Greenpeace activists sidestepped the chaos in Wellington this afternoon to deliver a petition demanding stronger protection for the oceans.
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POLL: Majority support cutting synthetic nitrogen fertiliser
A Greenpeace commissioned poll released today shows that twice as many New Zealanders support a phase out of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser than oppose it.
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A mural appears in Auckland amid renewed calls for ban on trawling seamounts
An orange roughy and bubblegum coral are the subject of a new mural just completed in central Auckland, as the New Zealand government faces renewed pressure to ban bottom trawling…
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Horizon poll reveals nearly 80% of NZers want bottom trawling banned on seamounts
Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for the New Zealand Government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts
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Netherlands announces €25bn plan to cut livestock numbers: NZ can do the same
Greenpeace says the announcement shows NZ is falling behind and needs to take bold action
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Climate Emergency Fund misses the mark on agriculture
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the Government’s announcement today of a mediocre ‘Climate Emergency Response Fund’ makes a start, but is no substitute for action to tackle the country’s biggest polluter, industrial agriculture.
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New report and map shows Aotearoa’s deep-sea corals vastly unprotected from trawling
A new report and interactive map released by Greenpeace today, details the extent of unique wildlife found on Aotearoa’s seamounts, and how unprotected they are from bottom trawling.
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Giant toroa full of plastic lands at Mission Bay in Auckland
Greenpeace Aotearoa has renewed its call to ban single-use plastic bottles today by revealing a sculpture of a toroa (albatross) with a ten-metre wingspan, at Mission Bay in Auckland.
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Kapuni Hydrogen project gives Ballance Fertiliser green light for climate crime
Greenpeace has slammed the approval of a new wind turbine and ‘green hydrogen’ facility in Taranaki, saying the Government’s fast track process makes a mockery of climate change and environmental
