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NZ investigators expose slavery and human trafficking at sea
Investigators from New Zealand are behind a global operation that has exposed shocking incidents of human trafficking, slavery and abuse at sea aboard international fishing fleets. Over the past two…
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Misery at sea: human suffering in Taiwan’s distant water fishing fleets
This report makes for shocking and harrowing reading. Its findings should concern everyone connected to the seafood industry – from consumers, to workers and vessel operators, and those who manage…
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2011 Compliance Risk Profile of the West Coast/East Coast South Island Hoki Fisheries
The leaked ‘2011 Compliance Risk Profile of the West Coast/East Coast South Island Hoki Fisheries’ report was produced by the compliance division of the Ministry of Fisheries in 2012, and…
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Independent inquiry needed after shocking leaked fishing report
Greenpeace is calling for a full and independent inquiry into New Zealand’s Fisheries Management System after releasing a leaked internal Government report showing “shocking” levels of malfeasance in the hoki…
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Beware false solutions to plastic bag crisis
Greenpeace is warning that NZ retailers’ enthusiasm to find replacements for single-use plastic bags may result in worse outcomes for the environment. Countdown and New World have begun removing conventional…
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Greenpeace is calling on New Zealanders to start turning up the heat on big business to help solve the plastics crisis
"Up til now there’s been a lot of emphasis on encouraging people to change their habits around single use plastics, says Greenpeace New Zealand plastics campaigner, Elena Di Palma. "Sadly these actions alone aren’t going to be enough to save our oceans."
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Seabed mining Court case a fight for the future of our precious oceans
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: The future of the South Taranaki Bight lies in the hands of the High Court next week, which will hear appeals against the Envionmental Protection Authority’s decision to grant a marine consent to Trans-Tasman Resources’ bid to dig up the seabed for its iron ore.
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Licence to Krill
Greenpeace investigations reveal how krill-fishing companies are expanding operations in the fragile Antarctic ocean, putting an entire food web at risk. What’s more, they are often involved in fishing practices that could damage wildlife and protected ocean areas.
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Licensed to krill: Greenpeace report exposes Antarctic fishing industry
A new Greenpeace investigation has exposed the environmental risks of the fast-growing krill industry in one of the most pristine parts of the Antarctic Ocean.
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Helen Clark joins tidal wave of support to ban the bag
Helen Clark, Dr Jane Goodall and actor Sam Neill are among the growing list asking the New Zealand Government for a total ban on single-use plastic bags.
