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What happened at COP26? A global perspective, and what it means for New Zealand
If you want to know if something has succeeded, you should start by asking the people with the most to lose. In this case, that’s those who are already being…
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Milked the movie: How industrial dairy milks us all, and what you can do about it
Milked the movie, takes a look at industrial dairy farming in New Zealand and shows how it systematically ‘milks’ animals, consumers, farmers, rivers, the land and the climate.
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Oil companies are ploughing money into fossil-fuelled plastics production at a record rate – new research
Visiting a modern petrochemical plant makes you feel incredibly small. Enormous compressors roar incessantly, distillation columns tower high above your head, large pipelines full of oil and gas criss-cross the…
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Never underestimate the power of showing up
For those of you who cannot bear to read another story about the senseless destruction of te taiao, stick with me, this story has a happy ending.
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NZ’s government plans to switch to a circular economy to cut waste and emissions, but it’s going around in the wrong circles
The New Zealand government is currently developing plans to address two crises — climate change and waste — and to embrace a circular economy. But it has no clear path for how to do this. The resulting muddle is watering down the potential of a circular economy to bring lasting change.
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Youth activists sailing to COP26 onboard the Rainbow Warrior ignore warnings from port authorities
Youth strikers from impacted communities onboard the iconic ship demand world leaders ‘stop failing’.
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NZ Rugby takes another big hit over INEOS oil sponsorship deal
The tarnishing of New Zealand Rugby has been called out again after an open letter by prominent New Zealanders opposing the deal with INEOS was delivered to the organisation.
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COP26: Everything you need to know about the UN Climate Summit
COP26 — the 26th UN Climate Summit — is taking place from Sunday, 31st October to Friday, 12th November and represents the world’s next best chance for decisive climate action. …
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Vote toroa for bird of the year!
This year, we’re throwing our support behind the toroa in Forest & Bird’s Bird Of the Year competition. They’re in serious trouble and in need of our love and attention. In my work as the plastics campaigner here at Greenpeace Aotearoa, I see some of what our toroa contend with.
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Young Pasifika community leaders join call to ban seabed mining to protect moana
They are young, Pasifika and their message is clear: Ban seabed mining and protect the moana of the Pacific.
