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Greenpeace calls foul on INEOS rugby sponsorship deal
Greenpeace is calling foul on NZ Rugby’s decision to sign a sponsorship deal with the oil and plastic polluting petrochemical giant INEOS.
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ECan must front up about health risks of nitrate contamination
Greenpeace is calling on Environment Canterbury to be upfront about health risks of nitrate contamination, following ECan’s release of new data that shows nitrate contamination in drinking water is rising.
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New IPCC climate report will add pressure on Ardern for stronger action on agriculture
As 2021 shapes up to be yet another year marked by deadly floods, heat waves, devastating wildfires and record droughts, world governments will soon be convening to receive a new…
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Testing shows Ashburton is “loaded with nitrate contamination”
Following a day of drinking water testing, Greenpeace and the Federation of Freshwater Anglers say the Ashburton region is showing unacceptably high rates of nitrate contamination in drinking water.
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Greenpeace renews call to ban plastic bottles following dangerous levels of microplastics discovered around BOP moana
Following the Government’s recent announcement to phase out single-use plastics, a University of Waikato study has revealed “extremely high levels” of microplastics around Bay of Plenty moana.
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Greenpeace calls on police to protect peaceful Pūtiki protectors from more violence
In the face of escalating violence upon peaceful protestors on Waiheke, Greenpeace, which supports the Protect Pūtiki campaign, is calling on the New Zealand Police to “ensure the safety of…
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Talley’s vessel targeted by Greenpeace had just dumped 3km net at sea
Talley’s bottom trawler the Amaltal Enterprise had just dumped a giant three kilometre net at sea, days before it was the target of a Greenpeace protest.
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Greenpeace gives Talley’s bottom trawler a new paint job
Port Nelson: Greenpeace activists have given Talley’s vessel the Amaltal Enterprise a new paint job this morning, calling for bottom trawling to be banned on seamounts.
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Enviro NGOs call for ‘under one’ nitrate pollution limit for water
Four of New Zealand’s leading environmental organisations are urging the Government to defend native species and human health by setting a nitrate pollution limit of under 1mg per litre for…
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All Blacks potential sponsor INEOS caught lobbying against rules to limit toxic microplastics
Trade groups representing the world’s biggest oil and chemical companies – including NZ Rugby’s prospective new sponsor for the All Blacks – INEOS, have been opposing a ground-breaking new proposal…