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Put plastic blame where it belongs
Greenpeace is delighted to see the Government starting to put the burden of some of plastic pollution back where it belongs - with the companies that make and sell plastic.
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Greenpeace protesters blockade fertiliser factory, Taranaki
Protestors have halted the distribution of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser this morning in Kapuni in Taranaki, citing the chemical’s destructive climate impact.
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Greenpeace welcomes Māori Party’s bold climate policy
Greenpeace is applauding the Māori Party for its bold climate change policy, and encourages Co-Leader Debbie Ngārewa-Packer to make climate change a bottom line in any potential coalition negotiations.
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Groups vow to defend Court of Appeal seabed mining decision
Groups opposing seabed mining said today they will be “vigorously opposing” a Supreme Court appeal by seabed miners.
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Coke – face your plastic footprint
Greenpeace NZ is challenging Coca Cola to face up to its embarrassing contribution to ocean pollution for plastic free July.
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Greenpeace welcomes Green Party plan to boost solar and end coal/gas
Greenpeace is applauding the Green Party on their energy policy announcement today but seeks assurances that the Greens will make phasing out fossil fuels and investing in distributed renewable energy…
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New study finds nitrogen pollution puts us at risk
A new international study warns that nitrogen pollution from the livestock sector poses risks to human health and the environment, from water and air pollution to worsening the climate crisis.
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Rio Tinto departure makes decarbonisation projects ‘shovel ready’
Today’s Tiwai Point closure announcement will result in cheaper electricity for New Zealand households and the chance to swiftly decarbonise transport and industry, says Greenpeace.
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Govt must not pass up opportunity for transformation
Greenpeace says the newly released Government plan for the Primary Sector is a missed opportunity to build back better.
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Leaked phone call exposes NZ First control of fishing policy
A leaked recording of a phone call made by Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash confirms that NZ First is controlling critical elements of the Government’s fishing policy, in particular the decision to stop cameras on fishing boats.
