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New Zealand bottom trawlers operate “most destructive fishery” in Australia
Australian conservationists are calling out the New Zealand bottom trawling fleet for operating the “most destructive fishery” in the country, as vessels from NZ currently trawl for orange roughy off…
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Greenpeace welcomes single-use plastic phase-out but renews call to ban the bottle
Greenpeace is welcoming the Government’s announcement today of a plan to phase out more single-use plastics, but is calling for the ban to cover a wider range of products, including…
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Hauraki Gulf bottom trawling restriction a win, now let’s go further
Greenpeace is welcoming the Government’s Sea Change plan, announced this morning, which details how the depleted Hauraki Gulf will be brought back from the brink.
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Greenpeace congratulates new All Blacks team, renews call to dump INEOS oil industry sponsor
Greenpeace is congratulating the new All Blacks team named last night and renewing its call on NZ Rugby to ‘keep oil off the All Blacks’.
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No dumping policy welcomed but full camera rollout needed to deliver ocean protection, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace is welcoming the Government announcement tonight to end fish dumping and discards, but says cameras on the full commercial fishing fleet is essential to ensure this regulation is followed.
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Greenpeace hands NZ Rugby a red card over oil industry sponsorship deal with All Blacks
Greenpeace is squaring up to tackle NZ Rugby over the sporting body’s reported intention to sign up INEOS, a petroleum giant and “merchant of plastic pollution”, as a sponsor for…
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Climate Commission final report more concerned about placating dairy industry than tackling climate crisis
Greenpeace says there is still a cow-shaped hole in both the Climate Change Commission’s advice and the Government’s approach to climate action, following the release of the Commission’s finalised climate…
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Govt must cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser after adverse birth outcomes linked to nitrate contamination
Greenpeace says recent research into the link between adverse birth outcomes and nitrate contamination of drinking water should compel the government to take immediate action to cut sources of nitrate…
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Budget 2021 delivers nothing but loose change for climate crisis
Today’s Budget announcement offers little more than loose change for tackling the climate crisis. It’s incredibly frustrating to watch this Government continue a slow and incremental approach to dealing with what is a major and urgent crisis. Winning slowly on climate change is the same as losing.
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Electric vehicles announcement a baby step for the climate
More electric vehicles for the public sector is a small step in the right direction. But in the face of the climate crisis, it's just a tiny baby step at a time when this Government has both the mandate and the means to move leaps and bounds ahead on clean transport.