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New testimonials suggest “modern slavery” for Southeast Asian migrant fishers working out at sea
Jakarta, Indonesia – 13 foreign distant water fishing vessels have been accused of abusing migrant fishers from Southeast Asia, in cases so severe it has been characterised by many as…
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Greenpeace installs oil museum at OMV
After three days of barricading the OMV offices in New Plymouth through wind and driving rain, climate protesters have left the Austrian oil company a parting gift. They’ve installed a…
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Protestors to OMV: It’s not over
Protestors from around the country have wrapped up a three day, 60 hour occupation of the OMV headquarters in New Plymouth the way they started – dancing. Choreographed by School…
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OMV blockade continues into second night
A ‘Climate Uprising’ blockade of Austrian oil driller OMV’s Taranaki headquarters has now held strong for 36 hours
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Greenpeace protestors hit by weather in testing night on OMV barricades
It’s been a challenging night on the barricades for the climate protestors blocking entrances to OMV – New Zealand’s last major offshore oil exploration company. The rain came in, high…
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Greenpeace calls on OMV to leave NZ as blockade continues
Climate protesters are eight hours into a planned 72 hour blockade of the OMV building in New Plymouth. More activists are arriving from around the country, and organisers say they’re…
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Climate protesters shut down New Plymouth oil giant
Around a hundred climate protesters led by Greenpeace have formed a human barricade around the offices of OMV
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Hundreds to descend on OMV in New Plymouth for climate protest
Hundreds of climate protesters are expected to descend on New Plymouth
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Protestors chase OMV henchboat north
A group of people who have been occupying Austrian oil giant OMV’s support vessel in the Port of Timaru are now racing north to New Plymouth – the destination of…
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Police move in to end Greenpeace oil ship occupation
After 50 hours occupying OMV’s oil and gas exploration ‘henchboat’ in Timaru to prevent it leaving port, the last 10 protestors are now being forcibly removed by police. The occupation…
