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“You’ve failed us” – student takes over Russel Norman’s speech
A high school student has taken over what was meant to be a speech delivered by Greenpeace head Russel Norman at an Environmental Protection Authority conference today. Norman had been…
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Austrian protests break out over OMV’s NZ drilling plans
Climate activists have staged an oil spill with giant whale sculptures outside the Vienna headquarters of Austrian oil giant OMV, in protest of its plans to drill for oil in…
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Greenpeace brands Government sellouts over ETS backdown
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s surprise backdown on its commitment to put farming into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) a major sell-out. The Prime Minister is expected to announce that…
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Greenpeace activists board Shell oil rigs in protest against plans to leave behind oil in the North Sea
Scotland, UK – Greenpeace activists from the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark boarded two oil platforms in Shell’s Brent field today in a peaceful protest against plans by the company to leave...
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EPA faces pressure to make oil drill application public
Pressure is mounting for the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to hold a public hearing into Austrian oil giant OMV’s application to carry out high risk oil drilling in the Great…
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Orange roughy catch increase ‘rejection of latest ocean science’
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s announcement to increase the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) of orange roughy an "insult" to the 30,000 New Zealanders who called for a ban on bottom trawling, and a rejection of the latest ocean science.
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Climate fight ‘unwinnable’ unless we protect oceans
The launch of a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today highlights the urgent need for governments to protect the world’s oceans to win the fight…
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Bottle refund scheme “breakthrough for plastic crisis”
Greenpeace and The Kiwi Bottle Drive have today heralded the Government’s announcement to introduce a bottle refund scheme as a “breakthrough moment for plastic waste in New Zealand.”
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Controversial seabed mining case in Court of Appeal this week
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace are in the Court of Appeal in Wellington this week, defending last year’s High Court ruling that quashed Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) consent to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed.
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The world is watching — leaders must come to UN Climate Summit with real plans, or be held accountable
New York, United States — Greenpeace is calling on leaders to deliver concrete ambitious climate plans at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday. It…
