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Global forests on fire: G7 must lead accelerated climate action – Greenpeace
Amsterdam, Netherlands – In response to French President Macron’s move to put the Amazon rainforest fires onto the G7 Summit agenda this weekend, Greenpeace International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan made…
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NZ to play role in crucial United Nations oceans treaty negotiation
Government delegates from around the world, including New Zealand, are meeting in New York for the third of four meetings at the United Nations to agree a Global Oceans Treaty…
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Greenpeace Responds to Amazon Forest Fires
Over the past days, forest fires have been ravaging the Brazilian Amazon region. The number of fire outbreaks recorded in the Amazon in 2019 is one of the largest in…
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Sanford’s Māui plan ineffective
Greenpeace has labelled an overnight announcement by fishing company Sanford as a danger to Māui and Hector’s dolphins, and is calling on the Government to reject the ‘Sanford Plan’ immediately.…
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Race to save the Māui to land on Parliament steps
Environmental groups and well known New Zealanders are preparing to deliver a 55,000 strong petition to the steps of Parliament tomorrow, calling on the Government to protect the world’s smallest…
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Droves prepare to deliver OMV eviction notice
Close to 100 people are preparing to hand in an eviction notice to Austrian oil giant OMV at its Majestic Centre headquarters in Wellington this morning. The activity follows a…
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Govt takes vital step towards plastic pollution solution
Greenpeace is praising a Government proposal to prioritise products such as beverage containers and plastic packaging in a new waste minimisation strategy. This morning, Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie…
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Oil exploration is the real threat to national security
MBIE has released a report today which shows that over the last decade Government agencies treated protest at sea against oil exploration as a serious threat to national security. In…
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Oil giant targeted in bus shelters and streets across the country
A campaign against Austrian oil giant OMV has spread to bus shelters and streets across New Zealand. Overnight, thousands of posters targeting the company appeared in city centres including Auckland,…
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Feds must stop kicking farmers over systemic agricultural failures
Following an expose of grisly scenes of mudbound cows in Southland due to winter cropping, Greenpeace is expressing frustration at agricultural industry leaders’ failing to take responsibility. “Federated Farmers head…
