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Waikato Council report blames intensive dairy for worsening groundwater nitrate but fails to warn pregnant women of risks
A Waikato Regional Council report presented today on Groundwater Nitrates in the region, shows extreme nitrate contamination in some areas and says three quarters of wells exceed levels linked to…
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Greenwashing is driving our descent into climate catastrophe. But we can stop it
Gondola trips are a traditional part of visiting Venice for those who can afford the steep tourist prices, but I went a little off-script on a recent visit and chose…
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Sealord’s paper-thin seamounts ‘white paper’ trying to fool New Zealanders
Environmental groups are roundly rejecting a proposal re-released by Aotearoa bottom trawling company Sealord today, saying the so-called “white paper” proposal is yet another attempt by the company to continue trashing seamounts
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The plastic crisis has deep corporate roots: to protect our planet, they need to be exposed
This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the course because they were curious to see what their desire to live more…
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Nourishing Papatūānuku
Rob Small is the curator and designer of Pourewa, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s productive organic garden in Auckland, which provides kai to local whānau and tells a mātauranga Māori story of its people and their place in the world.
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Greenpeace welcomes members bill to ban seabed mining
A members bill from Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has been drawn from the ballot at Parliament today proposing legislation that would ban seabed mining in Aotearoa
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Mine the ocean? WTF Really… | GUEST POST
It baffles me to think that some rich fella across the world somewhere is planning to mine the ocean floor. Has humanity not learnt enough about our impact on the world already? It’s frightening when you think about the prospect of corporates mining the deep sea, potentially destroying any chance of its recovery, for profit.
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NZ commercial fishing caught 58 protected turtles in last year alone
New Zealand’s sea turtle bycatch tripled in the fishing year 2020 - 2021, based on the previous decade average. The majority of the turtles caught were critically endangered leatherback turtles.
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Adaptation Plan a “missed opportunity”
Greenpeace Aotearoa says the government’s climate change National Adaptation Plan misses the opportunity to make farming more resilient to climate change.
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Why we oppose the government’s biofuels mandate | GUEST POST
The 'sustainable biofuels mandate' will worsen climate impacts and further increase our food and fuel costs.
