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Tiki Taane and Greenpeace serenade Electricity Authority with 45,000 suns to protest “solar tax”
New Zealand musician Tiki Taane has just taken 45,000 paper suns to New Zealand’s electricity watchdog, each with the name of someone who signed a petition demanding the authority support solar energy and prohibit electricity providers from penalising solar users.
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Greenpeace welcomes Hawke’s Bay anti-dam council
Greenpeace has welcomed the preliminary results of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council election, saying the new council's top priority must be to ditch the Ruataniwha dam.
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Dam promoters look to acquire land under Public Works Act
In an extraordinary move, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment company has said it’s taking the first step in the process of acquiring land needed for the Ruataniwha Dam under the Public Works Act.
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Anti-dam billboards go up around Hawke’s Bay
Greenpeace is erecting anti-Ruataniwha billboards around Hawke’s Bay this morning, two weeks out from the close of voting in regional council elections.
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Greenpeace demands end to public subsidies for irrigation after damning report
Greenpeace is demanding an end to public subsidies for large-scale irrigation projects, after a report revealed the Government has thrown millions of dollar at a proposed irrigation project in the Wairarapa that doesn’t stack up financially.
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Leading Environmental NGOs: Labour Party needs to support not undermine the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
Labour should be working to support New Zealand’s commitment to create one of the world's biggest marine sanctuaries and protect sea-life for generations to come, said representatives of leading environmental groups today.
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Heron report shows MPI caught by fishing industry – hook line and sinker
The Heron report provides further evidence that the fisheries section of the Ministry of Primary Industry has been captured by the very industry it was supposed to be regulating.
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BREAKING: Greenpeace uplifts Ruataniwha dam site office – returns to sender
Greenpeace has uplifted the site office of the proposed Ruataniwha Dam and delivered it to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council offices in Napier.
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Russel Norman to ACC: don’t invest in Ruataniwha Dam
Greenpeace NZ Executive Director Russel Norman has written to ACC Investment Manager Nicholas Bagnall, warning him against investing in the controversial Ruataniwha Dam.
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Mars rejects human rights tainted seafood following Greenpeace campaign
Greenpeace today welcomes the publication of Mars Petcare’s new plan of action to tackle human rights abuses in its seafood supply chains in Thailand.
