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NZ’s over-reliance on roads for freight means natural disasters hit even harder. But there is a fix
In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, the driving time between Napier and Wairoa stretched from 90 minutes to over six hours, causing major supply chain delays. Retail prices rose, and…
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Greenpeace adds support to Denniston coal mining protest
Greenpeace Aotearoa has come out strongly in support of the protest happening now against Bathhurst Minerals’ plan to expand coal mining on the Denniston Plateau.
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5 reasons why people of faith are a powerful force in the fight against climate change and environmental crises
Whether religious or atheist, faith guides many of us. Simply because success is not guaranteed in most struggles. Our energy and motivation sometimes find their source beyond logic and rationality.…
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Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges
Greenpeace Aotearoa says a new investigation revealing that the world’s largest meat company, JBS, will fail to meet its deforestation-free commitment is yet more proof of false promises from the…
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Billionaire joyrides to space are the ultimate symbol of privilege and pollution
While millions of people around the world are struggling to afford basic necessities like food, healthcare, and shelter, and nature destruction skyrockets, the Blue Origin company, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has…
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New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner
Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the…
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Greenpeace pledges continued fight against seabed mining as Australian miners lodge EPA application
Greenpeace says it will continue the fight to stop seabed mining starting in Aotearoa after Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) announced it has reapplied to the Environmental Protection Authority via the Fast-Track…
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A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep
The colossal squid was first described in 1925 based on specimens from the stomach of a commercially hunted sperm whale. A century later, an international voyage captured the first confirmed…
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Greenpeace renews call on Ministry of Health to act on nitrate contamination in drinking water
Greenpeace Aotearoa has written to Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health again following testing that revealed high levels of nitrate contamination in Ashburton District drinking water.
