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How long is the tail wagging the fish in NZ’s fisheries management?
What’s that thing people say? You don’t know what you’ve got until they’re gone. Strangely I’m starting to feel that way about National’s former minister for primary industries. Bring back…
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Govt tries to get Talley’s boat off international illegal blacklist
Greenpeace is calling on the New Zealand Government to stop supporting disreputable fishing companies after it tried to get a Talley’s fishing boat taken off a global blacklist of illegal…
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Genesis’ “appalling” record coal burn reveals urgent need for solar
The revelation that coal burning at Genesis Energy’s Huntly Power Station is the highest in five years is proof we need to fast-track the rollout of solar energy, says Greenpeace.…
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New Zealand called on by global leaders to step up at COP24
New Zealand has been urged to be bolder at COP24 in Poland, the annual United Nations climate change conference. Greenpeace International Executive Director, Jennifer Morgan, says the New Zealand delegation…
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Where does all our plastic recycling go?
Greenpeace announces the speaking tour of two Malaysian activists who’ve discovered plastic waste from high-income countries being dumped in their backyard. Malaysia has become one of the new destinations for…
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This is what a UN climate conference looks like. And why we need YOUR voice heard!
If you didn’t know, there’s a UN climate change conference about to begin in Poland – and it’s a big one. COP24, as it’s known, kicks off this weekend. For the next…
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My tears aren’t enough to protect the rainforest. That’s why I’m taking action
Our precious rainforests are being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations, endangering species and exploiting our people. That’s why I’m here. Right now, me and five other activists are on board a massive shipment of dirty palm oil in the Atlantic Ocean, which is likely headed for products on European supermarket shelves. Wilmar,…
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Six Greenpeace activists arrested on board a ship loaded with palm oil heading to Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Six Greenpeace activists have been arrested by the captain of a giant tanker, while peacefully boarding the 185-metre long cargo loaded with palm oil products from Wilmar…
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Greenpeace calls for ban on chemical nitrogen fertiliser
Greenpeace is opening up a new front in the struggle to save New Zealand’s rivers and reduce agricultural emissions. The environmental heavyweight is calling for a ban on chemical nitrogen…
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Rainbow Warrior heads to Taranaki to scope out oil rigs
The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, is on its way to Taranaki to send a message to Austrian oil giant, OMV. The Rainbow Warrior is currently in New Zealand as part…