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Mattel’s controversial career choice for Barbie: rainforest destroyer
For over 50 years now Mattel has been choosing Barbie’s career for her. She’s had a lot of different professions over the years but Mattel’s latest choice for Barbie: ‘Rainforest…
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Warships, polar bears, ice and oil are not a good mix
I have a small boat that I use for fishing and exploring where I live in the Manukau Harbour. It’s beautiful out there and it can get a bit wild…
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The Flotilla’s back … but we’ve only just begun
If a Petrobras executive had happened to be on Auckland’s waterfront on the morning of Saturday, May 21, they would now be seriously worried about their company’s investment into deep…
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Flotilla calls on seismic vessel to cease operations
The first flotilla boat opposing deep sea oil drilling S/V Infinity encountered the seismic testing ship Orient Explorer in the Raukumara Basin at around 16:45 yesterday, a little over 24…
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Protest flotilla heads out to confront seismic oil exploration ship
Ōpōtiki, Monday 4 April, 2011: The flotilla opposed to deep sea oil drilling entered the zone in the Raukumara Basin where seismic testing is scheduled to begin today.
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600 greet flotilla in a firm opposition to deep sea oil drilling
Opotiki – Skippers, crew and activists from the flotilla of boats, which travelled from around the North Island, were welcomed today at a hui in Whangaparoa Bay, which was attended…
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Flotilla heeds iwi’s call to stop deep sea oil
In response to a call to oppose deep sea oil drilling from East Cape iwi Te Whanau a Apanui, a flotilla of ships is to set sail from Auckland, for…
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The power of bearing witness
Bearing witness is one of the founding principles of Greenpeace, up there with Direct Action. Unlike direct action, however, it doesn't rely on directly stopping something bad from happening.
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The Fonterra PKE milk ad they don’t want you to see
NZ dairy giant Fonterra's industrial dairying approach is driving production beyond the limits. NZ cows can no longer be fed on grass alone, and Fonterra's dairy herds are fed palm kernel expeller (PKE) grown on land in South East Asia where rainforests once stood.
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March Against Mining Auckland on May 1, 2010
More than 40,000 people marchup Queen Street against John Key's National Government’s mining plans which include a proposal to open up protected areas within national parks to miners.
