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School bullying – woeful opportunism by dairy leadership
When farming organisations start using children as human shields you know they’ve reached a new level of desperation. I think we might have arrived at despo-con3. Achieved when DairyNZ decided to employ school kids as a new line of defence against public criticism over the freshwater crisis. “Dairy hate campaign hits farmer’s kids” trumpeted the headline…
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Snake Oil
The banners that welcomed the new Rainbow Warrior into Auckland read “Haere Mai” – Welcome home. The state of the art ship is here in her spiritual home to bring attention to the fact that John Key and his cronies have reckless plans for the seas that surround our beautiful country.
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Why we are taking Arctic oil to court
With this historic court case a new generation is now taking action to stop oil companies from kidnapping our future. Nature & Youth and Greenpeace Nordic, alongside a broad coalition, have filed an unprecedented people-powered legal case against the Norwegian government.
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Gastro outbreak shows Ruataniwha must be scrapped
Greenpeace is calling for the Ruataniwha dam project in Hawke’s Bay to be scrapped in light of the latest lead on the gastro outbreak.
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This is not a drill. Greenpeace calls for a summer of action
This is huge. After years of local community opposition and relentless pressure by us, Statoil has pulled the plug on its Reinga basin drilling plans in Northland. This is a momentous victory that thousands of people like you helped make possible. And it’s a huge cause for celebration for the Northland communities, who for years…
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Tuna: The quick species guide
Tuna are fish, and they are wild animals. But to many people, they are simply understood as food. It can be a bit confusing when the short hand of ‘tuna’ is used, as it covers a whole family of species, from the relatively-tiddly and widespread skipjack, right up to the majestic but beleaguered bluefins.
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Greenpeace accuses Government of aggravating water crisis
Greenpeace says it’s time the Government woke up to its own advice on freshwater and stopped making matters worse.
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9 ways to reduce your plastic use
We’ve all seen the headlines about the huge environmental problems caused by single-use plastics. Governments and corporations have a responsibility to take action – but what can we do to cut down our personal plastic footprints? Here’s our 9 top tips: 1. Carry a reusable bottle Carrying a reusable bottle is a great way to…
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New Zealand’s clean rivers damned by industrial dairying
Industrial dairying is failing. It’s failing people who want to swim in clean rivers, its failing our tourism industry, it’s failing our climate, and it’s failing farmers.
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Greenpeace inflatables intercept world’s biggest seismic oil ship, 50 miles out to sea
Greenpeace crew have made contact with the world’s biggest seismic oil ship after travelling 50 nautical miles on two rigid-hulled inflatables off the coast of Wairarapa.
