-
Strikingly hopeful: A climate striker on what keeps her going
Auckland climate striker Rebecca is one of the bold young people speaking truth to power and taking on the companies that are making a profit from fuelling the climate crisis.
-
EPA releases OMV’s deceptive oil spill modelling
After months of mounting pressure, the Environmental Protection Authority has now publicly released oil giant OMV’s application to drill a high risk oil well off the Otago Coast. The EPA…
-
On the Zero Carbon Act: Don’t kick climate to touch
While the Zero Carbon Act was a hard-fought and important framework, let’s be under no illusion that our Parliament has now fixed the climate crisis or done its bit.
-
Greenpeace lodges Judicial Review of EPA process for dealing with OMV
Greenpeace has notified the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of legal action over its dealings with oil giant @OMV’s application to drill a high risk, deep water well this summer.
-
5 ways that Norway is failing our oceans
You know the country with constantly happy people who are always outdoors hiking, skiing, fishing, or climbing a mountain? The country of fjords and astonishing nature? Yeah, you know what…
-
What are seamounts?
There are enormous mountains under the sea. And these mountains are covered in unique and diverse lifeforms. Here are five things you need to know about seamounts - the mountains of the ocean.
-
Fast fashion is drowning the world, we need a fashion revolution!
“Nothing to wear?” Well here’s something to think about: Every piece of clothing we buy has had an impact on our planet before we even bring it home. That’s before you…
-
Orange roughy catch increase ‘rejection of latest ocean science’
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s announcement to increase the Total Allowable Commercial Catch (TACC) of orange roughy an "insult" to the 30,000 New Zealanders who called for a ban on bottom trawling, and a rejection of the latest ocean science.
-
Controversial seabed mining case in Court of Appeal this week
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Greenpeace are in the Court of Appeal in Wellington this week, defending last year’s High Court ruling that quashed Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) consent to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed.
-
Wind could be the key to Taranaki’s just transition
A bright yellow colossus is floating idly off the coast of Taranaki. It’s 12 storeys tall and weighs 40,000 tonnes. And, for now, it’s just an eyesore. Malaysian oil company,…