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Climate change minister reveals he’s clueless
Our Associate Minister for Climate Change, Simon Bridges, doesn't know what 'emissions reduction targets' are. That was his shocking response to a question from opposition MP Dr Megan Woods last month.And it’s scary because this is basically what the government is going to do to reduce pollution. Not only is it Bridges’ job to know…
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Greens Ban the Bag policy needs to happen sooner
Greenpeace is welcoming the Green Party’s commitment to ban single-use plastic bags.
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Fossil Fuel President Trump can’t kill Paris Climate Agreement
Greenpeace New Zealand has labeled Trump “morally bankrupt” over his decision abandon the Paris Climate Agreement, and is calling on Prime Minister Bill English to stand with other world leaders and speak out against the move.
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Whiskas Embroiled in Modern-Day Slavery Scandal
Cat owners who buy Whiskas for their pet may unwittingly be funding modern-day slavery and destructive fishing methods, Greenpeace New Zealand says today.
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Countdown’s bold bag ban praised by Greenpeace
Greenpeace is offering high praise to one of New Zealand’s supermarket giants today.
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Battle over solar tax heats up as full hearing announced
An extra charge for solar users, deemed a “tax on solar”, will soon be challenged in a full hearing after an independent authority agreed it needed to be “fully tested”.
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Taitu and a long history of protest in boats
After confronting Statoil and Chevron seismic blasting 50 nautical miles off the Wairarapa coast in small inflatable boats, we put out a call to New Zealanders to help us buy…
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Ruataniwha Dam plan dead in the dirty water?
In response to the Court of Appeal’s ruling in favour of Forest and Bird over the DOC land swap for the Ruataniwha Dam (1) Greenpeace Agriculture Spokesperson Genevieve Toop said:
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Are the Government’s deep water oil plans running into deep trouble?
Stop press: The breaking news from over the weekend was that the Government has had to concede that the wheels are starting to come off its petroleum wagon. Late on…
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Government shows foreign oil companies deep sea drilling in NZ not a safe bet
In passing the ‘Anadarko Amendment’ yesterday the Government once again perverted the New Zealand Story by putting big business ahead of New Zealanders. It is a toady legislation that criminalises…
