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Fonterra embarrasses the Government over palm kernel
On Saturday five Greenpeace activists took action on a shipment of palm kernel entering the Port of New Plymouth bound for Fonterra farms. The five of them were able to stay aboard the ship, locked in the crane cabs and on the anchor chain for 12 hours. Their action brought this important issue back into…
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Six Tonnes of Dairy Sewage Used to Blockade Capital City ACC Office
Greenpeace have used six tonnes of dairy sewage to blockade ACC’s multi-storey building in the middle of Wellington.
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Seabed mining Court case a fight for the future of our precious oceans
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: The future of the South Taranaki Bight lies in the hands of the High Court next week, which will hear appeals against the Envionmental Protection Authority’s decision to grant a marine consent to Trans-Tasman Resources’ bid to dig up the seabed for its iron ore.
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Enthusiasm for oil requires cognitive shut-down
Recently some commentators have revealed something about the way their brain functions in singing the praises of new fossil fuels.
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Cabbages and kings
Frogs will rain from the sky, a blight will cross the land, and white walkers will travel south of the wall. All this will come to pass. Oh and cabbages might cost more.
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Every single piece of plastic ever made still exists. Here’s the story
From the moment we wake up in the morning and brush our teeth, to when we watch TV at the end of the day, plastic is all around us. So much so that it can be hard to imagine leaving the supermarket without at least one item that isn’t in a plastic container.
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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.
