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Greenpeace Mackenzie dairy protestors escape conviction
A dozen Greenpeace activists arrested for protesting the site of a mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie Country earlier this year will not be convicted. Those arrested include a grandmother…
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A crisis of convenience. The corporations behind the plastics pollution pandemic
The sight of rivers, oceans and communities overwhelmed with plastic waste has become a shocking – and all too common sight. The logos and images of big consumer brands –…
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Govt backtracks on climate action, grants OMV drill extension
The Government has just granted oil giant OMV a two-year extension to drill in the Great South Basin, despite issuing a ban on new oil and gas exploration permits in April.
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“Look after our whales”: Lucy Lawless’ trans-Tasman challenge
Actor Lucy Lawless has laid down a trans-Tasman challenge from on board the Rainbow Warrior, calling on Australians to help protect New Zealand’s whales. Lawless is currently on board the…
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Greenpeace congratulates Govt for putting oil exploration ban into law
Greenpeace is congratulating the Coalition Government for introducing an amendment to the Crown Minerals Act to bring the ban on new offshore oil and gas permits into law.
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New Zealand needs to lift its game in UN Ocean Treaty negotiations
The first meeting at the United Nations’ headquarters focused on a treaty to protect all the oceans beyond national borders has just come to an end. Greenpeace says the New…
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Making Oil History: Solar for Everyone
I’m writing to you from on board The Rainbow Warrior. Yesterday, we sailed into Auckland, crossing the beautiful Hauraki Gulf and past Rangitoto, before being welcomed with a pōwhiri from Ngāti Whātua on Princes Wharf.
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An Orca mother finally abandons her dead calf that she carried for over two weeks
After 17 heartbreaking days, Tahlequah (J35), the orca mother who captured the world’s attention, has finally stopped carrying her dead calf through the Salish Sea off the Pacific coast of…
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Plastic bag ban proposal a win for people power and the oceans
Greenpeace is celebrating the Government’s announcement on single use plastic bags as a win for people power and the first big step towards addressing marine plastic pollution.
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Greenpeace head and climate activist face court
Friday, July 20: Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, and climate activist Sara Howell, appeared for sentencing today following action they took to stop the world’s largest oil and gas…