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Time for Labour to up their game on the climate crisis
Greenpeace is calling on the Labour Party to up their game on climate change, after the Party’s campaign slogan launch and leader’s speech were silent on the climate crisis.
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A time for reflection, hope and gathering
On 10 of July 1985, 38 years ago this week, the Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior was sunk by agents of the French Government in Auckland Harbour. The bombing of the…
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Greenpeace welcomes Greens’ manifesto but says proof will be in the pudding
Greenpeace is encouraged by Green Party inclusion of Climate Shift asks in 2023 manifesto, but says proof will be in the pudding on climate change policy.
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European Court of Human Rights rules ‘Arctic 30’ were arbitrarily detained
Amsterdam – The European Court of Human Rights issued its ruling today in the long-running case of the Arctic 30 v Russia, finding that Russian authorities arbitrarily detained the 28…
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Friday was World Refill Day, but what does it mean to refill or reuse?
World Refill Day has returned for its third year. The intention is to grow awareness and help people live with less waste.
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Down Stream: Three wāhine Māori talk about the impacts of climate change in Tairāwhiti
Greenpeace has released a short documentary featuring Tui Warmenhoven (Ngāti Porou), who is a Tairāwhiti community leader, a lawyer, a researcher and the Greenpeace Aotearoa board chair.
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Antarctic tipping points: the irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃
The slow-down of the Southern Ocean circulation, a dramatic drop in the extent of sea ice and unprecedented heatwaves are all raising concerns that Antarctica may be approaching tipping points.
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Genetic engineering is a neo-colonial technology undermining food and seed sovereignty
Kenya recently lifted its 10-year ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines GMOs as organisms (plants, animals or microorganisms) whose genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way…
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We need more climate activists like Rosemary Penwarden
Climate activist and Dunedin grandmother Rosemary Penwarden is appearing in court today over charges brought against her for peaceful protest of the 2019 oil industry conference in Queenstown.
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Honouring Takaparawhau 45 years after the Bastion Point occupation eviction
Last week Greenpeace Aotearoa attended Takaparawhau 45, a symposium for Papatūanuku held by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
