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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.
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Why is waste to energy incineration a bad idea for Aotearoa?
The dirty truth about waste to energy incineration is that it just doesn’t stack up.
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Greenpeace unveils giant art installation ahead of Global Plastics Treaty talks
Greenpeace and artist Benjamin Von Wong today unveiled a five-metre tall art installation entitled #PerpetualPlastic Machine as Global Plastics Treaty talks resume.
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New report calls out toxic hazards of recycled plastic as Global Plastics Treaty negotiations resume
A new report from Greenpeace USA provides a catalog of peer-reviewed research and international studies concluding that recycling actually increases the toxicity of plastics.
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Towards a food system that protects the soil, the water and the climate
Right now there are people across Aotearoa who are using ecological farming methods to produce healthy food for today and tomorrow.
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Why plastics can never be ‘circular’: a Māori perspective on the Global Plastics Treaty
As UN’s Global Plastics Treaty negotiations (INC-2) near, Matt Perryman breaks down why plastics can never be circular.
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Budget 2023 is a gamble with the climate crisis
Greenpeace is calling out the Government for gambling with the climate crisis, saying that Budget 2023 puts corporate profit ahead of acting on climate change and the cost of living.
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UN plastic pollution report recommendations will result in 100 million tons of plastic pollution every year
Greenpeace Aotearoa says a report from the United Nations Environment Program on how to address the plastic pollution crisis, will allow millions more tons of plastic to end up in the environment.
