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Greenpeace slams Hipkins U-turn on climate and roading
Greenpeace says the decision by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to reprioritise future transport budgets, away from walking, cycling and public transport, in order to pay for Cyclone Gabrielle road reconstruction,…
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OMV exit gives Luxon chance to abandon oil exploration policy
On the eve of the global climate strike, New Zealand’s biggest oil and gas producer - Austrian OMV - has announced that it is looking to sell its New Zealand assets.
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Pulling the rug from under citizens advice | Guest post
Auckland Council's budget review is currently threatening the survival of the Auckland Citizens Advice Bureau.
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Murder in the Pacific: the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior and what happened next
A new BBC documentary ‘Murder in the Pacific’ recounts the 1985 bombing of Greenpeace’s ship, the Rainbow Warrior.
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The new climate denial: adaptation over mitigation
The night Cyclone Gabrielle hit my coastal village of Piha was, frankly, terrifying, as it was for so many around the motu. I measured more than 400mm in my back…
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New Zealand blocks deep sea protection for South Pacific
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) has given the green light to destroying up to 30% of vulnerable deep-water corals and sponges, following repeated lobbying from New Zealand against higher levels of protection.
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After 13 days and nearly 4,000km – Greenpeace occupation of Shell oil platform ends with no arrests
Haugesund, Norway – Six Greenpeace International activists have today disembarked a Shell oil platform at the port of Haugesund, southwest Norway, after a 13-day occupation and nearly 4,000km, with police making.
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“My new home was a dream come true – then climate disaster struck” – Virginia, activist taking on Shell at sea
I live in San Mateo in the Philippines, an area battered by typhoon Ketsana – one of the worst natural disasters ever seen in my country. The massive rains and flooding claimed…
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Shell threatens Greenpeace protestors with jail and fines: Greenpeace sends second boat and more climbers
Shell has attempted to silence Greenpeace International’s peaceful occupation of its oil and gas platform at sea, by hitting the campaign group with an injunction late on Friday, February 3, threatening up to two years’ jail time and fines.
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Greenpeace activists have boarded and occupied a Shell platform en route to major Atlantic oilfield
Greenpeace activists from Argentina, Turkey, the US and the UK have boarded a Shell contracted vessel in the Atlantic Ocean with a banner bearing the message: “Stop Drilling.
