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Cease and desist message delivered to seismic blasting ship
Amazon Warrior, this is the Margaret Mahy. Do you copy? This is a peaceful protest. We will not put you, your ship or crew in any danger. We are here to oppose the seismic blasting for oil that you are doing and we, along with over 60,000 New Zealanders who have signed on to the…
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What the heck is Sam Neill doing?
Images of Sam Neill chowing down on a plastic bag are doing the rounds on social media.
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Government too cosy for the truth on oil risk
Gulf: learn from Alaska’s lesson w/foreign oil co’s: don’t naively trust- VERIFY. Livelihood affected by spill?Don’t sign away remedy rights— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) May 06, 2010 I never thought…
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Is Nick Smith Minister for Magic?
It seems the critical issue of clean swimmable water for New Zealanders has passed into the realms of magical realism. Minister for Magic, Nick Smith waved his blue wand and wadeable rivers miraculously turned into ones you can swim in.
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New oil exploration for NZ as 2016 officially declared hottest on record
As 2016 is officially declared the hottest year ever recorded, the world’s largest seismic ship is searching for deep sea oil off New Zealand’s East Coast.
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Greenpeace Response to TPP Protests
Responding to today’s protests in Auckland ahead of the signing of the controversial TPP deal, Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman said:
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Goff’s new Auckland Council takes first vote on oil drilling
A recent change in the balance of power at the Auckland Council could see a vote against the Government’s offshore oil plans succeed today, where it has previously narrowly failed.
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Actor Lucy Lawless sets off on Greenpeace ship to confront Arctic oil drillers
New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless has just set sail on the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, to confront the Norwegian oil giant Statoil as it drills for oil in the Arctic.
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Backdoor talks to keep coal powering NZ an absolute disgrace
The electricity companies conducting a behind-the-scenes fight to keep New Zealand’s last coal-fired power plant at Huntly alive are an “absolute disgrace”, says Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman.
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The power and appeal of wind
Anyone who has struggled to stay upright in a strong Wellington or Taranaki gale is aware of the intrinsic power of the wind. Wind energy has been harnessed by people for centuries. From the familiar windmills of Europe to the world’s most famous explorers who mapped the globe by sailing ship. Indeed the first Polynesian…