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Report lays bare the dire consequences of Government’s lax approach to dairying

A Ministry for the Environment report released today shows the widespread scale of destruction caused by intensive dairying, says Greenpeace.

Agriculture still tops emissions, so where’s the action?

The latest inventory of New Zealand's climate pollution shows, yet again, that the Government must take urgent action to make farming part of the climate solution, says Greenpeace.

Cautious applause from Greenpeace on Government’s coal boiler ban

Greenpeace is welcoming today’s announcement from the Government banning new coal boilers for industrial processing, but remains concerned that New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter – industrial agriculture – has yet…

Greenpeace confronts Deep Sea Mining industry in Pacific Ocean

Activists onboard the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior are today taking action miles out to sea, against deep sea mining company DeepGreen.

Greenpeace supports call for drawing ‘Pacific Blue Line’ against Deep Sea Mining

Greenpeace is standing in support of a Pacific-led push to draw a Blue Line against the emerging Deep Sea Mining industry, the organisation said today.

Ocean can’t wait, urgent action needed, says Greenpeace following Chief sci report

A long-awaited science report into New Zealand’s commercial fisheries has highlighted a lack of data on the ocean is one of the key problems with managing it, admitting we still…

Winter grazing backdown shows Ardern Govt “owned” by big dairy

Greenpeace says the Labour Government’s delay in implementing already-weak intensive winter grazing regulations is yet another example of them buckling to New Zealand’s dirtiest industry.

Aotearoa one step closer to a safer, more resilient future with surrender of last South Island oil permit

Greenpeace is celebrating the announcement that New Zealand Oil & Gas will relinquish their deep sea exploration permit off the south coast of the South Island as “another win for…

Community, environmental groups support Te Pāti Māori proposal to ban seabed mining

Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM), Greenpeace and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) today voiced their support for Te Pāti Māori’s call for a ban on seabed mining in Aotearoa.

Greenpeace calls for lower nitrate limit

Greenpeace has today launched a petition calling on the Minister of Health and the Government’s new water regulating body to lower the recognised ‘safe’ limit for nitrates in drinking water…