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Greenpeace holds dawn commemoration of 40 years since Rainbow Warrior bombing, death of photographer Fernando Pereira
Greenpeace held a dawn ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior bombing and the death of Fernando Pereira.
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Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, government considers closure
New data reveals that New Zealand’s main orange roughy fishery, accounting for half of the country’s total catch, is on the brink of collapse, with one model showing it may…
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A Dirty Deal for Dirty Water – Government’s $56m irrigation subsidy blasted by Greenpeace
Greenpeace is blasting the Government’s latest $56 million irrigation subsidy, calling it a ‘dirty deal for dirty water’.
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Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech
In a landmark test case of the European Union’s new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International has overnight challenged the US oil pipeline company,…
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Wildly inaccurate figures used to justify ‘Shane’s $200 million fossil fuel slush fund’
A Cabinet paper justifying the Government’s $200 million subsidy for new gas fields used wildly inflated and inaccurate gas price figures.
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Govt moves to further weaken freshwater protections as new report highlights poor state of NZ drinking water
Greenpeace is deeply disturbed by the Luxon Government’s decision to weaken freshwater protections as a new report highlights poor state of NZ freshwater.
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Official documents reveal widespread opposition to Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill
Documents released to Greenpeace Aotearoa under the Official Information Act reveal that both the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Treasury have joined the growing list of bodies issuing strong…
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Greenpeace activists confront second “ocean killer” at sea, as vessels turn off AIS
For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an “ocean killer” in protest at its destructive fishing activities.
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Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea
Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler on the Chatham Rise, rebranding it “ocean killer”, after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life.
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New Zealand becomes first country to back out of Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance
The New Zealand Government has lost its last shred of climate credibility as it becomes first country to withdraw from the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance
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MPI lets illegal pesticide-laced food hit the shelves in NZ
An investigation by Greenpeace Aotearoa has revealed that for at least five years, New Zealand Food Safety has failed to recall food products or prosecute suppliers when food has tested…
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‘Everyone Hates Elon’ and Greenpeace unfold giant banner on Piazza San Marco ahead of Bezos’ wedding
Venice, Italy – Activists from the UK action group Everyone hates Elon and Greenpeace Italy unfolded a giant 20x20m banner reading “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay…
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Damning new groundwater figures reveal growing drinking water crisis
Damning new groundwater data reveals that New Zealand is experiencing a drinking water crisis, with many monitoring sites contaminated.
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Threatened whale species in the Pacific found in areas targeted by The Metals Company for deep sea mining, scientists warn
A scientific survey of two areas targeted by The Metals Company for deep sea mining in the Pacific Ocean has confirmed the presence of whales and dolphins, including sperm whales,…
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Latest trawl bycatch numbers a grim wake-up call
The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month…
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NZ trawlers catch thousands of tonnes of coral over 35 years: report
A new report has once again revealed the shocking scale of coral destruction at the hands of the New Zealand bottom trawling fleet. The report outlines over 13,400 recorded incidents of protected coral coming up in trawl nets.
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‘Waste-to-energy’ incineration is blatant greenwash that should be rejected
A Board of Inquiry appointed by Minister for the Environment Penny Simmonds will today begin public hearings in Hamilton’s FMG Stadium on a proposal to build an industrial-scale ‘waste-to-energy’ incinerator…
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UNOC3: “Fine words must now translate into action”, Greenpeace comment
Nice, France, The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) concluded yesterday with significant progress made towards the ratification of the High Seas Treaty and a strong statement on a new plastics treaty signed by 95 governments.
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Shane Jones indicates NZ’s entire EEZ now open for oil and gas free-for-all
In a speech to the energy industry in Singapore this week, Shane Jones signalled a major change to New Zealand’s oil and gas exploration rules.
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Greenpeace protest deep sea mining at UN Ocean Conference
Nice, France, 11 June 2025 – Greenpeace France activists today deployed a large banner reading “three million people stand against deep sea mining” outside the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in…
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Protected corals destroyed in six-tonne bycatch “disaster” from a single bottom trawl
BREAKING: It’s been revealed that a New Zealand bottom trawling vessel has pulled up six tonnes of protected stony coral in a single trawl – making it the worst reported case of coral destruction in New Zealand waters in over a decade.
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Greenpeace calls for international action to release the Madleen aid vessel
Greenpeace calls upon the international community to urgently uphold international law and ensure the immediate release of the Freedom Flotilla humanitarian vessel the Madleen along with its crew.
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Greenpeace activists aboard the Rainbow Warrior disrupt industrial fishing operation in South Pacific
Greenpeace activists have disrupted an industrial longlining fishing operation in the South Pacific Ocean, seizing almost 20 kilometres of fishing gear and freeing nine sharks, including an endangered mako, near…
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Dairy industry greenwashing under fire as lawsuits go global
The world’s biggest dairy companies are facing a growing wave of legal action over misleading claims.
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France spent €90,000 to discredit the impact of Pacific nuclear testing – Greenpeace response
New documents obtained by investigative outlet Disclose suggest that France spent €90,000 to discredit research into the impacts of its nuclear testing in the Pacific.
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French authorities block Greenpeace ship from participating in UN Ocean Conference
French authorities have blocked Greenpeace International’s ship Arctic Sunrise from entering the port of Nice, where the “One Ocean Science Congress” and the UN Ocean Conference are being hosted. This…
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Greenpeace lights up Fonterra HQ with NZers’ passionate calls for environmental action
This morning, Fonterra’s Auckland HQ was lit up with messages from New Zealanders calling on the dairy giant to take action on environmental pollution.
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Leading international climate scientists rubbish Luxon’s ‘Methane Review’, call on PM to take methane seriously
Over 25 international climate scientists have written an open letter to NZ PM Christopher Luxon, calling on him to take methane emissions seriously.
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Luxon Government to favour dairy pollution at the expense of drinking water
Luxon’s Government is once again putting corporate profits ahead of people’s health by proposing freshwater policies that will drive more dairy pollution at the expense of safe drinking water and…
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Legacy of US nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands created global radiation exposure: new study
Nearly seven decades since the US government ended nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands, a new study has revealed the impacts were far greater than what the US…
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Regulatory Standards Bill inflicts ACT’s far-right principles on Aotearoa
The Government is facing backlash over David Seymour’s controversial Regulatory Standards Bill which passed its first reading today, under the shadow of the Budget.
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Scorched Earth Budget – tax cuts for polluters and investing in fossil fuels
Greenpeace Aotearoa is condemning the Government’s 2025 Budget as a fighting fund for the war on nature, taken from hard-working New Zealanders to funnel towards wannabe seabed miners and oil…
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Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill
The Government’s use of urgency for the first reading of the Regulatory Standards Bill, introduced by ACT leader David Seymour, is being ridiculed by Greenpeace as deeply ironic.
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Greenpeace slams Federated Farmers over ‘selfish’ behaviour on climate
Federated Farmers’ intent to ‘go to battle’ over methane targets is yet another example of the lobby group’s selfish rejection of climate action.
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“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Central and Western Pacific in 2023
TASMAN SEA – A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The analysis estimates that almost half a million blue sharks were caught as bycatch in the region.
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Greenpeace braced for scorched earth budget from Luxon Government
With the Government set to release its Budget tomorrow, Greenpeace is calling for bold investment in climate and nature, but is bracing for the worst.
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Leading Environmental organisations issue joint letter calling on the Prime Minister to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill
Four of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading environmental organisations have today issued a joint open letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, urging him to reject the Regulatory Standards Bill in full.
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Greenpeace slams acceptance of seabed miner’s application
Wannabe seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources’ Fast-Track application has now been accepted for the next stage by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), a process Greenpeace slams for being anti-democratic and completely…
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Greenpeace slams Govt for failure to commit to protecting rivers
Greenpeace is slamming the Govt after Simon Court’s refusal to commit to upholding Water Conservation Orders, which protect lakes and rivers.
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Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior returns for 40th anniversary of French bombing in Auckland on 10 July
The iconic Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior will return to Aotearoa this year to mark the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior at Marsden Wharf in Auckland…
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Fonterra requests $300,000 over peaceful climate protest
Eight individuals appeared in court yesterday on willful trespass charges after they scaled Fonterra’s factory last October in protest over climate pollution.
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Greenpeace serves Luxon a mock poisonous porridge to highlight glyphosate rule change
The “Prime Minister” enjoyed a bowl of pretend poisonous porridge on parliament steps with Greenpeace this morning.
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Luxon Government passes kiwi killing bill under urgency
The amendment to the Wildlife Act, New Zealand’s foundational wildlife protection law, was passed under urgency today and allows the Director-General of Conservation to grant companies permission to kill kiwi…
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Greenpeace condemns drone bombing of the Conscience aid ship
Greenpeace strongly condemns the drone attack on the Conscience, a humanitarian vessel carrying aid to Gaza. We call on all governments and international bodies to ensure the Conscience is allowed to complete its…
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Greenpeace slams PM’s science pick: “Polluters are running the show”
Greenpeace says appointment of former DairyNZ scientist as PM Christopher Luxon’s Chief Science Advisor shows Govt is handing power to polluters.
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Taumata Arowai claim that Christchurch has ‘highest quality water’ misleading
While no viruses have been found in Christchurch City’s drinking water, there is still a risk to public health linked to nitrate contamination in the region.
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Luxon Government to pass law tonight that legalises killing Kiwi
The Luxon Government has just introduced a bill into the House that would make it legal to kill protected wildlife. Greenpeace understands the Bill is being rushed through all stages…
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A Return to Piracy of the Oceans: U.S. Executive Order and TMC Application to Mine the Deep Sea
The Pacific Blue Line Collective1 and partners, condemn the recent Executive Order by the United States, to accelerate deep-sea mining (DSM) activities both within U.S. waters and in areas beyond…
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Australian election a warning shot for Luxon’s Trump-style agenda
The Australian election result has sent a clear message across the Tasman: voters will not tolerate Trump-style politics that fuel environmental destruction and ignore the climate crisis.
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Greenpeace calls on Luxon to show leadership on dairy pollution as Canterbury floods highlight growing climate crisis
The damage caused by Canterbury floods is yet another reminder of the risk of continuing to ignore the intensive dairy-fuelled climate crisis.