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The New Zealand tourism conundrum: how the Luxon government simultaneously touts and destroys NZ nature
It is as alarming to the tourists who come here as it is to New Zealanders ourselves that our Government has launched an all-out war on nature.
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Three years on: Russia’s fossil-fuelled invasion of Ukraine continues
The Greenpeace Ukraine team writes this blog on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine with a terrible sense of déjà vu.
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How traditional practices and modern solutions can end Waste Colonialism?
Waste colonialism is a stark reminder of global inequality, where self proclaimed developed nations export their waste to the Global South.
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Inside Greenpeace International’s legal fight against Big Oil’s bullying lawsuit
Bad news for bullies: Greenpeace International (GPI) initiated the first test of the European Union’s new anti-SLAPP Directive, a major step toward ending the practice of the courts being abused to…
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If we can send one climate polluting billionaire to Mars, why can’t we send them all?
Last year, when I was asked to give this talk, I somewhat provocatively came up with the amusing title “If we can send one climate polluting billionaire to Mars, why can’t we send them all?” Now that we have seen Elon Musk and Donald Trump in operation at the White House it doesn’t seem like…
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Why oppose the Gene Technology Bill
In the early 2000s, the GE Free NZ movement successfully fended off the release of Genetically Engineered organisms. But the new Gene Technology bill threatens this.
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Luxon commits to more mining and plundering of the environment
Christopher Luxon confirmed it in his state of the nation speech: the anti-democratic assault on our environment, on our most vulnerable communities, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi will continue to…
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Why Waitangi Day is so special for me
Waitangi Day 2025 marks 185 years since Rangatira Māori and the British Crown signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Over the years, I have understood its significance in who I am…
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New year, same fight. 5 things that happened at the Busan Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
The fifth round of negotiations for a new Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution (Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee or INC-5) finished in Busan, South Korea on 1st December 2024. This…
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Placing the current New Zealand Government into context
We have one of the most reactionary governments in our history that's deliberately removing environmental protections, worsening the inequality crisis, and rolling back progress on addressing the legacy of colonisation. How did we get here, and what does that tell us about how we can get out of here?