All articles
-
New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner
Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the…
-
A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep
The colossal squid was first described in 1925 based on specimens from the stomach of a commercially hunted sperm whale. A century later, an international voyage captured the first confirmed…
-
On marketing the military threat posed by China
As Donald Trump zigs and zags on tariffs and trashes America’s reputation as a safe and stable place to invest, China has a big gun that it could bring to…
-
Seamount Expedition Day 22-24: Choppy Seas to in the Zone
Today we finally survey a seamount within New Zealand waters. We always wanted to make it here, but the weather was wild and this turns out to be our one opportunity.
-
Seamount Expedition Day 17 – 21: Back to Port
The weather’s about to turn so after a couple of dives in the morning on Challenger and some good results, we head for Wellington. It's strange to see land after two weeks at sea.
-
Palm kernel: what’s the problem?
Palm kernel expeller or PKE is a rainforest-destroying animal feed that’s fed to dairy cows when there is not enough grass to feed them. Greenpeace is campaigning for Fonterra to…
-
Greenpeace vs. Energy Transfer’s SLAPP: What happens after the North Dakota trial?
An interview with Greenpeace International General Counsel Kristin Casper
-
A hostile takeover of nature: What you need to know about the Government’s RMA reforms
The National-led Government has announced plans to rewrite the laws that protect our environment – putting private property rights ahead of the health of nature and our communities.
-
From Rongelap to Mejatto – Rainbow Warrior helped move nuclear refugees
Forty years ago, the Rainbow Warrior helped Rongelap islanders, long suffering from post-war US nuclear test radiation, move 250km to Mejatto Island, one of the islands currently being visited as…
-
Deep-sea mining would also threaten sea life by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii