{"id":3110,"date":"2018-05-14T11:31:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T23:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/?page_id=3110"},"modified":"2025-09-23T22:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:08:48","slug":"agriculture-campaign-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/save-our-rivers\/agriculture-campaign-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture campaign timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>For two years, we&#8217;ve been telling industry and Government that NZ has too many cows, and that big irrigation is killing our rivers and ruining our soil.\n\nWe&#8217;ve fought for an end to Government funding for big irrigation schemes, and this year we won.\n\nTake a look at the history of our agriculture campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/save-our-rivers\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                                    Read more\n                                <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/timeline\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;timeline_title&quot;:&quot;A timeline of the early days of the Greenpeace agriculture campaign&quot;,&quot;google_sheets_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/docs.google.com\\\/spreadsheets\\\/d\\\/e\\\/2PACX-1vSQF8BD3aUkKIB_36HTKeeNDHHHxk04eR2PHPb9fL3oEOxLhEbGu0BkVQlabRgIeoGtU3IxNNSSfxew\\\/pubhtml&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;timenav_position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;start_at_end&quot;:false}}\"><section class=\"block timeline-block \"><header><h2 class=\"page-section-header\">A timeline of the early days of the Greenpeace agriculture campaign<\/h2><\/header><div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n    <div class=\"wp-block-query posts-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3d213aab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more<\/h2>\n        <li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/news-stories\/?post-type=press-release\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n\n    <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 36px;\"><\/p>\n\n    \n\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76525 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oil-and-gas tag-clean-energy p4-page-type-story\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-government-has-boxed-itself-in-over-fuel-saving-strategies-but-there-is-a-way-out\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"The government has boxed itself in over fuel saving strategies \u2013 but there is a way\u00a0out\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck-600x200.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck-1024x341.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck-768x256.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck-1536x512.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck-510x170.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/04\/4a155f28-truck.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oil-and-gas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oil&amp;Gas<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/clean-energy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Clean Energy<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-government-has-boxed-itself-in-over-fuel-saving-strategies-but-there-is-a-way-out\/\" target=\"_self\" >The government has boxed itself in over fuel saving strategies \u2013 but there is a way\u00a0out<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">NZ is more exposed to global oil disruption than virtually any developed nation. Yet the government\u2019s demand-side response is essentially non-existent. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'>Timothy Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T14:43:55+12:00\">8 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-arctic-sunrise tag-peace p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-to-join-the-global-sumud-flotilla-to-gaza\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1918\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/04\/3025ccca-gp0stqy2m_pressmedia-e1526253662415.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"p4-newzealand-production-content\" data-stateless-media-name=\"new-zealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/3025ccca-gp0stqy2m_pressmedia-e1526253662415.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/arctic-sunrise\/\" rel=\"tag\">GreenpeaceShips<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/peace\/\" rel=\"tag\">Peace<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-to-join-the-global-sumud-flotilla-to-gaza\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace has announced that its ship, the Arctic Sunrise, will join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/nyoung\/'>Nick Young<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T10:03:11+12:00\">7 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76451 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-freshwater tag-food-and-farming p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-challenges-mps-to-drink-nitrate-contaminated-water-at-parliament\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace challenges MPs to drink nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-911x1366.jpg 911w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/04\/a6117141-260502greenpeace_03-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/freshwater\/\" rel=\"tag\">Freshwater<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/food-and-farming\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food&amp;Farming<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-challenges-mps-to-drink-nitrate-contaminated-water-at-parliament\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace challenges MPs to drink nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace has installed a mobile bar serving nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament, and is calling on MPs to lower the nitrate limit in drinking water. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/rmackie\/'>Rhiannon Mackie<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T13:05:52+13:00\">2 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/flotilla-sends-clear-warning-to-government-ban-bottom-trawling-in-the-hauraki-gulf\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Flotilla to send clear warning to Government: ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1-510x267.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/04\/63ba4503-fb-event-flotilla-socials_01-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/flotilla-sends-clear-warning-to-government-ban-bottom-trawling-in-the-hauraki-gulf\/\" target=\"_self\" >Flotilla to send clear warning to Government: ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A flotilla of boats will take to the waters between Auckland and Waiheke Island next week as New Zealanders call for an immediate ban on destructive bottom trawling in T\u012bkapa Moan the Hauraki Gulf. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/epage\/'>Emma Page<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T21:29:08+13:00\">1 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-victories tag-food-and-farming p4-page-type-story\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-supermarket-trip-that-led-to-fonterra-admitting-its-100-new-zealand-grass-fed-claim-is-misleading-and-deceptive\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c27062d6-img_2577-sized.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its \u201c100% New Zealand Grass Fed\u201d claim is misleading and deceptive\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c27062d6-img_2577-sized.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c27062d6-img_2577-sized-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c27062d6-img_2577-sized-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c27062d6-img_2577-sized-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/c27062d6-img_2577-sized-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/08\/c27062d6-img_2577-sized.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/victories\/\" rel=\"tag\">Victories<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/food-and-farming\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food&amp;Farming<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/the-supermarket-trip-that-led-to-fonterra-admitting-its-100-new-zealand-grass-fed-claim-is-misleading-and-deceptive\/\" target=\"_self\" >The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its \u201c100% New Zealand Grass Fed\u201d claim is misleading and deceptive<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How Russel Norman&#8217;s grocery shop led to Fonterra admitting that it broke the law with its Anchor Butter packaging. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/rnorman\/'>Russel Norman<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-01T12:39:00+13:00\">1 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons carousel-controls is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-044bd602 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-prev\"><button type=\"button\" 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