{"id":68503,"date":"2025-02-20T14:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?page_id=68503"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:58:02","slug":"oil-and-gas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/explore\/oil-and-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Make oil history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-oil-and-gas\">Oil and gas<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">Join us in sending a strong message that offshore oil and gas drilling is not welcome here in Aotearoa New Zealand<\/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 is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/climate-resist-oil-gas-exploration-open-letter\/\">Take action<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2016\/02\/2f235713-gp0stoxeg_pressmedia-e1526190941787.jpg\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2016\/02\/2f235713-gp0stoxeg_pressmedia-e1526190941787.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2016\/02\/2f235713-gp0stoxeg_pressmedia-e1526190941787-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2016\/02\/2f235713-gp0stoxeg_pressmedia-e1526190941787-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2016\/02\/2f235713-gp0stoxeg_pressmedia-e1526190941787-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2016\/02\/2f235713-gp0stoxeg_pressmedia-e1526190941787-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-2518 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-make-oil-history\">Make oil history <\/h2>\n\n<p>Powerful, corrupting and polluting, the oil and gas industry has no place in our collective future. Burning oil and gas drives climate change, fuels conflict and makes us sick. The search for it endangers communities, our precious oceans and marine life.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Fossil fuel companies are responsible for a large majority of climate damaging emissions since the late eighties. The criminal thing is they have known this for just as long, and yet continue their destructive  practices unwavered. Together we must transition away from oil and gas, and create renewable, citizen powered energy systems that are not only better for the planet, but are fairer for people too.<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-query actions-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-actions-list is-custom-layout-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-query-is-layout-29f43435 wp-block-query-is-layout-grid\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things you can do<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 32px;\">We want you to take action because together, we&#8217;re strong.<\/p>\n        \n        <ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76448 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oil-and-gas tag-clean-energy action-type-petition\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/04\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1-510x287.png 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\/b12ffe4d-free-public-transport-1.png\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-free-puplic-transport-now\/\" target=\"_self\" >PETITION: Free public transport now!<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Call on the NZ Govt to make public transport free to reduce fuel use, ease the cost of living &#038; create a clean energy future. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-free-puplic-transport-now\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Sign now\">Sign now<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-75600 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-oil-and-gas action-type-petition\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169-510x287.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\/02\/10ef0dad-rings_169.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/end-oil-sponsorship-of-the-olympics\/\" target=\"_self\" >PETITION: End oil sponsorship of the Olympics<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tell the International Olympic Committee to commit to ending fossil fuel sponsorship for good. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/end-oil-sponsorship-of-the-olympics\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take Action\">Take Action<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-69804 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-oceans tag-oil-and-gas action-type-petition\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4523bf04-gp0su561q_medium-res-1200px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Ahead of a federal election, Greenpeace Canada\u2019s activists projected powerful messages on the world famous Niagara Falls: \u201cDon\u2019t Trump Canada\u201d, \u201cElbows up\u201d and \u201cRESIST\u201d. Greenpeace Canada is calling out politicians like Trump and Poilievre for spreading fear and division, while polluting industries like oil &amp; gas seek to take advantage of a crisis they helped create. Greenpeace Canada is asking Poilievre and all political parties to protect people and the environment, not polluters and billionaires. This projection was also a solidarity statement in support of Greenpeace US, who has been found liable for more than US$660 million in the Energy Transfer SLAPP trial.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4523bf04-gp0su561q_medium-res-1200px.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4523bf04-gp0su561q_medium-res-1200px-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4523bf04-gp0su561q_medium-res-1200px-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4523bf04-gp0su561q_medium-res-1200px-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4523bf04-gp0su561q_medium-res-1200px-454x340.jpg 454w\" 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\/4523bf04-gp0su561q_medium-res-1200px.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-time-to-resist\/\" target=\"_self\" >PETITION: Time to resist<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Now is the time to resist. Will you join the fight against the billionaire takeover? <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-time-to-resist\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Add your name\">Add your name<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-68437 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-about-us tag-climate tag-oil-and-gas action-type-petition\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/02\/05b4fd0d-gp0su2kjy-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace staff hold a banner that reads: We will not be silenced\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/02\/05b4fd0d-gp0su2kjy-1024x683-1.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/im-with-greenpeace\/\" target=\"_self\" >I&#8217;m with Greenpeace<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace needs your support against Big Oil. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/im-with-greenpeace\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take action\">Take Action<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-61546 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oil-and-gas action-type-petition\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"An OMV oil rig off the coast of New Zealand\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2023\/10\/11c70947-gp0sttfxw_medium_res.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/open-letter-oil-exploration-petition\/\" target=\"_self\" >Say no to new oil exploration<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sign the open letter to the oil industry &#8211; We will resist oil exploration <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/open-letter-oil-exploration-petition\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Sign on\">Sign on<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-61438 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oil-and-gas action-type-action-hub\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/4b8cf236-resist-new-oil-posters.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/4b8cf236-resist-new-oil-posters.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/4b8cf236-resist-new-oil-posters-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/4b8cf236-resist-new-oil-posters-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/4b8cf236-resist-new-oil-posters-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/4b8cf236-resist-new-oil-posters-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2023\/11\/4b8cf236-resist-new-oil-posters.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/action-hub\/resist-offshore-oil-exploration\/\" target=\"_self\" >Resist new oil exploration posters<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Download a poster, print a few off and put them up around town to help us build the resistance to new offshore oil exploration. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/action-hub\/resist-offshore-oil-exploration\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take Action\">Take Action<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16612 p4_action type-p4_action status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oil-and-gas tag-plastics action-type-petition\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/06\/f84b9b21-silver-fern-oil.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/06\/f84b9b21-silver-fern-oil.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/06\/f84b9b21-silver-fern-oil-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/06\/f84b9b21-silver-fern-oil-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/06\/f84b9b21-silver-fern-oil-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/06\/f84b9b21-silver-fern-oil-510x267.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2021\/06\/f84b9b21-silver-fern-oil.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-say-not-to-oil-on-the-all-blacks\/\" target=\"_self\" >PETITION: Say no to oil on the All Blacks<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sign on now to stop NZ Rugby from making a sponsorship deal with the devil and smearing the silver fern in oil. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-say-not-to-oil-on-the-all-blacks\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take Action\">Take Action<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-122 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oil-and-gas\">\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/d2205b15-gp0stpbda_pressmedia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/d2205b15-gp0stpbda_pressmedia.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/d2205b15-gp0stpbda_pressmedia-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/d2205b15-gp0stpbda_pressmedia-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/d2205b15-gp0stpbda_pressmedia-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/05\/d2205b15-gp0stpbda_pressmedia-502x340.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"p4-newzealand-production-content\" data-stateless-media-name=\"new-zealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/d2205b15-gp0stpbda_pressmedia.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group group-stretched-link is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\">Greenpeace<\/div>\n                <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/save-the-arctic\/\" target=\"_self\" >Save the Arctic<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Imagine a world without the Arctic. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/save-the-arctic\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take 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class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tell global banks not to fund these toxic disasters: together, we are standing against the tar sands oil pipelines scarring North America <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group read-more-nav is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/join-the-wave-of-resistance-against-oil-pipelines\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-small\" aria-label=\"Take Action\">Take Action<\/a>\n        \n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n                <\/li><\/ul>\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\" class=\"wp-block-button__link 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<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\/?tag=oil-and-gas\"><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-76391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-climate tag-oil-and-gas tag-clean-energy tag-politics 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\/boardroom-vs-beehive-countries-arent-companies\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/06\/da8a6393-luxonwreckingball_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Boardroom vs Beehive: countries aren\u2019t companies\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/06\/da8a6393-luxonwreckingball_.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/06\/da8a6393-luxonwreckingball_-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/06\/da8a6393-luxonwreckingball_-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/06\/da8a6393-luxonwreckingball_-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/06\/da8a6393-luxonwreckingball_-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2024\/06\/da8a6393-luxonwreckingball_.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\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate Change<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><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><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/boardroom-vs-beehive-countries-arent-companies\/\" target=\"_self\" >Boardroom vs Beehive: countries aren\u2019t companies<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When Christopher Luxon told Tova O\u2019Brien on Breakfast this morning, \u201cMy job is the CEO,\u201d it wasn\u2019t just a slip of the tongue. <\/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\/niamh\/'>Niamh O&#8217;Flynn<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-30T17:16:26+13:00\">30 March 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oil-and-gas tag-clean-energy tag-politics 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\/we-need-solutions-not-bandaids-on-the-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4e24ea5a-gp0stsk5g_low-res-with-credit-line-800px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"We need solutions not bandaids on the energy crisis\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4e24ea5a-gp0stsk5g_low-res-with-credit-line-800px.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4e24ea5a-gp0stsk5g_low-res-with-credit-line-800px-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4e24ea5a-gp0stsk5g_low-res-with-credit-line-800px-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/08\/4e24ea5a-gp0stsk5g_low-res-with-credit-line-800px-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2025\/08\/4e24ea5a-gp0stsk5g_low-res-with-credit-line-800px.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\/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><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/we-need-solutions-not-bandaids-on-the-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\" >We need solutions not bandaids on the energy crisis<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace is calling on the Government to implement actual solutions to the energy crisis, not just short-term band aids. <\/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=\"2026-03-24T08:50:19+13:00\">24 March 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons 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