Agriculture campaign timeline
For two years, we’ve been telling industry and Government that NZ has too many cows, and that big irrigation is killing our rivers and ruining our soil. We’ve fought for an end to Government funding for big irrigation schemes, and this year we won. Take a look at the history of our agriculture campaign.
A timeline of the early days of the Greenpeace agriculture campaign
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When former oil bosses see the future, why is our government stuck in the past?
When a former oil refinery manager makes more strategic sense on climate change than the New Zealand Government, we’ve hit a bizarre turning point.
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Greenpeace warns of ‘disaster waiting to happen’ as 85 large oil tankers lie trapped in the Persian Gulf
There are dozens of tankers carrying billions of litres of oil trapped in the Persian Gulf as mines are being laid and missiles are hitting ships.
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In Trump’s illegal war with Iran, the only winners are the oil and gas companies
On February 28, 2026, Trump illegally went to war with Israel against Iran, seemingly without having thought through the likely consequences of his actions.
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Luxon’s climate policies leave Kiwis hurting as petrol hits $3 a litre
As petrol prices climb, Greenpeace is pointing to Government decisions that have left Kiwis hit harder by the oil price spike.
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Luxon has a Tesla. The rest of us are paying $3 a litre at the pump
Six ways the Luxon Government made this global oil crisis hit harder at home.