At the heart of our work is the knowledge that a healthy environment is essential to a green and peaceful world. We work to protect biodiversity in all its forms, from great global forests and oceans, to mighty rivers and plains. We aim to safeguard and restore the essential ecosystems for a healthy planet and all who call it home.
From climate change and plastics, to deep sea mining and overfishing – the threats facing our oceans are growing and…
Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is added to grass to make it grow faster. More grass means more cows – that means…
Join our call on the New Zealand Government to make climate crisis its nuclear free moment by taking the climate…
Ghost fishing gear is wreaking havoc on our oceans. Discarded nets, ropes and other fishing waste makes up 10% of…
Add your name to tell the Brazilian government to save the Amazon Rainforest and protect the lands of Indigenous and…
At home and far out to sea, our oceans are being plundered for profit by the fishing industry through bottom…
We know that plastics are choking our oceans, and putting the creatures that call it home at risk. We need…
Two recently leaked Government reports into hoki and southern blue whiting have revealed that deep water fishing vessels have been…
Synthetic Nitrogen fertiliser is used to grow grass for cows, polluting our rivers and warming the climate. Help us call…
The Big Oil Exposer Chrome Extension scans the web as you browse and changes mentions of @OMV to ‘OMV the…
The makers of Oreo continue to buy palm oil from Wilmar, the dirtiest palm oil giant in the world. Tell…
OMV, I demand that you stop oil and gas exploration in New Zealand, and give up your drilling permits here…
The time is up for forest-destroying products. We’re calling on big brands like Unilever, Nestlé and Mondelez to keep their…
Maui and Hector’s dolphins are a species on the brink, and they deserve our protection. Submit on the threat management…
We all rely on and treasure clean freshwater, but industrial dairying is putting it under threat.
New Zealand’s government has been praised for listening to health experts in its pandemic response, but when it comes to dealing with pollution of the country’s waterways, scientific advice seems…
Greenpeace is today welcoming the Government’s move to place a cap on synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, but says more controls are needed to protect freshwater.
The National Plan of Action for Seabirds, released by the Government today, puts the fate of threatened species firmly in the hands of the fishing industry, says Greenpeace.
What supports a healthy life? As COVID-19 disrupts our lives across the world, we wake up each day wondering how to get the support we need to get through.
Feeling parched? Wait, what? Aucklanders could be drinking water from the slimy brown Waikato River?
November 2019
An estimated 640,000 tonnes of abandoned or lost fishing equipment, or ‘ghost gear’, enter the ocean every year, equivalent in weight to more than 50 thousand double-decker buses.
November 2019
In the south-west Atlantic, along the Patagonian shelf, an area of international waters known as the Blue Hole is home to unique ecosystems and iconic species, such as the southern…
October 2019
How companies still have it wrong on plastic pollution ‘solutions’.
August 2019
Our native dolphins can flourish in our waters once again. We have an opportunity to turn the tide on the global biodiversity crisis and show what true guardianship and protection…
July 2019
Our new report, In Deep Water: The Emerging Threat Of Deep Sea Mining, takes a look at a new direction in ocean exploitation. The oceans are facing more threats now…
April 2019
30×30: A Blueprint for Ocean Protection, is a groundbreaking scientific study that maps out how to protect a third of the world’s oceans by 2030.
March 2019
Greenpeace submission to Fisheries New Zealand, requesting independent review into fisheries management, cameras on boats, and further changes to the industry.
February 2019
New Zealand’s water quality, soil health, and biodiversity are in decline, and emissions of dangerous greenhouse gases are increasing. We have a moral obligation to future generations to curb this…
October 2018
The sight of rivers, oceans and communities overwhelmed with plastic waste has become a shocking – and all too common sight. The logos and images of big consumer brands –…
June 2018
A new Greenpeace International investigation has revealed that Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, is still linked to forest destruction for palm oil almost five years after committing…
May 2018
“2012 Compliance Risk Profile of the Sub-Antarctic Southern Blue Whiting Fisheries” (dated December 2013) by the Ministry of Primary Industries Compliance and Response Branch. This report was based largely on…
May 2018
This report makes for shocking and harrowing reading. Its findings should concern everyone connected to the seafood industry – from consumers, to workers and vessel operators, and those who manage…
May 2018
The leaked ‘2011 Compliance Risk Profile of the West Coast/East Coast South Island Hoki Fisheries’ report was produced by the compliance division of the Ministry of Fisheries in 2012, and…
March 2018
Greenpeace investigations reveal how krill-fishing companies are expanding operations in the fragile Antarctic ocean, putting an entire food web at risk. What’s more, they are often involved in fishing practices…
June 2017
This Greenpeace report examines the potential connections between livestock farming, water pollution and public health.
January 2017
Following a complaint by Dairy NZ to the Advertising Standards Authority about a Greenpeace TV ad, Greenpeace provided the ASA with this 13 page file of scientific evidence pointing to…
December 2016
Greenpeace’s 12-month long investigation exposes the activities of Thailand’s rogue overseas fishing fleets, the companies behind them and their supply chain connections to export markets.
October 2016
When it comes to clean water, industrial agriculture remains New Zealand’s biggest challenge, and large-scale irrigation schemes planned around the country are set to make things worse.
September 2016
Greenpeace has published this new report which once again demonstrates that palm oil giant IOI is still involved in deforestation and draining of the rainforest – this time through their…
April 2016
Illegality and criminal wrongdoing in Taiwanese fisheries are increasingly well documented. Yet too often these very serious problems are reported and dealt with by Taiwanese authorities as if they were…
March 2016
Investigations by Greenpeace have shown industrial fishing fleets using destructive bottom trawling are invading previously pristine areas of the Barents Sea in the Norwegian Arctic. As climate change steadily diminishes…
June 2014
Arctic coastal states are keen to lay claim on the valuable resources found beyond their national boundaries, and they have all submitted applications to extend their polar seabeds. Governments and…
November 2013
Fewer boats, more fish: Towards comprehensive fishing capacity management in the Western and Central Pacific Tuna Fisheries – calls for the urgent introduction of capacity and effort management in tuna…
July 2013
Greenpeace’s vision for a transformed tuna fishery in Pacific Island countries includes the following key aspects. Methods of fishing used would be pole and line, troll, handline, free-school purse seine…
July 2013
The deep sea is a place of myth and mystery, filled with weird and wonderful life forms, and vital to the survival of our planet. But now, this mostly unknown…
