Resist
We challenge the power of big polluters. We expose and counter corporate influence over governments. We resist those who seek to trap us in old stories, and stop us from creating a fairer and greener world.
What You Can Do
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PETITION: Time to resist
Billionaires and corporations are attempting a takeover of democracy to stifle dissent and limit our efforts to protect nature and the climate. Using their vast fortunes, they lobby to weaken regulations meant to protect people and the planet, fund candidates who serve their interests, and gain control of the media to shape the stories we…
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Say no to new oil exploration
Sign the open letter to the oil industry – We will resist oil exploration
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Resist new oil exploration posters
Download a poster, print a few off and put them up around town to help us build the resistance to new offshore oil exploration.
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Message in a bottle to bring back the container deposit scheme
And then, take a photo holding your message in a bottle, and share on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with #BringBackCRS
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PETITION: Keep corporate sponsors out of COP climate talks
Join the call on the United Nations to reject corporate sponsorship of international climate negotiations.
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PETITION: Demand a Global Plastics Treaty
Call on the NZ Government to stand firm and support a strong global plastics treaty.
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PETITION: Ban Single-use Plastic Bottles
Call on the NZ Government to ban unnecessary single-use plastic bottles* in NZ, and to incentivise reusable and refillable alternatives.
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Let’s hold the big polluters to account
Globally, 380 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year. Coca-Cola is the worst plastic polluter. With your help we can push the government to increase refill and reuse options to meet this global crisis.
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PETITION: Ban NZ’s plastic waste exports
Sign on now to call for a ban on plastic waste exports from New Zealand
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PETITION: Tell Coke to stop choking our ocean
Single-use plastic bottles are one of the worst offenders. They are killing precious seabirds like toroa (albatross) and they wind up in landfills or incinerated offshore. Recycling is not working. To get serious about plastic we need to make Coca Cola turn off the plastic tap.
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PETITION: Say no to oil on the All Blacks
Sign on now to stop NZ Rugby from making a sponsorship deal with the devil and smearing the silver fern in oil.
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Join the wave of resistance against oil pipelines
Tell global banks not to fund these toxic disasters: together, we are standing against the tar sands oil pipelines scarring North America
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Stop Ghost Fishing Gear
Ghost fishing gear is wreaking havoc on our oceans. Discarded nets, ropes and other fishing waste makes up 10% of the total plastic pollution in the ocean, but as yet – nothing is being done to stop it at the source.
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Luxon’s methane target gamble risks farmers’ future
Luxon’s methane target decision is looming. But backtracking on climate commitments would risk the New Zealand farming industry’s future.
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Environment Canterbury freshwater scorecard – what do your candidates think?
Curious what Environment Canterbury’s regional council election candidates really think about freshwater protections? We’ve got you covered.
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How the NZ Food Safety agency downplays pesticide residue results, and then does nothing to enforce the law
No prosecutions for illegal pesticide residues in food
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The Cost of the Climate Crisis – Insurance
Government Increases Insurance Costs to Pay for Climate Disasters.
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Why are our power bills so high in NZ?
TLDR: the big four power companies are cooking the books and the climate.
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Greenpeace submission on the Government’s draft Fuel Supply Resilience Plan
New Zealand can become energy independent and resilient to global fuel shocks by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and transitioning our transport network and economy to clean, renewable alternatives.
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Greenpeace submission on primary sector national direction – package 2
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on The Regulatory Standards Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes the Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.
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Greenpeace submission on the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on The Regulatory Standards Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes the Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.
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Greenpeace submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill
We thank the Select Committee for the opportunity to submit on The Regulatory Standards Bill. Greenpeace strongly opposes the Bill and recommends that it be rejected in its entirety.
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BRIEFING Methane and GWP*: how the livestock lobby’s creative accounting undermines equity and threatens to derail climate action
Agribusiness lobby groups are running a coordinated global campaign to cripple efforts to reduce methane emissions
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GWP*: how the livestock lobby’s creative accounting threatens to derail climate action
A Greenpeace Aotearoa media briefing outlining the issues with the use of GWP* to measure methane emissions.
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Submission on GCSL’s resource consent applications to build and operate a waste-to-energy incinerator in Te Awamutu
This is a submission by Greenpeace Aotearoa on the publicly notified application by Global Contracting Solutions Limited (GCL) to establish and operate a waste-to-energy incineration power station in Te Awamutu.
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Greenpeace Submission to the Methane Review Panel on the Review of Methane Science and Target
Given that nearly half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, the main source of which is methane from the livestock sector, it is imperative for methane emission reduction to occur in this sector in order for New Zealand to achieve its climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.