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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Letter to Prime Minister Luxon urging sanctions on Israel over Gaza genocide
Dear Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Rt Hon Winston Peters,
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Take a free tour of the Rainbow Warrior: a symbol of resistance and hope in action
The Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, is in Auckland on a rare visit to Aotearoa New Zealand. When it arrived a few weeks ago, you could see the smiles of recognition…
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NZ must put real sanctions on Israel now to help stop the genocide in Gaza
Since October 2023, violence by Israeli authorities has claimed more than 55,000 Palestinian lives – half of them women and children. The ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has placed…
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Why is coral so important?
Why is coral so important? Find out more about these unique species – the backbone of the oceans – and learn how you can help protect coral.
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Regulatory Standards Bill submission guide
This is a handy guide to help you make your submission before 1pm Monday 23 June. It covers what the bill is, why you should make a submission and how you can do it.
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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.
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REPORT: Turning down the heat
Pulling the climate emergency break on big meat and dairy
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Greenpeace submission on the Fast-track Approvals Bill
Greenpeace strongly opposes the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The draft legislation is anti-democratic, anti-transparency and creates vulnerability to corruption. It lacks any semblance of environmental protection, and in fact, removes existing protections.
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Greenpeace notice of appeal against Hiringa hydrogen-to-urea Energy
Have a read of Greenpeace’s appeal, backed by the hapū of Ngāruahine in South Taranaki.