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Sanford’s Māui plan ineffective

by Jessica Desmon 20 August 2019

Greenpeace has labelled an overnight announcement by fishing company Sanford as a danger to Māui and Hector’s dolphins, and is calling on the Government to reject the ‘Sanford Plan’ immediately.…

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#Oceans

Race to save the Māui to land on Parliament steps

by Jessica Desmond 18 August 2019

Environmental groups and well known New Zealanders are preparing to deliver a 55,000 strong petition to the steps of Parliament tomorrow, calling on the Government to protect the world’s smallest…

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#Oil&Gas

Droves prepare to deliver OMV eviction notice

by Steve Abel 14 August 2019

Close to 100 people are preparing to hand in an eviction notice to Austrian oil giant OMV at its Majestic Centre headquarters in Wellington this morning. The activity follows a…

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#Biodiversity #Oceans #Plastics

Govt takes vital step towards plastic pollution solution

by Steve Abel 9 August 2019

Greenpeace is praising a Government proposal to prioritise products such as beverage containers and plastic packaging in a new waste minimisation strategy. This morning, Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie…

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#Oil&Gas

Oil exploration is the real threat to national security

by Russel Norman 8 August 2019

MBIE has released a report today which shows that over the last decade Government agencies treated protest at sea against oil exploration as a serious threat to national security. In…

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#Oil&Gas #OMV

Oil giant targeted in bus shelters and streets across the country

by Steve Abel 31 July 2019

A campaign against Austrian oil giant OMV has spread to bus shelters and streets across New Zealand. Overnight, thousands of posters targeting the company appeared in city centres including Auckland,…

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#Food&Farming

Feds must stop kicking farmers over systemic agricultural failures

by Steve Abel 29 July 2019

Following an expose of grisly scenes of mudbound cows in Southland due to winter cropping, Greenpeace is expressing frustration at agricultural industry leaders’ failing to take responsibility. “Federated Farmers head…

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#OMV

Majestic Centre climbers launch public eviction of OMV

by Amanda Larsson 23 July 2019

The Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have reached OMV’s offices on the 20th floor and announced a public protest to evict the…

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#OMV

Greenpeace tower climbers unfurl first banner

by Amanda Larsson 23 July 2019

The two Greenpeace climbers who are scaling the outside of the tallest building in Wellington have unfurled the first of a series of banners. Abigail Smith and Nick Hanafin have…

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#OMV

Greenpeace climbers scaling Wellington’s tallest building

by Amanda Larsson 23 July 2019

Greenpeace climbers are scaling the outside of the Majestic Centre, the tallest building in Wellington, to reach the headquarters of Austrian oil giant, OMV. The two activists, Abigail Smith and…

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Sanford’s Māui plan ineffective

Race to save the Māui to land on Parliament steps

Droves prepare to deliver OMV eviction notice

Govt takes vital step towards plastic pollution solution

Oil exploration is the real threat to national security

Oil giant targeted in bus shelters and streets across the country

Feds must stop kicking farmers over systemic agricultural failures

Majestic Centre climbers launch public eviction of OMV

Greenpeace tower climbers unfurl first banner

Greenpeace climbers scaling Wellington’s tallest building