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Greenpeace rig occupation enters ninth day

by Amanda Larsson 18 June 2019

A Greenpeace protest to stop a BP oil rig from drilling in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland has just entered its ninth day. A rolling succession of…

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Māui and Hector’s dolphin proposals not fit for extinction crisis

by Ellie Hooper 17 June 2019

Greenpeace is calling the Government’s latest proposal to save Māui and Hector’s dolphins a “pathway to extinction for the world’s rarest dolphin species”.

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BP oil rig U-turns after failing to shake off Greenpeace ship

by Nick Young 16 June 2019

Scotland, UK – A Greenpeace ship has overtaken a BP rig near the drill site of a major new oil well in the North Sea. Early this afternoon a Greenpeace…

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Greenpeace climbers block BP oil rig for six consecutive days

by Greenpeace International 15 June 2019

London, UK – Greenpeace UK climbers have managed to stop a 27,000-tonne oil rig contracted to BP from heading out to drill a new well in the North Sea for the…

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There’s a giant oil rig on the horizon

by Amanda Larsson 13 June 2019

Thursday, June 13: A drill rig commissioned by oil giant OMV has arrived in New Zealand, a little over a year after the Government issued a ban on new oil…

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Government fails on dairy and climate again

by Gen Toop 7 June 2019

The Government has announced changes to the national dairy industry regulations (DIRA) but has kept a controversial legal requirement on Fonterra to pick up milk from new dairy conversions, angering…

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#Democracy #Oceans

Not just Māui: cameras on fishing vessels needed nationwide

by Ellie Hooper 7 June 2019

Greenpeace welcomes the Government announcement this morning to put cameras on all commercial fishing vessels within the Māui dolphin habitat, but says more needs to be done if we’re to…

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Rec fishers join environmental heavyweights to save "kauri forests of our ocean"

by Greenpeace, WWF, ECO, LegaSea, F&B, DSCC 16 May 2019

New Zealand’s leading environmental organisations have today joined with recreational fishers to call on the Government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts.

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Way more stuff like this, please - Greenpeace to Govt

by Amanda Larsson 9 May 2019

Greenpeace says the announcement this morning that the Government will establish a clean energy centre in Taranaki is a small step in the right direction. From the Just Transition Summit…

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Russel Norman: Toothless Zero Carbon Bill has bark but no bite

by Russel Norman 8 May 2019

Greenpeace Executive Director, Dr Russel Norman, says The Zero Carbon Amendment Bill has no ability to enforce its climate change targets. The Bill, released today, aims to outline a framework…

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Greenpeace rig occupation enters ninth day

Māui and Hector’s dolphin proposals not fit for extinction crisis

BP oil rig U-turns after failing to shake off Greenpeace ship

Greenpeace climbers block BP oil rig for six consecutive days

There’s a giant oil rig on the horizon

Government fails on dairy and climate again

Not just Māui: cameras on fishing vessels needed nationwide

Rec fishers join environmental heavyweights to save "kauri forests of our ocean"

Way more stuff like this, please - Greenpeace to Govt

Russel Norman: Toothless Zero Carbon Bill has bark but no bite