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Greenpeace petitions you can sign right now.
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PETITION: Stop Fonterra using Palm Kernel
Call on Fonterra to end the use of rainforest-destroying palm kernel on its farms.
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PETITION: Ban seabed mining in Aotearoa
Seabed mining is a new threat to the oceans. Now is our chance to prevent the destruction before it’s too late.
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Tell Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to stop the rollback of freshwater protection
Every New Zealander should be able to swim in clean rivers and know that the water coming out of their kitchen tap is safe to drink.
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PETITION: Tax the super-rich to pay for climate action
We urge governments to tax the super-rich now and use those funds to support people and protect the planet.
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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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PETITION: Stop deep sea mining
It’s time for New Zealand to take a stand. Join our call on the New Zealand government to back a global moratorium on seabed mining.
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Nitrate levels in Glenavy dangerously close to Blue Baby risk level
Almost exactly one year after the Glenavy water supply exceeded the legal health limits for nitrate, the town’s water supply nitrate levels are rising – and fast.
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Deep sea mining in the Arctic stopped once again
Oslo, Norway – The newly elected Norwegian government has ruled out deep sea mining licenses in Arctic waters until at least the end of 2029.
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Govt rejects climate advice less than a week after deadly floods in Asia kill over 1400
The Government has today announced it is rejecting all of the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations.
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Greenpeace says Government’s war on nature has sparked a powerful nationwide resistance
Greenpeace says the Luxon Government’s “war on nature” has been met with an unprecedented wave of resistance from tens of thousands of New Zealanders over the two years since the coalition…
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Defending Nature – Acts of resistance to the Luxon Government’s war on nature: a timeline
The National-ACT-NZ First coalition was sworn in in late November 2023 – and wasted no time launching an all-out war on nature, unleashing a relentless onslaught of anti-environment initiatives. You…
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Ashburton town supply water sample nears national health limit for nitrate; almost double levels associated with reproductive risk
Greenpeace testing on Sunday revealed that a sample of Ashburton town water supply had reached nitrate contamination levels of 9.65mg/L.