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    BREAKING: Iwi representatives from Taranaki have delivered a ‘trespass’ notice to wannabe seabed miners in Sydney.

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    The Fast Track expert panel has declined TTR’s application to mine the seabed in the South Taranaki Bight.

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    This year, people across Aotearoa stood up against powerful interests and destructive industries. Together, we forced real wins for land, ocean and climate.

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Greenpeace Aotearoa has been defending nature since the 1970s. Through people-powered campaigns and science-backed advocacy, we aim to create a green and peaceful future. Join us today.

Antarctic fur seal on Elephant Island in Antarctica. Greenpeace is in the Antarctic to investigate the impacts of the climate crisis as part of the Protect the Oceans Expedition, a year long pole to pole ship tour, campaigning for the establishment of ocean sanctuaries to safeguard this frozen region and its penguins, seals and whales, and to help address the climate emergency. (This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019/40813)
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Antarctic fur seal on Elephant Island in Antarctica. Greenpeace is in the Antarctic to investigate the impacts of the climate crisis as part of the Protect the Oceans Expedition, a year long pole to pole ship tour, campaigning for the establishment of ocean sanctuaries to safeguard this frozen region and its penguins, seals and whales, and to help address the climate emergency. (This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019/40813)
Fight climate change
Billboards placed in a polluted river depicting a promise made by Prime Minister Ardern to clean up our rivers
Protect fresh water
Maui dolphin are found in the region targeted for seabed mining
Ban seabed mining
The “Prime Minister” enjoyed a bowl of pretend poisonous porridge on parliament steps with Greenpeace. The breakfast a attended by a Christopher Luxon lookalike, was to highlight the New Zealand Government’s proposal to raise the legal limit of glyphosate residues allowed in staple grains like wheat, oats and barley – from 0.1 mg/kg to 10 mg/kg – a 100-fold increase.
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Greenpeace is a global environmental campaigning organisation that began over 50 years ago in Canada in 1971.

Today, Greenpeace is comprised of dozens of independent organisations in over 55 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a co-ordinating body, Greenpeace International.

Together, along with millions of supporters and allies, we aim to build a sustainable future and protect the planet and all its forms of life.

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Through the support of people in Aotearoa and around the world, Greenpeace has been able to mobilise millions of people, secure groundbreaking wins, and push for stronger environmental protections.

From saving the whales to supporting a Global Oceans Treaty, Greenpeace campaigns have changed the world for the better.

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Greenpeace aims to fix the root causes of environmental destruction, not just the symptoms. All of Greenpeace’s work is guided by science and powered by people.

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