Biodiversity
Our goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its amazing diversity. That means we want to protect biodiversity in all its forms – from the ecosystems at the bottom of the sea, to the fragile balance of our soils. We are in a biodiversity crisis. One million species are now at risk of extinction, and in New Zealand, we have the highest proportion of native species at risk. This is a shocking report card for our planet, and we must work together to restore it.
Things you can do
We want you to take action because together we’re strong.
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PETITION: Stop the corporate power grab RMA reforms
The Luxon Government has launched another attack on nature and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Former Big Tobacco lobbyist turned Minister, Chris Bishop, is planning to rewrite our core environmental protection law – the RMA – to gut protections for nature, erase the Treaty of Waitangi, and turn land ownership into a license to pollute. And…
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Ban Bottom Trawling on Seamounts
At home and far out to sea, our oceans are being plundered for profit by the fishing industry through bottom trawling. But what is bottom trawling and why is it so destructive to ocean habitats?
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Open Letter for Oceans Protection
Imagine a future where the ocean thrives. Where endangered species have been brought back from the brink, and families can catch a feed.
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The Gene Tech Bill – Too Risky Even for Fonterra and NZ First
The Luxon Government wants to remove GE safeguards and let GMOs free. Greenpeace isn’t the only one who is ringing the alarm bells.
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Two years on: The cost of the government’s war on nature
Today marks two years since the 2023 election. The environmental cost of the Luxon Government’s war on nature since then has been staggering and is growing by the week.
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Luxon’s War on Nature Timeline
It has been nearly 2 years since the formation of the Luxon-led Government. It has been two years of a war on nature.
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The Polluters Get Paid Plan: AKA Regulatory Takings
How the Government is pushing an extreme idea that would block environmental protection and reshape our democracy.
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Greenpeace submission on primary sector national direction – package 2
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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Greenpeace submission on the Overseas Investment Amendment 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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Latest trawl bycatch numbers a grim wake-up call
The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month…
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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.