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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GreenpeaceHike for Nature
Join the Hike for Nature this October! Lace up your boots to help protect the places you love! Sign up now!
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GreenpeacePETITION: Hands off conservation land
Public conservation land belongs to Aotearoa. Tell the Government: our conservation land is not for sale.
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GreenpeacePETITION: Stop the corporate power grab RMA reforms
Add your name now to demand Chris Bishop abandon his dangerous RMA reform plan.
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GreenpeaceBan 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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Govt pours fuel on Conservation Bill backlash by retaining controversial purpose change
Greenpeace says the Government has poured fuel on the growing backlash over its Conservation Amendment Bill, with a revised version of the Bill.
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Aotearoa stands up for conservation land
On 15th August 2026, hundreds of people across Aotearoa came together to send the Government one message: hands OFF conservation land.
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Up in the trees for World Conservation Day
This World Nature Conservation Day (28 July) Greenpeace climbed back into the trees to defend nature.
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Five reasons the new RMA bills should alarm everyone in New Zealand
The Luxon Government has torn up the Resource Management Act (RMA) — New Zealand’s core environmental law.
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WATCH: Hands off public conservation land!
Find out more about what’s at stake for conservation land in New Zealand, and what you can do about it.
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Greenpeace submission on the Conservation Amendment Bill
Greenpeace’s submission in opposition to the Conservation Amendment Bill can be found below.
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41 Years After the Rainbow Warrior: Why Aotearoa Must Continue to Stand Up
Forty-one years ago today, state-sponsored terrorism shattered the quiet of Auckland Harbour.
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Interactive map shows conservation land under attack in New Zealand by the Conservation Amendment Bill
The ‘Conservation Land Under Attack’ map shows what conservation land could be sold under the Conservation Amendment Bill
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Agro-Feudalism: Inside the moated castles of Big Ag
It’s impossible to find any winners in the current industrial food system… aside from a few rich blokes.