You can't sink a rainbow and you can't silence hope
40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
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Greenpeace petitions you can sign right now.
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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: Stop Fonterra using Palm Kernel
Call on Fonterra to end the use of rainforest destroying palm kernel on its farms by banning palm kernel in the Farmers’ Terms of Supply.
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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: 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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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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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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Forty years of resistance in the Pacific
On 10 July 2025 in a dawn ceremony led by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, we commemorated the 40th anniversary of the state-sanctioned bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, and…
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Luxon Govt tries to bring back the fax machine
As the next step in its Trump-like climate denial, the Luxon Government is today planning to push a law through Parliament to end the ban on new offshore oil and…
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Governments must rise to the moment and vote in favour of a moratorium on deep sea mining
The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has ended with Greenpeace saying governments are continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea.
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Russel Norman on the significance of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior after 40 years
Russel Norman speaks on the significance of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, 40 years on.
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What the heck Winston? Greenpeace queries NZ First support for Seymour’s Overseas Investment Bill
Greenpeace is asking NZ First leader Winston Peters what the heck his party is doing supporting an amendment Bill which could lead to greater corporate control of Aotearoa.
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Gore ‘not out of the woods yet’ – nitrate level linked to increased risk of preterm birth
Greenpeace Aotearoa has tested a sample collected from the Gore town supply, which returned a result above 5 mg/L nitrate (NO3-N), a level associated with an increased risk of preterm…