All articles by Nick Young
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Greenpeace to present ‘freeze oligarch assets’ petition to Government
Greenpeace will present a petition to Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control, Phil Twyford calling on the New Zealand Government to “freeze oligarch assets”. The presentation will be at the Maritime Museum in The Viaduct alongside the veteran protest yacht SV Vega from where Greenpeace set sail to join the peace flotilla.
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Greenpeace slams Ardern Govt over new oil exploration ahead of latest IPCC report
We’re seeing more oil exploration, more free passes for the dairy industry, and the climate minister denying New Zealand needs fewer cows - as the world burns and Jacinda Ardern’s nuclear free moment looks ever more like an empty promise.
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Russia Sanctions by New Zealand off to a limp start
The New Zealand Government has announced its first set of sanctions in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine but Greenpeace says they have missed the most obvious target.
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Ukraine Peace Flotilla reaches oligarch retreat in Helena Bay
Following an early morning karakia conducted by locals in Whangaruru Harbour, the Ukraine Peace Flotilla has reached Helena Bay in Northland where Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov has his luxury retreat.
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Case for freezing Abramov’s assets grows stronger as Ukraine peace flotilla nears Helena Bay
The justification for sanctioning New Zealand’s wealthiest Russian investor, Alexander Abramov is growing stronger by the day according to Greenpeace Aotearoa which has today released a list of points to…
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Ukraine Peace Flotilla on its way with call to freeze oligarch assets
The Ukraine Peace Flotilla set sail from Auckland this morning with “No War” banners flying.
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Peace flotilla pressures Govt to put new sanctions law to work
As Parliament debates a new law to enable the New Zealand Government to impose sanctions over the war in Ukraine, a peace flotilla is preparing to sail north to make…
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Greenpeace to join Peace Flotilla to Russian oligarch’s Helena Bay property
Greenpeace Aotearoa is throwing its support behind a peace flotilla planned to converge on Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov’s luxury coastal retreat in Helena Bay, Northland later this week.
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Quiz: Test your knowledge of the mysterious Amazon forest
Test your knowledge of the mysterious Amazon Forest with the Greenpeace Amazon quiz!
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What happened at COP26? A global perspective, and what it means for New Zealand
If you want to know if something has succeeded, you should start by asking the people with the most to lose. In this case, that’s those who are already being…