All articles by Russel Norman
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New Zealand’s environment report card is alarming
The Government’s three-yearly environment report card, Our Environment 2025, documents a rapid and alarming decline of nature in Aotearoa.
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Greenpeace says it will not back down as Jury delivers verdict in Energy Transfer SLAPP trial
A Dakota jury of nine reached a verdict in Energy Transfer’s meritless lawsuit against Greenpeace entities in the US (Greenpeace Inc, Greenpeace Fund), and Greenpeace International, finding the entities liable…
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Luxon’s mining obsession drives away second offshore wind investor
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to restore confidence to offshore wind investors by cancelling the fast track process for seabed mining, after it was revealed today that another offshore…
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Luxon’s investment claims undermined by breaches of free trade agreements
The Prime Minister's claims to the Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland today, that his Government is committed to a rules-based multilateral trading system, are undermined by his Government’s repeated breaches of the environment chapters of recent free trade agreements, says Greenpeace.
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Oral submission on the Treaty Principles Bill
Russel Norman delivers the Greenpeace Aotearoa submission on the Treaty Principles Bi
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If we can send one climate polluting billionaire to Mars, why can’t we send them all?
Last year, when I was asked to give this talk, I somewhat provocatively came up with the amusing title “If we can send one climate polluting billionaire to Mars, why can’t we send them all?” Now that we have seen Elon Musk and Donald Trump in operation at the White House it doesn’t seem like…
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Shane Jones reveals Govt’s actual climate policy with mining announcement – expanding fossil fuel extraction
The Government’s true climate policy, which is to increase fossil fuel extraction, was revealed today in the release of the finalised mining policy, says Greenpeace.
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Placing the current New Zealand Government into context
We have one of the most reactionary governments in our history that's deliberately removing environmental protections, worsening the inequality crisis, and rolling back progress on addressing the legacy of colonisation. How did we get here, and what does that tell us about how we can get out of here?
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Luxon’s bonfire of natural capital leaves New Zealand poorer
Ahead of Luxon's state of the nation speech, Greenpeace says Govt plan to burn natural capital in bid for short-term GDP growth will leave us poorer.
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Greenpeace gives Christopher Luxon an F for first year in Govt waging War on Nature
On the one-year anniversary of the current government being sworn in, Greenpeace is giving them a fail for its performance due to what has become known as Christopher Luxon’s War on Nature.