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  • When Big Oil comes to town

    Today was the first time in about a week I woke up feeling anything like human.  I’ve been laid low for the past few days with some gruesome combo of…

    Maya McNicoll 3 min read
  • Snake Oil

    The banners that welcomed the new Rainbow Warrior into Auckland read “Haere Mai” – Welcome home. The state of the art ship is here in her spiritual home to bring attention to the fact that John Key and his cronies have reckless plans for the seas that surround our beautiful country.

    Maya McNicoll 3 min read
  • Top 5 movies set in the Arctic

    With a stunning landscape and incredible wildlife including polar bears, seals and Arctic foxes, it’s no wonder that Arctic movie sets trump anything filmed in sunny Hollywood.  We took a…

    Cassady Sharp 1 min read
  • New Rainbow Warrior to make first ever visit to New Zealand in January

    Auckland, Friday 16 November 2012: Today Greenpeace announced that the state of the art new Rainbow Warrior will visit New Zealand for the first time in January and February 2013.

    Greenpeace New Zealand
  • Maui’s dolphin shame

    The survival of the world’s smallest dolphin is a globally important issue, yet our Government has clearly been defying international and scientific pressure, and the views of most Kiwis, and…

    Karli Thomas 3 min read
  • Greenpeace uncovers Gazprom’s expired oil spill response plan

    Greenpeace Russia has uncovered a startling secret that Gazprom has been keeping from the world: its oil spill response plan for the Prirazlomnaya oil platform has expired, meaning any drilling the company undertakes in this part of the Arctic would be illegal according to Russian legislation.

    Jessica Wilson 3 min read
  • Greenpeace, the Yes Men and the inside story of #ShellFail

    Shell has spent billions trying to persuade the world that Arctic drilling is not as obscene as it really is. The company opens its giant war chest every time it needs to put a message in front of the public, or wants to gain access to a certain politician. Shell is trying to hide the…

    James Turner 2 min read
  • Taking the deep sea oil battle to the high court

    I was in court yesterday with the Greenpeace lawyers and will be again today. But rather than defending ourselves after taking direct action as we so often are, this time…

    Vanessa Atkinson 2 min read
  • Deep sea oil still a thousand times worse

    We made a mistake.  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld in part a complaint against Greenpeace New Zealand for our oiled-penguin advert which ran on TV3 and Prime TV in recent months.

    Nick Young 2 min read
  • Changing Tuna

    The global tuna industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation.

    Greenpeace New Zealand