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Greenpeace calls out David Parker’s “hollow words” at global oceans meeting
Greenpeace is calling on Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker to back up his words with action this week, as he attends the United Nations Oceans Conference in Lisbon.
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Pressure mounts against deep sea mining as more Pacific countries take a stand
In the first governmental alliance of its kind, the Pacific nations of Palau, Fiji and Samoa have announced their opposition to deep sea mining, calling for a moratorium
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Bringing back Repair Skills 2 | GUEST POST
We need policy change to make sure products that are designed to be repairable and durable, not to be thrown away.
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Nitrate contamination in drinking water
Everyone should be able to trust that the water from their tap is safe to drink. That’s why the rising nitrate contamination in drinking water supplies across New Zealand is…
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Petition to ban single-use plastic bottles heads to Parliament with giant albatross sculpture
On Thursday this week, Greenpeace Aotearoa will deliver a petition signed by almost 100,000 people calling on the Government to ban single-use plastic bottles and incentivise reusable and refillable alternatives.
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We need to get it right
This article originally appeared on Greenpeace Brazil’s website.
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Forest Bill fails to stop import of products from deforestation or human rights abuses
Proposed new wood products legislation does not address critical issues of deforestation and human rights abuses associated with products imported into Aotearoa.
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Heartache and hope: A tour of South Island dairy farming
The Greenpeace Aotearoa agriculture campaign addresses head-on, New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter: the industrial dairy industry which poisons rivers, contaminates drinking water and blazes the climate.
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Making Waves – 50 years of making history in Aotearoa | GUEST POST
For fifty years Greenpeace has been making history by confronting and stopping environmental destruction. It has also investigated and documented environmental crimes and pollution, and organised scientific studies, legal cases,…
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Bringing back Repair Skills | GUEST POST
A huge amount of things these days could be repaired, that just aren’t. Meanwhile, many companies are designing products to become obsolete, a wasteful way of increasing their businesses profitability.