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Standing up for seamounts
Earlier this week Sealord CEO Doug Paulin wrote an opinion piece for the Herald outlining how the fishing company plans to protect seamounts. Greenpeace Aotearoa Oceans Campaigner Ellie Hooper responds, standing up for seamount protection.
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2021 Annual Impact Report
In 2021 we got used to campaigning on the climate and biodiversity crises while living through a global pandemic. But it wasn’t the same. We didn’t do a lot of real-world actions because of all the lockdowns and other Covid restrictions.
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ECan “bullshits” about worsening groundwater nitrate
Greenpeace says that “a big part of the problem for Cantabrians concerned about water safety is that the local regulator - Environment Canterbury (ECan) - is still in denial, and misleading the public about how bad the nitrate contamination problem is."
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Ways you’re making a difference
Supporters like you are making incredible things happen. In this issue of Kākāriki, you will read about more of the incredible campaign work you have made possible
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11,000 litres of water to make one litre of milk? New questions about the freshwater impact of NZ dairy farming
Water scarcity and water pollution are increasingly critical global issues. Water scarcity is driven not only by shortages of water, but also by rendering water unusable through pollution. New Zealand…
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New research finds dairy industry making Canterbury water “undrinkable”
Newly published research by Mike Joy et al has found that every litre of dairy milk produced in Canterbury requires up to 11,000 litres of water to dilute the pollution from its production.
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Into the ocean twilight zone: how new technology is revealing the secrets of an under-researched undersea world
Despite New Zealanders’ close connection with the oceans, very few will have heard of “temperate mesophotic ecosystems” (TMEs). Even fewer will appreciate their importance for coastal fisheries, and possibly climate…
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Agribusiness cooking the books on He Waka Eke Noa
The agriculture industry is due to report back to the government on its He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) climate proposal on Monday - but Greenpeace is warning the industry might try to keep ‘cooking the books’ and the Government should hold agribusiness accountable for its emissions.
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Without a better plan, New Zealand risks sleepwalking into a biodiversity extinction crisis
Nature in Aotearoa New Zealand is in serious trouble. With many of our species and habitats at risk of disappearing forever, the government’s 2020 biodiversity strategy sets the scene in…
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Cameras on boats a win for the oceans and for people power
After years of campaigning for cameras on boats, Greenpeace is reacting to the news of cameras on 300 commercial fishing vessels with cautious optimism.