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NZ abstains on global seabed mining moratorium vote at IUCN
The New Zealand Government’s decision to abstain from voting in support of a deep sea mining moratorium at the IUCN World Conservation Congress has been met with sharp criticism from…
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Greenpeace Aotearoa appalled by nightmarish waste to energy proposal
A new proposal to build a waste to energy incinerator in Waimate to burn 350,000 tonnes of plastic, toxic sludge, nappies and other waste, is facing strong opposition from Greenpeace…
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Talley’s shifts blame for illegal bottom trawl onto skipper
Court papers have revealed that Talley’s deepwater fishing division, Amaltal, has shifted the blame for illegally bottom trawling in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve off Kaikōura, a year after the company…
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‘Mud farming’ clear evidence of too many cows
Greenpeace Aotearoa is launching a new petition calling for an end to mud farming – intensive winter grazing. The petition comes as new images of cows belly-deep in mud this winter provide…
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How major brands are inviting Big Oil into your kitchen
A report released by Greenpeace USA today reveals how consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé are driving the expansion of plastic production and threatening the global climate and…
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Greenpeace celebrates 50 years of hope in action
Fifty years ago, on September 15th 1971, a ship named the Greenpeace set out to confront and stop US nuclear weapons testing at Amchitka, one of Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska.
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The devastation of New Zealand’s plastic waste exports on developing countries
Her message to New Zealand is powerful: “Please keep your rubbish to yourself..Please recycle all your waste in your country.” Malaysian activist Pua Lay Peng has dedicated her life to…
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It’s time to respect the rāhui
Kia tau ngā manaakitanga a te mea ngaroki runga ki tēnā, ki tēnā o tātouKia mahea te hua mākihikihi
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Photographic memories of Greenpeace’s early years
From 1974 to 1982, I served as photographer on Greenpeace campaigns. Here are a dozen photographs from those years and some memories that they evoke:
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Living Māori Sovereignty
Food security, food sovereignty and food systems are now part of our everyday vocabulary in the time of Covid. Covid Lockdowns have shone a light on the precarious nature of…