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NZ Rugby takes another big hit over INEOS oil sponsorship deal
The tarnishing of New Zealand Rugby has been called out again after an open letter by prominent New Zealanders opposing the deal with INEOS was delivered to the organisation.
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COP26: Everything you need to know about the UN Climate Summit
COP26 — the 26th UN Climate Summit — is taking place from Sunday, 31st October to Friday, 12th November and represents the world’s next best chance for decisive climate action. …
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Vote toroa for bird of the year!
This year, we’re throwing our support behind the toroa in Forest & Bird’s Bird Of the Year competition. They’re in serious trouble and in need of our love and attention. In my work as the plastics campaigner here at Greenpeace Aotearoa, I see some of what our toroa contend with.
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Young Pasifika community leaders join call to ban seabed mining to protect moana
They are young, Pasifika and their message is clear: Ban seabed mining and protect the moana of the Pacific.
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How the new human right to a healthy environment could accelerate New Zealand’s action on climate change
Last week’s formal recognition by the United Nations Human Rights Council that the right to a healthy environment is an essential human right has been heralded as a historic victory for environmental protection and an important step forward for the world’s most vulnerable people.
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Microplastics are in the air we breathe and in Earth’s atmosphere, and they affect the climate
The magnitude of microplastics’ influence on climate varies in our climate model simulations, depending on assumptions we made about how the plastic fragments are distributed throughout Earth’s atmosphere.
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Experts come together to discuss a plastic free future
Kaitiakitanga, systemic change, people power and an overarching message of hope were the pillars of a Greenpeace Aotearoa webinar recently. Last week we hosted a webinar called Imagining a Plastic…
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Government’s Waste Strategy must focus on eliminating waste at the source
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on the Govt to “cut the crap”, and focus its Waste Strategy on eliminating the source of the plastic waste problem.
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To fight the climate crisis, we need our forests standing
The clock is ticking. The world has already warmed 1.2ºC since pre-industrial times. Yet, countries and companies continue making empty promises and pledges that don’t meet the urgency of the…
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Amazon Expedition: Where is deforestation advancing?
During our field trip to the Amazon, our visit to the city of Porto Velho was quick but intense. We talked to several people who are being impacted by the…