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Block the offer to stop deep sea oil
From now until the 30th of October local councils, iwi and hapū around New Zealand have the opportunity to take a position on deep sea oil drilling off our coast. Every year the Government via NZ Petroleum and Minerals (NZPAM) proposes “block offers”. The ‘blocks’ are huge swathes of our land, ocean and seabed that the Government…
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Russel Norman to lead Greenpeace New Zealand
This morning we emailed over a quarter of a million Greenpeace supporters to tell them that Russel Norman has been appointed to replace me as executive director of Greenpeace New Zealand when I step down later this year.Some will be surprised to hear that a guy more accustomed to sitting inside Parliament is joining an…
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Huntly switch to clean energy leaves soot on Key’s face
Good news. Huntly power station, the remnant of a polluting, coal based power system in New Zealand will be shutting down its choking smoke stacks in favour of clean energy.
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Activists scale Parliament House to expose National failure
Four Greenpeace campaigners have evaded security and climbed to the roof of Parliament House with a delivery of eight solar panels. They also plan to unfurl a large banner targeting…
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Climate change minister reveals he’s clueless
Our Associate Minister for Climate Change, Simon Bridges, doesn't know what 'emissions reduction targets' are. That was his shocking response to a question from opposition MP Dr Megan Woods last month.And it’s scary because this is basically what the government is going to do to reduce pollution. Not only is it Bridges’ job to know…
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Statoil: Go home
A highlight of Waitangi Day this year for me was the growing swell of people fighting for the rights of Aotearoa and speaking out against the oil giants now trying to make themselves at home in our waters. Discussions about community-based solutions to climate change went well into the night. It was day four of…
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A big swing against deep sea drilling for Auckland Council but democracy went to the toilet
Chaos reigned today in the Auckland Council meeting when deep sea oil drilling hit the agenda and we’re all a little stunned by what we witnessed.
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Deepwater drilling in New Zealand in deep trouble
It looks like the Government’s plans to open up New Zealand’s deep and clean oceans to dangerous deepwater drilling could be in deep trouble.
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Statoil’s deafening silence
Statoil has seen a lot of Greenpeace this week but so far its staying schtum in response to New Zealanders calling on it to ‘go home’. However, that deafening silence does…
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Statoil: licensed to spill
This morning Greenpeace activists barricaded shut Statoil’s new Wellington office before the Norwegian oil giant has fully opened for business. And the reason: to send a very clear message to…