Kiwi-killing Bill 2.0: Government’s RMA reforms strip wildlife protections
The Government’s replacement of the Resource Management Act has sparked fresh outrage after Greenpeace identified a clause that would allow…
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Massive win for the moana as Taranaki seabed mining application rejected – Greenpeace
A controversial bid to mine the Taranaki seabed has been stopped in its tracks, with a Fast Track expert panel…
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Critical minerals for what — and at what cost?
Climate Justice Taranaki challenges the Government’s push for critical minerals mining, warning of environmental damage and broken Treaty obligations.
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Fonterra Brand Sale Sparks Greenpeace Backlash
Greenpeace slams Fonterra’s $4.2b brand sale, citing water pollution, methane emissions and climate impacts from intensive dairying.
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Glyphosate Ruling: Greenpeace Calls for Testing
Greenpeace welcomes the glyphosate ruling but urges NZ Food Safety to restart testing and enforce residue limits on cereals and dried peas.
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Palestine solidarity rally greeted by Rainbow Warrior Gaza protest
Palestinian supporters and protesters against the 21 months of Israeli genocide in Gaza marched after a rally in downtown Auckland on Saturday across the Viaduct to the Greenpeace environmental flagship Rainbow Warrior — and met a display of solidarity.
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Plastic Pollution by Manufactured Consent
Supermarkets and retail outlets have moved an inch toward addressing the hundreds of millions of plastic bags usually in a one-way journey to the landfill, by phasing out single-use check out carry bags at various outlets.
But the pervasiveness of plastic in our lives and in the environment show both market failure, and government failure, to adequately deal with the forces of production creating pollution problems way bigger than free bags at the till.
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Primates, politics, the Princess and the PM
Despite the Prime Minister’s pregnancy, this government represents a modified status quo and change will be incremental and conservative (note the debate and votes on medicinal marijuana), and in many instances Labour will be more aligned with National than the Greens.
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Labour Folds to Farming Lobby – TOP Responds
TOP says Labour has folded to farming interests, abandoning real action on water pollution in NZ.
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Stuff should be ashamed of themselves for pimping corporate farming interests
This is nothing short of a character assassination and a reminder that Fairfax is there for corporate interests. The Dairy Industry has gone from being an abuser of our environment into being an abuser of science, we just can’t let these sanctimonious pricks get away with this.
