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Fonterra Brands and Greenpeace Aotearoa have agreed to settle Greenpeace's lawsuit over Anchor Butter packaging. The post STATEMENT: Fonterra admits to breaching Fair Trading Act appeared first on Greenpeace Aotearoa .
DOC and NZ Police say they’re encouraged by the sensible behaviour, positive response and correct paperwork they encountered during a pre-Easter hunting compliance operation.
The 'eat me first' box and other tips from Anita Vandyke.
ConservationNorthland residents rallied to back their own mudfish as the country’s fish of the year – coming from behind to win.
As the company that created a global wool-sneaker phenomenon is wound down, we trace the road from 2016 to 2026. T he San Francisco-based footwear company with a New Zealand founder soared during the era of idealistic startups, Silicon Valley optimism and sustainable ambition.…
NZ is more exposed to global oil disruption than virtually any developed nation. Yet the government’s demand-side response is essentially non-existent. The post The government has boxed itself in over fuel saving strategies – but there is a way out appeared first on Greenpeace…
Read DOC's statement re: Outcome of Wildlife Act investigation focused on stony corals
Gigablue applied for permission to put a thousand tonnes of its particles in New Zealand waters - but was told its plans amounted to marine dumping.
My first few days working on Maukahuka, I felt out of kilter. I walked confidently into the bush and found everything was a little bit off īnaka shrub was particularly spiky, and it had a penchant for eyes.
Ways of looking at the economic shockwaves of a war 15,000km away. Let’s begin at the pump. As you will almost certainly have noticed, prices are angling skyward. Not all fuels are created equal, however. Diesel, which tends to have a crucial role in rural, manufacturing and…
Greenpeace has announced that its ship, the Arctic Sunrise, will join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla. The post Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza appeared first on Greenpeace Aotearoa .
Those heading out naturing over Easter are asked to check and clean their gear before getting into the hills, to stop the spread of invasive weeds.
Explainer - A start-up company wants to carry out marine carbon dioxide removal in New Zealand waters. What is mCDR and why is it controversial?
It’s an iconic hike, you’ve seen it all over Instagram, and maybe you plan on hitting it this Easter: here’s how to get the most out of it, and what not to do.
As fuel costs bite, Shane Jones’ decision to scrap a plan for an emergency diesel reserve is coming under scrutiny, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here . Fuel levels rise, but urgency remains…
Greenpeace has installed a mobile bar serving nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament, and is calling on MPs to lower the nitrate limit in drinking water. The post Greenpeace challenges MPs to drink nitrate-contaminated water at Parliament appeared first on Greenpeace Aotearoa .
A second rat incursion on predator free Ulva Island this year highlights the value of the island's strong biosecurity surveillance network.
With ‘forever chemicals’ a risk to New Zealand’s drinking water, a team from the University of Auckland has had promising early results using the plant to remove chemicals from water. David Barker was at his kids’ school helping out after some harakeke bushes had been cut down…
A flotilla of boats will take to the waters between Auckland and Waiheke Island next week as New Zealanders call for an immediate ban on destructive bottom trawling in Tīkapa Moan the Hauraki Gulf. The post Flotilla to send clear warning to Government: ban bottom trawling in the…
People out naturing in Southern Fiordland this long weekend should be aware of the ongoing closure of three historic structures.
M. Darusha Wehm, author of ‘optimistic sci-fi novel’ The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human , considers what it means to write in the time of the climate crisis. All of the excerpts in this essay are from Wehm’s novel The Department of What It (Really) Means to be…
One day in October 2023 I was walking down the supermarket aisle when I saw greenwashing in plain sight. The post The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its “100% New Zealand Grass Fed” claim is misleading and deceptive appeared first on Greenpeace Aotearoa .
A Kapiti Coast catchment is well on the way to becoming free of koi carp, a noxious introduced fish that leaves a trail of destruction.
At this point, the only ones not claiming credit for Jones’ fish size backdown are Jones himself, the fishing industry and large fishes. Shane Jones was his usual mix of belligerent and incomprehensible as he explained why he’d backed down on a plan to drop minimum fish size…
Greenpeace is celebrating a win against greenwash as Fonterra admits that it broke the law with misleading Anchor Butter claims. The post Fonterra admits false 100% New Zealand Grass-fed Anchor Butter claims broke the law appeared first on Greenpeace Aotearoa .
Some of the world’s rarest seabirds have a new level of international protection following adoption of a New Zealand-led proposal under the Convention on Migratory Species.
Greenpeace is slamming the decision by the coalition government today to vote through the Fisheries Amendment Bill, in the wake of mass public outcry against the legislation. The post Empty promises from National-led govt as ‘ocean exploitation bill’ voted through appeared first…
The iconic Mueller Hut in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park has had a spruce up, which is no easy feat.
When Christopher Luxon told Tova O’Brien on Breakfast this morning, “My job is the CEO,” it wasn’t just a slip of the tongue. The post Boardroom vs Beehive: countries aren’t companies appeared first on Greenpeace Aotearoa .
A rare kiwi has been captured on a trail camera in the northern Pureora Forest's Waipapa block – the first recorded sighting of the species in the area for more than 25 years.
