Tag: greenpeace
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Greenpeace Accuses NZ Food Safety of Failing Consumers on Pesticide Residues
Greenpeace Aotearoa says New Zealand Food Safety tests too few samples, downplays illegal pesticide residues, never prosecutes breaches and told the public food was safe when internal reports said otherwise.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureRegulationFood SafetyEnvironmentLegal New Zealand Food SafetyGreenpeace Aotearoapesticide residuesMaximum Residue LimitmethamidophosglyphosateMinistry of Primary IndustriesGreenpeace
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Greenpeace: NZ Food Safety Downplayed Pesticide Risks in Food
Documents obtained by Greenpeace show New Zealand Food Safety's internal risk assessment found methamidophos in silverbeet exceeded safe exposure levels, while the agency publicly said the food was safe.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureLegalSocial IssuesFederal Government Greenpeace AotearoaNew Zealand Food Safetymethamidophospesticide residuesRussel NormansilverbeetMinistry of Primary IndustriesGreenpeace
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Greenpeace: NZ Food Safety Downplayed Pesticide Risks in Food
Greenpeace documents show New Zealand Food Safety told the public food was safe while internal risk assessments found methamidophos residues in silverbeet exceeded safe levels for children.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentAgricultureLegalSocial IssuesEnvironment Greenpeace AotearoaNew Zealand Food Safetymethamidophospesticide residuessilverbeetRussel NormanFood RecallGreenpeace
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Greenpeace to Host Great Freshwater Debate in Christchurch on October 19
Labour, NZ First, the Greens and Opportunity have confirmed attendance, while National, Act and Te Pāti Māori are being urged to join.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesSocial Issues GreenpeaceThe Great Freshwater Debatefreshwater pollutionAotearoaChristchurchlivestreampoliticsGreat Freshwater DebateRhiannon MackieNew Zealand ElectionDavid Williams
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Greenpeace Timeline Alleges Three Years of 'War on Freshwater' Under Luxon Coalition
Greenpeace Aotearoa's Russel Norman publishes a week-by-week timeline alleging the Luxon coalition weakened freshwater protections, from clean water rules to methane targets, over nearly three years.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsClimate ChangeAgricultureLegalSocial Issues Greenpeace AotearoaRussel NormanChristopher LuxonFreshwater pollutionResource Management ActFonterraMethane emissionsGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Scorecards Rank Parties on Environment Ahead of 2026 NZ Election
Green Party and Te Pāti Māori score A's across five priority issues, while governing parties ACT, NZ First and National each receive an F.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionClimate ChangeOther PartiesLegalSocial Issues Greenpeace Aotearoa2026 New Zealand General Electionenvironmental policy scorecardsGreen PartyTe Pāti MāoriConservation Amendment Billvoter enrolmentGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Accuses Coalition of "Onslaught" on Ocean Protection Ahead of November 7 Election
The group cites the cameras on boats programme, MACA Act amendments, the delayed Fisheries Amendment Bill and the scrapping of the Resource Management Act, and calls for a bottom trawling ban on seamounts.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionClimate ChangeSocial IssuesLegal Greenpeace AotearoaOcean protectionBottom trawlingNew Zealand election 2026Customary Marine TitleResource Management ActMarine conservationGreenpeaceNew Zealand electionMarine and Coastal Area ActShane JonesWaitangi Tribunal
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Greenpeace Publishes Timeline of Three Years of Luxon Government Environmental Rollbacks
Russel Norman's week-by-week account runs from the cancellation of the NZ Battery Project in December 2023 to the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill passed in September 2026.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeAgricultureEnergyLaw EnforcementGeneral PoliticsLegal Greenpeace AotearoaRussel NormanChristopher LuxonNew Zealand environment policyResource Management ActFreshwater pollutionGreenpeaceclimate change policyEmissions Trading Schememethane reduction target
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New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record Highs as Government Report Warns of Worsening Impacts
New Zealand's latest State of the Climate Report shows record greenhouse gas concentrations, 1.36C of warming and shrinking glaciers, while Greenpeace accuses the Government of policies that increase pollution.
EnvironmentClimate ChangePolitics and GovernmentAgricultureEnergyTransportationSocial Issues State of the Climate ReportGreenpeace Aotearoagreenhouse gas emissionsmethaneBaring HeadGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Joins EU Complaint Over New Zealand's Climate Policy Regression
Greenpeace Aotearoa co-sponsors a Both ENDS complaint to the EU, alleging New Zealand breached climate obligations in the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement and risking preferential trade access.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeTradeLegalEuropean Union Greenpeace AotearoaBoth ENDSEU-NZ Free Trade AgreementParis AgreementRussel NormanClimate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment ActNew Zealand general electionGreenpeace
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Thousands March Down Auckland's Queen Street Against Conservation Amendment Bill
Thousands marched Queen Street in the March for Nature, telling the Government "hands off conservation land" ahead of a 7 November election and the Conservation Amendment Bill.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentSocial IssuesElectionClimate Change Conservation Amendment BillMarch for NatureAucklandQueen StreetGreenpeace AotearoaNew Zealand election 2026conservation landGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Accuses New Zealand of Complicity in US Deep Sea Mining Push
Greenpeace says the state-owned RV Tangaroa surveyed deep sea minerals for US company Glomar, and is calling on New Zealand to back a global moratorium on seabed mining.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentWorldBusinessUSAClimate ChangeSocial IssuesLegalMilitary GreenpeaceDeep Sea MiningTangaroaGlomar MineralsPacific OceanJared Novelly
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Greenpeace Occupies NZ Research Vessel Over Deep Sea Mining Ties to US
Greenpeace activists boarded the state-owned Tangaroa in Wellington, saying the vessel's deep sea mineral survey for a US company makes New Zealand complicit in Trump's mining push.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentWorldUSAGeneral PoliticsClimate ChangeSocial IssuesLegalMilitary GreenpeaceDeep Sea MiningTangaroaGlomar MineralsDonald TrumpInternational Seabed Authority
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Greenpeace Occupies NZ Research Vessel Over Deep Sea Mining
Greenpeace activists boarded the state-owned Tangaroa in Wellington, saying New Zealand is complicit in US plans to fast-track deep sea mining in the Pacific.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentBusinessUSAGeneral PoliticsClimate ChangeTradeSocial IssuesLaw Enforcement GreenpeaceDeep Sea MiningTangaroaGlomarDonald TrumpPacific Ocean
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Greenpeace Says Fonterra's $3.4 Billion Profit Should Fund Clean Water for Canterbury
Greenpeace is calling on Fonterra to spend its reported $3.4 billion profit on cleaning up nitrate-polluted rural drinking water in Canterbury, after Environment Canterbury voted against making dairy polluters pay.
BusinessEnvironmentHealthAgricultureSocial IssuesLegal GreenpeaceFonterraEnvironment Canterburynitrate pollutionCanterburydrinking waterNiamh O'Flynn
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Greenpeace Accuses Environment Canterbury of Abandoning Nitrate Emergency
Greenpeace says Environment Canterbury has thrown rural households "under the tractor" after the council voted to resolve the nitrate emergency it declared a year ago.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentAgricultureSocial IssuesState GovernmentsLegal Environment CanterburyGreenpeace Aotearoanitrate emergencydrinking waterdairy industryNiamh O'FlynnCanterburyGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Slams Government's Replacement of New Zealand's Cornerstone Environmental Law
Greenpeace says the Coalition Government has replaced the Resource Management Act with new laws it claims will allow more pollution, reverse the polluter-pays principle and cost councils up to $2 billion.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLegalClimate ChangeSocial Issues GreenpeaceResource Management ActGen ToopNatural Environment ActPlanning Actenvironmental protection
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Thousands March for Nature, Demand Government Ditch Conservation Amendment Bill
Greenpeace Aotearoa's Russel Norman told thousands at the March for Nature that conservation land is for conservation, not mines, luxury resorts or private commercial development.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsClimate ChangeSocial IssuesLaw Enforcement March for NatureRussel NormanGreenpeace AotearoaConservation Amendment BillDepartment of ConservationChristopher Luxonconservation landGreenpeace
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More Than 35,000 March for Nature, Demand Government Scrap Conservation Amendment Bill
Greenpeace and Forest & Bird organised the March for Nature, where more than 35,000 people demanded the Government scrap the Conservation Amendment Bill over fears it allows commercial exploitation of conservation land.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesClimate Change March for NatureConservation Amendment BillGreenpeace AotearoaForest & BirdRussel NormanRichard Capieconservation landGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Welcomes Opportunity's Climate Policy, Urges Direct ETS Inclusion for Agriculture
Greenpeace Aotearoa backs Opportunity's pledge to align methane targets with Climate Change Commission advice, but warns against agribusiness lobbying and urges farming be brought directly into the ETS.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeAgricultureEnergyOther PartiesElection Greenpeace AotearoaOpportunity partyagricultural methaneClimate Change CommissionEmissions Trading SchemeRhiannon MackieNew Zealand climate policyGreenpeace
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Thousands Expected to March for Nature in Auckland Against Conservation Amendment Bill
Greenpeace Aotearoa and Forest & Bird lead a March for Nature in Auckland, backed by more than 30 organisations, protesting the Government's Conservation Amendment Bill.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentSocial IssuesClimate ChangeGeneral Politics Conservation Amendment BillMarch for NatureGreenpeace AotearoaForest & BirdAucklandGen ToopRichard CapieGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Questions $22 Billion Frigate Plan Tied to US Military
Greenpeace Aotearoa challenges New Zealand's planned frigate purchase, saying the $22 billion warships would serve the US military rather than New Zealand's own needs.
Politics and GovernmentMilitaryUSAEconomyEnvironmentClimate ChangeSocial Issues Greenpeace AotearoafrigatesJust DefenceUnited States militarydefence spendingGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Scorecard Links Worst Environmental Grades to Agribusiness Donations
Greenpeace's 2026 election scorecard gives National, ACT and NZ First an F on the environment, revealing over $1 million in donations from agribusiness-linked donors since 2022.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionAgricultureEnergySocial Issues Greenpeace Aotearoapolitical donationsNew Zealand electionagribusinessenvironmental policyACT PartyGen ToopGreenpeace
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New Data Exposes 35-Tonne Coral Bycatch by New Zealand Trawlers
New data reveals New Zealand trawlers caught over 35,000kg of protected coral and sponges, challenging industry claims. Environmental groups demand an end to bottom trawling in vulnerable habitats, citing ecological damage and economic viability.
EnvironmentPolitics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsEconomyElectionSocial Issues Bottom TrawlingCoral BycatchMarine ConservationChatham RiseFisheries DataEnvironmental PolicyGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Slams Labour's Climate Plan as "Cop-Out"
Greenpeace slams Labour's climate policy as a "cop-out," criticizing plans to review the ETS while exempting agriculture and merely recommitting to the Paris Agreement, arguing it lacks tangible action against the climate crisis.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsClimate ChangeAgricultureLabour Party GreenpeaceEmissions Trading SchemeParis Agreement
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Government Diverts International Visitor Levy to Cover Bed Tax, Raising Conservation Funding Concerns
New Zealand's government is diverting the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) to replace a bed tax, drawing criticism. Only 17% of IVL funds support new conservation, with most covering existing budget shortfalls, raising concerns about the levy's original…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsEconomy International Visitor Conservation and Tourism LevyIVLConservationTourismGovernment FundingBudgetGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Urges Canterbury Council to Act on Worsening Nitrate Emergency
Greenpeace Aotearoa's Russel Norman pressed the Canterbury Regional Council on escalating nitrate contamination in rural drinking water, linking it to dairy expansion and urging independent evaluation and stronger regulation.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentEconomyEnvironmentMedical ScienceSocial Issues Russel NormanGreenpeace AotearoaCanterbury Regional CouncilNitrate ContaminationDrinking WaterDairy IndustryWater PollutionGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Accuses Government of Neglecting Rural New Zealanders Amid Nitrate Crisis
Greenpeace alleges the New Zealand government has forsaken rural communities, as new Environment Canterbury maps reveal unsafe nitrate levels in drinking water, particularly in Ashburton, posing significant health risks.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsEnvironmentMedical ScienceAgricultureSocial Issues GreenpeaceNitrate contaminationDrinking waterEnvironment CanterburyAshburtonDairy industry
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Conservation Bill Sparks Alarm Over Rangitoto Island Development
A new Conservation Amendment Bill could open New Zealand's protected Rangitoto Island, a unique volcanic landscape, to luxury resort development. The bill allows the Minister to override conservation principles, sparking opposition and a planned protest.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsLegalSocial Issues Conservation Amendment BillRangitoto IslandHauraki GulfGreenpeace AotearoaVisitor Amenity AreasLuxury ResortsProtestGreenpeace
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Over 30 Organizations Unite for Auckland's March for Nature Against Conservation Bill
Over 30 organizations, including unions and environmental groups, are uniting for a March for Nature in Auckland on September 19, 2026. They oppose the Government's Conservation Amendment Bill, fearing it will open public conservation land to commercial exploitation.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessGeneral PoliticsEnvironmentEconomySocial Issues Conservation Amendment BillMarch for NatureAucklandGreenpeaceConservation LandEnvironmental ProtectionProtest