Greenpeace Aotearoa has launched a public critique of the Luxon Government's proposed changes to freshwater management that favor intensive dairy expansion over ensuring safe drinking water and healthy freshwater ecosystems. The campaign highlights concerns that the policy change will increase pollution, negatively impacting rural communities and undermining established environmental protections.

Greenpeace Aotearoa has issued a strong statement opposing the Government's proposed overhaul of the Resource Management Act (RMA), describing the reforms as a hostile takeover of nature that would allow corporations to exploit environmental resources without adequate protections. The group calls for the government to halt these changes and strengthen laws to protect the environment and uphold indigenous rights.

Greenpeace Aotearoa, responding to the latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report, installed a billboard near Parliament in Wellington to label key government figures as 'climate extremists'. The protest targets New Zealand's plans to resume offshore oil and gas exploration, coal mining, and other fossil fuel initiatives, positioning these policies as antithetical to urgent climate action.

Greenpeace Aotearoa has initiated a lawsuit against Fonterra, accusing the dairy co-op of misleading consumers by promoting its '100% New Zealand grass-fed' claim despite using palm kernel as a feed supplement—a practice Greenpeace argues contributes to deforestation and human rights abuses.

On December 11, 2023, Greenpeace Aotearoa installed a billboard near Wellington’s Parliament that depicted New Zealand’s Prime Minister and other officials as 'climate extremists'. This public protest was part of a broader series of 2023 actions aimed at opposing government plans to restart offshore oil and gas exploration, actions which Greenpeace argues further endanger climate and environmental justice.

Greenpeace Aotearoa launched the 'Know Your Nitrates' Map in 2023, a tool that compiles groundwater nitrate testing results to empower rural communities facing water contamination from agribusiness pollution.

Greenpeace Aotearoa has issued an urgent appeal to New Zealand's political parties to implement transformative policies aimed at mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss. The organization’s policy recommendations include reforms in fisheries management, bans on seabed mining, and a push for renewable energy, all framed as essential measures in response to escalating ecological crises.

Greenpeace Aotearoa announced plans to sue Fonterra over misleading claims that its Anchor butter is '100% New Zealand grass-fed'. The organization argues that the label conceals the fact that many farmers use supplementary feeds such as palm kernel extract, which is associated with environmental degradation and unethical practices in palm oil production.

In March 2023, Greenpeace Aotearoa played a key role at the UN by securing a Global Oceans Treaty that lays the framework for marine protected areas on the high seas, marking a significant step for environmental and public interest policy.

On September 19, 2018, Greenpeace Aotearoa released an investigative report titled 'Final Countdown' that documents extensive deforestation and human rights abuses linked to Fonterra’s supply chain via its palm kernel expeller supplier, Wilmar. The report highlights the environmental destruction of Indonesian rainforests and associated human rights violations, urging Fonterra to drop contaminated PKE products.

On September 19, 2018, Greenpeace Aotearoa released an investigative report, 'Final Countdown', that links Fonterra’s palm kernel expeller supply (via Wilmar) to extensive deforestation in Indonesia and associated human rights abuses. The report highlights illegal deforestation, forest fires, and social conflicts tied to palm oil production, calling for Fonterra to drop contaminated PKE to protect rainforests and support indigenous rights.