Ngā Kōrero o te Wā / What's Happening
Fri 23 Jul 2010: Consultation on update to Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes (SEIP) and Liquid Fossil Fuel (LFF) regulationsConsultation is open from 20 July to 6 August 2010 on proposed changes to the:
- Climate Change (Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes) Regulations 2009, and
- Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008.
For a copy of the of the proposed changes go to http://www.climatechange.govt.nz/consultation/seip-and-lff-update/
For further information or assistance, email: ETSRegulations@mfe.govt.nz or call 0800 Climate (0800 254628)
Pānui mai »Fri 23 Jul 2010: Environmental Indicators Quarterly Issue 7
Environmental Indicators Quarterly is an electronic newsletter from the Ministry for the Environment that links you to information on what's happening in the realm of environmental reporting.
The Winter 2010 issue is now available online at http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/environmental-indicators/index.html.
Fri 23 Jul 2010: Media Release: EDS welcomes Government decisions on mining
The Environmental Defence Society has congratulated the Government for its decisions regarding Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act which have just been formally announced. "We are delighted by the u-turn and consider it demonstrates a new green awareness by the National-led Government which is most welcome," said EDS Chairman Gary Taylor.
Pānui mai »Thu 8 Jul 2010: News Release: "Our Environment - Whats your View?"
What’s your view on how we should look after the region’s air, waterways, coasts, soils and biodiversity? It’s a question that Greater Wellington is asking the community in a two-month series of workshops around the region. Community workshops are to be held through out the region. The work shop for Ōtaki is to be held on Saturday 7 August 12 – 3.00pm at Ōtaki Memorial Hall. For more information, contact: Fran Wilde Co-chair, Te Ūpoko Taiao – Natural Resource Management Committee, 04 802 0346. Complete an online survey about the state and management of our natural resources at www.gw.govt.nz/valuing-our-environment.
Pānui mai »Thu 1 Jul 2010: Māori Eels New Zealand's Māori defend an extraordinary creature -- and themselves
Published in the July/August 2010 issue of Orion magazine
A fascinating read about our “Tuna”, the connection with “Taniwha”, and to ‘Te Iwi Māori’. James Prosek an American, collects oral accounts and witnesses real life situations from the Tāngata Whenua, who still have a tangible relationship with the ‘tuna’.
Thu 24 Jun 2010: Media Release: Areti Metuamate among Australia’s top 100 brightest young minds
Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Kauwhata, Areti Metuamate, based at Australia’s leading university, has been selected as one of the 100 brightest young people in Australia to participate in the Brightest Young Minds Summit 2010.
Pānui mai »Tue 22 Jun 2010: Greenpeace NZ Petition: No New Offshore Drilling in NZ
New Zealand's coastline is too valuable to risk a catastrophe like the BP oil spill currently devastating the Gulf of Mexico. Full petition text:
"To Prime Minister John Key and the New Zealand Government: We call on you to permanently STOP ALL plans to open up New Zealand’s coastal waters to dangerous offshore oil drilling and STOP ANY expansion of coal mining in New Zealand. We demand a clean energy future." Sign the petition
http://action.greenpeace.org.nz/no-new-oil-petition
Thu 10 Jun 2010: Manawatū River Update 8th June 2010
Iwi representatives from Rangitāne, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Kauwhata met recently to discuss constructive and positive measures for improving the quality and maintaining “te mauri o te awa o Manawatū”. The Iwi caucus then prepared four (4) high level goals, objectives and timelines to achieve these goals and tabled them at a Manawatū River workshop held on 3rd May 2010 at the Chalet Complex in Palmerston North.
Pānui mai »Fri 4 Jun 2010: “A Paradigm Shift” - Carterton District Council Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
Caterton District Council -a positive example of what good robust consultation is all about. Carterton Council are under-going and promoting a “paradigm shift”. This shift of thinking has been translated into their recent work on how wastewater can be tranformed into a resource.
Pānui mai »Wed 19 May 2010: eds News Release: Government needs more consistency in environmental Management
How well is the government managing environmental issues?
Let’s start with mining.
Clearly Ministers have badly misjudged the public response to their proposals to open up highly valued conservation land to mining. It is now in fast retreat mode and the chances of mining in National Parks, on Great Barrier Island or on the Coromandel Peninsula any time soon are remote.
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