Ngā Kōrero o te Wā / What's Happening
Fri 23 Jul 2010: Media Release: EDS welcomes Government decisions on miningThe 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.
Pānui mai »Tue 11 May 2010: Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Proposed New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2008
One of the authors of a report to the government on the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement is so incensed by the government’s refusal to publicly release the Board’s recommendations that he has published his own copy of the report. Former Minister of Conservation, Mayor of Nelson and Policy Advisor to the United Nations Environment Programme, Philip Woollaston, today posted his copy of the board’s recommended re-drafting of the NZCPS online and sent it to news media and environmental groups. The report and recommendations can be downloaded from http://coastal.posterous.com/ .
Pānui mai »Tue 4 May 2010: Government torpedoes own flagship Water Reform Group
Five leading environmental and outdoor recreation groups said that the Government legislation on water conservation orders passed at the end of March under urgency has sent a torpedo into the Government-backed national forum working on water management reform. The groups said the Government's legislation to replace Environment Canterbury includes provisions that reduce the statutory protection of iconic rivers, opening them up for dams and irrigation use.
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