November 21, 2009
Looking over the fence Colin James’s column for the Press, 21 Nov 2009 Once upon a time farmers had great leverage within and over the National party. This past week or two the iwi leadership group has had more. Its lever is the Maori party’s votes Nick Smith needs for his revised emissions trading scheme [...]
November 20, 2009
On Wednesday, John Key addressed the Federated Farmers. Part of his mission was to defend his Government’s global warming policies, specifically its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). As toothless as National’s ETS is (setting no cap on carbon emissions), Federated Farmers is nevertheless hysterical. But at least Key accurately reads the global marketplace and the signal [...]
November 19, 2009
In our latest BayBuzz Digest, we offer a range of views on the National Government’s handling of environmental issues, one year into its stewardship. MPs Craig Foss and Chris Tremain lead off with Our Environmental Progress So Far. They emphasize the Heat Smart initiative, freshwater management, the NZ Cycleway Project, RMA reform, and climate change. [...]
November 17, 2009
On Tuesday the Regional Council broke open its piggy bank and committed $5.8 million to a series of “infrastructure” projects, chiefly the sports park velodrome at $2.5 million (on the condition that Hawke’s Bay is selected as the preferred site amongst several competing for the honour), the HB Museum & Art Gallery at $2.5 million, [...]
November 16, 2009
Noted science writer Fred Pearce writes a regular column in the UK’s Guardian called Greenwash: Exposing False Environmental Claims. The title of his latest column, published last week: New Zealand was a friend to Middle Earth, but it’s no friend of the earth. Pearce takes NZ to task in particular for what he regards as [...]
November 16, 2009
“If the BBC, which is a reliable news outlet, says there is a tsunami when there was not, says there is a tsunami heading to New Zealand when there was not, says it is aimed at Gisborne when it was not, and says there is police alert when there was not, and if people accept [...]
November 16, 2009
Exhibition at Judith Anderson Gallery, Kereru Road, Maraekakaho Ten years can be a long time in art and, since the late 19th century, each decade has stamped its own identity upon art history. Seen This Century exhibition, at Judith Anderson’s Maraekakaho gallery, surveys some of the artists who have emerged on the New Zealand art [...]
- Andrew Reyngoud on DAM(N)! A half-billion dollar water storage scheme
- Margaret Donnelly on WATER. What's all the fuss about?
- Elizabeth Sisson on 'Dump Council' campaign
- Paul Bailey on Cows in Karamu Stream
- Rob Pharazyn on Cows in Karamu Stream
- John J Harrison on 5 mayors in HB ... 'Yeah right' says Tui
- Anne Parker on Let's get Council meetings online
- Stuart Nash on 5 mayors in HB ... 'Yeah right' says Tui
- Kylie Fowler on Let's get Council meetings online
- Paul Bailey on Let's get Council meetings online
- ‘Dump Council’ campaign
- Cows in Karamu Stream
- Questions for HB ‘regional study’ director
- Let’s get Council meetings online
- 5 mayors in HB … ‘Yeah right’ says Tui
- Crucial Environment Court hearing underway
- Regional Council warns on pollution standards
- Democracy in action?
- 1+1+1 = 3 hours
- Councils’ reorganization survey results
