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Labour and National fail environmental test

Press release | November 2, 2008 at 23:41

New Zealand’s two biggest political parties have failed the environment test, put to them by two major New Zealand environmental groups.

Bunny Mcdiarmid Speech to BlueGreens Forum

Publication | September 7, 2008 at 22:41

"There are two things people like to have. Some call them luxuries, but really, they're just what we've come to expect. One is time and one is choice. The challenge with climate change is that we have increasingly less of both. The science is...

All sizzle and no sausage

Feature story | August 15, 2007 at 0:00

In recent months, our politicians have been falling over each other to show they care about climate change. Prime Minister Helen Clark heralds a "carbon neutral" future for the country, while National Party leader John Key chants his '50 by 50'...

Roads are like red rags to Holdens - build them and they will come

Blog entry by Lucy | March 17, 2009

...which makes the rationale for National’s just- announced road building bonanza ridiculous. National argues that building roads is better for the environment because if you build a new road/expand an existing road there will be less...

Job colour counts

Blog entry by Kathy | February 27, 2009

Don't flush our climate down the John “We will not gain anything today or in the months ahead if we become lost in hand-wringing and crystal-ball gazing about how bad things are or could be… What we do know is that we are in...

Now go away and come back with some vision

Blog entry by Kathy | May 27, 2010

After weeks of provincial marches , peaceful protests , political backlash , polls showing Kiwis aren't into it, the "biggest protest march in a generation", prestigious international conservation groups saying "get out of...

Nick Smith, National Party Environment Spokesperson enjoys a solar powered sausage

Image | August 15, 2007 at 0:00

Nick Smith, National Party Environment Spokesperson enjoys a sausage at Greenpeace New Zealand's solar powered sausage sizzle outside of parliament (after being moved on from the steps of parliament) under the banner 'All sizzle no sausage' to...

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