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A time for civil disobedience
The tradition of civil disobedience is being reignited. The need is growing and the call to action is becoming impossible to ignore! Non-violent direct action can help re-establish a balance where…
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Greenpeace submission on the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (environmental effects – permitted activities) regulations 2013
The Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act it is contrary to New Zealand’s international obligations to protect the marine environment under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, contrary to the precautionary principle which has been accepted by the International Court of Justice and International Tribunal for the Law…
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Joint Statement on Crown Minerals Bill Amendment 2013
In defence of the right to peaceful protest at sea. This proposed new law is an assault on the honourable Kiwi values of having a say and being able to stand up for our country.
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Legal opinion on the proposed Crown Minerals Act amendments
The Government has proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land)Bill, including proposed new offences applicable in the exclusive economic zone. This opinion finds that the proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill would breach international law in a number of respects.
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John Key and the oil cowboys
“This government is very clear, we won’t let cowboys operate here in New Zealand”. That’s what our Prime Minister John Key said as he welcomed a wagon trail of ten…
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Government shows foreign oil companies deep sea drilling in NZ not a safe bet
In passing the ‘Anadarko Amendment’ yesterday the Government once again perverted the New Zealand Story by putting big business ahead of New Zealanders. It is a toady legislation that criminalises…
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Government bid to criminalise sea protests slammed
A range of well-known New Zealand groups and individuals have today slammed the government’s controversial move to criminalise aspects of peaceful protests at sea.
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Pull the other one Sealord
It seems that Sealord thinks we all came down in the last shower and are prepared to believe whatever line they spin in defence of unsustainable canned tuna.A few weeks…
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Getting used to the ‘new normal’
As I flew up the country from Wellington to Auckland this week, on yet another beautiful day, I was struck by the colour of our country. Brown. Burned to a…
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A message to Anadarko
As we sailed out of Wellington through the Cook Strait on the Rainbow Warrior a few days ago, all of a sudden we were met by hundreds of dolphins. And they kept arriving until we were completely surrounded. I was totally blown away and even the most experienced seafarers among us were amazed. And it…
