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Eugenie Sage MP
Eugenie Sage MP
eugenie [dot] sage [at] parliament [dot] govt [dot] nz (Email)

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Love it, protect it

Our wild places are part of what defines New Zealand. Majestic places, rugged coastlines with deserted beaches, untouched bush, the silver fern and the kiwi are part of our heritage. We need to invest more in protecting the places we love. Not because a profit can be made from them but because they are part of what defines New Zealand.

Recent news about Conservation

Eugenie Sage speaks at the First Reading of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill

20 May 2013 | Speech | Eugenie Sage MP

The Green Party believes that by introducing this Bill under urgency, without any chance for public input, on the grounds that it provides " certainty for operators" this Government is weakening the regulatory regime, weakening our environmental laws, and making it much less certain for the environment. More

Eugenie Sage speaks at the Second Reading of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill

20 May 2013 | Speech | Eugenie Sage MP

The Green party believes that this Government's attitude is do the drilling as fast as you can, do not care about the environment, but have a regime that just weakens the protections for the environment and encourages exploitation as fast as possible. More

Greater Government commitment needed for Mackenzie Basin

12 May 2013 | Press Release | Eugenie Sage MP

The Government needs to protect the outstanding landscape and biodiversity values of the Mackenzie Basin by prioritising a new conservation or national park and promoting sustainable management on pastoral leases, the Green Party said today. More

Conservation suffers as DOC cutting season continues

07 May 2013 | Press Release | Eugenie Sage MP

Today's announcement by the Department of Conservation (DOC) finalising the restructure, and loss of 72 jobs, is bad for conservation, said the Green Party. More

Conservation Minister forgetting lessons of Cave Creek

04 May 2013 | Press Release | Eugenie Sage MP

Conservation Minister Nick Smith must remember the lessons of Cave Creek and stop the current Department of Conservation (DOC) restructuring, the Green Party said today. More

DOC Budget increase actually still a decrease

29 Apr 2013 | Press Release | Eugenie Sage MP

An extra five million dollars a year for four years will not even offset the existing annual shortfall of $8.7 million, said Green Party conservation spokesperson Eugenie Sage. More

DOC restructure bad for conservation

23 Apr 2013 | Press Release | Eugenie Sage MP

A new structure at the Department of Conservation (DOC) will see a significant chunk of its work re-focussed on revenue generation rather than conservation, the Green Party said today. More

Eugenie Sage questions the Minister for Tourism on Department of Conservation staff cuts

17 Apr 2013 | Oral Question | Eugenie Sage MP

Will any of the extra $158 million for tourism in Budget 2013 be spent on tourism marketing and promotion for the 100% Pure New Zealand campaign; if so, how much? More

Longfin eels need a lifeline

17 Apr 2013 | Press Release | Eugenie Sage MP

The Green Party is calling on the Government to implement urgently the protections for longfin eel recommended by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE). More

Eugenie Sage speaking after the Rangitata Green Party AGM on "Why we need nature and local democracy"

Event | Eugenie Sage MP

Come and hear Eugenie Sage speak on "why we need nature and local democracy". Eugenie Sage is the Green Party spokesperson for Environment, Conservation, Water, Local Government, Christchurch, land Information and Resource Management Issues. More

Catherine Delahunty speaks on the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill

16 Apr 2013 | Speech | Catherine Delahunty MP

I would like to start my speech on this legislation with two quotes. One is a traditional tangata whenua whakataukī. Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua — people perish, but the land remains. However, in the case of this legislation, after it goes through, some of the land may not remain. More

Public Meeting to hear Eugenie Sage speak on proposed changes to the RMA and fresh water policy

Event | Eugenie Sage MP

Want to hear more about the proposed changes to the RMA & Fresh Water Policy? More

Eugenie Sage speaks in the debate on the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill

15 Apr 2013 | Speech | Eugenie Sage MP

Eugenie Sage argues that there is a fundamental change in this bill that undermines the way in which conservation has been valued since 1987 through the establishment of the Department of Conservation and the protection of the conservation estate because the National Government has a very empty economic agenda, which is all about the exploitation of nature. More

Eugenie Sage questions the Minister of Conservation about DoC funding cuts

11 Apr 2013 | Oral Question | Eugenie Sage MP

National risks forgetting the lessons from the Cave Creek Inquiry More

Government erodes promise on Schedule 4 mining

11 Apr 2013 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party has discovered that the Government is eroding its promise to New Zealanders to not mine in Schedule 4 areas, by handing out an exploratory permit to a mining company that allows drilling in Schedule 4. More

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