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

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Love it, protect it

We love New Zealand’s unique animals, plants and ecosystems and will protect them.

Not because a profit can be made from them but because they are part of what defines New Zealand.

We have a plan to take conservation seriously. The plan will:

  • Fund conservation properly

  • Change the law

  • Continue with the pest control
    programme

Find out more about our plan, read the Wildlife (Threatened Species
Protection) Amendment Bill and read more about our conservation priority below.

More about our conservation priority

Wildlife (Threatened Species Protection) Amendment Bill

FRACK NO!

Demand an immediate moratorium on fracking in New Zealand - sign the petition

We want the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to conduct an inquiry into the practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in New Zealand, and to report the results of the inquiry to the House.

In the mean time we need a moratorium on fracking in New Zealand both onshore and offshore.

Read more about fracking and download the petition and get people signing!

Recent news about Conservation

Weakening of Biodiversity Strategy looks imminent

02 Feb 2012 | Press Release | Eugenie Sage MP

DOC's Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Conservation suggests the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy will be weakened, the Green Party said today.

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Government must act to protect Maui’s dolphin

01 Feb 2012 | Press Release | Gareth Hughes MP
Maui's dolphinMaui's dolphin

The Green Party is calling for a moratorium on set-net fishing off the coast of Taranaki following the death of a highly endangered Maui's dolphin that got trapped in a net. More

Minister backtracks on public input on mining Denniston

30 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson needs to stop ducking for cover and reassure the public that they will have a meaningful say over whether the Denniston Plateau is mined. More

Green Party says no to Coromandel mining survey

28 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty joined a protest against mining exploration in the Kauaeranga Valley this morning, the Green Party said today.

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John Key needs to stop deep sea oil drilling

17 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

John Key needs to tell New Zealanders what he discussed with American oil company Anadarko when he met its CEO on Tuesday, said the Green Party today. More

Love it, protect it — Green Party Conservation Policy Launch

03 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

The Green Party today launched its conservation policy which will fund conservation properly and protect the endangered native species that New Zealanders love. More

Greens and Govt launch Phase II of new possum trap plan

28 Oct 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

Green Party Conservation spokesperson Kevin Hague and Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson today launched Phase II of the Department of Conservation's (DOC) trial of self-resetting possum traps in Northland's Trounson Kauri Park.

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Open letter to Auckland councillors over the development of Te Arai beach

21 Oct 2011 | Blog post | Russel Norman MP

Posted below is an letter to the mayor and councillors of Auckland from concerned Aucklander John Shaw. John is a surfer who’s passionate about the stunning beauty of Te Arai beach More

Southland Forest and Bird hosting Invercargill cafe meeting with Kevin Hague

Event | Kevin Hague MP

Come and have a coffee with Southland Forest and Bird members and Kevin Hague, Conservation spokesperson for the Green Party.

New Game Animal bill undermines conservation

19 Oct 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

Neither the Minister of Conservation nor any government agency is willing to support the Game and Animal Council Bill, the Green Party said today. More

Greens and Govt launch second phase of Tui clean up

19 Oct 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party and the Government today launched phase two of the $16.2 million clean-up of the Tui Mine site near Te Aroha. More

Steven Joyce caught lying over Rena accusations

11 Oct 2011 | Press Release | Gareth Hughes MP
Joyce and Rena

The Green Party has released email correspondence showing that Steven Joyce lied on TVNZ's Close Up show last night when he said, "I have not had a single request of my office or of the Ministry for any briefing from any opposition politician whatsoever." More

Motorways: the best thing to happen for biodiversity since…the time before motorways?

04 Oct 2011 | Blog post | Gareth Hughes MP

I had to check it wasn’t April 1st, when I saw this press release from the New Zealand Transport Agency: ‘NZTA’s Auckland motorway network a haven for NZ’s rare plants.’ More

More transparency from DoC needed over Denniston Mine

27 Sep 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

The Minister of Conservation has refused to take any action over a potential conflict of interest after a Department of Conservation (DoC) employee with a senior role in respect to the application Department's strategy on the Denniston Plateau was revealed to now be working for the company that intends to mine the ecologically sensitive area, the Green Party said today. More

Save the Mokihinui Forum with Russel Norman in Lower Hutt

Event | Russel Norman MP

You are warmly welcomed to join Green Party co-leader Russel Norman for a film screening and a discussion around the campaign to save the Mokihinui River from hydro dam development. More

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