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Contaminated Sites

Catherine Delahunty MP
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There are hundreds of sites around New Zealand where the soil, water and air have become contaminated because of industrial activities.

Currently the law is unclear on who has responsibility to clean up contaminated areas. The Greens are committed to ensuring polluters pay and that we remediate these areas so that we can enjoy them again.

We're also working towards adopting a higher environmental standard which would outlaw he use of particularly harmful pesticides and other toxics.

Recent news about Contaminated Sites

Report shows Govt agencies neglected workers safety at Mapua

18 May 2012 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Government must support workers who have suffered health problems from cleaning up the toxic site at Mapua, Green Party toxics spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said today. More

Whakatane: Asset Sales and Contaminated Sites Public Meeting

Event | Catherine Delahunty MP, Kevin Hague MP

NO TO ASSET SALES
Speaker: MP Kevin Hague
There are alternatives to selling our SOE's. Come and hear the Green Party's plans for the future economic wellbeing and why selling off our assets is a bad idea.

Greens stand alongside Thames community

22 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party will stand alongside the community of Thames after the discovery of a contaminated site at Moanataiari in Thames, Green Party toxics spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said today. More

Greens make progress with Govt on toxics

25 May 2011 | Video | Catherine Delahunty MP
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As part of their Memorandum of Understanding, the Green Party and the Government have announced a plan to better manage toxic sites in New Zealand. Watch Green Party spokesperson on toxics Catherine Delahunty explain the plan, and how it will be good for our land and people. More

Greens and Govt tackle toxic clean up and management

24 May 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party and the Government today announced a plan to better manage toxic sites in New Zealand, including an additional $9.9 million to clean up the Tui Mine site near Te Aroha. More

The plan to better manage toxic sites in New Zealand - Catherine Delahunty's MOU speeches

24 May 2011 | Speech | Catherine Delahunty MP

On Tuesday 24 May, the Greens signed an MOU with the Government on the clean-up of toxic sites. Here are Catherine Delahunty's two speeches:

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Good decision from Smith on Mapua

27 Aug 2010 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The decision by the Minister for the Environment Nick Smith to pay for the clean up of toxic dust in the homes of people in Mapua is a good decision, the Green Party said today. More

Hard won health care a victory for poisoned workers

23 Jun 2010 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

Whakatane sawmill workers have won an important victory in getting a special support service for people exposed to poison, said the Green Party today. More

A more sophisticated era under Te Tiriti o Waitangi

27 Apr 2010 | Speech | Catherine Delahunty MP

I was not going to take a call on the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Bill, but sometimes the rhetoric around one is overwhelming. I am very excited that we are moving into a more sophisticated era under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, More

Māpua and the Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund

15 Mar 2010 | Speech | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Ministry for the Environment estimated that it would cost $7 million to clean [Māpua] up. The costs have since doubled, and it is still a mess. Some clean-up took place, but the off-site impact of the experimental mechanism used to clean up Māpua has created more risks and thus more costs. More

Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Bill - Kevin Hague's third reading speech

27 Nov 2009 | Speech | Kevin Hague MP

"This bill removes one of the most loathsome provisions that stand in all of New Zealand law. It is a shameful piece of law and it is a credit to this House that we stand tonight in its repeal". More

Out On A Toxic LIM

11 Sep 2009 | Audio | Catherine Delahunty MP

This week we go out on a LIM, talking toxic clean up with Green MP Catherine Delahunty. We have good news, we have bad news, and we have a very simple question with no clear answer. More

Marfell Park remains open despite dangers

27 Jun 2009 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

New Plymouth's Marfell Park remains open to the public and without warning signs despite test results made public this week indicating the likelihood of widespread toxic contamination. More

Greens say it’s only fair that polluters pay costs

18 Jun 2009 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party welcomed today's acknowledgement of responsibility for historic contamination by a chemical company, but called for clear financial liability and a fairer contribution to the clean-up and health costs. More

Playground contamination shows register needed

10 Jun 2009 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP, Sue Kedgley MP

The Green Party is calling for a national register of contaminated sites in the wake of the alarming discovery of extremely high levels of dioxin under a children's playground in Taranaki. More

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