Kia ora
I visited the Mokau River on my Dirty (and Threatened) Rivers Rafting Tour this summer to try to save the river, and the native freshwater fish that live in it, from a dam.
Just this week, King Country Energy has backed down on their plans to dam this precious river.
Two thirds of our native freshwater fish species are threatened or at risk so every success like this is important.
Russel Norman, Green MP
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In this issue
Take action
Protect the rainforests: sign the petition
Stop the import and trade of illegally harvested rainforest timber. Download and print the petition
Save the Mokihinui River: send an eCard to John Key
One of New Zealand's valuable wild rivers, the Mokihinui River, is under threat from a hydro-electricity dam proposal. Send an eCard to the Prime Minister now to ask him to step in and stop the dam. More on the Mokihinui dam proposal | Send an eCard | Print the petition
Events
Thames Welfare Forum with Catherine Delahunty
Monday 4 July, 12:30-1:30pm
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Grahamstown Community Hall, Thames
No Kapiti Expressway - Rally at Parliament
Wednesday 6 July, 12-1pm
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Parliament Grounds, Wellington
Release the Text - public forum against the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
Wednesday 6 July, 6-9:30pm
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Mezzanine, Wellington Public Library, Wellington
Visions of Christchurch - Sustainable and Resilient - final public forum with Kennedy Graham MP
Friday 8 July, 5:30-7:15pm
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Mary Potter Community Centre, 442 Durham Street North, Christchurch
A Motorway in Hataitai and Kilbirnie? Public forum with Russel Norman
Tuesday 12 July, 7:30-9pm
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Hataitai Bowling Club Hall, 157 Hataitai Rd, Hataitai, Wellington
Glenfield Welfare Forum with Catherine Delahunty
Saturday 30 July, 2-4pm
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Glenfield Community Centre, cnr Glenfield Rd and Bentley Ave, Glenfield, Auckland
Videos
Green MP Gareth Hughes on protecting our oceans
The International Programme on the State of the Ocean recently released information that showed our oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected and are entering a phase of unprecedented marine species extinction. Watch the video...
Green Party AGM 2011: Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown's speech
Australian Green Party leader, Senator Bob Brown's, speech to our recent AGM on holding the balance of power in Australian politics and the recent success of Green parties around the world. Watch the video...
Press releases
72,000 NZers drinking faecally contaminated water
30 June 2011
The Annual Report on Drinking-Water in New Zealand 2009/10 shows that 72,000 New Zealanders are drinking faecally contaminated water. Read more...
Government intervention needed to save Waituna Lagoon
29 June 2011
"The fate of the internationally recognised Waituna Lagoon in Southland lies in Nick Smith's hands," said Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman today, in response to the Environment Minister's visit to the lagoon today. Read more...
Government inaction threatens oceans
23 June 2011
A further delay of the Marine Reserves Bill, which has been in select committee for nine years, shows the Government doesn't care about ocean protection Read more...
Govt must make safety changes to mining now
22 June 2011
New Zealand should move to improve mine safety by reinstating check inspectors and a fully funded mine inspectorate, West Coast based Green Party MP Kevin Hague said today. Read more...
Greens concerned by dredging decision
20 June 2011
Port Otago's Next Generation Project has been granted resource consent to dredge Otago Harbour and dispose of the dredgings at sea. Read more...
Funding cuts leave faeces in drinking water
19 June 2011
A Government funding freeze and cuts have left rural communities drinking dirty water, the Green Party said today. Read more...
Blog posts
Nick Smith lost for words on lignite mining - by frog
It seems Environment Minister Nick Smith still doesn’t get it that “best practice” as far as lignite is concerned is to leave it in the ground. Read more...
2010 - 2011: Earth's most extreme weather since 1816? - by frog
That's the title of Jeff Masters' piece today on the Weather Underground. Read more...
A little film about a little town at the epicentre of a big earthquake - by frog
Love in a Little Town from James Muir on Vimeo.
When everything is stripped back by disaster it reveals what is at the heart of a resilient neighbourhood... Read more...
Privatising public energy companies in Wonderland - by Russel Norman
Tony Ryall, Minister of State Owned Enterprises, turned up to the Finance and Expenditure Committee today to justify their plans to partially privatise the state owned energy companies.
With a little bit of creative licence, the exchange went something like this... Read more...
A trans-Tasman ETS? - by Russel Norman
Yesterday our PM announced with Australia’s PM that officials would be starting work to align the eventual Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) across the ditch with our own.
Julia Gillard seems however to have received some misinformation about our ETS. Read more...
