Events

Smart transport for NZ 19 August - Gareth Hughes hosts a transport conference in Wellington.

The Great MMP Debate 19 August - Sue Kedgley joins other MPs at the public library in Wellington for a debate on MMP.

Public transport public meeting 19 August - Join David Clendon and public transport expert Dr Paul Mees in Auckland.

Welfare Forums 23 &25 August - Catherine Delahunty hosts public welfare forums in Hamilton and Invercargill.

Public meeting 29 August - Join Keith Locke in Golden Bay for a discussion on New Zealand's place in the world.

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Snippets

Plans to tow icebergs An engineer wants to go to Antarctica, tie a big rope around a six-million-ton iceberg, drag it back to Africa and melt it into fresh, drinkable water. [Wired]

Rainbow warrior retirement The second Rainbow Warrior has been re-assigned to spend the rest of its years as a hospital ship in the river deltas of Bangladesh. [Stuff]

Shell oil spill in North Sea The worst spill in UK waters in the past decade, has so far leaked 1,300 barrels of oil. [Guardian]

Shell oil hunting for oil in NZ Shell has joined the hunt for oil in the Great South Basin and is ready for any protest action that may target new exploration [NZ Herald]

Stylish apocolypse bunkers A company has created a stylish underground shelter network for “long-term survival in future catastrophes”.
[inhabitat]

I'm on a (solar-powered) boat The world's largest solar-powered boat, is on the last leg of the first ever attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
[Guardian]

The search for ET is on again SETI Telescopes looking for extra terrestrial intelligence should re-open within weeks after donors replaced income lost in public funding cuts. [BBC]

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More mine inspectors proves Govt can improve safety now
17 August 2011

The Government's announcement of more mine inspectors shows that action to improve worker safety can happen prior to the report of the Pike River Royal Commission, West Coast based MP Green Party MP Kevin Hague said today. Read more...

John Key should attack poverty not report
16 August 2011

John Key should apologise for rubbishing a report that highlights the economic cost of child poverty in New Zealand. Read more...

NZ needs clean green jobs, not risky deepwater drilling
16 August 2011

New Zealand needs clean, green jobs, not risky deepwater drilling. Read more...

Supermarket chains need to come clean with their mark-ups
15 August 2011

Supermarket chains Foodstuffs and Progressives need to come clean and tell New Zealanders what margins they put on fresh fruit and vegetables, Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. Read more...

Poroporoaki ki a Sir Paul Reeves: Greens pay tribute
14 August 2011

The Green Party today pays respect to Sir Paul Reeves, the first Maori Governor General and former Archbishop of the Anglican Church. Read more...

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Fracking and the Taranaki Regional Council - by Russel Norman

Fracking is the‚ hydraulic fracturing of geological formations to release hydrocarbons. Read more...

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