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Resource Management Act

The Resource Management (Energy and Climate Change) Amendment Act removed the ability of local government to consider the effect of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change when considering air discharge consents. The was because a national instrument was intended to deal with this issue. However, such an instrument has yet to be forthcoming and in the meantime new applications for consent to emit CO2 are being considered and approved with no regard for climate change. The ability of consent authorities to consider climate change ought to be in place at least until a national instrument is well established and is shown to be effective.

To address this, Jeanette Fitzsimons has put forward the Resource Management (Climate Protection) Amendment Bill.

Press releases previously on this page related to the RMA Amendment Bill 2004 have been moved.

Farmer bulldozes through RMA and native forest

04 Nov 2008

In response to Federated Farmers demand to weaken the Resource Management Act, the Green Party has released leaked information showing the RMA is already so weak a council was able to rubber stamp the secret clearance of 100 year old native bush for dairying in south Taranaki.

Open Government Policy

03 Nov 2008

More and more people are alienated by the political process, distrustful of politicians and feel shut out of decisions that affect them deeply. It is urgent that we clean up the political system and make it more open and accountable if we are to stop the corrosive undermining of our democracy.

Public demonstration against the planned Basin Reserve flyover (Wellington)

30 Oct 2008

Despite public consultation urging against the Basin Reserve flyover, the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) has recently agreed on plans that would see construction begin in 2011/12. Of the submissions received by the GWRC regarding the flyover, 79% did not support its construction. We need YOU to show the Greater Wellington Regional Council that we have a VOICE and that their decision does not reflect OUR vision for the future.

Nat MP’s slip reveals secret road-building agenda

23 Oct 2008

National’s secret road building agenda has been revealed by loose-lipped MP Maurice Williamson.

Transport Policy Summary - Smart Moves

16 Oct 2008

New Zealanders need more transport choices. Transport accounts for well over 40% of climate-changing CO2 emissions, and the era of cheap oil, on which our transport system depends, is coming to an end.

Labour leaves legacy of pollution

02 Oct 2008

The Labour-led Government should be ashamed for allowing the country’s waterways to become more polluted under its watch, despite Labour promising at the last election to make rivers safe for swimming in.

Lake tests point to sewage ponds

02 Oct 2008

Tests in Lake Horowhenua after the recent overflow of nearby sewage ponds appear to confirm the lake suffered from extra pollution because of the event, Greens Co-Leader Russel Norman says.

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