Comments on: Greens get a bit more for conservation while Jim oversees sea lion deaths http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/ hopping along the corridors of power Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: kahikatea http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27689 kahikatea Tue, 29 May 2007 07:47:36 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27689 8. naturevision Says: > In more ‘enlightened times’, we introduced possums, stoats, deer, goats and pigs. we’ve spent hundreds of millions of dollars since then trying to reverse the damage… > Roll on the ‘enlightened times’ huh? ou for the good old days, when wife beaters walked free and homosexuals were locked up 8. naturevision Says:

> In more ‘enlightened times’, we introduced possums, stoats, deer, goats and pigs. we’ve spent hundreds of millions of dollars since then trying to reverse the damage…

> Roll on the ‘enlightened times’ huh?

ou for the good old days, when wife beaters walked free and homosexuals were locked up

]]> By: naturevision http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27595 naturevision Sun, 27 May 2007 21:58:53 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27595 ha ha yeah you're right, in more 'enlightened' times, we drained 95% of our wetlands, wondered why the farms began to get flooded every time there was a downpour, and had no natural filter to protect water quality. a devout anti-greenie farmer i know in the Waikato, has gone from trying to get rid of his wetland, to taking the willows out, fencing it off and blocking the drains. now he informs me with a grin, he has no need to irrigate his surrounding paddocks in summer, which are kept wet from the nearby wetland, and in winter, it soaks up excess moisture, preventing flooding. In more 'enlightened times', we introduced possums, stoats, deer, goats and pigs. we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars since then trying to reverse the damage... Roll on the 'enlightened times' huh? ha ha yeah you’re right, in more ‘enlightened’ times, we drained 95% of our wetlands, wondered why the farms began to get flooded every time there was a downpour, and had no natural filter to protect water quality.

a devout anti-greenie farmer i know in the Waikato, has gone from trying to get rid of his wetland, to taking the willows out, fencing it off and blocking the drains. now he informs me with a grin, he has no need to irrigate his surrounding paddocks in summer, which are kept wet from the nearby wetland, and in winter, it soaks up excess moisture, preventing flooding.

In more ‘enlightened times’, we introduced possums, stoats, deer, goats and pigs. we’ve spent hundreds of millions of dollars since then trying to reverse the damage…

Roll on the ‘enlightened times’ huh?

]]> By: Kevyn http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27581 Kevyn Sun, 27 May 2007 13:10:38 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27581 "attractive and useful"? More like flood-prone farmland and state housing areas, and more recently upmarket housing "estates". “attractive and useful”? More like flood-prone farmland and state housing areas, and more recently upmarket housing “estates”.

]]> By: Mouldwarp http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27573 Mouldwarp Sun, 27 May 2007 07:59:55 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27573 - "A number of invertebrates occur in the wetland including seven species of molluscs, seven species of water flea. Aquatic insect life includes dragonflies, damselflies, water beetles, non-biting midges, craneflies, midges and water and a tinywater skate Microvelia is possibly the most abundant animal in the wetland." Good grief, it's beyond parody. Water fleas? Craneflies? Midges? In more enlightened times, places like this were drained and turned into something attractive and useful. - “A number of invertebrates occur in the wetland including seven species of molluscs, seven species of water flea. Aquatic insect life includes dragonflies, damselflies, water beetles, non-biting midges, craneflies, midges and water and a tinywater skate Microvelia is possibly the most abundant animal in the wetland.”

Good grief, it’s beyond parody. Water fleas? Craneflies? Midges?

In more enlightened times, places like this were drained and turned into something attractive and useful.

]]> By: Amon http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27564 Amon Sat, 26 May 2007 22:15:00 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27564 We all know what we must do to stop the eventual collapse of this "Unique!" enviroment, and i mean unique! there isn't another we can go to to replace it. You know what they say "Never %&*%# where you eat", sadly in our case that is exactly what we are doing/done. We all know what we must do to stop the eventual collapse of this “Unique!” enviroment, and i mean unique! there isn’t another we can go to to replace it. You know what they say “Never %&*%# where you eat”, sadly in our case that is exactly what we are doing/done.

]]> By: phil u http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27563 phil u Sat, 26 May 2007 22:00:10 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27563 hhmmm..!!! wtf..! hhmmm..!!!

wtf..!

]]> By: phil u http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27562 phil u Sat, 26 May 2007 21:58:41 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27562 test test

]]> By: phil u http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27561 phil u Sat, 26 May 2007 21:57:16 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27561 whoar..!..didya see the story about the 'spooks' infilrating 'green'/animal rights groups..? http://whoar.co.nz/?p=10962 (btw...'interesting' take there..ahuahu.. ..on the dynamics involved in what you speak of..) phil(whoar.co.nz) whoar..!..didya see the story about the ’spooks’ infilrating ‘green’/animal rights groups..?

http://whoar.co.nz/?p=10962

(btw…’interesting’ take there..ahuahu..

..on the dynamics involved in what you speak of..)

phil(whoar.co.nz)

]]> By: Ahuahu http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27559 Ahuahu Sat, 26 May 2007 21:28:42 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/05/27/greens-get-a-bit-more-for-conservation-while-jim-oversees-sea-lion-deaths/#comment-27559 Jim is a classic conservationist. Unfortunately the thorn in his side is the short sightedness and self-serving of certain elements in maoridom. For some reason labour's share of the maori constituency is threatened by the gang-promoting, racist maori party, which means in turn the maori MPs of labour are under constant threat from rejection by a backward thinking maori heirachy. Jim is a classic conservationist. Unfortunately the thorn in his side is the short sightedness and self-serving of certain elements in maoridom. For some reason labour’s share of the maori constituency is threatened by the gang-promoting, racist maori party, which means in turn the maori MPs of labour are under constant threat from rejection by a backward thinking maori heirachy.

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