Archive for March, 2010

  • Kennedy Graham

    Coal and Sustainable Energy: An exciting essay topic - by Kennedy Graham



    To the CEO of Solid Energy: Dear Sir, I understand that your corporation is sponsoring an essay competition for schoolchildren in Southland, West Coast, Canterbury and Waikato. The essay, up to 1500 words, must address “The Role of Coal in Sustainable Energy Solutions for New Zealand.” read more
    March 13, 2010 10:20 am - 21 Comments
  • Gareth Hughes

    Auckland’s CBD rail loop gets one step closer - by Gareth Hughes



    A preferred alignment for an underground rail loop to run through Auckland’s CBD was announced yesterday by ARTA. This is exciting news as it means this crucial project is coming one step closer to completion. You can see that there will be three stations, one near Aotea Square, Karangahape Road, and Symonds Street. ARTA estimate [...] read more
    March 12, 2010 4:48 pm - 26 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    The Roger Awards strike again - by Catherine Delahunty



    Last night, the Roger Award For The Worst Transnational Corporation operating in New Zealand, 2009 was awarded to ANZ. The Aussie-owned banks continue to rip us off, and the Green Party believes a bank is a worthy recipient of this award. read more
    March 12, 2010 1:33 pm - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Whale for Sale - by frog



    To support the Palmer position you have to believe it would work read more
    March 12, 2010 1:31 pm - 52 Comments
  • frog

    General Debate, 12th March 2010 - by frog



    A few random links for ya Facebook group about whaling Send an ecard to save Radio New Zealand Greece mayhem French bread spiked with LSD IEA Economist Predicts ‘Era Of Cheap Energy Is Over’ Mega Kites Could Pull Giant, Floating Power Plants read more
    March 12, 2010 1:04 pm - 64 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Protect Our Pacific from climate change - by David Clendon



    On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of attending a meeting to hear from Pelenise Pilitati a well known community leader and climate activist from Kiribati. As you can see from this Youtube clip, hearing Pelenise talk brings home the stark reality of the ways that climate change is already affecting Kiribati. She described how [...] read more
    March 12, 2010 11:22 am - 33 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Dirty rivers update – my first dirty lake - by Russel Norman



    Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora is apparently the fourth largest lake in our country. And it has the consistency of pea soup; toxic pea soup to be precise. I visited there last Friday. Prue lent us a couple of kayaks, so myself and Monique from Radio NZ headed out into the soup. To keep us [...] read more
    March 11, 2010 4:05 pm - 32 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    MPS – structural problems remain - by Russel Norman



    We had the Reserve Bank Governor in front of Finance and Expenditure Committee today about his Monetary Policy Statement. The MPS is very much a steady as she goes document. But if you look more closely it’s not so pretty. For example it predicts the current account deficit returning to more than 7.2% by 2013 (from 1.8% in [...] read more
    March 11, 2010 2:34 pm - 39 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    “Reshaping” the Ministry of Education - by Catherine Delahunty



    I’m not a morning person at the best of times, and trying to understand what the Minister of Education was saying on “Morning Report” today about cuts to the Ministry of Education cuts was a true challenge. Is this an opposition beat up? Is the Minister directing the Ministry to cut administration services? Is it [...] read more
    March 11, 2010 11:02 am - 7 Comments
  • frog

    Nature 2, Monsanto 0 – GE fails again - by frog



    We know already that genetically modified crops do not improve yields. Surprisingly, Monsanto has admitted that one of their pest resistant cotton crops no longer resists the pests. How long did it take nature to thumb its nose at Monsanto? Monsanto’s advice to farmers? Use our Bollgard II version, it’s better. But the science doesn’t [...] read more
    March 11, 2010 10:38 am - 33 Comments
  • frog

    Podcast: Get Smart! - by frog



    ..meters that is.  Let’s get smart meters in NZ. In this week’s podcast Dave Clendon lays out the reasons why they are a good idea. In the couple of days since this podcast was recorded, big bad Gerry Brownlee has stomped all over a very good idea and laid out the reasons to do nothing. [...] read more
    March 10, 2010 6:26 pm - 6 Comments
  • David Clendon

    Govt understanding of the Tertiary sector: FAIL - by David Clendon



    Oh dear. Anyone who felt a wee bit nervous when Steven Joyce became Tertiary Education Minister has a right to feel justified in their fears after his last couple of annoucements. First, we hear there are plans to link funding for tertiary institutions to the pass rates of their students from 2012. This is a [...] read more
    March 10, 2010 3:19 pm - 26 Comments
  • frog

    A fruitless mix of racism and conspiracy theories - by frog



    A reader has emailed wishing me a happy birthday and sending me a link to a Fox News on-line poll about the US Tea Party movement that has really helped to make my birthday a happy one. read more
    March 10, 2010 2:35 pm - 10 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Anniversary of 1959 Tibetan uprising - by Keith Locke



    Green MP Keith Locke joins the Friends of Tibet protest outside the Chinese Embassy, Wellington NZ This morning I joined the Friends of Tibet protest outside the Chinese Embassy on the 51st anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan people’s uprising against Chinese rule. Of course there was another ‘uprising’ in March 2008, with demonstrations throughout Tibet. Unfortunately, [...] read more
    March 10, 2010 12:37 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    It’s my birthday! - by frog



    I don’t really want to make a big deal about it, but it is my 5th birthday today! My very first post, which is as valid now as it was 5 years ago, was about the precautionary principle. I followed that with a a post on tax, which is also a hot topic at the [...] read more
    March 10, 2010 9:33 am - 19 Comments
  • frog

    The mysterious case of the missing shipping container - by frog



    Judith Collins is the David Copperfield of New Zealand. Many magicians have attempted and failed to do this trick; I have never seen a disappearing act quite like this one. The Set Up Take one forty-foot shipping container filled with about $5000 worth of timber. Place the shipping container in a non-descript lot somewhere in [...] read more
    March 9, 2010 3:01 pm - 18 Comments
  • frog

    Large Wellywood sign – really?? - by frog



    “They should put one over the Cake Tin too saying “Cake Tin” and one over the Beehive saying “Beehive” and one over Mount Vic saying “Mount Vic” and one over any other landmark they can find. Because signs are cool. Especially when they are big like that one in Hollywood.” read more
    March 9, 2010 12:12 pm - 50 Comments
  • frog

    A putrid stench in the Canterbury environment - by frog



    It looks like Canterbury is in for a taste of the “Auckland treatment” – local democracy gutted and decision-making handed over to unelected Ministerial appointees. read more
    March 8, 2010 3:01 pm - 24 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    International Women’s Day - by Catherine Delahunty



    Happy International Women’s Day. Isn’t it exciting that the Minister of Women’s Affairs spoke at the Commission on the Status of Women in New York last week and supported the formation of streamlined UN gender entity in New York last week? Meanwhile back home at the other end of the world her Government has: Axed [...] read more
    March 8, 2010 1:05 pm - 16 Comments
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