by Russel Norman
Got an interesting email from Tom at the BayBuzz about the election up there.
Thought this billboard that someone has put up was awesome. Apparently it has upset some of the local regional councillors who have overseen the pollution…
Published in Environment & Resource Management by Russel Norman on Tue, September 21st, 2010
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At a recent Blue Green conference Guy Salmon stated the view that environment councils did not represent a broad constituency and were generally dominated by farmers, he suggested the inclusion of environmentalists and local iwi would bring balance to decision making. This statement was strongly condemned by the same Environment Southland Chair, who expressed the view that anyone (including university based academics) who had not worked on a farm had no business making decisions that would have an impact on rural environments. I can imagine if the above sign was displayed in Southland the reactions would be similar.
There are exciting times ahead, or maybe a repeat of the ECan debacle………..?
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It is a good message, but would have been better without the inverted commas.
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Outrageous!
That surely is the rightful domain of Federated Farmer stoolies and Fonterra flunkies!
What is that candidate thinking??
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Should the chairman of Fonterra’s Southland Stakeholders Association be allowed to stand for council, unhindered by public criticism by the chairman of the Regional Council?
Of course.
Should a candidate who the local newspaper calls ‘well known environmentalist and writer’ be able to do the same?
You’d hope so, wouldn’t you!
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sprout – when did he write it? I’d quite like to dig up a copy of the letter.
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Here Russel:
http://robertguyton.blogspot.com/2010/09/chairman-collie-writes.html
But here’s the funny part!
http://robertguyton.blogspot.com/2010/09/got-collie-wobbles.html
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The existing Regional Councillors, representing Hastings [where the sign is] are feeling like those pigs in crates if the noises they have let out are any indication. Tom Belford is a breath of fresh air in local body politics in Hawkes Bay-some of us love it – but the old boys club are in a panic. Good job.
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