biodiversity Archive

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  Motorways: the best thing to happen for biodiversity since…the time before motorways? - by Gareth Hughes

  
  
  
  I had to check it wasn’t April 1st, when I saw this press release from the New Zealand Transport Agency: ‘NZTA’s Auckland motorway network a haven for NZ’s rare plants.’ read more
  October 4, 2011 1:53 pm - 3 Comments
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  New trap promises better protection of the birds we love - by Kevin Hague

  
  
  
  I was able to announce some good news for our native birds and trees today. The Greens are launching a $4 million pest control package working jointly with the Government to trial a promising new trap called the Henry. The origin for this project lay in our second Green New Deal package released last year. [...] read more
  October 18, 2010 5:38 pm - 5 Comments
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  Timber report shows need for ‘good wood’ Bill - by Catherine Delahunty

  
  
  
  The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry released a fascinating new report today. The research project, Environmental Impacts of Multi-Story Buildings Using Different Construction Materials, modelled the life cycle energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions of four similar office building designs that used different materials as their main structural element: concrete, steel, timber and [...] read more
  July 24, 2009 4:00 pm - 28 Comments
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  Prince Charles, Kevin Rudd and frogs - by frog

  
  
  
  Check out this great little jam of HRH Prince Charles’ recent appeal to save the world’s rainforests (‘The Prince and the Frog’). It’s made by Tasmanian forest campaigners. To join in the campaign go here . read more
  July 22, 2009 3:50 pm - 14 Comments
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  My long lost rellies! - by frog

  
  
  
  Humankind knows a lot about this planet, but there’s heaps we don’t too.This morning I spied a hot new press releases entitled: “New Species Found In Papua New Guinea”. Among the 50-odd new species are three relatives of mine! The three frogs include a tiny brown frog with a sharp chirping call (Oreophryne sp.), a bright [...] read more
  March 25, 2009 8:33 am - 3 Comments
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  Emissions trading scheme – credits, biodiversity and agriculture - by frog

  
  
  
  Jeanette gave her second reading speech on the Emissions Trading Scheme last week and it’s worth pulling out a few quotes to discuss some of the technical details.  First let’s look at one of the changes the Greens made to the free credit allocations for trade exposed industries: In a further amendment, the Minister must [...] read more
  September 2, 2008 8:34 am - 11 Comments
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  Yes to the Emissions Trading Scheme - by frog

  
  
  
  The Green Party caucus has just voted to support the Emissions Trading Scheme. I was watching caucus debate through the window and can confirm the decision did not look to be a foregone conclusion. Jeanette’s media release highlights some of the improvements to the scheme: We have always said the scheme needed to share the [...] read more
  August 26, 2008 2:30 pm - 138 Comments
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  PQ: Mokihinui River Hydro Plan - by frog

  
  
  
  Green MP Metiria Turei questions the Minister of Conservation, the Hon Steve Chadwick, as to whether she will oppose the consent application from Meridian energy to damn New Zealand’s seventh most important river ecosystem. (Yes, that was a pun.) Meridian’s own secret impact report, which damns the project as destructive of irreplaceable biodiversity, was tabled [...] read more
  April 16, 2008 7:17 pm - 62 Comments
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  Meridian’s secret Mokihinui report - by frog

  
  
  
  Minister Steve Chadwick said in response to Metiria’s question in Parliament this afternoon that the Department of Conservation will be making a submission in on Meridian Energy’s proposal to build a hydro dam on the Mokihinui River and it will be advocating for the protection of the river. Metiria then asked her about Meridian’s suppressed [...] read more
  April 15, 2008 5:49 pm - 1 Comment