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    Marine Animals Bill an opportunity for Govt - by frog



    This Wednesday is Members’ day. One of the bills up for first reading is Metiria Turei’s Marine Animals Protection Law Reform Bill. The Environmental Defence Society’s chair, Gary Taylor, writes today about how the high-profile decline of marine animals and the threat this poses for our economy. He says that the bill is a great [...] read more
    July 27, 2009 1:45 pm - 12 Comments
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    Dolphin CSI – National crisis - by Metiria Turei



    Forest & Bird has released photos and data showing increased Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin mutilation: Forest & Bird obtained data from DOC under the Official Information Act about the number of Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins found mutilated round New Zealand’s coastline. The records show there have been 36 cases of dolphins found mutilated since 1980, [...] read more
    December 4, 2008 1:27 pm - 6 Comments
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    Some discussion points - by frog



    George Bush leads the way US President George Bush has announced an ‘ambitious‘ climate change programme to stop increasing carbon emission in 2025. And, after that, the US is going to start reducing emissions. That’s only 17 years and somewhat more than 100 billion metric tonnes of CO². We’ll probably be onto our 3rd Bush [...] read more
    April 18, 2008 9:26 am - 18 Comments
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    Dolphins not winning with Minister of Fish - by frog



    The Minister of Fisheries has just congratulated the winners of the Fisheries Ministry Photograph Competition. I guess it’s lucky for the Minister that the Ministry did not enter one of its own photographs, such as this one below or the featured in the Herald today about the destruction that our current commercial fishing practices cause. [...] read more
    March 20, 2008 12:21 pm - 6 Comments