Environment Canterbury Archive

  • frog

    Thousands protest against the ECan coup - by frog



    It’s great to see the people of Canterbury fighting back in their thousands, and to see Green MPs Russel Norman and Kennedy Graham supporting them, to return to democratic regional governance. read more
    June 13, 2010 7:47 pm - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Canterbury fights back for democracy and clean water - by frog



    It is great to see the people of Canterbury starting the fightback for regional democracy. If you live in Canterbury and care about democracy and water quality, put this in your diary: Our Water – Our Vote rally, Sunday 13 June, 3pm, Cathedral Square. read more
    June 10, 2010 8:54 am - 17 Comments
  • frog

    ECan Act “constitutionally repugnant” - by frog



    … constitutionally repugnant … contains elements of subterfuge … a constitutional affront … simply unacceptable … failed the legal requirement that the law should be general and forward-looking, not retrospective … denied all the equal protection of the law … either gratuitous or disingenuous … does nothing to promote respect for the law … a disproportionate response to the issues. Pretty strong words from a Professor of Law read more
    May 20, 2010 9:52 am - 16 Comments
  • frog

    Cabinet celebrates the ECan coup - by frog



    A picture is worth a thousand words! If you are in or near Christchurch tomorrow Friday 30 April, come and join the protests against this abrogation of democracy: 5:30 pm @ ECan office 58 Kilmore St, moving to the Jenny Shipley gloat-fest lecture at the Copthorne Hotel, corner Durham and Kilmore Streets an hour or so later. read more
    April 29, 2010 7:57 pm - 41 Comments
  • Sue Kedgley

    Strong reaction against ECan sacking - by Sue Kedgley



    It was standing room only at a public meeting organised by the Green party in Christchurch last night to protest the government’s sacking of Environment Canterbury. 100 people who couldn’t get into the meeting held an impromptu meeting outside. The meeting hadn’t even been advertised in the media—who knows how many would have turned up [...] read more
    April 15, 2010 2:01 pm - 41 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    On Carter and conflicts - by Russel Norman



    Agriculture Minister David Carter has over a fortnight before Parliament resumes to ponder his personal explanation of how, back in October last year, his recollection of then recent events involving the Hurunui River Water Conservation Order application was so faulty. read more
    April 6, 2010 2:01 pm - 19 Comments
  • frog

    A tip for the ECan dictatorship - by frog



    You wouldn’t want your footnote in history to be responsibility for the creation of the Ellesmere Desert, would you, prospective ECan Commissioners? So be mindful of the historical lessons of environmental mismanagement when you attempt to “balance” the economy with the environment. read more
    April 5, 2010 6:10 pm - 13 Comments
  • frog

    Environment groups line up to slag government on water conservation - by frog



    It seems the Environment Minister is getting short on friends… read more
    April 4, 2010 10:11 am - 11 Comments
  • frog

    Kennedy Graham on democracy under attack in Canterbury - by frog



    “…the Creech report is a shoddy piece of work and fails rudimentary tests of professional standards. First, the report lacks intellectual integrity. It criticises Environment Canterbury for being science-driven and not science-informed. The Creech report is politically-driven and not politically-informed.” read more
    March 27, 2010 8:31 am - 19 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
  • frog

    Something is rotten in the state of Canterbury - by frog



    Auditor-General Lyn Provost has found four Environment Canterbury Regional Councillors broke the law by voting on an issue in which they had a conflict of interest. Ecan Chair Alec Neill should be demanding their resignations, but is instead trying to find a way for them to continue to vote on water management charges despite their conflict of interest. read more
    December 23, 2009 10:16 am - 22 Comments