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  Forestry bullies seek to fell our Aussie Bob

  
  
  
  Australian Greens leader Senator Bob Brown may lose his seat if he doesn’t pay court costs of A$240,000 to Forestry Tasmania by the end of the month. The costs relate to a landmark Federal Court case that Bob took in 2006 against the state owned enterprise. He alleged that Forestry Tasmania were breaching Federal threatened species [...] read more
  June 10, 2009 1:50 pm - 13 Comments
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  Greens riskily agree with the Feds

  
  
  
  Federated Farmers’ press release just now – Move over shark wranglers, farming’s far riskier – is something the Greens can agree with. Farm related fatalities  have grown over the past five years to 20 and that is too many. The Feds also acknowledge the economic loss of farm accidents, citing “ACC statistics show that a [...] read more
  May 13, 2009 2:00 pm - 1 Comment
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  Herald approves, but gets some basics very wrong

  
  
  
  Today’s Herald editorial seems keen on the new working relationship between the Greens and National.  But their positive assessment comes at the very end, while much of the piece discusses a supposed change in attitude by the Greens. This agreement, under which the Greens and ministers will work together in several policy areas, clearly owes a great deal to [...] read more
  April 13, 2009 11:48 am - 30 Comments
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  Green Party pulls plug for planet’s sake

  
  
  
  In a bold move to combat global warming and the Government’s indifference to New Zealand’s Kyoto commitments, the Green Party is leading from the front and will immediately stop using most electrical appliances in its Parliamentary offices as of today. “The current Government’s laissez-faire attitude to carbon emissions means that more needs to be done. The [...] read more
  April 1, 2009 4:11 pm - 16 Comments
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  Stupid is as stupid does

  
  
  
  G is for grrrrrrr. G is grump grump. G is for Godawful. G is for Genesis In the beginning there was stupidity and then – Good Lord – there was more stupidity. The latest chapter in this sorry saga called the Book of Genesis is the resource consent for the Rodney gas plant granted by Rodney District Council last week.  This [...] read more
  March 30, 2009 11:45 am - 85 Comments
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  Maori Rugby: A new political football

  
  
  
  So maybe South Africa doesn’t want a visit from the New Zealand Maori team anymore, but does that mean we don’t want the team either? Those of you who took intro to logic at uni can probably give us a formal refutation in two minutes flat, and while you’re doing that, a couple of things for [...] read more
  February 20, 2009 4:40 pm - 35 Comments
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  Peters donations scandal gets deeper

  
  
  
  The most compelling part of Phil Kitchin’s Dominion Post story about Winston Peters and the Velas is the three paragraphs at the very end: A box of documents sent to the newspaper this week shows that Vela interests made donations to NZ First as early as 1999. Mr Meurant suggested to Mr Vela that this [...] read more
  November 1, 2008 9:57 am - 133 Comments
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  Up go the hoardings

  
  
  
  With an election date announced it suddenly becomes legal to erect hoardings all over the country. And, it seems this game is not just reserved for political parties.  For instance, just near Havelock North, a locality that knows better than most the importance of horticulture to our social and economic wellbeing, these signs have started [...] read more
  September 12, 2008 4:38 pm - 36 Comments
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  What if this was the only tree left to hug?

  
  
  
  Ecorazzi is back with the best environmental gossip about Paris Hilton.  This time they have a snap of her in a ’save the trees’ tee-shirt: read more
  September 7, 2008 8:49 pm - 8 Comments
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  Europe’s long term planning

  
  
  
  The Sunday Herald’s series on voters on swinging Nutsey St today features Dutch immigrant Robin Romein who isn’t that impressed with any of the New Zealand political parties, but at this stage is leaning towards voting Green as a protest against the short sightedness of the two old major parties. “I don’t think National and Labour [...] read more
  September 7, 2008 8:23 pm - 9 Comments