Rodney Archive

  • Gareth Hughes

    Before the holiday season ends send a submission on the Holiday Highway - by Gareth Hughes



    It’s almost Christmas time and I’m sure most of you are ready for a holiday. But before you go, if you live in Auckland, Rodney, Whangarei, or anywhere else and want smart transport decisions please take a few minutes to make a submission on the New Zealand Transport Agency’s latest proposal for the Holiday Highway – [...] read more
    December 22, 2010 1:45 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    Jeanette questions the wisdom of the Genesis board - by frog



    Jeanette asked the Minister for State Owned Enterprises in the House yesterday whether he has confidence in the board of Genesis Energy. Genesis is proceeding with a consent application for a gas fired power station for which it admits it has no gas and is not economically viable “in a real-world, commercial sense”. The Rodney [...] read more
    March 25, 2009 4:08 pm - 19 Comments
  • frog

    More Circular Uncertainty from National - by frog



    Following the circular uncertainty created by John Key and his National government regarding the Emissions Trading Scheme, we now have another round of circular uncertainty, this time created by officialdom, no doubt because there is no clear leadership from the top. To start with, we have the utterly confused and ambiguous signals to business regarding [...] read more
    December 21, 2008 12:19 pm - 82 Comments
  • frog

    Genesis telling porkies about Rodney - by frog



    Genesis Energy claims in a New Zealand Herald article last Friday that their 480 MW gas-fired Rodney power station won’t get in the way of renewable generation. Please cue the Tui advert – Yeah, Right! Such a massive plant will stop renewable development in its tracks. Who would build more capacity with that jugernaut sitting [...] read more
    September 29, 2008 11:38 am - 6 Comments
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    Kaukapakapa gears up for a fight - by frog



    Residents of Kaukapakapa northwest of Auckland are gearing up for the fight of their lives in an effort to stop Genesis from building a 480 MW gas turbine generating station in the middle of their paddocks. I understand through the grapevine that John Key, after public pressure in the House, has finally agreed to meet [...] read more
    August 19, 2008 5:57 pm - 103 Comments
  • Jeanette Fitzsimons

    Are the Wheels Falling Off the ETS? - by Jeanette Fitzsimons



    What started off as merely a flawed and highly complex system is getting progressively worse. After weeks of intensive hearings the implications are crystallising and the flaws becoming more apparent. At the same time the Government is engaged in a process of pandering to vested interests and watering down the scheme, notifying the select committee [...] read more
    May 14, 2008 1:19 pm - 48 Comments