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Something to be proud of
New Zealand is ranked first in the world for social and environmental progress: New Zealand has come first in a global index that ranks countries by social and environmental performance rather than economic output in a drive to make social... More about Something to be proud of
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Peter Hitchens Abortion Interview
Peter Hitchens, New Zealand's Green Party has released a policy which supports the relaxation of abortion. Is this a wise decision? Wise from whose point of view? Killing one person for the benefit of another is not a matter of wisdom or... More about Peter Hitchens Abortion Interview
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How to make farmers clean up their act
Order them to stop milking until they've fixed their effluent problems: A Thames farming company has been hit with a $47,000 fine and ordered to stop milking until it fixed the overflowing effluent system at its Kopu farm. The order came... More about How to make farmers clean up their act
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Saved
The Basin Reserve has been saved: Controversial plans to build a flyover next to the Basin Reserve in Wellington have been killed off by a board of inquiry. In a stunning move today, four commissioners declined resource consent for the New... More about Saved
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"Talking about the things that matter"
There's been appalling news today about the housing crisis, with the $34.53 increase in the annual average (not median) massively outstripped by a $38,000 increase in the average house price. So naturally Labour is talking about resurrecting... More about "Talking about the things that matter"
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Climate Voter
On Monday, an alliance of environmental organisations launched the Climate Voter campaign. The aim is to get people to signal their intention to vote on the basis of climate change policy, in the hope of driving parties to compete for that bloc... More about Climate Voter
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Farmers are poor sensitive little souls
Water quality is a major issue at the moment, with dairy farmers poisoning our lakes, rivers and streams with their runoff. So I was surprised yesterday to learn that the Waikato Regional Council was cancelling airborne spot checks on water... More about Farmers are poor sensitive little souls
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Policing for profit
Something I missed: last month, the government announced that it was allocating $6 million seized under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act to anti-P initiatives. Almost two-thirds of the money - $3.87 million - went to police to fund further drug... More about Policing for profit
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Environmental Reporting Bill submissions
Parliament's Local Government and Environment Committee began hearing submissions on the Environmental Reporting Bill last week. Today, those submissions finally hit the website. Browsing through them, there are a couple of obvious features: ... More about Environmental Reporting Bill submissions
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A Failed Utopia: South Africa 20 Years Later
Last year my article South Africa revisited examined the potential which there is to make something happen in South Africa. Despite every opportunity to make a difference, many of the people in power have been riding the same merry go round for... More about A Failed Utopia: South Africa 20 Years Later
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