Move the capital?
Recent events have highlighted Wellington’s geographical vulnerabilities. There is some chatter about the possibility of moving the capital.
Environment
Nats politicising earthquake response
Oh look, National are nakedly politicising government earthquake response.
Pike River Mine can be safely re-entered – but the Government says no
Damien O’Connor and Denise Roche have taken it to Nick Smith in the House today over the government’s plan to seal Pike River mine forever.
The hottest year
As 2016 lines up for its place in the record books – what if every year from now is the hottest year ever?
Kia ora Takahanga Marae
Ngai Tahu should be congratulated for opening up Takahanga Marae to the victims of the Kaikoura earthquake and for providing for and looking after them.
Quakes – Day 3
For discussing the quakes and the aftermath. Current updates. Includes comments from Geonet Director Dr Ken Gledhill.
Te Ikaroa – Seismic Testing Presents Significant Risk To East Coast
“Seismic blasting, every 10 seconds, 24hrs a day from now until next May” Time to step up again and protect our environment.
Andrew Little: The Kaikoura Earthquakes
Andrew Little on the Kaikoura Earthquakes.
Quakes and other emergencies
Update: Chaos in Wellington – check the news…
It’s times like this you appreciate our emergency response systems. Huge thanks to everyone who has worked / is working to keep others safe, supplied, informed.
Sonya Rockhouse: This isn’t just about our families. It’s about all of us
“Now six years later, the Government is moving to seal the mine. They are literally putting hundreds of tonnes of concrete between us and our boys. Between the whole world and whatever evidence of what happened is down there.”
South Island quake
A night of quakes.
Beach and shore warning (original major Tsunami warning is over).
Wellington recommends avoid CBD today (all trains cancelled).
Scholarship exams today are postponed, NCEA exams proceeding where possible – official link.
Oh noes! The world’s not going to saved now!
Bollocks. It was never going to be.
Remembering what happened at Pike
What exactly happened at Pike River? The families of the 29 men who died don’t know, and as Solid Energy moves to seal the mine forever, they demand justice.
The Essential Forest-Gardener – what grows in the forest?
Robert Guyton continues his series on life in a Riverton Food Forest.
#StandWithPike
The Pike River families have decided to take a stand and are occupying the road to the mine to ensure it cannot be closed, sealing up the evidence of what happened and the bodies of their loved ones forever.
Legalising civil disobedience and the culture of change
Change happens at the intersection of the edge and the mainstream.
Auckland Council opposes deep sea drilling
Greenpeace on Auckland Council joining others around the country in opposing deep sea oil drilling.
Kia kaha, Pike River families
The Pike River families will be protesting tomorrow to get their men out of the mine that killed them.
Don’t mourn, organise
What all good progressives should be doing in these POTUS Trump days.
America what were you thinking?
Some thoughts on the US Presidential result.
RMA changes back on agenda
A good day to dump bad news. Looks like RMA changes are back on agenda, courtesy of the Maori Party.
The Essential Forest-Gardener – tools of the trade
Robert Guyton continues his series on life in a Riverton Food Forest, this week looking at untooling and letting nature do the work.
Paris agreement in force – now what?
The Paris agreement is now in force. NZ is committed to reducing its emissions. What, specifically, is this governments plan for doing so? How does support for continued coal mining and oil exploration, the use of phony carbon credits and the like, fit in with reducing emissions?
Standing Rock update
The Standing Rock water protection movement continues in the face of increasing state violence.
Morgan Foundation on Nats’ planned climate cheat
A useful report from the Morgan Foundation: “…the Government has a plan to cook the books to cover up our growing greenhouse gas emissions.”
100% Pure
A selection of tweets from this morning. You may detect a theme.
Labour wants light rail for Auckland!
Andrew Little has just announced that Labour in Government will accelerate the implementation of light rail in the Auckland Istmus.
The Essential Forest-Gardener – where to start
Robert Guyton continues his series on life in a Riverton Food Forest.
Marine reserves and marine disasters
Credit where it is due for the success of the Ross Sea marine reserve. Now how about action where it is needed in our own waters?
The Dreamworld tragedy is a perfect metaphor for a failing system
The loss of four lives at the Dreamworld fun park in the Gold Coast suggests that the corporate greed is good mantra is not working as well as we should expect.
Meth and housing
Why has Housing NZ ignored repeated advice and misused meth tests to evict tenants? RNZ: “Drug Foundation executive director Ross Bell said Housing New Zealand had caused a huge amount of harm by knowingly misusing the guidelines.”
Tory MP resigns on point of principle
No, not in NZ, of course. With bonus notes on a “grotesque folly”.
The Essential Forest-Gardener – chapter 3
Robert Guyton continues his series on life in a Riverton Food Forest.
Peak Oil Demand
A decade ago peak oil, or the capping of supply was thought to be an imminent problem. Now it is looking more likely that demand will peak, and soon.
Protecting the seabed and foreshore
With the sudden departure of deep sea drilling company Statoil from Northland here’s a timely look the role of community action in that, the state of play in NZ and what is next.
Statoil leaves Northland, Greenpeace announce summer of Climate Action
Congratulations and thanks to the people of Northland!