The RMA
As election year is upon us, we must all demand real reform of both the RMA and Local Government.
Environment
Why Western Tasmania Wants to Burn
Like the rest of south-east Australia, Tasmania is a landscape shaped by humans for millennia.
Has Earth Seen Its Last ‘Ice Age’?
Over the next tens of thousands of years, it’s reasonable to assume that humanity will have pioneered numerous ways to geoengineer the planet’s climate on rapid timescales, so another ice age could very well be preventable.
Was Luxon Silly Enough To Say This?
It makes one wonder why on earth the National Party don’t have enough sense to replace their liability of a leader, who is already costing them votes.
When Tree Removal Becomes Risk
Hawke’s Bay, the Mount and the consequences of substituting ideology for environmental science.
This Disaster Could Have Been Avoided
What we have just witnessed is a civil engineering failure thanks to iwi and council incompetence, not climate change, not spirits…
Building Houses That Don’t Burn So Easily
Adapting to bushfires is cheaper than vainly attempting to ‘fix’ the climate.
Why Control of New Zealand’s Freshwater Matters to Us All
The question is whether New Zealanders are prepared to give up equal, democratic control over water itself. That would be a step too far.
DOC’s OIA Response to Me
As far as the government is concerned, it is a case of hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. And that is wilful ignorance of wrongdoing.
New Zealand’s Planning Revolution: Bye Bye RMA
Inside the reform that will change how New Zealand is built.
They Learnt Nothing From the ‘Ghost Cities’
Cities cannot be engineered from above – only grown from real human demand.
Gisborne’s Street Protesters Celebrated a Win
According to the Gisborne Herald, the council’s chief executive mused that “another option to slow traffic could be to reduce the speed limit”. After spending a million dollars, they finally think of that.
New Zealand’s Future Is at Stake
The proposed legislation – from the first word to the last – must be ditched. Let’s pray all New Zealand First MPs have enough guts to vote NO when it counts.
Pushing Back on the Gene Tech Bill
A Green Party MP sounded like the environmentally concerned party of old and NZ First leader Winston Peters spoke – and listened – to the crowd.
