Environment
The Failure of the Murray Darling Plan
The MDBP was always a political solution to a political problem, but its consequences are not minor. We are long overdue for a dose of non-political reality.
Minister Confirms NZ Readiness for Bird Flu
Clare Swinney highlighted the scale of coordination already underway across government and councils, modelled on Covid-era response frameworks.
What the HSNO and ACVM Amendment Bills Mean for Organic
Together, these three bills create a layered, compounding risk for the organic sector and for all non-GE farmers, producers and consumers. Public submissions close for two of the bills tonight.
This Is Not Working
In a volcanic, earthquake prone country, you never know when you might need cover, Kiwis need a natural hazard insurance system that works.
Conservation Is a Rich Man’s Game
Poor tribespeople are too busy trying to survive or massacre their neighbours.
Renewables: ‘Saving’ the Planet by Wrecking It
Yet more tales of the unintended consquences of green utopianism.
African Big Game Hunting Protects the Animal
It is counterproductive for some short-sighted green groups to try to stop professionally managed hunting. Stopping hunting can do more harm to animal herds than the controlled hunting quotas.
Should We Really Clean up Ocean Plastic?
Another case of environmentalists wreaking more harm than good?
Meet the Chuck Norris of the Bird Kingdom
They say that mother snakes used to tell their children not to bite Chuck Norris lest they die in agonising pain. But it’s also true that they tell their children to always look behind, or else the secretary bird will get them.
Wind Power Is Not a Harmless Energy Source
Taking a closer look and it becomes quickly apparent that wind farms come with their own high cost to the environment and our health.
Is the ‘Microplastics’ Scare a Fake?
Most or all of the ‘microplastics’ are probably laboratory contamination.
Wyoming Wind Farms Are Death Traps
Wind power does more than kill the eagles that happen by: it repeatedly draws them in then kills them.
The Dirty Secrets Behind the Clean Revolution
It might not be inaccurate to suggest that, in this, and all the other blind eyes turned to environmental devastation, they do not give a flying flittermouse.
Who Owns the Bus?
Issues of homelessness and vagrancy in public spaces and on public transportation are made worse because government ownership of the property does not allow for exclusion. Instead, we get the “tragedy of the commons.”
CTV Families Back the Inquiry, but There Are Issues
As Tauranga faces dual inquiries and multiple investigations, CTV families are urging strong family representation, whistleblower protections and a genuinely open process.