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Labour Government in their last term in 2008 bought the rail back for us all to run an efficient rail service and to reduce truck freight and lower climate change affects while making the roads safer with less truck gridlocked roads and make our air quality cleaner ion our cities.
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2017/12/14/68554/analysis-debt-anchor-dragging-labour-into-ppps
“Earlier, Robertson said the Government had identified a number of capital pressures that had built up over a significant number of years and it was looking at ways to fund urban infrastructure in Auckland, which would include rail, roading and housing infrastructure.” (QUOTE)
Bernard Hickey WHO is the Managing Editor of Newsroom Pro and writes about politics and economics from the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Wellington
Grant Robinson said;
“We have made it clear we are looking at a variety of funding instruments there — infrastructure bonds, partnership with the private sector to develop the transport and housing infrastructure that is required to allow us to make that growth sustainable,” he said.
“We are looking at some innovative financing mechanisms in those areas.”
So we call now on the new Labour coalition now since we are reaching our first 100 days we do need the Labour lead government to reopen all regional rail systems to begin making there safety and climate change policies realty to work for our health and welfare and our environment please!!!!!!
Use the evidence in the new found EY (Ernest Young) rail report on the ‘Value of rail in NZ’ as your evidence to complete the move back to rail now as we need this urgently.
Public COMMUNITY letter;
16th January. 2018.
Dear Ministers, – IMPORTANT This was a social blog sent today for your consideration ahead of your first 100 days summary coming soon.
Labour Government in their last term in 2008 bought the rail back for us all to run an efficient rail service and to reduce truck freight and lower climate change affects while making the roads safer with less truck gridlocked roads and make our air quality cleaner ion our cities.
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2017/12/14/68554/analysis-debt-anchor-dragging-labour-into-ppps
“Earlier, Robertson said the Government had identified a number of capital pressures that had built up over a significant number of years and it was looking at ways to fund urban infrastructure in Auckland, which would include rail, roading and housing infrastructure.” (QUOTE)
Bernard Hickey WHO is the Managing Editor of Newsroom Pro and writes about politics and economics from the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Wellington
Grant Robinson said;
“We have made it clear we are looking at a variety of funding instruments there — infrastructure bonds, partnership with the private sector to develop the transport and housing infrastructure that is required to allow us to make that growth sustainable,” he said.
“We are looking at some innovative financing mechanisms in those areas.”
So we call now on the new Labour coalition now since we are reaching our first 100 days we do need the Labour lead government to reopen all regional rail systems to begin making their safety and climate change policies realty to work for our health and welfare and our environment please!!!!!!
Use the evidence in the new found EY (Ernest Young) rail report on the ‘Value of rail in NZ’ as your evidence to complete the move back to rail now as we need this urgently.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/99257012/rail-has-saved-new-zealand-15b-a-year-study-shows
We have seen or heard nothing about this very important study since that time when it was released by labour to the press, so the time is now clearly to use this report national party had hidden to use to justify the funding of regional rail services URGENTLY NEED NOW.
Quiz of the day.
Hero, or Hypocrite?
Which one of these following statements is true?
A/ circa 1939 – Prime Minister Winston Churchill says he is against fascism, but welcomes German intervention into Poland.
B/ circa 1984 – Prime Minister David Lange says he is against nuclear power and weapons, but welcomes nuclear powered and armed warships into New Zealand.
C/ circa 2018 – Prime MInister Jacinda Ardern says she is against climate change, but welcomes deep sea oil drilling into New Zealand.
Write your answer in a letter and send it to the office of the Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Hero or Hypocrite?
Walking the talk
Stop Te Kuha Coal Mine
The Buller District Council has just granted resource consent for the proposed Te Kuha open cast coal mine.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-te-kuha-coal-mine?source=facebook&
What makes this decision particularly vile, is that in 2004 the Resource Management Act was changed by the last Labour government to make it illegal for District or Local councils to hear evidence related to climate change. All councils are bound by this law to ignore and reject any submissions that raise objections based around climate change.
Under the changes made to the RMA by the Clark Labour Government, (and kept in place by the following Key/English National Government), it is illegal for Councils to reject a resource consent on climate change grounds. (or even hear the evidence). In 2012 an expensive High Court case was taken by Greenpeace, 350.org and Forest & Bird to challenge this ban as unconstitutional.
The case that climate change evidence be allowed at planning consent hearings was thrown out of court.
In a ruling that went against Greenpeace, 350.org and Forest & Bird the Judge said that this is the law made by government and that the courts are bound to obey the law.
The case that climate change evidence be allowed at planning consent hearings was thrown out of court.
The court ruling went against Greenpeace, 350.org and Forest & Bird, and found in favour of Bathurst Resources Ltd. who were seeking planning permission for a massive open cast coal mine. In his summing up, the Judge said that law is made by government and the courts are bound to obey the law. The judge said the law is very clear. Climate change effects are not allowed to be presented as evidence in consent hearings for new coal mines.
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