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The New Zealand government must release a statement on England’s refusal to return gold to Venezuela. They must condemn such actions as theft. They must recognise Nicolas Maduro as the legally elected President of Venezuela. They must do this to preserve the rule of law and international agreements, for principles and ethics, to be consistent and independent on foreign policy, and for human rights and good faith.
Oh good we’re into all-in boxing – mixed weights – what are we fly or ant-weight? We’re in the sort of company that thinks that throwing dwarfs at a velcroed wall is sport and you demand we change the world from our height and weight? We ought to be able to do this but we are being robbed ourselves. And trying to defend ourselves against an insidious epidemic. So not today thank you, we gave big during our stand against nuclear weapons, and at the moment we are in survival mode and England has linked arms with USA and Australia in a new version of the three monkeys.
No wonder the planet is turning into a toilet when the world’s environmental agencies seem to be environmental in name only. Their actions are more akin to polluting while being paid for it…
UK
Revealed: raw sewage poured into Olympic Park wildlife haven
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/raw-sewage-olympic-park-wildlife-haven-wetlands-london-thames-water
NZ
Environment watchdog has never brought a prosecution
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2020/03/10/1074422/no-prosecutions-ever-from-environmental-protection-authority?fbclid=IwAR2Al3Zn0Tsj6MSHVOJRI6dD-CgEbOwKaw2aJgyT792nAueHBXitYW6u33I
EPA’s ‘inappropriate’ reaction to student’s speech
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117378375/epas-inappropriate-reaction-to-students-speech
Was former EPA chief scientist Jacqueline Rowarth muzzled?
https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/currently-profiles/jacqueline-rowarth-was-former-epa-chief-scientist-muzzled?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LISTENER_newsletter_20-08-2018&utm_term=list_nzlistener_newsletter
The sea/rivers are our toilet!
Dairy firm wants ocean wastewater outfall
https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/dairy/dairy-firm-wants-ocean-wastewater-outfall
Harbour of doubt: The tiny creek that drains Auckland of its waste
“St Lukes mall, one of the single biggest contributors of sewage into Meola, and likely among the biggest overflow points in the country.”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/117958444/harbour-of-doubt-the-tiny-creek-that-drains-auckland-of-its-waste
No plan to tackle environmental degradation by increased tourism – Commissioner
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/405767/no-plan-to-tackle-environmental-degradation-by-increased-tourism-commissioner
State of the Gulf: Auckland Council report finds estuaries choking in sediment, shellfish dying
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12342221
Good quotes.
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
L.P. Hartley — ‘The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.’
Then we need to look at why we are doing things differently now, and what is good, and what we need to bend back into shape so we retain ‘what was good’.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/420294/maori-tourism-in-hawke-s-bay-excluded-from-financial-decisions-businesses
It seems that there is a rather unprogressive Council and administration in Hawkes Bay. There seems a lot of unhappiness there. And they had that dam there – did that finally get closed down, and replaced by something not so expensive? There is a feeling that some regions are lacking in progressive democracy, and good business sense too. Do they have the realisation that more inclusive approaches with the citizens as all look for ways to improve their living standards, would result later in higher incomes with positivity and prosperity would follow.
CEAC warns -National Party Position On Climate Change Is Still Abysmal
Friday 3rd July 2020. Press Release: Citizens Environmental Advocacy Centre
CEAC pre-election review of National Party ‘climate change policy’, is lacking in substance without any clear policy, that will leave voters with no idea of what National Party plans for saving our climate, and glancing at their ‘Transport plans’, National only supports a Government policy for building yet more roads, while cutting plans for elevating clean ‘Rail Transport’ over truck transport, for moving more freight by rail, which would thereby keep CO2 ‘climate emissions’ at a far lower levels.
Comparison between Government and opposition.
Labour coalition policy is keeping all our public highways /local roads safer by reducing road pavement surface destruction by plans to use more rail and less trucks who are responsible for causing immense road damages.
National during the last Government from 2008/2017 deliberately cut regional rail services around NZ, while they encouraged road freight to increase, causing public taxpayers increased cost on more road building and cost of damages to existing roads.
If this is National Party policy to tackle climate change of increasing road freight over rail it is a clear message to the voter National will be always forcing taxpayer costs to increase sharply paying for every day freight around our country, while Labour/NZ First have produced the new updated “National Rail strategy” which shows climate change leadership https://www.budget.govt.nz/budget/2019/wellbeing/transforming-economy/investing-in-rail.htm
Contrast Labour/NZ First to National;
National has vowed to scrap the RMA . https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/118223167/national-promises-to-repeal-and-replace-rma
National Instead plan to build massive highways for more (dirty emissions of CO2 using truck freight. https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1912/S00153/national-to-deliver-on-housing-transport-and-infrastructure.htm
National also are deliberately refusing to plan for rail freight, thereby are encouraging no rail freight to and from all provincial ports.
CEAC warns National to bring forward a clear ‘climate change policy’ to support rail – if it wants to get voter support.
CEAC – adds our support to Government for elevating clean ‘Rail Transport’ over truck transport, for moving more freight onto rail when considering the benefits; thereby keeping our CO2 ‘climate emissions’ at a far lower levels, potentially stabilising climate changing weather events, saving taxpayer spending, keeping all our public highways /local roads safer, reducing road surface destruction from trucks causing immense road/bridge surface damages, and saving taxpayer costs from rising from paying for every day on roads all around our country.
Clarke Fyfe and Gluckman who advised our government on opening the borders should realise that they are yesterday’s advisors ( I hesitate to say has-beens.) and their opinions are not relevant today.
Just enjoy your safe retirement, don’t interfere and let Jacinda continue with the excellent job she’s doing.
There are already enough people who think their opinions are more important than those currently working to keep us safe.
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