The Daily Blog Open Mic – Saturday 4th August 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Well, who would have thought it, on a mere small step as a start to urgently needed other steps to achieve more environmental sustainability, that is to ban one way plastic bags, Chile leads well ahead of NZ Inc, that even under a virtually neoliberal government led by Pinera:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45066268
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOuEnQtwYuo
NZ’s supposedly ‘progressive’ government is a slow mover:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/06/nz-govt-yet-to-address-single-use-plastic-bags-despite-australia-s-progress.html
While such are just minimal and more symbolic measures, than REAL change, it is highly embarrassing to see this government choose endless consultation and still not act on such a more than overdue ban.
I feel ashamed for how slowly and in useless manner things are done in NZ.