Questions and Answers – 12 April 2016
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. ANDREW LITTLE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister : Does he stand by all of his statements in relation to the Panama Papers?
Climate Change
Climate action “a matter of life and death”
Press Release – Greenpeace New Zealand Thursday, 3 March: The month of February has experienced a whopping temperature rise not seen before in the history of record-keeping, according to just-released global satellite data.
‘In the Eye of the Storm’ Conference Begins
Article – Thomas Leaycraft On climate change: Whats the thing before you have a WTF moment? Thomas Leaycraft
James Shaw’s Commencement Debate Speech
Speech – Green Party Ki a koutou ku hoa Premata, huri noa i te Whare, ng mihi o te tau hou ki a koutou katoa.
TPPA will limit ability to stop climate change
Press Release – Green Party The Government will sign away the power to do whats needed to prevent climate change and protect the environment when it signs the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), the Green Party said today.
Trade Minister Also Responsible For Climate Change Issues
Press Release – Green Party The Green Party is challenging Trade Minister Tim Groser to explain to the public whether he supported cutting climate change out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). All the specific references to climate change and fossil fuel subsidies …
TPPA fails to acknowledge climate change
Press Release – Green Party It’s appalling that the environment chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) does not explicitly cite climate change, the biggest threat to our global wellbeing, said the Green Party today.
Climate – a big reason Kiwis say no to the TPPA!
Press Release – New Zealand Climate and Health Council International trade agreements should support, not undermine, global health and environmental treaties. We can’t have overseas investors putting up barriers to any country reducing carbon emissions. Climate change is a medical emergency, said …
Gordon Campbell on new bureaucratic tests for solo parents
Column – Gordon Campbell Offhand, its hard to think of a more cynical example of political opportunism than the requirement that solo parents will now need to re-apply for their benefits each year. This new rule is being enforced in the full knowledge that a significant number …
Strong Support for Clarification of GMO Council Jurisdiction
Press Release – GE Free NZ On Friday, 24 April GE Free Northland and the Soil & Health Association of NZ with 19 other 274 parties sought clarification in the Environment Court on whether there is jurisdiction in the Resource Management Act for local control of outdoor …
Protect our climate and health, not multinational profits
Press Release – OraTaiao OraTaiao: The New Zealand Climate and Health Council strongly supports this weeks call by international health advocates for the public release of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiating text, for a health check.
Accelerating Over the Cliff in our Latest Roadster
Article – Paul Martin The Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change earlier this year noted if action is not taken soon the resultant 2C increase in global temperatures will have severe, and irreversible impacts on human habitation and economic activity.
