Sustainable New Zealand 

National already breaking promises on climate change

19.11.2008

National leader John Key's u-turn on the Emissions Trading Scheme is his first broken promise, the outgoing Minister for Climate Change Issues David Parker said today.

"John Key said clearly during the election that he would keep but amend the ETS. Now he has said he will suspend it completely. The Act Party is his excuse, not his reason.

"National's idea of having a select committee examine whether or not climate change is really happening risks making ...  more +

Protecting our native heritage for all

06.11.2008

Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick today released Labour's conservation policy and confirmed the Party's commitment to protecting New Zealand's natural environment for all New Zealanders.

"Labour has a proud history of protecting our native heritage. Over the last nine years we have made major conservation gains including opening nine public conservation parks and nearly doubling the number of marine reserves," Steve Chadwick said.

The policy comes as concern grows among th...  more +

Nats enviro-stinkers

05.11.2008

"National Leader John Key must show the public his planned Resource Management reform bill so voters can see how they would be cut out of consultation on projects under a National-Act government," Labour's environment spokesman Trevor Mallard said today.

"Mr Key has told reporters that he would introduce a bill amending the RMA before Christmas, as well as bills on law and order and tax."

• Why won't he make those bills public so the public can see what his plans really are?
  
• Why won't National give people any detail ab...

Taking waste minimisation to the next level

26.09.2008

Environment Minister Trevor Mallard's speech at the launch of the Resource Recovery Park Design Guide, Trash Palace, Porirua

Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. This has been quite a memorable couple of weeks for everyone involved in waste minimisation. We now have new legislation, solely dedicated to waste minimisation - a first for New Zealand.

I would like to take the oppor...  more +