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With enough trees …
There was this fascinating recent article in the Guardian which laid out in very plain terms what we know already. The best way to start addressing climate change and to start to absorb carbon dioxide while we work out how we are going to wean ourselves off petroleum and air travel is to plant trees,…
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An interview with Bob Harvey
I had the privilege of interviewing Bob Harvey recently on Red Alert Radio on Planet FM. Bob has had a huge effect on New Zealand politics. Using his prodigious skills in advertising he was behind some of the most successful political campaign advertisements ever conducted. He then decided to enter into local politics and became…
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What happened to one person one vote?
It is for Local Government election year. Soon your roadsides are going to be emblazoned with billboards and your letterboxes crammed with printed material from individuals and groups wanting to be your representative. There are two aspects of the mechanics of this year’s election which I believe will be significant issues. The first is our…
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Chair’s report May 2019 – the climate crisis, Anzac day and Chickens
This is my latest report covering various matters including declaring a climate change emergency for the Waitakere Ranges Local Board area, Anzac day, the moving on of Community Constable Heber Gasu track reopenings and chickens. Climate change Moved: That this report be received. That the Waitakere Ranges Local Board declares a climate emergency for the…
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It’s the end of the world as we know it *
The United Nations has published a report that paints a stark warning that humanity’s current treatment of the world’s environment is destroying it. From Kate Gudsell at Radio New Zealand: The most comprehensive report on the global state of biodiversity to date has found one million species are threatened with extinction. The just-published United Nations…
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