Stephen Allely
Surveillance law change an attack on our democracy
So we have the Government pushing an eleventh-hour response to the somewhat inconvenient truth that the Supreme Court deemed the usage of covert police cameras on private property illegal. Numerous legal experts provided submissions to the select committee recommending strongly against passing the stop-gap ad hoc law. It was their consensus that it was a [...]
Don’t be a fossil fool – 350 campaign marches in Auckland
A people-powered parade meandered its way up Queen Street recently with banners unfurled proclaiming “clean energy now” and “don’t be a fossil fool” shimmering in the spring sunshine and crisp southerly breeze. This was Auckland’s chapter of Moving Planet – a global day of action orchestrated by the 350 campaign. The campaign is a global [...]
Native birdsong rings out once again on Motutapu Island
Melodious birdsong reverberates all around – the korimako and käkäriki serenading us as we step off the boat from a rolling Hauraki Gulf. Are we on Tiritiri Matangi? No, when the blindfold is removed you are on Motutapu. The archaeologically significant island, replete with Maori settlement remains, was declared free of pests by Conservation Minister [...]
Greens call for moratorium on fracking
The co-leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman, has asked for a halt on fracking in New Zealand until an investigation has been done into potentially harmful environmental effects. Fracking is a mining technique that blasts apart rock veins to obtain hard-to-reach natural gases deep underground. It is currently being used in the Taranaki region. [...]
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