Changes afoot in regulations governing water use in
Otago will influence the region's prosperity for years to
come, the Otago Regional Council says. Rebecca Fox looks at
the council's sometimes controversial approach to water
quality and quantity.
An online campaign to make submissions on
proposed changes to fishing management regulations regarding
sea lions, which the Green Party fears threaten the existence
of the species, was officially launched on a beach on the
Otago Peninsula yesterday.
Saturday may have been "a great night to be a Green" as the
party posted its best ever result, but the Greens missed out
on the bigger presence they were eyeing and are disappointed
their natural allies Labour suffered a stinging defeat.
The Todd Corporation
donated $50,000 to the National and Labour parties, but the
Greens rejected the mining and energy company's smaller offer
to their party for ethical reasons.
Is the surge in support for the Greens the result of the
party doing most things right? Or is it simply down to almost
everything going wrong for Labour?
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei yesterday took her
campaign to alleviate child poverty in New Zealand into the
lion's den of Social Development Minister Paula Bennett's
electorate of Waitakere.
If Southland local authorities fail to, the Government must
restrict cattle numbers in the Waituna Lagoon catchment to
save it from dairying pollution, Green Party co-leader Russel
Norman says.
Issuing green energy bonds would give New Zealanders a safe
place for their retirement funds and give state energy
companies access to capital, the Green Party says.
Green Party
co-leader Metiria Turei yesterday renewed her attack on the
Government and KiwiRail for awarding $500 million of work to
overseas contractors.
