Prime Minister John Key has sent out a leaflet to 120,000 Canterbury households seeking to justify firing the democratically elected councillors who ran the Environment Canterbury Regional Council (ECan). Who can say what this tick the boxes survey of this taxpayer-funded propaganda blaming E[...]
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July 29th, 2010 - 7:16 pm § in Uncategorized
good news for Mackenzie Country
29 July 2010 Lets say NO to more of the kind of intensive development found in this photograph. Media Release:Environmental Defence Society: wins cubicle farming case in the Mackenzie Country The Environmental Defence Society has won a High Court case challenging cubicle dairy farming in the Mackenz[...]
July 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 am § in Uncategorized
National’s ‘unconstitutional and undemocratic environment law’ debated
E-Can Act and the Future of NZ environmental law” forum A well mannered crowd filled The Great Hall, Christchurch Arts Centre to capacity for a public panel discussion hosted by Lincoln University’s Faculty of Environment, Society and Design entitled The E-Can Act and the future of New Ze[...]
June 13th, 2010 - 10:56 pm § in Uncategorized
bishop blesses river stones in water protest
Stones from the South Island’s great rivers were used to build a cairn in the front of the Christchurch Cathedral before the statue of John Robert Godley, founding City Father as part of the continuing water protest on Sunday 13 June 2010. The Anglican Bishop Victoria Matthew blessed th[...]
June 9th, 2010 - 2:40 pm § in Uncategorized
support our water protests
DON”T FORGET TO JOIN OUR PROTEST IN THE SQUARE SUNDAY AT 3PM,12 JUNE KEY PROTEST RALLY – WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE AT 6.30 PM ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL GLOUCESTER ST Since the infamous Environment Canterbury legislation was passed, Prime Minister John Key has twice visited Christchurch. On one occas[...]
May 19th, 2010 - 7:01 pm § in Uncategorized
Ecan act ‘constitutionally repugnant’, says top law academic
Government actions are constitutionally repugnant and it breaches law A top New Zealand public law academic Philip Joseph wants the Government to abolish legislation that sacked Environment Canterbury (ECan) and says shunning of due process is repugnant. reports Paul Gorman of – The Press [...]
May 12th, 2010 - 4:44 pm § in Uncategorized
Caygill denies secret agenda for Commissioners/ decide for yourself !
In The Press yesterday David Caygill , who has been given the water portfolio of Environment Canterbury denied that the seven commissioners and the Government have a secret agenda for Canterbury . He went on to say “I’ve got the exciting portfolio. It’s hard because its complex and[...]
April 30th, 2010 - 10:24 pm § in Uncategorized
Christchurch Citizens boo Nats at Copthorne Hotel
It was like being back in the 70’s as hundreds of Christchurch citizens, enraged at loosing their vote, heckled those arriving at a National Party function on the last day in office of the sacked Environment Canterbury representatives. The police were out in force and one would be water bomb[...]
April 22nd, 2010 - 8:05 pm § in Uncategorized
BLACK DAY FOR CANTERBURY WATER/ 550,000 lose their vote
It is a black day in Canterbury with the loss of our elected Environment Canterbury representatives. Our Water, Our Vote JOIN THE RALLY Friday, April 30, 2010 Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Environment Canterbury 58 Kilmore Street,Christchurch, New Zealand April 30th is the final day that th[...]
April 13th, 2010 - 10:45 pm § in Uncategorized
join the water rate protest
A 90-year-old former city councillor is calling for a rates revolt over the Government’s sacking of Environment Canterbury (ECan) councillors. “Why should I pay my rates when I don’t have a say?” Ruby Fowler said. “I’d love everyone in Christchurch to do the sam[...]