It’s worth remembering that in New Zealand we didn’t arrest a woman for throwing a sex toy at a politician, so we clearly have a sense that protest is allowed to be offensive, but so-called “sensible centrists” in the USA have a long history with privileging civility over protest, sadly. We should do better. Civility doesn’t mean letting people get away with breaking our democratic norms and hurting other people. It means behaving in a way that reflects our civic duties- which arguably, in a modern democracy, obliges us to protest the intolerable, however we choose to do so.
Matthew Whitehead – June 26th, 2018
“….., obliges us to protest the intolerable, however we choose to do so.”
Today in New Zealand in one particular instance we currently don’t allow this.
For the first time in New Zealand’s history protest has been made illegal in law.
Polls show a majority of New Zealanders are opposed to deep sea oil drilling.
A smaller but more determined section of the population, found it “intolerable” and felt “obliged” to protest.
Protests by Te Whanau a Apanui partnered with Greenpeace successfully disrupted the operations of Brazilian based oil driller Petrobras in the waters of the Raukumara basin off the East Coast of the North Island.
Ultimately, Te Whanau a Apanui and their supporters achieved a stunning victory over Petrobras, but at a price, Elvis Teddy the skipper and owner of the San Pietro, the fishing vessel at the centre of the protests was charged with breaching the Maritime Transport Act.
Clearly not satisfied the government did something that not even Muldoon ever did.
The Anadarko Amendment
At the behest of the oil companies the National Government passed an amendment to the Crown Minerals Act to make it illegal to protest within 500m of any oil company vessel or rig.
This is the first time that protest has been specifically made illegal in law.
In the past you could get charged with invading a football pitch or blocking a motorway, or breaching the Maritime Transport laws, but never before could you get charged with protesting.
Even at the peak of the Springbok tour protests Muldoon did not make it illegal to protest within 500m of a football stadium. Neither did the Muldoon administration make it illegal to protest within 500m of a nuclear powered warship.
Indeed Gabby. In fact, it is my opinion that if this law was repealed, the oil prospectors would just pack up and go.
I am informed of this by the effectiveness of the protests.
The effectiveness of the protests is why, (after heavy lobbying by the oil companies to do so), National enacted the AA in the first place.
And we are not talking about a small amount of exploration and exploitation here, but a massive amount.
“There are 31 oil and gas exploration permits currently active, 22 are offshore. These permits cover an area of 100,000 square kilometers, nearly the size of the North Island, and run as far out as 2030 and could go an additional 40 years under a mining permit.”
We will still be exploring for more oil reserves in 2030 and drilling them in 2070!
And Simon Bridges says he will be issuing even more exploration permits when National returns to power.
While the government ban on offering any more new block offers is good.
The oil companies themselves have said they they have more than enough permits to go on with and don’t see this ban having any impact on their production or exploration activities.
In the light of these statements…..
Our only real long term gauranteed defence against new offshore and deep sea oil drilling in our waters will be in regaining the right to protest against them.
NEW OFFSHORE DRILLING ON THE HORIZON FOR NZ
Tamarind Resources and OMV in talks to secure rig for the first campaign in the country since 2014
Negotiations are underway to bring an offshore drilling rig into New Zealand in early 2019 for a campaign of wells on behalf of at least two operators.
The drilling programmes will involve the operators Tamarind Resources and OMV, and possibly one other company, said sources.
Tamarind will have first use of the rig, followed by OMV, with both operators focused on the Taranaki basin.
This represents the first offshore drilling campaign in New Zealand since 2014.
Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Tamarind has previously outlined its plans to drill up to five wells in the Tui Area oil complex that it owns in its entirety following Tamarind’s purchase of the asset from the previous joint venture partnership.
Sources said Tamarind is definitely going ahead with the programme in the second quarter of 2019 and has made a series of contractual commitments in terms of a rig and other services.
The identity of the rig owner could not be confirmed, but sources indicated that it could be Diamond Offshore, which has the semi-submersible Ocean Monarch currently in work across the Tasman Sea in the Gippsland basin off Australia.
The Ocean Monarch is currently engaged with Cooper Energy and will then spend the second half of this year working for ExxonMobil, also in the Gippsland basin.
Diamond is doing rig marketing work directly and has been introduced to various operators in New Zealand.
Tamarind’s chief executive Ian Angell said his company “is committed to proceeding with its 2019 Tui phase three infill development campaign, and we hope that by leading on the rig will be a catalyst for additional activity in New Zealand during 2019”.
“The regulatory process is going very well… Any concerns that the industry may have regarding New Zealand regulatory policy changes are not in any way impacting our review so far,” added Angell.
Meanwhile, OMV has begun its own process of seeking regulatory approvals for a campaign comprising nine exploration wells and three appraisal wells.
The 12 wells are located in the Taranaki basin in six different permits in which OMV is the operator.
The drilling, which OMV says will begin in 2019, will be completed as a part of one or more separate campaigns over the duration of the various exploration permits.
One of the six permits is PMP38160, which contains the producing Maari oilfield as well as the Raroa floating production, storage and offloading vessel, and the Maari wellhead platform.
The remaining five assets are exploration blocks — PEP 51906 (Cascade), PEP 57075 (Cloudy Bay), PEP 60091 (Te Whatu), PEP 60092 (Ridgeline) and PEP 60093 (Toutouwai).
Water depths at the 12 well locations are shallow, ranging from 102 metres to 158 metres.
The government environment regulator is currently processing the applications by both Tamarind and OMV. The Austrian company will be the dominant operator in New Zealand once its acquisition of Shell’s in-country upstream assets is completed in late 2018, giving it operatorship and major equity in three of the largest offshore fields — Pohokura, Maui and Maari.
It recently shed light on seven exploration blocks in the basins it considers the most prospective — the Taranaki, the East Coast (Pegasus) and the Canterbury-Great South basin.
The company is seeking to farm down some of its equity in two permits in the Taranaki basin — PEP 57075 and PEP 51906 — which it currently shares with Malaysia’s Sapura Energy.
OMV is also looking to farm down up to 40% in one block in the Canterbury-Great South basin and one in the East Coast basin.
The Austrian player also reiterated that the New Zealand government’s decision to not issue any new offshore exploration permits would have no impact on existing permits and rights, meaning that if OMV drills a discovery well it can be converted into a production licence.
Chief financial officer Reinhard Florey said recently: “We are in a very good position in New Zealand. We’re having around 50% of all available exploration licences in New Zealand.
Why on earth would protesters want to get on board a vessel crewed by angry oilers Gabby?
Honest question, especially when the protesters have been using far more effective proven tactics.
The most effective tactic used by the protesters to date, has been to blockade the survey sight lines of the oil prospecting ships, ruining their surveys and making the data incomplete and worthless. Any break in the seismic survey data stream means having to restart again from scratch, causing delays running into the tens of millions of dollars it costs to run one these ships for even just a day.
This was the tactic used by Te Whanau a Apanui professional fisherman and skipper. Elvis Teddy, who used his fishing trawler the San Pietro to successfully block the progress of the Petrobras Seismic Survey ship.
Iwi leader Rikirangi Gage was on board fishing boat San Pietro alongside Apanui fisherman, Elvis Teddy, when Gage stoically informed the oncoming seismic ship by radio that “we will not be moving, we will be doing some fishing”.
A few days earlier, activist Kylie Matthews (Ngāpuhi), had entered the dark blue water in front of the blaster with a ‘Stop Deep Sea Oil’ banner, forcing it off course. These three are surely the first among many heroes who, over coming years, would join the campaign to defend New Zealand’s waters from the invasive dangers of oil exploration.
The overwhelming success of the campaign spearheaded by Te Whanau a Apanui using the fishing boat San Pietro, (referred to above), inspired Greenpeace to crowdfund the purchase of their own similar sized vessel that could get out to the deep water to continue the protests against off shore oil drilling. where the seismic surveying is being done.
This Greenpeace vessel was christened the Taitu. The meaning and purpose of Taitu is in the name.
ABOUT THE MV TAITU
Taitu is a verb meaning to hinder, impede, deter, and thwart an enemy. As a name for a boat it references the sea (Tai) and Tu means standing, strength, warrior spirit.
MV Taitu is Greenpeace NZ’s new crowdfunded boat. It was purchased in March 2017 following a crowdfunding campaign. It now wears the rainbow stripes and follows in a long tradition of similar Greenpeace vessels and crazy dreams and protest at sea stretching back some 40 years.
Fair enough to amend it, and the BORA riders to drafting bills are just tattered ribbons from all the holes they’ve had shot through them.
But if a protester is about to put any ship at risk, they need to be cleared legitimately out of the way. Run the same scenario around protesters around trains, planes, or trucks, or cars, or bulldozers. If there is an accident – as occurred when the driver for Chester Burrows ran over the foot of a protester, it’s ridiculously hard to be accountable for the physical safety of a protester. At some point it’s not the drivers’ or captain’s culpable fault if there’s a major accident or fatality.
The targetted strikes against striking workes or protestors has happened before.
The miner Evans struck down by hired strike breakers, and killed in Waihi.
There have been easily enacted statutes on the books to bring in Marshall Law.
Now they can also spy on any New Zealander for any reason. We have less rights!! Not more, since Key.
We seldom get them back.
There is no ombudsman for protestors, or strikers.
At the behest of the oil companies the National Government passed an amendment to the Crown Minerals Act to make it illegal to protest within 500m of any oil company vessel or rig.
[citation needed]
Considering National’s support of business over everything else they probably wouldn’t need an actual request before passing such a law.
Jenny’s response (presumably she had problems posting as it came in via email) is:-
Draco T Bastard 1.3
8 July 2018 at 12:56 pm
At the behest of the oil companies the National Government passed an amendment to the Crown Minerals Act to make it illegal to protest within 500m of any oil company vessel or rig.
[citation needed]
Well obviously.
With recent political announcements, now seems a fitting time to recount some of that history.
By the year following the first Oil Free Seas flotilla, Petrobras had relinquished their oil exploration permit and announced their exit. I distinctly remember Apanui lawyer, Dayle Takitimu – a lynchpin and stalwart of the struggle – calling to see if the reports were a ruse of some sort. In the depths of fears for a treasured home, it sometimes seemed impossible that we might succeed.
The next company to tarnish our horizon – literally, in a 34,000 tonne drillship – was Texan driller, Anadarko. Almost too bad to be true, they had a 25% interest in the worst oil disaster in history: the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, which spewed oil up from 1,500 metres below the surface for 87 days in 2011, choking the gulf and all the creatures that lived there in thick crude. It was a picture book apocalypse – oil on fire at sea – billowing columns of black into the sky.
Now Anadarko were coming to our seas, both the East Coast off Kaikoura to seismic blast, and the West Coast directly off Raglan, to drill at – you guessed it – 1,500 meters.
Anadarko’s imminent arrival off Kaikoura incurred the wrath of local iwi, the wider community and eco tourism operators who, Led by Sir Mark Solomon, rallied to defend their customary waters in an unprecedented show of united protest.
And then over Easter 2013, the Minister of Energy and Resources Simon Bridges snuck out an announcement of a new draconian anti protest law designed specifically to stop groups like Greenpeace and its allies protesting against oil ships at sea. The legislation, dubbed the ‘Anadarko Amendment’, was condemned as anti-democratic by former Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, and public figures including Dame Anne Salmond and Sir Ted Thomas.
That still doesn’t show that it was the result of oil company lobbying. Just because it was dubbed the ‘Anadarko Amendment’ by Greenpeace doesn’t mean that it had anything to do with Anadarko.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was but you still need to provide proof of your assertion that it was because of oil company lobbying.
I suggest using https://fyi.org.nz/ to make an OIA request concerning communications between the oil companies and National, ACT, and Peter Dunne in the times leading up to the tabling of the amendment. You may need to write several such requests.
While Pyongyang had hoped the United States would “come up with constructive measures to help build confidence” and sought “balanced implementation” of the June 12 DPRK-U.S. agreement, it continued, the American negotiators had demanded unilateral nuclear disarmament.
“What the U.S. is requesting is the cancerous demands from previous administrations that blocked all dialogue processes,” the statement said, arguing that a phased, step-by-step approach would be the “fastest way to realize the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Why should you be concerned the IMF is influencing our Tax Working Group to introduce *land tax*??
Because the IMF is independent of any government, its members cannot be held to account under any law (yep hard to believe but horrifyingly true), and don’t their members feature in John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hitman? When the IMF suggest changes to “help” Kiwibuild or our people in general should raise a very large red flag.
Think sovereign nations being manipulated our of their resources, war and shitty social outcomes. This is how it starts
The Fund is lobbying the Tax Working Group (TWG) directly, saying raising the tax “would increase the recurrent cost of holding land, thereby encouraging its re-development.”
Particularly good to see him very positively cite both the Clark administration’s Growth and Innovation Framework, and the Ardern administrations’ handling of international relationships in the era of Trump.
[lprent: I’m tempted to do my usual response to link-whores – deliberately disabling the links. But they are moderately germane to the discussion if your topic even if they do appear to have been written by historically illiterate idiots.
For instance I could point out exactly every point you make here about Islam are also in the bible, the talmud, and we won’t even mention what the fuckwit crusaders did to justify their sack of fellow christians in Constantinople in 1204.
Please attempt to actually mount an argument on this site rather than simply dribbling semen links as you religiously masturbate. We aren’t really a good site for juveniles discovering themselves. ]
Dear Phil Goff and the “Southern-Molyneux ban gang” –
A *huge* “thank you” for banning those nasty awful truth-mongers Southern and Molyneux!
Heck, they would have told us that followers of Islam have killed an estimated 270 million people (and counting) in the last 1400 years!
Source – https://www.politicalislam.com/tears-of-jihad/
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
Thank you SO much, Phil and the gang! Britain should have had you in 1939!
If they’d had you then, they would have realised that Nazism is an “ideology of peace”
and that the flag is sooo pretty, as were the goose-stepping soldiers!
How silly of ANYONE to think otherwise!
You have saved us from the FACTS, Phil and the gang! Wonderful!
Never let the facts get in the way of a good banning!
To paraphrase Col. Jessup from “A Few Good Men” – “New Zealand can’t HANDLE the TRUTH!”.
Thanks for saving us from it, Phil and the gang!
Go back a few hundred years and Christians did all those things. Even Buddhists have been pretty warlike from time to time. But the average moderate Christian or Buddhist or Muslim is a pretty good neighbor. Which it seems you are not.
It’s not what you know but whom you know. Similarly, it’s not what you say but who says what.
In any type of debate arguments should stand on their own veracity and be well-supported with evidence. This is particularly the case in debates on scientific issues. Neither side should have an advantage based on popularity (name recognition), preference & privilage, reputation & credentials or past performance – this can easily slide into irrational personal hero-worship (cult leaders) on the on the one hand and derangement syndromes on the other. However, this is not how we use heuristics, not in daily life nor in scientific debates.
If we were to delegate such debates to two supercomputers there would be much less if any favouritism and bias; it would be utterly boring and emotionless too. As it would not be a contest of ideas or facts even but rather a synthesis of everything (i.e. connecting all the dots), in the end there would be no winners either; a likely outcome would be that the two computers would skirt around the boundaries of all existing (human) knowledge and possibly extrapolate outwards with hypothetical predictions that can then be followed up experimentally (and conducted by humans).
Even if we were in the position of letting computers ‘solve’ (our) scientific problems I reckon we should not go down that path. Because it removes an essential part of what it is to be human, which is to engage with the world and each other to come to a discernible truth and gain a deeper understanding of the physical world. We should not become fully subsidiary to output from computers and instead use and strengthen our own neural and social networks to figure things out for ourselves with the help of computers.
We derive a large part of our personal/individual but also group/collective identity from these kinds of interactions and debates – we influence and are simultaneously affected – irrespective of whether we actively participate or lurk in the background, nodding our heads in agreement or shaking them with displeasure or anger, for example. We should never allow computers to take this (our identity and raison d’être) away from us, not even for the sake of expediency.
The same reasoning can be extended and applies to any social and political discourse. Reality, however, is different in that public opinion and judgement is bestowed on the person more than on the message. (NB Sometimes the message and messenger are inextricably linked) We see this every day, in MSM and here on TS, for example, where labels fly thick & fast, where people get ridiculed and quickly stigmatised and even personally threatened. If we could get unstuck from this habit and lift our debates by focussing more on the message, but not completely ignore the messenger, I believe we would make more headway with progressive changes that we all want but cannot seem to formulate persuasively enough so that they can and do translate into actual actions.
Quite likely he’ll be voted in again. But then there’s also growing dissatisfaction with the “Chai Wala”
BJP, and in particular Modi are such shameless self-promoters, often using the public’s money to do so. (Every government owned petrol station has a gigantic photo of Modi telling everyone what He has done for them).
They ride on the wave of the anti-corruption crusade whilst being equally corrupt.
Eventually though, there’ll be a gigantic swing the other way – maybe after the next election
Wonder how much automation and robotics is going into foodies new DC planned for completion next couple years Saying that less workers but higher skilled jobs not all bad
That is really heart warming. We shop with them, and I’d be prepared to pay more if it helps these businesses pay their workers properly. They will have less sick leave, a more engaged workforce who will feel valued. The workers will have more going to savings (Kiwi saver) and less going to “Get me over the hump treats” Lollies coffee etc.
Looks like a one off funding by Coleman, that didn’t roll over to the new government, and next budget because it was one off, and maybe hidden a bit. New government got caught out and National pounced?
In 2017, the adult cochlear implant programs got a one off funding boost of $6.5 million to enable 120 adults to get an implant in 2018, something that was well worth celebrating.
I agree with this persons views on Aotearoas Productivity Anuja Nadkarni if we don’t keep up with the Jones than we will slip down the OECD ladder into the 3 world status and thats a fact. Mean while all the right wing business owners leave Aotearoa with there money laughing .The Labour lead Coalition Governments Kiwi build using prefab built housing is a step in the correct direction for US.
We have to keep up with the latest technology give all mokopunas the best education we can to stop Aotearoa decline in living standards I’m not going to say it link below
Here is a phenomenon thats is new to Eco Maori we have to use alternatives to sand in OUR constructions around Papatuanuku as OUR use of sand is creating another environmental disaster link is below.Ka kit ano
Newshub Many thanks to Elon Mus for offering to help and sending a small moko submarine to the Tai mokopunas trapped in the caves in Thailand .
Japan is feeling the wrath of climate change Eco Maori sends his condolences for te tangata that have been lost is these natural disasters no matter how good a engineer tangata are Papatuanuku will win in the end we must learn to work with mothernature to survive Global Warming I know it a bit wrong using some people disasters to highlight Human Caused Global Warming but this will save many more Tangata than keeping quiet about this situation .
Can anyone see whats happening with NZF Eco can see it a mile away same as I seen those two pro NZF on Marae yesterday morning showing there bad qualities are just like the person they were defending bullies .
Eco Maori beleves that Tec is going to become a major export earner for Aotearoa in the near future I encourage everyone I can to get into computa gaming and codeing .
Ingrd Tawhiri has been fooling the met service lately NO.
Ka kite ano P.S were I come from Pakeha ment bad breath
The Crowd Goes Wilde I don’t back sports stars any more but one could easily gess who I back all Kiwis ect .
Those were some ball skills this weekend No the Foot ball has everyone on the edge of there seats ka kite ano P.S my computas playing up
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Voice Memos is a convenient app on your iPhone that allows you to quickly record and store audio snippets. These recordings can be useful for a variety of purposes, such as taking notes, capturing ideas, or recording interviews. While you can listen to your voice memos on your iPhone, you ...
Laptop screens are essential for interacting with our devices and accessing information. However, when lines appear on the screen, it can be frustrating and disrupt productivity. Understanding the underlying causes of these lines is crucial for finding effective solutions. Types of Screen Lines Horizontal lines: Also known as scan ...
Right-clicking is a common and essential computer operation that allows users to access additional options and settings. While most desktop computers have dedicated right-click buttons on their mice, laptops often do not have these buttons due to space limitations. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on how to right-click ...
Powering up and shutting down your ASUS laptop is an essential task for any laptop user. Locating the power button can sometimes be a hassle, especially if you’re new to ASUS laptops. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on where to find the power button on different ASUS laptop ...
Dell laptops are renowned for their reliability, performance, and versatility. Whether you’re a student, a professional, or just someone who needs a reliable computing device, a Dell laptop can meet your needs. However, if you’re new to Dell laptops, you may be wondering how to get started. In this comprehensive ...
Two-thirds of the country think that “New Zealand’s economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful”. They also believe that “New Zealand needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful”. These are just two of a handful of stunning new survey results released ...
In today’s digital world, screenshots have become an indispensable tool for communication and documentation. Whether you need to capture an important email, preserve a website page, or share an error message, screenshots allow you to quickly and easily preserve digital information. If you’re an Asus laptop user, there are several ...
A factory reset restores your Gateway laptop to its original factory settings, erasing all data, apps, and personalizations. This can be necessary to resolve software issues, remove viruses, or prepare your laptop for sale or transfer. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to factory reset your Gateway laptop: Method 1: ...
“You talking about me?”The neoliberal denigration of the past was nowhere more unrelenting than in its depiction of the public service. The Post Office and the Railways were held up as being both irremediably inefficient and scandalously over-manned. Playwright Roger Hall’s “Glide Time” caricatures were presented as accurate depictions of ...
Roger Partridge writes – When the Coalition Government took office last October, it inherited a country on a precipice. With persistent inflation, decades of insipid productivity growth and crises in healthcare, education, housing and law and order, it is no exaggeration to suggest New Zealand’s first-world status was ...
Rob MacCulloch writes – In 2022, the Curriculum Centre at the Ministry of Education employed 308 staff, according to an Official Information Request. Earlier this week it was announced 202 of those staff were being cut. When you look up “The New Zealand Curriculum” on the Ministry of ...
Chris Bishop’s bill has stirred up a hornets nest of opposition. Photo: Lynn Grieveson for The KākāTL;DR: The six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate from the last day included:A crescendo of opposition to the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill is ...
Monday left me brokenTuesday, I was through with hopingWednesday, my empty arms were openThursday, waiting for love, waiting for loveThe end of another week that left many of us asking WTF? What on earth has NZ gotten itself into and how on earth could people have voluntarily signed up for ...
Hello! Here comes the Saturday edition of More Than A Feilding, catching you up on the past week’s editions.State of humanity, 20242024, it feels, keeps presenting us with ever more challenges, ever more dismay.Do you give up yet? It seems to ask.No? How about this? Or this?How about this?Full story Share ...
Determining the hardest sport in the world is a subjective matter, as the difficulty level can vary depending on individual abilities, physical attributes, and experience. However, based on various factors including physical demands, technical skills, mental fortitude, and overall accomplishment, here is an exploration of some of the most challenging ...
The allure of sport transcends age, culture, and geographical boundaries. It captivates hearts, ignites passions, and provides unparalleled entertainment. Behind the spectacle, however, lies a fascinating world of financial investment and expenditure. Among the vast array of competitive pursuits, one question looms large: which sport carries the hefty title of ...
Introduction Pickleball, a rapidly growing paddle sport, has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions around the world. Its blend of tennis, badminton, and table tennis elements has made it a favorite among players of all ages and skill levels. As the sport’s popularity continues to surge, the question on ...
Abstract: Soccer, the global phenomenon captivating millions worldwide, has a rich history that spans centuries. Its origins trace back to ancient civilizations, but the modern version we know and love emerged through a complex interplay of cultural influences and innovations. This article delves into the fascinating journey of soccer’s evolution, ...
Tinting car windows offers numerous benefits, including enhanced privacy, reduced glare, UV protection, and a more stylish look for your vehicle. However, the cost of window tinting can vary significantly depending on several factors. This article provides a comprehensive guide to help you understand how much you can expect to ...
The pungent smell of gasoline in your car can be an alarming and potentially dangerous problem. Not only is the odor unpleasant, but it can also indicate a serious issue with your vehicle’s fuel system. In this article, we will explore the various reasons why your car may smell like ...
Tree sap can be a sticky, unsightly mess on your car’s exterior. It can be difficult to remove, but with the right techniques and products, you can restore your car to its former glory. Understanding Tree Sap Tree sap is a thick, viscous liquid produced by trees to seal wounds ...
The amount of paint needed to paint a car depends on a number of factors, including the size of the car, the number of coats you plan to apply, and the type of paint you are using. In general, you will need between 1 and 2 gallons of paint for ...
Jump-starting a car is a common task that can be performed even in adverse weather conditions like rain. However, safety precautions and proper techniques are crucial to avoid potential hazards. This comprehensive guide will provide detailed instructions on how to safely jump a car in the rain, ensuring both your ...
Graham Adams writes about the $55m media fund — When Patrick Gower was asked by Mike Hosking last week what he would say to the many Newstalk ZB callers who allege the Labour government bribed media with $55 million of taxpayers’ money via the Public Interest Journalism Fund — and ...
Note: this blog post has been put together over the course of the week I followed the happenings at the conference virtually. Should recordings of the Great Debates and possibly Union Symposia mentioned below, be released sometime after the conference ends, I'll include links to the ones I participated in. ...
The following was my submission made on the “Fast Track Approvals Bill”. This potential law will give three Ministers unchecked powers, un-paralled since the days of Robert Muldoon’s “Think Big” projects.The submission is written a bit tongue-in-cheek. But it’s irreverent because the FTAB is in itself not worthy of respect. ...
One Could Reduce Child Poverty At No Fiscal CostFollowing the Richardson/Shipley 1990 ‘redesign of the welfare state’ – which eliminated the universal Family Benefit and doubled the rate of child poverty – various income supplements for families have been added, the best known being ‘Working for Families’, introduced in 2005. ...
Buzz from the Beehive A few days ago, Point of Order suggested the media must be musing “on why Melissa is mute”. Our article reported that people working in the beleaguered media industry have cause to yearn for a minister as busy as Melissa Lee’s ministerial colleagues and we drew ...
1. What was The Curse of Jim Bolger?a. Winston Peters b. Soon after shaking his hand, world leaders would mysteriously lose office or shuffle off this mortal coilc. Could never shake off the Mother of All Budgetsd. Dandruff2. True or false? The Chairman of a Kiwi export business has asked the ...
Jack Vowles writes – New Zealand is said to be suffering from ‘serious populist discontent’. An IPSOS MORI survey has reported that we have an increasing preference for strong leaders, think that the economy is rigged toward the rich and powerful, and political elites are ignoring ‘hard-working people’. ...
It appears Nicola Willis is about to pull the rug out from under the feet of local communities still dealing with the aftermath of last year’s severe weather, and local councils relying on funding to build back from these disasters. ...
The Government is making short-sighted changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) that will take away environmental protection in favour of short-term profits, Labour’s environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
Labour welcomes the release of the report into the North Island weather events and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that New Zealand is as prepared as it can be for the next natural disaster. ...
The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to achieve a lasting peace in the region. ...
Some of our country’s most important work, stopping the sexual exploitation of children and violent extremism could go along with staff on the frontline at ports and airports. ...
The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc on the environment, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. ...
Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. ...
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. ...
New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said today. ...
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. ...
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international obligations for disabled New Zealanders. ...
The Government’s newly announced review of methane emissions reduction targets hints at its desire to delay Aotearoa New Zealand’s urgent transition to a climate safe future, the Green Party said. ...
The Government must commit to the Maitai School building project for students with high and complex needs, to ensure disabled students from the top of the South Island have somewhere to learn. ...
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and his Government colleagues have made a meal of their mental health commitments, showing how flimsy their efforts to champion the issue truly are, says Labour Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary. ...
Energy Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone in New Zealand’s hydrogen future, with the opening of the country’s first network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Wiri. “I want to congratulate the team at Hiringa Energy and its partners K one W one (K1W1), Mitsui & Co New Zealand ...
The coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to improve resource management laws and give greater certainty to consent applicants, with a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) expected to be introduced to Parliament next month. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has today outlined the first RMA Amendment ...
Overseas models for regulating the oil and gas sector, including their decommissioning regimes, are being carefully scrutinised as a potential template for New Zealand’s own sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The Coalition Government is focused on rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand’s energy sector as it looks to strengthen ...
Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe Weather Events. “The report shows that New Zealand’s emergency management system is not fit-for-purpose and there are some significant gaps we need to address,” Mr Mitchell ...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is today travelling to Europe where he’ll update the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Government’s work to restore law and order. “Attending the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva provides us with an opportunity to present New Zealand’s human rights progress, priorities, and challenges, while ...
Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, formally reopened the world’s largest wool processing facility today in Awatoto, Napier, following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project. “The reopening of this facility will significantly lift the economic opportunities available to New Zealand’s wool sector, which already accounts for 20 per cent of ...
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today. I am delighted ...
The Government is delivering on its commitment to bring back the Three Strikes legislation, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today. “Our Government is committed to restoring law and order and enforcing appropriate consequences on criminals. We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced four new diplomatic appointments for New Zealand’s overseas missions. “Our diplomats have a vital role in maintaining and protecting New Zealand’s interests around the world,” Mr Peters says. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the ...
New Zealand is contributing NZ$7 million to support communities affected by severe food insecurity and other urgent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and Somalia, Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters announced today. “Over 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia, with a further 6.9 million people ...
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith is congratulating Mataaho Collective for winning the Golden Lion for best participant in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale. "Congratulations to the Mataaho Collective for winning one of the world's most prestigious art prizes at the Venice Biennale. “It is good ...
The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Our coalition Government is committed to rebuilding the economy and making life simpler by cutting red tape. We are ...
“China remains a strong commercial opportunity for Kiwi exporters as Chinese businesses and consumers continue to value our high-quality safe produce,” Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. Mr McClay has returned to New Zealand following visits to Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai where he met ministers, governors and mayors and engaged in trade and agricultural events with the New ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has completed a successful trip to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, deepening relationships and capitalising on opportunities. Mr Luxon was accompanied by a business delegation and says the choice of countries represents the priority the New Zealand Government places on South East Asia, and our relationships in ...
New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Transport Minister Simeon Brown have today announced the Coalition Government’s intention to extend port coastal permits for a further 20 years, providing port operators with certainty to continue their operations. “The introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991 required ports to obtain coastal ...
Today’s announcement that inflation is down to 4 per cent is encouraging news for Kiwis, but there is more work to be done - underlining the importance of the Government’s plan to get the economy back on track, acting Finance Minister Chris Bishop says. “Inflation is now at 4 per ...
Refreshed health guidance released today will help parents and schools make informed decisions about whether their child needs to be in school, addressing one of the key issues affecting school attendance, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. In recent years, consistently across all school terms, short-term illness or medical reasons ...
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is streamlining high-level oceans management while maintaining a focus on supporting the sector’s role in the export-led recovery of the economy. “I am working to realise the untapped potential of our fishing and aquaculture sector. To achieve that we need to be smarter with ...
Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson is speaking at the International Wool Textile Organisation Congress in Adelaide, promoting New Zealand wool, and outlining the coalition Government’s support for the revitalisation the sector. "New Zealand’s wool exports reached $400 million in the year to 30 June 2023, and the coalition Government ...
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. The changes involve repealing the network approval provisions that apply when someone wants to establish a new early learning service, ...
Changes to the Resource Management Act will align consenting for coal mining to other forms of mining to reduce barriers that are holding back economic development, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. “The inconsistent treatment of coal mining compared with other extractive activities is burdensome red tape that fails to acknowledge ...
Trade, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has concluded productive discussions with ministerial counterparts in Beijing today, in support of the New Zealand-China trade and economic relationship. “My meeting with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao reaffirmed the complementary nature of the bilateral trade relationship, with our Free Trade Agreement at its ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today paid tribute to Singapore’s outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Meeting in Singapore today immediately before Prime Minister Lee announced he was stepping down, Prime Minister Luxon warmly acknowledged his counterpart’s almost twenty years as leader, and the enduring legacy he has left for Singapore and South East ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. While in Singapore as part of his visit to South East Asia this week, Prime Minister Luxon also met with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and will meet with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon ...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived at Kokoda Station, Northern province, at the start of his state visit to Papua New Guinea. Both Albanese and Prime Minister James Marape will meet with the locals and the Northern Provincial government before they begin their ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Shutterstock An important principle was invoked by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last week in defence of the government’s Future Made in Australia industry ...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Security forces reinforcements were sent from France ahead of two rival marches in the capital Nouméa today, at the same time and only two streets away one from the other. One march, called by Union Calédonienne party (a component of the ...
A poll last August found that just 16% of New Zealanders oppose bringing back the ‘Three Strikes’ law. The nationwide poll of 1,000 New Zealanders was commissioned by Family First NZ and carried out by Curia Market Research. ...
The solo show from Ana Scotney is both sprawling and intimate, and a must-see, writes Mad Chapman. In the opening moments of Scattergun: After the Death of Rūaumoko, writer and performer Ana Scotney lays out the groundwork, literally. Silently moving around the square stage, Scotney is not so much dancing ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Who makes the words? Why are trees called trees and why are shoes called shoes and who makes the names? – Elliot, age 5, Eltham, Victoria Good question Elliot! Let’s start with ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne at amRawpixel.com/Shutterstock Roles of health professionals are still unfortunately often stuck in the past. That is, before the ...
COMMENTARY:By Malcolm Evans Last week’s leaked New York Times staff directive, as to what words can and cannot be used to describe the carnage Israel is raining on Palestinians, is proof positive, since those reports are published verbatim here in New Zealand, that our understanding of the conflict is ...
In the case of New Zealand, the results confirm that there is no popular support for the vicious austerity program being imposed by the National Party-led government, which is backed in all fundamental respects by the opposition Labour Party. ...
The ‘Vampire’ singer has never visited our part of the world, but that might all be about to change. We assess the evidence.Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour is pulling in massive crowds as it whips around the US and Europe, even helping to catapult regular supporting act Chappell Roan ...
Testing of drinking water in rural Canterbury over the weekend by Greenpeace revealed that several public town supplies were reaching levels of nitrate above 5 mg/L - the threshold which a growing body of scientific evidence has linked to increased ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University It may come as a surprise to hear 2023 was Australia’s biggest bushfire season in more than a decade. Fires burned across an area eight times as big as the 2019–20 Black ...
Responding to the Government’s announcement of changes to resource management laws, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “These changes are a step in the right direction in terms of removing ideological and unworkable ...
More than two years after the Human Rights Council called for the establishment of a national human rights commission, such a body has yet to be formed. ...
Comment:An emergency management system with wide variations in performance, significant capability gaps, funding shortfalls and above all a setup that is not meeting the needs of New Zealanders at times of crisis. The Government’s inquiry into the response to Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events in the North ...
Welcome to the whirring wonders of one brain trying to align its actions with its beliefs within a system it thinks is evil. My brain has been spiralling in a woke conundrum ever since I found out a bookshop I’ve never been to was shutting down. Good Books, a bookshop ...
We repeat our call for criminal justice policy to be based on evidence, something the three strikes regime neglects to recognise – with no evidence that it either reduces crime or assists with rehabilitation. ...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara With only four more seats in the 50-member Parliament yet to be officially declared, there is no outright winner in the Solomon Islands elections. As of Monday, the two largest blocs in the winner’s circle, independents and the incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh ...
Two/fiftyseven is a multi-purpose space hidden in the heart of Wellington that is paving a way for sustainable building and responsible landlording in Aotearoa and beyond.By 2060 the world is predicted to double its entire building stock, which equates to building an entire New York City every 34 days, ...
Popstars wasn’t just a reality television revolution, it was also a huge moment for Y2K fashion.It’s 25 years since girl group TrueBliss was formed on New Zealand national television, breaking new ground for both the reality television industry and the shiny clothing industry. With the first episode on NZ ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Pepping, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University Marvin / Shutterstock Are all single people insecure? When we think about people who have been single for a long time, we may assume it’s because single people have insecurities that make ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Geary, Lecturer in Quantitative Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation, The University of Melbourne Trismegist san, Shutterstock Landscapes that have escaped fire for decades or centuries tend to harbour vital structures for wildlife, such as tree hollows and large logs. But these ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Gladstone-Gallagher, Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Shutterstock/S Curtis Why are we crossing ecological boundaries that affect Earth’s fundamental life-supporting capacity? Is it because we don’t have enough information about how ecosystems respond to change? Or ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Crocker, PhD Student in Economics, Deakin University Here’s something for the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ponder as it meets next month to set interest rates. It has pushed up rates on 13 occasions since it began its ...
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a charity director outlines how she’s saving for retirement and buying secondhand. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here.Gender: Female Age: 45 Ethnicity: Pākehā Role: Charity director, mum of ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Yates, Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a ...
It’s been called a failed experiment and a judicial straightjacket but the government says the revised three strikes law will be a more workable regime, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell in this excerpt from The Bulletin, The Spinoff’s morning news round-up. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Three ...
New Zealand’s Palestinian community and Palestinian Youth Aotearoa are voicing alarm and disappointment with the lack of factual rigour present during the Israeli Ambassador’s appearance as a guest on TVNZ’s Q+A With Jack Tame Sunday (21/04). ...
Both ACT leader David Seymour, who played a key role in drawing up the assisted dying law, and hospice leaders say it's time the legislation was changed. ...
Public submissions on proposed gang control laws are being heard today. Rising gang membership has been cited as rationale for a crackdown – but what do we actually know about how many people belong to gangs in New Zealand?What’s all this then?A rise in the number of gang ...
Climate activists are setting their sights on an unpopular target, and hoping to bring lots of the public with them. It’s hard to miss the Majestic Princess: the enormous cruise ship, docked at Auckland’s Prince’s Wharf, looms over the nearby buildings. The ship, which can fit nearly 6,000 people, ...
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“….., obliges us to protest the intolerable, however we choose to do so.”
Today in New Zealand in one particular instance we currently don’t allow this.
For the first time in New Zealand’s history protest has been made illegal in law.
Polls show a majority of New Zealanders are opposed to deep sea oil drilling.
A smaller but more determined section of the population, found it “intolerable” and felt “obliged” to protest.
Protests by Te Whanau a Apanui partnered with Greenpeace successfully disrupted the operations of Brazilian based oil driller Petrobras in the waters of the Raukumara basin off the East Coast of the North Island.
Ultimately, Te Whanau a Apanui and their supporters achieved a stunning victory over Petrobras, but at a price, Elvis Teddy the skipper and owner of the San Pietro, the fishing vessel at the centre of the protests was charged with breaching the Maritime Transport Act.
Clearly not satisfied the government did something that not even Muldoon ever did.
The Anadarko Amendment
At the behest of the oil companies the National Government passed an amendment to the Crown Minerals Act to make it illegal to protest within 500m of any oil company vessel or rig.
This is the first time that protest has been specifically made illegal in law.
In the past you could get charged with invading a football pitch or blocking a motorway, or breaching the Maritime Transport laws, but never before could you get charged with protesting.
Even at the peak of the Springbok tour protests Muldoon did not make it illegal to protest within 500m of a football stadium. Neither did the Muldoon administration make it illegal to protest within 500m of a nuclear powered warship.
This unjust law has got to go.
Think of the … implications … that might make close contact out at sea between bloodyminded protesters and bloodyminded oilers undesirable.
Indeed Gabby. In fact, it is my opinion that if this law was repealed, the oil prospectors would just pack up and go.
I am informed of this by the effectiveness of the protests.
The effectiveness of the protests is why, (after heavy lobbying by the oil companies to do so), National enacted the AA in the first place.
And we are not talking about a small amount of exploration and exploitation here, but a massive amount.
“There are 31 oil and gas exploration permits currently active, 22 are offshore. These permits cover an area of 100,000 square kilometers, nearly the size of the North Island, and run as far out as 2030 and could go an additional 40 years under a mining permit.”
We will still be exploring for more oil reserves in 2030 and drilling them in 2070!
And Simon Bridges says he will be issuing even more exploration permits when National returns to power.
While the government ban on offering any more new block offers is good.
The oil companies themselves have said they they have more than enough permits to go on with and don’t see this ban having any impact on their production or exploration activities.
In the light of these statements…..
Our only real long term gauranteed defence against new offshore and deep sea oil drilling in our waters will be in regaining the right to protest against them.
* My emphasis, J.
I was thinking more of the vulnerability of protesters a long way from shore aboard a vessel crewed by angry oilers jenny.
Why on earth would protesters want to get on board a vessel crewed by angry oilers Gabby?
Honest question, especially when the protesters have been using far more effective proven tactics.
The most effective tactic used by the protesters to date, has been to blockade the survey sight lines of the oil prospecting ships, ruining their surveys and making the data incomplete and worthless. Any break in the seismic survey data stream means having to restart again from scratch, causing delays running into the tens of millions of dollars it costs to run one these ships for even just a day.
This was the tactic used by Te Whanau a Apanui professional fisherman and skipper. Elvis Teddy, who used his fishing trawler the San Pietro to successfully block the progress of the Petrobras Seismic Survey ship.
The overwhelming success of the campaign spearheaded by Te Whanau a Apanui using the fishing boat San Pietro, (referred to above), inspired Greenpeace to crowdfund the purchase of their own similar sized vessel that could get out to the deep water to continue the protests against off shore oil drilling. where the seismic surveying is being done.
This Greenpeace vessel was christened the Taitu. The meaning and purpose of Taitu is in the name.
Fair enough to amend it, and the BORA riders to drafting bills are just tattered ribbons from all the holes they’ve had shot through them.
But if a protester is about to put any ship at risk, they need to be cleared legitimately out of the way. Run the same scenario around protesters around trains, planes, or trucks, or cars, or bulldozers. If there is an accident – as occurred when the driver for Chester Burrows ran over the foot of a protester, it’s ridiculously hard to be accountable for the physical safety of a protester. At some point it’s not the drivers’ or captain’s culpable fault if there’s a major accident or fatality.
Ad do you really think a New Zealand Centre Left, or even Centre Right government would be prepared to kill to keep destroying the climate?
Been done before in our past for far smaller reasons.
The targetted strikes against striking workes or protestors has happened before.
The miner Evans struck down by hired strike breakers, and killed in Waihi.
There have been easily enacted statutes on the books to bring in Marshall Law.
Now they can also spy on any New Zealander for any reason. We have less rights!! Not more, since Key.
We seldom get them back.
There is no ombudsman for protestors, or strikers.
Well, I don’t know about that. Maybe you should give a link.
But finding justification for killing protesters, Ad?
You would make a good Assadist.
[citation needed]
Considering National’s support of business over everything else they probably wouldn’t need an actual request before passing such a law.
Kia ora Draco
My apologies. I have written you a response to your request for a citation. Unfortunately the site won’t let me post it for some reason.
I keep getting this fault message.
Maybe there is something in the comment that the machine doesn’t like.
I could hunt around, I suppose, to find something the machine might like. But really, I can’t be bothered.
I hope you can accept this apology.
Jenny’s response (presumably she had problems posting as it came in via email) is:-
Jenny: Next time tell me what is going on please..
Thank you lprent. Will do.
That still doesn’t show that it was the result of oil company lobbying. Just because it was dubbed the ‘Anadarko Amendment’ by Greenpeace doesn’t mean that it had anything to do with Anadarko.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was but you still need to provide proof of your assertion that it was because of oil company lobbying.
I suggest using https://fyi.org.nz/ to make an OIA request concerning communications between the oil companies and National, ACT, and Peter Dunne in the times leading up to the tabling of the amendment. You may need to write several such requests.
Great idea.
I will get right on to it.
You say it might take several such requests.
Maybe if lots of others did it as well, they might cough up.
Cheers J.
Agreed Jenny; 100%
Your example of ‘The Anadarko Amendment’ is a very good example of National Party Governence; – “do what i say, not what I do”.
Shorter, the US has no intention of ending the nuclear umbrella security alliance with Seoul.
While Pyongyang had hoped the United States would “come up with constructive measures to help build confidence” and sought “balanced implementation” of the June 12 DPRK-U.S. agreement, it continued, the American negotiators had demanded unilateral nuclear disarmament.
“What the U.S. is requesting is the cancerous demands from previous administrations that blocked all dialogue processes,” the statement said, arguing that a phased, step-by-step approach would be the “fastest way to realize the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
https://www.nknews.org/2018/07/north-korea-expresses-regret-at-outcomes-of-two-day-dprk-u-s-talks/
I’m afraid the US designed progress to be stymied in Korea with the six party process.
Surprisingly good incidental coverage of the issues can be found in Steel Rain: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6769508/
Why should you be concerned the IMF is influencing our Tax Working Group to introduce *land tax*??
Because the IMF is independent of any government, its members cannot be held to account under any law (yep hard to believe but horrifyingly true), and don’t their members feature in John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hitman? When the IMF suggest changes to “help” Kiwibuild or our people in general should raise a very large red flag.
https://www.interest.co.nz/property/94634/imf-are-calling-tax-working-group-consider-raising-land-taxes-bid-help-give
Think sovereign nations being manipulated our of their resources, war and shitty social outcomes. This is how it starts
The Fund is lobbying the Tax Working Group (TWG) directly, saying raising the tax “would increase the recurrent cost of holding land, thereby encouraging its re-development.”
Maori land is known for its lack of utilization. How would a TWG recommendation of land tax go down with the guardians of Maori land?
Not very well at all I imagine.
IMF, meet Treaty. Heh.
NZ was taken over by the IMF in the 1960’s…
Anything the IMF come back for is because The Realm of NZ still has a debt* to the IMF…
Good sharp article from Matthew Hooten in the NZHerald this morning on Trump and trade, and New Zealand’s approach to multilateral trade arrangements:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12083729
Particularly good to see him very positively cite both the Clark administration’s Growth and Innovation Framework, and the Ardern administrations’ handling of international relationships in the era of Trump.
[lprent: I’m tempted to do my usual response to link-whores – deliberately disabling the links. But they are moderately germane to the discussion if your topic even if they do appear to have been written by historically illiterate idiots.
For instance I could point out exactly every point you make here about Islam are also in the bible, the talmud, and we won’t even mention what the fuckwit crusaders did to justify their sack of fellow christians in Constantinople in 1204.
Please attempt to actually mount an argument on this site rather than simply dribbling semen links as you religiously masturbate. We aren’t really a good site for juveniles discovering themselves. ]
Dear Phil Goff and the “Southern-Molyneux ban gang” –
A *huge* “thank you” for banning those nasty awful truth-mongers Southern and Molyneux!
Heck, they would have told us that followers of Islam have killed an estimated 270 million people (and counting) in the last 1400 years!
Source – https://www.politicalislam.com/tears-of-jihad/
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
They would have told us that the Koran contains over 500 verses that are intolerant of non-Muslims –
Source – http://dttj.blogspot.com/2010/08/intolerance-toward-non-muslims-in-quran.html
– and over 100 verses calling on Muslims to wage war against non-Muslims.
Source – http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/023-violence.htm
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
They would have told us that pedophilia is allowed in Islam. After all, Mohammed (Islam’s founder), married his wife Aisha when she was 6 and consummated the marriage when she was 9.
Source – https://gloria.tv/article/L4x4aHUixC8j2ewQbWy6nd9mF – written by EX-MUSLIMS
Source – https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Islam_and_Pedophilia
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
They would have told us that “thighing” of infants is allowed in Islam.
Source – https://themuslimissue.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/fatwa-number-41409-surah-654-mufa-khathat-thighing-of-infants/
Source – http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2014/03/muhammad-and-thighing-of-aisha.html
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
They would have told us that rape is allowed in Islam.
Source – https://counteringislamism.wordpress.com/rape/
So is wife-beathing.
Source – https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Wife_Beating_in_Islam
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
They would have told us that slavery is permitted in Islam.
Source – https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Slavery
Source – https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Islamic_Law#Slavery
Source – https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/slavery.aspx
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
They would have told us that so-called “Muslim immigration” is part of Islam and is
part of its plan to dominate non-Muslim countries.
Source – https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/08/the_hijra.html
Who could *possibly* be against that? They are, but that just makes them “extremists” and “Islamophobes”.
They might even have told us of a site where you can find answers to objections when
talking about Islam!
http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2010/04/answers-to-objections-when-you-talk.html
Thank you SO much, Phil and the gang! Britain should have had you in 1939!
If they’d had you then, they would have realised that Nazism is an “ideology of peace”
and that the flag is sooo pretty, as were the goose-stepping soldiers!
How silly of ANYONE to think otherwise!
You have saved us from the FACTS, Phil and the gang! Wonderful!
Never let the facts get in the way of a good banning!
To paraphrase Col. Jessup from “A Few Good Men” – “New Zealand can’t HANDLE the TRUTH!”.
Thanks for saving us from it, Phil and the gang!
Regards –
cold_hard_facts
Hire the hall yourself snowball.
Stop whining.
Food for thought though Adam.
“None so deaf as those who wont listen”
Some history there to observe and consider firstly dont you think?
I am for all views to be expressed and heard but believe in all inclussiveness also.
Good stuff cold sad sack really impressive – lol just joking it really was shit bub.
Go back a few hundred years and Christians did all those things. Even Buddhists have been pretty warlike from time to time. But the average moderate Christian or Buddhist or Muslim is a pretty good neighbor. Which it seems you are not.
A right wing ed. Marvellous
Dreams are free tupperware… dreams are free
Col Jessy was a bad ‘un coldhardnuts.
You got your understanding of a different culture from a 23 year old caucasian internet celeb who represented Canada’s ACT party?
To be honest, she’s wise beyond her years and loves travelling 😉
It’s not what you know but whom you know. Similarly, it’s not what you say but who says what.
In any type of debate arguments should stand on their own veracity and be well-supported with evidence. This is particularly the case in debates on scientific issues. Neither side should have an advantage based on popularity (name recognition), preference & privilage, reputation & credentials or past performance – this can easily slide into irrational personal hero-worship (cult leaders) on the on the one hand and derangement syndromes on the other. However, this is not how we use heuristics, not in daily life nor in scientific debates.
If we were to delegate such debates to two supercomputers there would be much less if any favouritism and bias; it would be utterly boring and emotionless too. As it would not be a contest of ideas or facts even but rather a synthesis of everything (i.e. connecting all the dots), in the end there would be no winners either; a likely outcome would be that the two computers would skirt around the boundaries of all existing (human) knowledge and possibly extrapolate outwards with hypothetical predictions that can then be followed up experimentally (and conducted by humans).
Even if we were in the position of letting computers ‘solve’ (our) scientific problems I reckon we should not go down that path. Because it removes an essential part of what it is to be human, which is to engage with the world and each other to come to a discernible truth and gain a deeper understanding of the physical world. We should not become fully subsidiary to output from computers and instead use and strengthen our own neural and social networks to figure things out for ourselves with the help of computers.
We derive a large part of our personal/individual but also group/collective identity from these kinds of interactions and debates – we influence and are simultaneously affected – irrespective of whether we actively participate or lurk in the background, nodding our heads in agreement or shaking them with displeasure or anger, for example. We should never allow computers to take this (our identity and raison d’être) away from us, not even for the sake of expediency.
The same reasoning can be extended and applies to any social and political discourse. Reality, however, is different in that public opinion and judgement is bestowed on the person more than on the message. (NB Sometimes the message and messenger are inextricably linked) We see this every day, in MSM and here on TS, for example, where labels fly thick & fast, where people get ridiculed and quickly stigmatised and even personally threatened. If we could get unstuck from this habit and lift our debates by focussing more on the message, but not completely ignore the messenger, I believe we would make more headway with progressive changes that we all want but cannot seem to formulate persuasively enough so that they can and do translate into actual actions.
One has got to wonder, if India will once again vote in that very indian fascist Narendra Modi and his BJP?
The war of words is starting afresh.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modi-attacks-congress-in-rajasthan-says-party-called-bail-gaadi-1879526
One has to wonder how many innocent people will be killed to keep this time around, to keep this guy in power?
Quite likely he’ll be voted in again. But then there’s also growing dissatisfaction with the “Chai Wala”
BJP, and in particular Modi are such shameless self-promoters, often using the public’s money to do so. (Every government owned petrol station has a gigantic photo of Modi telling everyone what He has done for them).
They ride on the wave of the anti-corruption crusade whilst being equally corrupt.
Eventually though, there’ll be a gigantic swing the other way – maybe after the next election
good agreement for foodstuffs distribution workers
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1807/S00193/supermarket-giant-agrees-to-super-wage-deal.htm
Wonder how much automation and robotics is going into foodies new DC planned for completion next couple years Saying that less workers but higher skilled jobs not all bad
That is really heart warming. We shop with them, and I’d be prepared to pay more if it helps these businesses pay their workers properly. They will have less sick leave, a more engaged workforce who will feel valued. The workers will have more going to savings (Kiwi saver) and less going to “Get me over the hump treats” Lollies coffee etc.
This is unnecessary.
http://i.stuff.co.nz/the-press/national/election-2011/105264519/Governments-shocking-6-5-million-funding-cut-to-cochlear-implants
Looks like a one off funding by Coleman, that didn’t roll over to the new government, and next budget because it was one off, and maybe hidden a bit. New government got caught out and National pounced?
You’re spot on, Graeme.
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/calling-sustainable-funding-cochlear-implants
MSD needs to learn the difference between being given authority to act vs must act.
Here they are feigning powerlessness over cutting a retiree’s Super.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/105242391/superannuation-will-be-cut-after-retiree-refuses-to-apply-for-australian-pension
I don’t understand why she doesn’t want to help recover money from the ockers.
God Bless all these good people.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/07/chicago-gun-control-march
Some music I’m listening to at the minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOsM-DYAEhY&start_radio=1&list=RDgOsM-DYAEhY
And one of my favourite bands is coming to Aotearoa UB40
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12064321
Ka kite ano
I agree with this persons views on Aotearoas Productivity Anuja Nadkarni if we don’t keep up with the Jones than we will slip down the OECD ladder into the 3 world status and thats a fact. Mean while all the right wing business owners leave Aotearoa with there money laughing .The Labour lead Coalition Governments Kiwi build using prefab built housing is a step in the correct direction for US.
We have to keep up with the latest technology give all mokopunas the best education we can to stop Aotearoa decline in living standards I’m not going to say it link below
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/105323846/nzs-reputation-of-having-a-high-quality-of-life-could-be-under-threat-economist-says
Ka kite ano
Here is a phenomenon thats is new to Eco Maori we have to use alternatives to sand in OUR constructions around Papatuanuku as OUR use of sand is creating another environmental disaster link is below.Ka kit ano
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jul/01/riddle-of-the-sands-the-truth-behind-stolen-beaches-and-dredged-islands
Newshub Many thanks to Elon Mus for offering to help and sending a small moko submarine to the Tai mokopunas trapped in the caves in Thailand .
Japan is feeling the wrath of climate change Eco Maori sends his condolences for te tangata that have been lost is these natural disasters no matter how good a engineer tangata are Papatuanuku will win in the end we must learn to work with mothernature to survive Global Warming I know it a bit wrong using some people disasters to highlight Human Caused Global Warming but this will save many more Tangata than keeping quiet about this situation .
Can anyone see whats happening with NZF Eco can see it a mile away same as I seen those two pro NZF on Marae yesterday morning showing there bad qualities are just like the person they were defending bullies .
Eco Maori beleves that Tec is going to become a major export earner for Aotearoa in the near future I encourage everyone I can to get into computa gaming and codeing .
Ingrd Tawhiri has been fooling the met service lately NO.
Ka kite ano P.S were I come from Pakeha ment bad breath
The Crowd Goes Wilde I don’t back sports stars any more but one could easily gess who I back all Kiwis ect .
Those were some ball skills this weekend No the Foot ball has everyone on the edge of there seats ka kite ano P.S my computas playing up