Forest & Bird User Favorites: Kaipara

Mandy on "Keep the Mackenzie Country Brown"

Mandy — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:56:26 +0000

Nice Tom Scott cartoon in the Dom Post today - hopefully this is syndicated throughout all of Fairfax's regional papers! <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/opinion/cartoons/" rel="nofollow">http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/opinion/cartoons/</a>

Mandy on "Keep the Mackenzie Country Brown"

Mandy — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:19:32 +0000

And another one on Radio Live - <a href="http://www.radiolive.co.nz/Nicola-Vallance-Forest--Bird-advocate-on-ecological-threats-to-The-MacKenzie-country/tabid/506/articleID/13646/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.radiolive.co.nz/Nicola-Vallance-Forest--Bird-advocate-on-ecological-threats-to-The-MacKenzie-country/tabid/506/articleID/13646/Default.aspx</a> Go Nic!

Mandy on "Keep the Mackenzie Country Brown"

Mandy — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:38:57 +0000

Ah, and a nice interview with our conservation advocate and former Mackenzie-ite, Nic Vallance - <a href="http://95bfm.com/assets/sm/195559/3/NicVallance.mp3" rel="nofollow">http://95bfm.com/assets/sm/195559/3/NicVallance.mp3</a>

matata on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

matata — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:08:03 +0000

It looks like Brownlee has his mind made up to extend the areas of conservation land open for mining in this news release <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/brownlee-signals-more-mining-set-in-stone-3474151" rel="nofollow">http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/brownlee-signals-more-mining-set-in-stone-3474151</a>

Mandy on "Keep the Mackenzie Country Brown"

Mandy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:48:29 +0000

This was on the front page of the press - woo hoo! <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3599206/Mackenzie-handover-slammed-as-ecocide" rel="nofollow">http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3599206/Mackenzie-handover-slammed-as-ecocide</a>

Graham Bellamy on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Graham Bellamy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:17:04 +0000

Is this how we want our Conservation Estate to look? We need to stop this sort of devastation of our landscape. Does this government not realise the value of the Conservation Estate to our country? We could always plant using the attached "native" plant!

Kaipara on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Kaipara — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:22:08 +0000

Get accurate figures of the value of minerals in NZ and more realistic estimation of mining potential at these links; <a href="http://www.thestandard.org.nz/the-numbers-on-mining-dont-stack-up/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thestandard.org.nz/the-numbers-on-mining-dont-stack-up/</a> <a href="http://www.zefamedia.com/environmentalism/the-money-in-mining/" rel="nofollow">http://www.zefamedia.com/environmentalism/the-money-in-mining/</a> Great graphics !! at <a href="http://www.zefamedia.com/wp-content/uploads/money-in-mining.png" rel="nofollow">http://www.zefamedia.com/wp-content/uploads/money-in-mining.png</a>

matata on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

matata — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:26:52 +0000

The march is organised for May 1st - 11.00am Queen Street... <a href="http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/publications/media-releases/mining-march-announced-1st-may-in-auckland" rel="nofollow">http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/publications/media-releases/mining-march-announced-1st-may-in-auckland</a>

Mandy on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Mandy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:09:11 +0000

Nup, it's for Thursday the 14th - tomorrow - sorry it's such short notice.

kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:00:05 +0000

Is this timetable for a Friday get-together making stuff for the march on the next day (Saturday)?

Mandy on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Mandy — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:51:24 +0000

Hi y'all We're holding a March Against Mining in Auckland on May 1st, and we're going to have a wee pre-march get together to sort out banners, slogans, rally-cries this Thurs at the Greenpeace offices. Here's the details - What: Auckland volunteer meeting When: 5pm onwards Where: Greenpeace office, 11 Akiraho Street, Mt Eden Agenda: 5pm - People arrive 5.30 - Welcome and volunteer update - Natalie Jessup 5.45 - Oceans campaign update and whales packs - Neha Saigal 6.00 - Climate campaign update - Steve Abel 6.30 - March promotion and packs - how you can help - phone calls, handing out flyers etc - Mandy Lomonaco 6.45 - Actions update - Pietro Dal Dosso 7.00 - How you can help paint / sew banners, promote march with actions unit - Matt Rider At the event there will be $2 beers and wine at the beginning of the evening, with free juice. Here's more info about the march - <a href="http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/events/march-against-mining" rel="nofollow">http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/events/march-against-mining</a>

Kaipara on "Keep the Mackenzie Country Brown"

Kaipara — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:55:36 +0000

Another aspect aired elsewhere, but also part of this debate .... "Back in August 2007, the then Labour Government acknowledged that continued intensification of dairy farming like that in Canterbury was posing a threat to public health through its effect on drinking water." Imagine what factory dairy farming will do to the groundwater acquifers of Otago if this is allowed to proceed in the McKenzie Country. Not just taking huge water resources from the acquifers for irrigation of paddocks and stock water, but also the downstream effects of waste-water from this type of operation. "The Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, Dr Alistair Thompson, said then that the Canterbury Plains Water scheme that aimed to irrigate 60,000 hectares of farm land for dairy farming, had the potential to cause significant health problems.   He said that a study by ESR showed a clear link between intensive dairy farming practises, contaminated drinking water and sickness." If dairy effluent runoff from normal dairy farms is too polluted for humans to safely drink, what impact does a factory dairy farm effluent have on the stream and wetland ecology of an area like the McKenzie Country and the aquatic ecology of the high country river systems ???

matata on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

matata — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:59:04 +0000

Although this is an interesting opening comment from that discussion document for us all to remember when we all read it: "The opinions and proposals contained in this document are for discussion purposes only and do not necessarily reflect Government policy". Nothing's set in stone, in other words. So like kauri says in another thread, while it's up for discussion, we can't go quiet on it.

matata on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

matata — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:49:01 +0000

In fact, maungawhau's link takes you directly to the discussion document which Naffer names, whereas the one he mentions takes you to the Ministry of Economic Development site where you need to download the discussion document. Here's the one maungawhau gave a week back <a href="http://static.stuff.co.nz/files/MaximisingOurMineralPotential.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://static.stuff.co.nz/files/MaximisingOurMineralPotential.pdf</a>

matata on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

matata — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:49:50 +0000

Both maunagawhau and kaipara posted it earlier on this thread too (see previous page to this one) about a week ago.

auckland anne on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

auckland anne — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:18:46 +0000

It's been on this website from the first day Min Economic Development put it out as a direct link from this page <a href="http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/campaigns/too-precious-mine-/submission-guide" rel="nofollow">http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/campaigns/too-precious-mine-/submission-guide</a> The Ministry of Economic Development, which produced the document, also has had it's website linked from this F&B website for a long, long time. <a href="http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/saving-our-environment/threats-and-impacts-/mining-q-/mining-useful-links" rel="nofollow">http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/saving-our-environment/threats-and-impacts-/mining-q-/mining-useful-links</a> Using the Search facility on websites often helps you find things I've always found. Maybe next time, try that.

Naffer on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Naffer — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:31:09 +0000

The government's discussion document on mining the conservation estate is called: "Maximising our Mineral Potential: Stocktake of Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act and beyond; Discussion Paper". The paper (and appendices) can be downloaded quickly & easily from <a href="http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentTOC____42792.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentTOC____42792.aspx</a> Why could I not find this information on Forest & Bird's website?

Kaipara on "Keep the Mackenzie Country Brown"

Kaipara — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:19:55 +0000

Don't let the mining smokescreen cloud this issue off the horizon too ! We need to support EDS efforts to fight this in the courts while keeping up the lobbying pressure on the Government that allowing this to happen would be another tragedy for our iconic landscapes. Mining in our NPs, intensive dairying in our iconic landscapes, water resource ripoffs in Canterbury. It's all on !

kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:06:32 +0000

District plan for the coromandel

kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:03:52 +0000

here's the latest flyer from coromandel watchdog - please feel free to share this electronically or hard copy - we feel under seige here in the coromandel!

kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:01:31 +0000

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kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0000

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kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:55:15 +0000

This is what will happen to our hills if we let them mine it to increase the content of their pockets. They will do this and leave …

kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:51:47 +0000

Photo showing the tailings dam of a mine in corromandel - 4 x bigger than the mine itself

kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:48:43 +0000

Mr Key looks for another mining opportunity.

kukupa on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

kukupa — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:47:13 +0000

Here's some pics I got off Facebook. The group (No mining in NZ's National Parks) now has 13,960 members!

Kaipara on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Kaipara — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:19:24 +0000

Good to have some good news for a change !! One in six National voters would not vote for the Government due to their proposals to mine in conservation land. See the article by Political Editor Grahame Armstrong at <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/3517931/Mining-plans-turn-Nat-voters-off-government/" rel="nofollow">http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/3517931/Mining-plans-turn-Nat-voters-off-government/</a>

Kaipara on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Kaipara — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:52:24 +0000

At this link is an excellent new article/opinion piece by Geoff Keey from the Stuff website, on the impact the Government's mining proposals are already having on our economy and our international reputation. <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/opinion/3511832/Mining-our-special-places-risks-tarnishing-forever-New-Zealands-clean-green-image" rel="nofollow">http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/opinion/3511832/Mining-our-special-places-risks-tarnishing-forever-New-Zealands-clean-green-image</a>

auckland anne on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

auckland anne — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:26:27 +0000

I see that F&B has a quick online submission we can send on the discussion paper <a href="http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/mining-conservation-land" rel="nofollow">http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/mining-conservation-land</a> that can obviously be modifed as much as you want, but gives a good basic idea of what a submission could say.

Kaipara on "NO MINING on Conservation land or National Parks"

Kaipara — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:08:38 +0000

Just read (at this link <a href="http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.forestandbird.org.nz/</a> ) that Archey’s frog - THE world’s most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered amphibian – is also threatened by proposals to mine in the ecological reserves of the Coromandel Peninsula. So ... the Government changes the law to allow our precious, high bio-diversity value conservation land to be taken for mining, (starting with 7000+ha), hastens the world’s most important frog towards extinction, (and destroys the habitat of a whole lot more of our native flora and fauna), creates a conservation fund that the Government can also dip into, and subsidises the mining industry to the tune of $4 million to look for more areas of our precious high bio-diversity conservation lands to desecrate. And at the same time damage our $21billion Tourism industry ? Anyone doing the maths would have to wonder at the lengths this Government will go, to pander to the mining industry to the detriment of the country's future. On the Coromandel Peninsula, this “speculative opportunity” might be a huge open cast mine to look for a handful of gold or whatever. Or it might be some “surgical” mining, that will leave the area despoiled with a huge tailings mountain, toxic runoff, mining truck traffic, and will endanger communities who have to live with that pollution in an increasingly erosion and flood-prone wasteland. And all the time they are spinning like a whirling dervish, to sell the Government propaganda that would have New Zealanders believe that this mining of our heritage will bring in billions of dollars to New Zealand ?? Can it get any worse ?