“A new earthquake” is what peasant farmer leader Chavannes Jean-Baptiste of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the news that Monsanto will be donating 60,000 seed sacks (475 tons) of hybrid corn seeds and vegetable seeds, some of them treated with highly toxic pesticides. The MPP has committed to burning Monsanto’s seeds, and has […]
NorthTec tutor teaches how permaculture can improve home economy from property near Silverdale NorthTec tutor Betsy Kettle is teaching students how to make the most of their land and reduce their living costs from her property near Silverdale, north of Auckland. Betsy has delivered programmes from her home since 2006 and uses her whole property […]
INTRODUCTION On 11th June, tenders close for the Mortgagee Sale of a stunning block of undeveloped coastal land at Baring Head, right at the eastern entrance to Wellington Harbour. Together with Forest and Bird, the East Harbour Environmental Association, and other environmental and recreational organisations, Wellington Natural Heritage Trust Incorporated is hoping that Greater Wellington […]
There is a new to New Zealand beetle which comes from the South Pacific commonly called the Hadda Beetle. The first public notice of this beetle was in February 2010 when a entomologist with a close association with MAF Biosecurity New Zealand spotted a Hadda Beetle in Dove -Myer Robinson Park, along Tamaki Drive and […]
New sonar devices to aid bat bounce-back A long-tailed breed of little Hamilton natives, who navigate by sonar, is threatened with extinction by hungry rats and loss of suitable trees. So Environment Waikato (EW) and Hamilton City Council (HCC), along with the Riverlea Environment Society, have launched a new conservation initiative called Project Echo to […]
The Federated Mountain Clubs says the release of the Government’s mining plans is just the start of the destruction of our greatest national treasure, the conservation estate.
The Environmental Defence Society says it’s very surprised that the government is proposing to allow gold and silver mining on Conservation land on Great Barrier Island.
The Government’s decision to allow mining — even open-pit mining – in pristine areas of Coromandel conservation land and our National Parks is contemptible, says Coromandel Watchdog spokesperson Denis Tegg.
