Next phase on the #waronnature - coal mines, polluted streams and rivers & undrinkable water, environmental safeguards killed - & AWOL Ministers of Environment & Conservation beehive.govt.nz/release/urgent…

And in another case of democracy missing in action - F&B had a letter from Christopher Bishop on Thurs 28th March at 4.06pm just as F&B (like the rest of NZ) was getting ready to break for the Easter weekend. Time to reply with suggestions for the bill? 3 working days.... #waronnature

Auditor general highlights democratic risks. Parliamentary commissioner for the environment highlights risks to nature - 2 key independent officers of Parliament flagging major concerns about Fast-Track legislation. #waronnature
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Auditor general highlights democratic risks. Parliamentary commissioner for the environment highlights risks to nature - 2 key independent officers of Parliament flagging major concerns about Fast-Track legislation. #waronnature
pce.parliament.nz/publications/s…
oag.parliament.nz/2024/fast-trac…

Submissions close in less than 3 hours. This is just the start of our stand against the #WarOnNature newshub.co.nz/home/politics/…

The Fast-track Approvals Bill poses significant risks to the environment and will achieve sub-optimal decision-making, poor allocation of resources and increased litigation risk if it proceeds as proposed. Read the PCE’s submission on the Bill here: bit.ly/pcefasttrack

A personal message from Nicola Toki, Chief Executive of Forest & Bird. Submissions close tomm on the Govt's new Fast-track Approvals Bill to override environmental protections. Join 1000s of Kiwis who've said 'No' to this attack on nature and democracy: forestandbird.org.nz/petitions/figh…

Incoming wholesomeness😍Even Forest & Bird's Kiwi Conservation Club kids are getting involved and having their say on the Fast-track Approvals Bill! Check out this pictorial submission on the Government's new bill from one of our youngest supporters💚

With 3 days to go until submissions close Kiwis are still in the dark about the list of “fast-track” projects. This isn’t good enough. Let the government know your opposition to this anti-nature, anti-democratic legislation! forestandbird.org.nz/petitions/figh…
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Time is running out to make your voice heard! We need your help to stop projects like coal mines on conservation land, huge dams that flood forests, & fish farms in already damaged oceans. Speak up before submissions close on the FTAB this Friday.
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This story today is on a subject I have been working on for the last seven or so years with Forest & Bird The data released by MPI was very significant so I thought I’d do a wee 🧵

A dozen years ago, when I had a blog on Stuff , I wrote about the deliberate pigeon-holing of people who seek to protect the natural world as 'treehuggers' etc. In light of our Oceans Minister's latest outburst on 'politburo banshees', here's a reminder stuff.co.nz/national/blogs…

'This week, the government announced the advisory panel on fast-track proposal applications. It’s basically six people with no apparent background in environmental issues.' #waronnature - have you got your submission in yet?