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Thursday, 22 July 2021, 12:36 pm
Environmental NGOs wrote to Southland District Council
yesterday expressing deep concern over the Council’s
decision to grant an access arrangement to New Brighton
Collieries Limited (NBCL), an overseas owned company, for
coal exploration in the Ohai forestry area.
The letter
urges the Southland District Council to reverse their
decision and decline the access arrangement sought by NBCL.
It also puts forward a courageous vision for Southland,
proposing a decline from coal and a move towards clean
energy alternatives.
Together the organisations
say:
It is absolutely inappropriate for Aotearoa New
Zealand to continue exploring for coal in the midst of a
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 11:31 am
Forest & Bird welcomes the release of the draft
purpose of the Natural and Built Environment Act (NBA) but
wants a clearer hierarchy to put preserving nature
first.
“We welcome the Government s moves to improve
environmental outcomes through this replacement of the RMA,
but as it’s currently drafted it won’t avoid further
loss of nature,” said Forest & Bird’s RMA reform
campaign lead Rick Zwaan.
“The new Natural and Built
Environment Act is an opportunity to gift younger
generations the kind of healthy natural world they deserve.
That’s what was recommended in the Randerson Report and
The Government needs to urgently consider how to stop new or expanded coal mines in New Zealand to keep climate warming to safe levels, says Forest & Bird. Chief Executive Kevin Hague launched a new petition calling for no new coal mines .