Jones answers the “rednecks”
Forestry Minister Shane Jones is working on major changes to the one billion trees programme.
This comes after a vocal farmer protest movement set up...
Climate change’s odd couple almost agree
Climate Change Minister James Shaw has thrown down the gauntlet to politicians by yesterday announcing the members of the Climate Change Commission.
All six of...
Making peace with farmers
The Prime Minister yesterday and the Environment Minister on Tuesday appear to have mounted an operation to mend fences with farmers.
Only a month after...
How Bridges let the Blue Greens redefine National
National‘s decision last Thursday to vote for the Zero Carbon Bill is the end of a long process of debate within the...
Shaw stakes political future on historic farm agreement
The Greens co-leader James Shaw yesterday laid his political reputation on the line with his backing of a deal with farm leaders.to...
Farm leaders win Government backdown
In what risks being seen as another u-turn, and with what amounts to a substantial reversal of Labour’s election campaign policy, the Government is set to launch a charm offensive on farmers today with a backdown over putting agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Light rail chief says think again
The Government official in charge of the Auckland light rail project at the New Zealand Transport Agency has been questioning the whole...
Political heat goes on climate legislation
The Environment Select Committee hearing submissions on the Zero Carbon Bill
Ministers reject Greens environmental argument and approve gold mine expansion
In many ways, Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage is lucky that her decision to block the expansion of the Martha mine has...
Ardern hints at climate change compromise
The Prime Minister gave a heavy hint to the United Nations yesterday that the Government is looking to back off its proposal...
