A presentation given 20th June by Sir Alan for the Appeal at Auckland University is available. Symptoms too serious to ignore – Appeal for a Risk Assessment for NZ in a deteriorating world – and is online at: https://mediastore.auckland.ac.nz/uploaded/public/06-2013/3B439776B91B48849F0ADBD585E1BC41.preview Thanks to Auckland University for making this available.
Symptoms too serious to ignore: A call to face up to the critical risksNZ Risk Assessment Appeal Itinerary of Sir Alan Mark. 1. 10th June. Wellington. 5.00-18:30. Inst. for Governance and Policy Studies. Govt. Building Lect. Theatre 1 (Access via Stout St.) Organiser and Chair: Jonathan Boston. Speakers: AFM, Russell Tregonning, Ralph Chapman, Louis Chambers. 2. …
The New Zealand Herald has covered the Risk Appeal featuring Wayne Smith, one of the first 100 signatories. The story is available here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/climate-change/news/article.cfm?c_id=26&objectid=10870243 Discussion of the Herald article is available at The Standard: http://thestandard.org.nz/its-real-when-an-all-black-does-it/ The Standard previously covered The Appeal here: http://thestandard.org.nz/wise-response/
The Appeal was launched in Dunedin on 8th March, and followed by a lecture in the evening with a variety of signatories speaking. Coverage of the launch is available here: Otago Daily Times: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/248811/climate-change-cross-party-plea Celsias: http://www.celsias.co.nz/article/our-political-establishment-risks-all/?utm_source=CelsiasWeekly&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=20130311 Help to collect signatures – download the Appeal as a PDF here: Risk Appeal Petition
Sir Alan Mark has been interviewed by Jim Mora on Radio New Zealand regarding the Appeal, with panelists Ali Jones and Steven Franks. Topics – An Otago-based group is calling on politicians to “face up” to New Zealand’s social, environmental and economic problems, which it says are “too big to ignore”. The link to the …
The programme for the Appeal Launch can be downloaded here: Appeal_Launch_Programme_8_March.pdf
A full page article from the Otago Daily Times on the Appeal has been published Saturday 2nd March, 2013 The article is here: http://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/247834/what-are-risks
The following invitation to the Appeal launch has been sent to NZ’s main political parties. Symptoms Too Serious To Ignore: A Call To Face Up To NZ’s Critical Risks This letter is to invite you, or alternatively nominate another representative, to represent your party at the national launch of our public Appeal to Parliament on …
‘Face up’ to issues call’ Source ODT Online Edition: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/245964/face-issues-call By Rosie Manins on Sat, 16 Feb 2013 News: Dunedin New Zealand’s social, environmental and economic problems are too big to ignore, members of an Otago-based group calling on politicians to ”face up” to the issues say. A formal launch of the Appeal to Parliament …
