Wise Response Submission to the Tax Working Group, May 2018
Wise Response has made a submission to the Review of New Zealand’s Taxation System. The submission is available as a PDF (1MB) here: Tax Working Group – Wise Response Submission Final
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Wise Response Submission to the Social Services and Community Select Committee on the Child Poverty Reduction Bill. 2 May, 2018.
Wise Response Submission to the Social Services and Community Select Committee on the Child Poverty Reduction Bill. 2 May, 2018 BACKGROUND: Wise Response is a Dunedin-based but New Zealand-wide Society www.wiseresponse.org.nz , launched in 2013, with the purpose of persuading the New Zealand Parliament, Government and New Zealand society in general, to confront and …
WR Submission to Emissions Trading Scheme Review
Wise Response has made a submission to the MFE Emissions Trading Scheme Review at the Dunedin consultation held 3 March 2017. A copy of the submission is available here as a PDF: WiseResponse ETS Lt to MfE.
WR Letter to Government requesting a formal body dedicated to addressing the causes of climate change
Wise Response Society Inc., c/o Alan F. Mark, FRSNZ, KNZM, 205 Wakari Rd., Hon Paula Bennett, Helensburgh, Minister of Climate Change Issues, DUNEDIN. Parliament House, 12 December 2016 WELLINGTON. Your reference 16-m-1360 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Dear Minister Bennett, We congratulate you on your appointment as Deputy Prime Minister. The purpose of this letter …
Open Letter on Climate Change to the Prime Minister
Dear Prime Minister, This is an Open Letter with reference to the statement ascribed to you under the heading: “Science key to climate” (ODT, March 23), in which you are quoted from your address to the Platinum Primary Producers annual conference in Wellington, that “The world is going to heat up if it’s [climate change] …
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WR Submission to the Otago Regional Council’s Policy Statement Review
In November 2015, Wise Response appeared before 3 ORC commissioners to make a case for much more realistic recognition of the implications of resource limits in the Plan under the “precautionary approach” which is a requirement in the National Coastal Policy Statement. Eight expert witnesses appeared for the Society addressing different threats to the business-as-usual …
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Select Committee respond to Petition for NZ Risk Assessment
Petition for NZ Risk Assessment In July last year a team of 4 representatives appeared before the Finance and Expenditure Committee in support of the Wise Response petition for a NZ Risk Assessment (link) put to the House on April 9. 2014. They included Dr Alan F. Mark Chair Wise Response; Dr Susan Krumdieck Professor …
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WR Present to the Select Committee
The Wise Response society presented its appeal to the Finance and Expenditure (F&E) select committee yesterday. Chairperson Sir Alan Mark was accompanied by Wise Response members Dr Janet Stephenson, Dr Susan Krumdieck, and Paul Young. The presentation was covered on National Radio: Dr. Susan Krumdieck from the Wise Response group spoke with Kathryn Ryan on …
WR Submission to NZ Climate Change Consultation
Wise Response has made a comprehensive submission to New Zealand’s Climate Change Target Consultation. The submission may be downloaded here (PDF 1.4MB): Wise Response Society Incorporated – response to Climate Change Consultation-1 Summary of Wise Response submission 1. A low carbon future offers a huge opportunity for NZ if we follow our suggested ‘Kea’ …
New Zealand Climate Change Target Consultation
Wise Response held a public meeting to discuss concerns with a Discussion paper, just released by Minister of Climate Change Issues, Tim Groser, on “New Zealand’s Climate Change Target: Our contribution to the new international climate change agreement.”(PDF) This was in preparation for the meetings to be held nation-wide to consult on New Zealand’s Climate …