One of New Zealand’s most respected politicians, voted most trustworthy party leader, Jeanette Fitzsimons, has endorsed the call from Wise Response for a cross-party risk assessment. “The overarching purpose of government must surely be to look ahead at the big picture, see the major threats and opportunities for the country, and act to protect …
Wednesday April 9, 2014 at 1.00pm has been accepted by the Speaker of the House for the presentation of our Appeal. While this is a non-partisan Appeal, unfortunately the rules of Parliament are such that this must be done through a political party. We have accepted the offer of Moana Mackey, Labour’s Environment and Climate …
Why Sir Geoffrey Palmer supports the “Wise Response” From 1987 to 1990 I was Minister for the Environment in New Zealand. It was during that time the Resource Management Act was designed. Now 22 years after it came into effect there are moves by the Government to weaken the environmental protections contained in Part 2 …
Our Changing World Features Wise Response Appeal. From the RNZ Website: Earlier this year a group of leading academics, environmentalists, business people and lawyers launched the Wise Response Appeal. Alison Ballance catches up with three of the movement’s founders to find out what they think the risks are, and how they are calling on the …
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 …
