Appeal lead online story at NZ Herald
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/
Risk Assessment Appeal Launched
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 on Radio New Zealand
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 …
Programme for Appeal Launch
The programme for the Appeal Launch can be downloaded here: Appeal_Launch_Programme_8_March.pdf
ODT Feature Article
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
Invitation to Political Parties Issued
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 …
ODT Article 16th Feb, 2013
‘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 …
Speakers confirmed for Launch
Bios of persons speaking in support of a National Risk Assessment Project at the launch in Dunedin on 8th March 2013 The launch is at the Otago Museum Reserve at 1.15-3.00pm. Neville Peat Neville Peat, writer, photographer and environmentalist, lives at Broad Bay. He has written some 40 books, spanning themes of geography, biography, natural …
National Risk Assessment
Throughout our short history New Zealand has been a global leader socially, politically, and more recently, environmentally. Our forebears were clearly concerned about the legacy they would leave those who followed them. More recently, increasing numbers of people are recognising that healthy, sustainable environments are ultimately the source of all life and integral to every …