My response to Straterra's Chris Baker, whose comments framed an earlier piece in the New Zealand Herald. In fact, 69 percent of New Zealanders agree: conservation is at the heart of what it means to be a New Zealander (DOC, 2012).
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World News Brief, Thursday September 13
US ambassador to Libya and three staff killed at consulate in Benghazi in response to video critical of Islam; experts say it is tragic diplomat who had done so much to free Benghazi from dictator would be killed by residents; US urges "cooler heads to prevail" in dispute over South China Sea islands; Occupy Hong Kong protesters removed after 11 months; 300 killed in Pakistan factory fires; South African mining protests spread to platinum mine; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday August 30
Five thousand Syrian refugees flee to Turkey a day; Japanese and North Korean officials meeting today for first direct talks in four years; South Korea plans to develop cyber weaponry to prepare for potential attack by North Korea; South Africa's mining minister seeks to reassure investors after deadly clashes at mines; Mitt Romney officially chosen as Republican nominee for US President; and more
Read MoreWhen you're in a hole, keep digging
The questions Energy Minister Phil Heatley should have been asked on The Nation; and why former Minister David Parker, bless him, still doesn’t get it
Read MoreAli Baba & the mining of New Zealand
The government says it wants to balance green growth with digging holes, but can we do both? Perhaps we should slow down, rather than end up somewhere we don't want to be
Read MoreConservation land mining and the green genie
Mr Brownlee may have dug a big hole for the mining industry, by eyeing up Schedule 4. Conservationists' price: a better Schedule, and a higher test for mining access rights
Read MoreMining Our Natural Potential: not specious, just stupid
An open letter to Gerry Brownlee, surgically exploring his cranium, and finding some fossils inside
Read MoreWhy are National and Labour trying so hard to LOSE Auckland?
Labour's candidate selection for the Auckland electorates seemed odd, but National's willingess to risk the city for a bit o' gold and silver in the Coromandel is one hell of a punt
Read MoreHistory in the making - healthcare wins and mining losses
As Barack Obama enjoys the thrill of history, John Key should take a look at his own party's history on mining before commiting too heavily to some big holes in the ground
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