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Kiwi in Japanese jail ignored by Government

19 March, 2010 | No Comments

Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, recently arrested for trespassing on a Japanese vessel, is essentially being ignored by the New Zealand Government.  New Zealander Peter Bethune of the Sea Shepherd Conservation …

Posted in Action, Politics |

Alcohol Causes Violence conference

19 March, 2010 | No Comments

Alcohol Causes Violence Conference
Te Papa, Wellington
Tuesday 23rd March
8.30am – 5.00pm

Registrations for this conference have now closed, but you can still access the conference live in two ways (details below).

Why this …

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Action on changes to Blood Alcohol Limit

19 March, 2010 | No Comments

Cabinet are seriously deliberating whether or not to decrease the blood alcohol concentration limit for drivers 20 years and over from 0.08 to 0.05, and may make a decision over …

Posted in Action |

Waihopai Three Acquitted On Charges

18 March, 2010 | 1 Comment

Otaki schoolteacher Adrian Leason, Auckland Catholic priest Peter Murnane and Hokianga farmer Sam Land, charged with intentional damage and entering a property with the intention to commit a crime, were …

Posted in Peace & Violence, Ploughshares |

Arctic Shelf Leaking Potent Greenhouse Gas

11 March, 2010 | No Comments

UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 5, 2010 (IPS) – The frozen cap trapping billions of tonnes of methane under the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean is leaking and venting the powerful …

Posted in Climate Change, News |

Ploughshares: Peace Movement Aotearoa Press Release

11 March, 2010 | No Comments

Media Release: Waihopai Ploughshares

10 March 2010

Update: a statement from the Social Justice Commissioner of the Anglican Church will be presented at today’s media conference in Katherine Mansfield Park.

Media conference: Understanding …

Posted in Action, Peace & Violence, Ploughshares |

Solar Water Heating Revolution?

10 March, 2010 | No Comments

Earth Policy Release
Book Byte
March 9, 2010

“The harnessing of solar energy is expanding on every front as concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for harnessing solar …

Posted in Climate Change, Energy |

2010: International Year of Youth

10 March, 2010 | No Comments

The United Nations has officially declared 2010 the “International Year of Youth.” The declaration is meant to energize young people and challenge them to tackle the world’s problems, from nuclear …

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