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Injustice killing Kiwis on grand scale

5 September, 2008 | No Comments

Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, the New Zealand Medical Journal says in an important new report.

“Widening geographic inequalities in death rates from ischaemic heart disease, diabetes, …

Posted in Health Care, News |

Emissions Trading and Ngai tahu

2 September, 2008 | No Comments

3. TE URUROA FLAVELL (Māori Party—Waiariki) to the Minister
responsible for Climate Change Issues: Does he agree with Te
Rūnanga o NgāiTahuKaiwhakahaere, Mark Solomon, that the emissions
trading scheme represents a significant threat …

Posted in News |

New Report Available on Ecosystems and Climate Change

1 September, 2008 | No Comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that can help reduce the potential impacts of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems. The …

Posted in Climate Change |

Injustice cutting life expectancy

28 August, 2008 | No Comments

Social injustice cutting life expectancy, UN
report says

Inequality caused by poverty, poor education and bad housing is
‘killing on a grand scale’, WHO study finds

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/28/health.socialexclusion

Of course, it also cuts life …

Posted in News |

Governing for the not so good?

25 August, 2008 | 2 Comments

Maxim Institute have put out a new discussion paper on taxation. It’s entitled Governing for the Good: What does it really mean?“

According to them, one of the things …

Posted in Economics, Politics |

Make your voice heard on the ETS

23 August, 2008 | No Comments

The Emissions Trading Scheme is a scheme proposed by the government which needs cross party support to succeed. The Green Party are currently not sure whether to support it. They …

Posted in Climate Change |

New report urges public transport investment

22 August, 2008 | No Comments

A report commissioned by New Zealand Transport Agency has confirmed what many, including myself, have been advocating: we need to shift away from road building to more effectively prioritizing public …

Posted in Transport |

I consider all the acts of oppression

22 August, 2008 | No Comments

I consider all the acts of oppression
here under the sun; I SAW the tears of the oppressed.
and I saw that there was no one to Comfort them.
strength was on the …

Posted in Writings |