Putting a brothel in the church
Every now and then something really surprising happens. Yesterday was one of those days when news broke that the Government wants to open National Parks, Marine Reserves and Wildlife Sanctuaries to mining. It’s a bit like putting a brothel in a church.
You might think that the whole point to having National Parks, Wilderness Areas, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Marine Reserves is that they wouldn’t be mined. Well, that’s not what the Government thinks. Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced a proposal to allow mining in these areas. Read more »
The party that would govern New Zealand after the next election released its energy policy today. Crude curses and furrowed brows abound at Greenpeace HQ. It’s like National is living in an alternate reality where climate change doesn’t exist. 


