Parliament speeches were briefly halted on Tuesday due to a protest from the public gallery. Protesters shouted “this bill kills” and unfurled a banner, before Assistant Speaker Greg O’Connor ordered they be removed. One of the protesters, Adam Currie from 350 Aotearoa, said communities across the country would continue to fight against projects – especially mines on conservation land. “It doesn’t matter if the bill passes today, because...

On Dec 1, 2024, WWW sent Fast-Track Minister Christopher Bishop an open letter document (see below). The document detailing SIRRL’s waste-to-poisons plant and the current governments ‘she’ll be right attitude’ despite Environment Ministry concerns, was accompanied by the following email and sent to all ministers and spokespersons. Dear Ministers, Spokespersons and other.   The 149 projects short-listed for the fast-track approval process includes a proposal to build a...

A Waimate District Council survey asking residents if they support a proposed $350 million waste-to-energy plant has received more than 700 responses with an emphatic majority stating their opposition. The result of the survey, which ran from November 5 to 19, showed 94% of respondents were against the proposal. The council received 735 responses to the question: “Do you support a waste-to-energy plant within the Waimate District?” Of...