Eugenie Sage
Greens: Swamp kauri wetlands too valuable to rip up
"We need a moratorium on swamp kauri exports. This resource could sustain jobs in Northland for a long time, but instead, at current rates of extraction, wetlands are being trashed and the volume left… Audio
Green Party: Govt failing to protect our environment
The Green Party says urgent action is needed to protect our rivers and native species after a major report on the environment painted a bleak picture. Audio
ECan's Future Direction
Conan Young explores democracy, water rights and the future of Environment Canterbury Audio
A chinese website offers swamp kauri logs for sale
The Government has been asked how come a Chinese website is advertising swamp kauri logs for sale, when their export is illegal. Audio
Greens make submissions on behalf of other people
The National Party is accusing the Greens of potentially subverting the democractic process by using people names on submissions without those people realising. Audio
Board of Enquiry dam decision could cause problems
The tension between protecting rivers and intensifying farming is writ large in a decision from the Board of Inquiry into the Ruantaniwha dam - which could make the water storage project unworkable. Audio
Greens on RMA delay
The Government has shelved changes to the Resource Management Act until after the election having failed to get the backing of United Future and the Maori Party. Audio
NZ protesters call for release of W Papuan political prisoners
Protesters in New Zealand join international action calling on Indonesia to release West Papua's political prisoners. Audio
Ministers headed for Chch over consenting process
The Government says it is not ruling out getting directly involved in Christchurch City Council's resource consenting process if it can't get its accreditation back. Audio
Greens say DOC cuts put biodviersity at risk
The Green Party says job cuts at the Department of Conservation will put New Zealand's biodiversity at risk. Audio
How clean are recreational sites on NZ rivers?
Green Party MP Eugenie Sage, Ministry for the Environment spokesperson Guy Beatson and Dr Mike Joy, senior lecturer in freshwater ecology and environmental science at Massey University. Audio
MP admits environmental progress under Labour was limited
The Government is defending claims that New Zealand has failed to meet key commitments it made at the original Earth Summit in Rio 20 years ago. Audio
Developers get go ahead for skifield expansion
Conservationists are alarmed at the go ahead for a skifield expansion on prime land in Canterbury that could end up being worth half a billion dollars. Audio
End of the line for ECan - the end of local democracy?
The day of reckoning has come for Canterbury's 14 sacked regional councillors as the council meets for the final time today. Audio