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Fast Track Bill Still Abhorrent Danger To Nature And Democracy - ECO
Sunday, 25 August 2024, 5:10 pm | ECO
The Bill still rides roughshod over the Conservation Act, the Reserves Act, the Environmental Protection Authority, Local and regional government standards, plans and consent provisions, and it suspends a host of other environmental protection measures. More >>
Fast Track Bill Should Be Withdrawn
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 4:20 pm | ECO
“The Bill does not provide environmental protection, good quality decision making, certainty, public participation or speed. It should be withdrawn.” More >>
No New Mines on Conservation Land Welcomed
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 8:21 am | ECO
Conservation and environmental announcements in the government’s agenda outlined in the Speech from the Throne are very welcome, says the Environment and Conservation Organisations, ECO. More >>
Flawed and Unambitious Marine Protected Area Proposals
Thursday, 14 January 2016, 8:58 am | ECO
ECO today challenged the Government to think again on its flawed marine protection proposals which fail to cover the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and will weaken protections. More >>
Australia leaps far ahead in Marine Protected Areas
Monday, 19 November 2012, 6:48 pm | ECO
Australia now has marine protected areas network covering 36% of the Australian marine environment several order of magnitudes ahead of New Zealand, the Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ (ECO) said today. More >>
Protected Areas jeopardised by Crown Minerals Bill
Friday, 16 November 2012, 11:15 am | ECO
The Crown Minerals Bill will strip the Minister of Conservation of a whole lot of powers and hand them over to the economic ministers the Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ said today. More >>
ECOs 40th Annual Conference
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 3:48 pm | ECO
Media Release - Wellington – 3 July 2012 ECOs 40th Annual Conference 6-8 July 2012 in Wellington More >>
Emissions Trading System needs strengthening to be effective
Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 10:10 am | ECO
The Government’s further weakening of New Zealand Emissions Trading System are a major disappointment and will further undermine the effectiveness of the control of climate and ocean damaging pollution, the Environment and Conservation Organisations ... More >>
Fundraising concert for environmental action
Monday, 26 July 2010, 3:23 pm | ECO
ECO is to host ‘Echoes – A Concert for the Environment’ at 7.00pm, Saturday 31 July 2010 at the Adam Concert Room, Victoria University Kelburn Campus, Wellington. Enjoy live music from Wellington-based contemporary music group, the SMP Ensemble, ... More >>
Major progress on Antarctic fisheries conservation
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 11:51 am | ECO
The Environment and Conservation Organisations (ECO) welcomed the major step forward in protecting the Antarctic marine environment agreed last week at the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Meeting (CCAMLR) which concluded on Friday. More >>
ECO Welcomes Renewables and Energy Efficiency
Friday, 12 October 2007, 8:14 am | ECO
The National Energy Strategy and the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NEECS) are a major step forward in the road towards a sustainable energy measures for New Zealand, says the Environment and Conservation Organisations of ... More >>
Orange roughy and other catch limit cuts welcome
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 2:44 pm | ECO
The Environment and Conservation Organisations (ECO) today welcomed the decision by the Minister of Fisheries, Hon Jim Anderton, to close another orange roughy fishery and cut the catch limits for a range of seriously over-fished fish stocks. More >>
ECO Welcomes Measures, Disappointed By Delays
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 4:17 pm | ECO
The greenhouse gas control measures including the proposed emissions trading scheme announced by ministers today are very welcome, says the Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand, ECO. More >>
ECO Conference Now Open for Registration
Wednesday, 24 May 2006, 12:10 am | ECO
ECO Conference Now Open for Registration ECO has announced the theme for the 2006 annual conference: Living Sustainably - Taking Charge of the Future. Practical workshops about community action and discussions of key environmental issues are all on the ... More >>
IEAs Support for urgent Emissions prices welcomed
Friday, 12 May 2006, 10:34 am | ECO
Media Release – Wellington – Wednesday 11 May 2006 IEAs Support for urgent Emissions prices welcomed The Environment and Conservation Organisations of NZ says the IEA’s call for urgent action on climate change and for measures to send a price of carbon ... More >>
Carbon Charge Abandonment the First Broken Promise
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 5:08 pm | ECO
Abandonment of the carbon charge to reduce New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions is the first major broken promise for this government and is cowardly and deeply irresponsible, says the Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand. More >>
Environment Election Priority
Monday, 27 June 2005, 8:39 am | ECO
Delegates to this weekend's ECO conference set an agenda for policies and action for the environment, prioritising oceans, marine environment and fisheries management, climate change and energy policy and defending the Resource Management Act from a ... More >>
Carbon charge: Greater effort needed on climate
Thursday, 5 May 2005, 11:03 am | ECO
ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION ORGANISATIONS of NZ Inc. Level 2, 126 Vivian St, Wellington, New Zealand PO Box 11-057, Wellington More >>
National Environment Summit in ChCh 18-20 June
Friday, 18 June 2004, 9:40 am | ECO
The national environmental summit of delegations from groups concerned with the environment and conservation will be held in Christchurch and at Living Springs, Governor's Bay this weekend, starting Friday morning at the Salvation Army Citadel, Victoria Square, ... More >>
Intl. Experts Urge Action to Protect the Deep Sea
Monday, 8 December 2003, 10:32 am | ECO
Urgent action is needed stem the loss of deep sea-bed dwelling creatures and natural communities and the need for control of high seas fishing. These were consensus concerns at the close of an international meeting of experts on the deep sea in Queenstown ... More >>
