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Commissioner welcomes dairying consent call in

Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 3:25 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“I welcome Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith’s decision to call in three large-scale effluent discharge consents for dairying in the Mackenzie Basin,” said Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. “Dr Smith is correct to identify ... More >>

Minister urged to call in Mackenzie Basin consents

Thursday, 14 January 2010, 11:23 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“The risk to the water quality of the area is of such significance, that the Minister for the Environment should call in these large-scale, dairy operations for consideration,” said Dr Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment today. More >>

Green New Deal good deal for wilding pine problem

Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 11:08 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“I welcome the release of the Green Party New Deal. It provides useful ideas on some of the environmental issues confronting New Zealand. In particular, I am pleased that they have picked up on my recommendation to sort out the wilding pines problem,” ... More >>

ETS bill "won't help environment" - Commissioner

Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 2:50 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“I urge Members of Parliament not to undermine our existing ETS, by passing the amendments bill” said Dr Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment today. “In its current form, the bill virtually guarantees that the ETS will not ... More >>

Environment Commissioner Challenges NZIER Report

Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 4:41 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“The analysis of the NZIER in their latest report is muddled and superficial,” Dr Jan Wright said today in response to its release this morning. “I couldn’t agree less that climate change should be considered New Zealand’s least important ... More >>

Subsidy on imported biofuels should be scrapped

Thursday, 29 October 2009, 4:33 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

The subsidy on biofuels made from imported ingredients must be removed, said Dr Jan Wright when presenting her submission on the Sustainable Biofuels Bill to the Local Government and Environment Committee today. More >>

‘Old’ mining licences put the environment at risk

Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 2:27 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“There are over 100 old mining licenses with weak and outdated conditions around New Zealand” said Dr Jan Wright, the Commissioner for the Environment, upon releasing her report Stockton revisited: The mine and the regulatory minefield. “I am asking ... More >>

New bill ‘weakens ETS’ - Environment Commissioner

Thursday, 15 October 2009, 4:02 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge of our time,” said Dr Wright the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment said upon releasing her submission on the amendments to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) today. More >>

Commissioner seeks moratorium on meter roll-out

Friday, 18 September 2009, 3:32 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“We need a moratorium on the roll-out of advanced electricity meters,”said Dr Jan Wright, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. “I have asked the group reviewing the performance of the electricity market to recommend a moratorium ... More >>

Commissioner urges Parliament to consider ETS

Monday, 31 August 2009, 5:45 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

As part of the confidence and supply agreement with ACT, in January 2009 the government sent the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to a select committee for review. The Commissioner was asked to be an independent adviser to this committee. Working with the committee ... More >>

Commissioner pleased with findings of Mapua report

Friday, 31 July 2009, 5:10 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“I welcome the thorough Site Auditor report of Mapua. It gives me confidence that the once contaminated site can now be used by local residents,” the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment commented today on the release of the independent ... More >>

Kiwis miss out on smart power

Thursday, 25 June 2009, 2:52 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

“New Zealand households and our environment are missing out” says the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, upon the release of her latest report Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can ... More >>

Electricity Commission making some progress

Tuesday, 23 September 2008, 3:49 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has commended the Electricity Commission for its work on improving electricity efficiency and integrating wind generation into the grid. More >>

Environment Commissioner supports amended ETS bill

Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 12:34 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

New Zealand must implement an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. “It’s the most efficient way for New Zealand to adjust to a carbon-constrained future.” More >>

Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must proceed

Thursday, 15 May 2008, 10:16 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must proceed, as it is an essential system for New Zealand to adjust to a carbon-constrained future and live up to our clean green image, says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. More >>

Biofuel Bill should not proceed

Thursday, 3 April 2008, 12:47 am | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

The Biofuel Bill currently before Parliament should not proceed in its current form, says Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright. International concern about the sustainability of biofuels and their true environmental and economic ... More >>

Environmental data collection must continue

Thursday, 31 January 2008, 2:48 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment

The data in Environment New Zealand 2007 is an invaluable addition to our knowledge of the environment, says Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright. Many past PCE reports have highlighted the lack of good environmental information, ... More >>

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