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Save Happy Valley Will Fight On
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 9:35 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
Save Happy Valley Coalition members will today resurrect their occupation camp on Solid Energy's front lawn in Christchurch. The group has spent the past five years protesting the plans of the state-owned company to destroy a pristine area north ... More >>
3 years at Happy Valley and still no mine
Friday, 23 January 2009, 12:37 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Save Happy Valley Coalition celebrate the 3rd anniversary of their occupation of the planned site of Cypress Mine at Happy Valley. Despite Solid Energy's plans to strip-mine this spectacular natural area, Happy Valley so far remains a prisitine ... More >>
Solid Energy's attempt to shape climate policy
Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 9:47 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Save Happy Valley Coalition is angered but not surprised by the revelation that Solid Energy is attempting to shape climate change policy. "This is part of a concerted campaign by Solid Energy to deny responsibility for its contribution to climate change" ... More >>
Police pay to spy on peaceful protest group
Monday, 15 December 2008, 12:12 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Save Happy Valley Coalition (SHVC) is extremely disappointed to learn that an anti-terror squad informant has been collecting information about peaceful protest activities, as well as the personal lives of protesters. More >>
Protesters "freeze butts off" to save Happy Valley
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 9:50 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
To protest the hypocrisy of the NZ government’s continued plan to mine Happy Valley on the South Island’s West Coast for coal while portraying to the world that we are ‘clean and green’, members and supporters of the Save Happy Valley Coalition ... More >>
1000 Kilometre Walk Reaches Westport
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 3:17 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
"WALKING THE WALK", an epic journey ends tomorrow as a team of conservationists complete a three month, 1000 kilometre on-foot journey from Auckland to Happy Valley to protest the mining of an area of national ecological significance. More >>
Spy-related company to patrol DoC land
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 12:57 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
A security company led by spy master Gavin Clark will soon be patrolling a wide swathe of conservation land. The Department of Conservation has signalled it intends to grant, without public notification, permission for Provision Security Ltd to operate ... More >>
Greenpeace ship highlights Government hyprocrisy
Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 1:31 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Save Happy Valley Coalition applauds yesterday’s coal ship blockade by crew of the Greenpeace vessel the Rainbow Warrior. “It’s time that the New Zealand Government owned up to the hypocrisy of banning future coal-fired power stations ... More >>
'Walking the walk' arrives in Wellington
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 9:24 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
Members of the Save Happy Valley Coalition (SHVC) have been walking in protest from Auckland city all the way to a proposed mine site and the SHVC occupation camp in Happy Valley, near Westport, for the 'Walk the Walk' campaign. More >>
Coal industry brought back to ground
Friday, 29 February 2008, 10:01 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
At the NZ Power conference Don Elder was confronted with the reality of climate change and rising emissions that result from usage. Energy Minister, David Parker made a surprise move and directly criticized Don Elder for his enthusiasm towards coal while ... More >>
Suppression lifted on spy case
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 3:14 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
Previously suppressed proceedings against Thompson and Clark Investigations Ltd have today been made public. Three activist organisations had complained to the Registrar of Private Investigators and Security Guards. The complaints concerned the much publicised ... More >>
Wetlands Conference vindicates saving of Happy Val
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 11:01 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Wai Wetlands Symposium is being held at Canterbury University in Christchurch from the14th to16th of February. Wetlands are nationally important and interest to the scientific community. More >>
Happy Valley Occupation Celebrates Two Years
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 5:08 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Save Happy Valley Coalition is celebrating two years of occupying Happy Valley this weekend with a gathering of members and supporters in the Valley. Meanwhile, Walk the Walk, which set off from Auckland on Monday, continues to travel South across ... More >>
The Long Walk against Climate Change
Tuesday, 22 January 2008, 11:41 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
Activists from the Save Happy Valley Coalition and other Environmental Organisations will be protesting outside the Prime Ministers constituency office tomorrow [20 Jan]. More >>
Environmental Film Festival today through Monday
Friday, 21 September 2007, 11:55 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
Reminder about the Film Festival today through Monday. Please find the program attached. More >>
Save Happy Valley demands reduced coal production
Friday, 21 September 2007, 12:28 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Save Happy Valley Coalition is calling for immediate steps to decrease coal exports, in light of the Government's failure to adequately address coal in yesterday's climate change policy announcements. More >>
Train tracks blocked due to environment threat
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 3:40 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
Three Save Happy Valley activists will appear in the Christchurch District Court on Friday morning at 10am to face trial for blockading a coal train on Sunday 29th April. Members and supporters of the anti-coal mining group will hold a protest against ... More >>
Hearing On Publication Of Mock Report
Tuesday, 24 July 2007, 5:54 pm | Save Happy Valley Coalition
A member of the Save Happy Valley Coalition will be arguing the right to use parody as a means of criticising corporate behaviour in court on Wednesday. The activist is being sued by state-owned coal miner Solid Energy for publishing a mock report ... More >>
Activist groups lay complaint about spies
Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 9:31 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
Three groups laid a complaint today with the Private Investigators Registrar, asking that the matter of the spies employed by private investigators Thompson and Clark be referred to the Police for a criminal investigation. More >>
Spied on group demands resignation
Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 9:36 am | Save Happy Valley Coalition
The Christchurch Save Happy Valley group met Tuesday night with Ryan, the infiltrator hired by Thompson & Clark Investigations to gather information for state owned enterprise Solid Energy. The Save Happy Valley Coalition is today reiterating its demand for ... More >>
