And they laughed.
When a journalist from the New Zealand Herald asked me why I was going to Warsaw, I said it was because I had only ever been ashamed to be a New Zealander once. It was when I was in Durban and I faced the...
Five things New Zealand wants from Warsaw
New Zealand's negotiators will be out in force at the Warsaw climate talks. We expect not one, but two New Zealand ministers to be here - Tim Groser (Minister of Trade and for Climate Change Issues) and...
New Zealand’s Role at COP17: Concluding Unscientific Postscript
To the NGO community, New Zealand was one of the villains of COP17. But, I'm not sure if this reputation is wholly deserved. The trouble is, even if it is not, this reveals a fundamental failure in the New...
New Zealand: And it’s a Gold!
I'm told that our Minister for the Environment, the Hon Nick Smith MP, likes to collect gold medal Fossils of the Day. He has acquired quite a collection over the years. Which makes it doubly a pity that he...
Clean and Green Aotearoa New Zealand?
When you picture New Zealand, the odds are good that you picture an untouched waterfall, straight out of Lord of the Rings. I have camped at the base of the waterfall you’re probably thinking...