Category: Environmental Issues
Renewable energy – Sustaining our future!
August 10th, 2011
We want to leave our children and grandchildren with the resources they will need for the future, and our natural environment is our greatest asset. It’s central to our quality of life, our national identity, and our competitive advantage. National is ... read more
Tremain speaks at Australian Parliament
May 23rd, 2011
MP for Napier, Chris Tremain, will speak tonight at the Australian Parliament in Canberra at a forum to encourage Non Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament. Mr Tremain has been a member of PNND, Parliamentarians for Non Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament ... read more
Magpie Army gets it’s first call up!
May 18th, 2011
It’s been a tough few weeks here in the Bay, especially with all the rain and slippage. I’ve had a couple of slips on my own home property over the last year or two so I know how heart wrenching it can be when you see part of your property falling into a ... read more
East Coast Farm Environment Field Day 2011
April 19th, 2011
Yesterday we braved a wet and cold winter’s day to visit Steve and Jane Wyn-Harris’s farm as part of the 150 strong field day celebrating their win of the 2011 East Coast Farm Environment Awards. The farm is ‘picture perfect’ with a ... read more
100 Kiwi Chicks a milestone!
April 6th, 2011
Last week all Members of Parliament were on recess which meant that I spent the week back in Napier. Basically we have a four week cycle. Three weeks in Wellington, one week in our electorates. After the craziness of the previous week it was great to get ... read more
HB Guardians doing a great job!
August 19th, 2010
The word sustainability is one that is bandied around more and more these days. When it comes to our natural resources, however, water, soils, indigenous forests, fisheries and fossil fuels the facts are pretty clear. Man is having a huge and often negative ... read more
Mornay anyone?
August 5th, 2010
Last weekend I had the opportunity to join the Parliamentary Rugby Team on a trip to the Chatham Islands. My wife thinks I’m crazy still playing rugby but that’s another story. The game in the Chathams was played in wind that was more hurricane ... read more
Craig Foss backs HB Environmental Awards
July 21st, 2010
Craig Foss MP for Tukituki said “It is that time of the year again when we celebrate our environment with the Hawke’s Bay Environmental Awards. These awards recognise people and organisations that care for the environment. They acknowledge individuals or ... read more
Auditor General to audit fresh water management
July 12th, 2010
Local Tukituki MP Craig Foss is very pleased that the Controller and Auditor General is proposing to start a performance audit on Freshwater quality in New Zealand: (the) Effectiveness of management responses. “The stunning rivers of Hawke’s Bay are ... read more
Air Quality Standards review – Good news!
June 28th, 2010
Last year there was a significant debate in Hawkes Bay about the impact of the last Governments air quality standards by 2012. Many Napier residents wrote or emailed me regarding their concerns. Most people were worried about the cost impost, particularly ... read more
