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#23: 2004-05-13

Site news of our new sustainability database, new listings, and a notice about the new Wellington Trash Palace Environment Centre.

#22: 2003-12-14

Site changes.

#21: 2003-01-02

The Waterfront shop opens, Miramar Peninsula to be rid of possums, site changes.

#20: 2002-07-29

The Food Irradiation Campaign 2002 is now online and site changes.

#19: 2002-03-17

This newsletter covers site changes, and an environmental subdivision in Wellington.

#18: 2001-10-02

This newsletter covers site changes, an update on the Wellington Community Net project, and an article on the Royal Commission’s GE decision.

#17: 2001-05-10

In this issue we have site news, the Hamilton Green Map is launched, bike lockers for Wellington Station, environmental legal assistance, and a book review on Sustainable Urban Environments: can citizens make a difference?

#16: 2001-02-18

Site news, lots of bus service improvements, and a book review on Earth Summit 2002—A New Deal.

#15: 2000-11-30

Site news, an invitation to the WCN launch, eco-ideas for Christmas, improvements to the Kapiti rail service, the first New Zealand Pedestrian Profile, carpooling at WestpacTrust, West Coast logging, and book reviews on WWF’s Living Planet Report 2000 and The Cultural Creatives.

#14: 2000-10-18

Site news on the Green Map, HTML support of the Māori language, a revised editorial, and talks with the WCC about becoming their environmental portal. Plus a car sharing scheme in Wellington, funds are available for sustainable farming and remedial environmental work around Wellington, more park’n’ride facilities coming, the launch of an oceans policy ministerial group, and book reviews on The Anti-Economist Papers and False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism.

#13: 2000-09-09

Site news, an update on the nvCJD disease, we’ve joined FlyingPig’s affiliate programme, an award is presented for earth building standard, the Greenpeace website is back, LED traffic lights are being trialled, Genetic Engineering news, and the WRC is looking for possums.

Newsletter extra:

• What’s Wrong with GE Labelling.txt: An article by Sue Kedgley, Green Party Health and Safe Food Spokesperson which appeared in City Voice, 2000-08-03.

#12: 2000-07-24

Site news, Conservation Week events, Karori Sanctuary is populated with weka and kiwi, a new group is formed to oppose Transmission Gully, the Government gives more money to public transport, and a genetic engineering update.

#11: 2000-06-14

Site news, enhanced park-and-ride facilities, online train timetables, an update on the Wellington trolley buses, Tinakori Hill (almost) added to the Town Belt, pizza boxes are now recyclable, the usual updates on the West Coast forests and Genetic Engineering, and a book review of Global Spin.

#10: 2000-05-01

Site news, WCC finally gets the message about Variation 17 and for better or worse embarks on a new plan, a summary of the recent Flaxroots Technology conference, more unbelievable news from Timberlands, WRC revamps public transport on Kapiti Coast, a report on how environmentally friendly computers are, a review of the thesis Environmental Activism and the Internet, population growth, and book reviews of Which Native Fern and Which Native Tree.

Newsletter extra:

• Flaxroots Paper.txt: The Sustainable Wellington Net: Developing an Electronic Community Network for the Environment/Conservation Community—the paper we presented at the ‘Flaxroots Technology: Claiming the Internet for Community’ conference on the 18th of April.

#9: 2000-03-20

Site news including work on the Wellington Green Map, Lambton Harbour Variation 17, Flaxroots Technology conference, Genetic Engineering news, West Coast logging update, Wellington Regional Land Transport Strategy launched, Measuring Up—The State of the Environment Report for the Wellington Region 1999 released, and a book review on the new Wellington Regional Native Plant Guide.

#8: 2000-02-06

Site news including work on the Wellington Green Map and a new volunteer, Lambton Harbour Variation 17, Flaxroots Technology conference, Genetic Engineering news, Native Forest Action goods, FERN introduces downtown recycling, Otari-Wilton bush looking for helpers, Keep It Blue—an environmental canoeist, book review on Greenhouse Gangsters vs. Climate Justice, RMA update, and Location Efficient Mortgages in the US of A.

#7: 1999-12-09

Site news, green ideas for Christmas, Commonsense Organics has moved, Karori Sanctuary pest eradication update, WCC sells Kilbirnie bus depot and buys Owhiro Bay Quarry, the difficulty of fighting Living Earth because of the RMA changes, useful resources, and more.

#6: 1999-11-11

We talk about the Community Networking conference, Wellington Green Day, and Government Election Survey which we’ve been involved in; site news; fame & fortune; Genetic Engineering news bites; and a couple of book reviews for Making the Network—Online Strategies for Community Based Organisations and WWF’s Living Planet Report 1999.

Newsletter extra:

• Ballarat Paper.txt: The paper we presented at the "Community Network 99: Engaging Regionalism Conference" at Ballarat in Victoria, Australia, from the 29th of September to the 1st of October.

#5: 1999-09-24

We’re linked to by a New Zealander living overseas, Bovine Complancency Threatens Our Blood Supplies, site news, Karori Sanctuary fence completed, Tararua Wind Farm completed, Genetic Engineering, IBAC boycott, West Coast Forests, and the Wellington Green Day.

Newsletter extras:

• Good news for conservation.txt: Labour’s West Coast forests policy has won praise from the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society.

• IBAC boycott.txt: Explains why a boycott has been called on the new Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council (IBAC).

• Petition.html: Petition to save the West Coast forests.

• Timberlands Privatised.txt: The Minister of Conservation, Dr Nick Smith, confirmed the government plans to privatise Timberlands West Coast Ltd.

#4: 1999-08-23

Information on Nicky Hager’s new book Secrets & Lies, the Forest Amendment Bill, City Voice looking for donations, the ECO Conference 1999, Friends of Golden Bay awareness raising & fund raising art exhibition, and the Wellington Green Day; giving away site bookmarks, an update on Long Gully; and site news.

Newsletter extras:

• Secrets & Lies.txt: A review from Dean Baigent-Mercer, National Spokesperson, Native Forest Action of Secrets and Lies—the anatomy of an anti-environmental PR campaign, written by New Zealand writer/researcher Nicky Hager and Australian environmental journalist Bob Burton.

• Forest Amendment Bill.txt: National Back-Down On Forests Amendment Bill. The Forest and Bird Protection Society has welcomed the Government’s decision not to proceed with the Forests Amendment Bill before the election.

• City Voice.txt: Rupert Murdoch once said: ‘A monopoly is a terrible thing—until you own one.’ City Voice is the only significant thing standing between you and a truly terrible thing: A near-total Murdoch monopoly of the press in Wellington. City Voice is looking for donations.

#3: 1999-06-29

Question about our Action Alerts, notice that speakers about our site are available, and site news.

#2: 1999-05-14

A notice about the upcoming Green Day, Hot Topics prompt, site news, and request for participation in our Government Election Survey 1999.

#1: 1999-03-14

Our first newsletter contains site news, an Internet survey, and a plea for help.