New Zealand Lakes – Not 100% Pure

Nearly a third of them are unhealthy, according to a NIWA report and pastoral land use has got a lot to do with it. The quality of healthy lakes is declining because of nutrients coming off of livestock farming, New Zealand’s fresh waters are paying a heavy price for industrial dairying and intensive agriculture –…

20% Of Kiwis Have Unsafe Drinking Water, 43% Bathing Waters Unsafe

New Zealand’s ‘100% pure’ mantle has cracked again with the publication of a report (allegedly ‘buried since June’) that one in five people in New Zealand has unsafe or unregistered drinking water that has not been classified. The report, which is bound to promote further ‘NZ is third world‘ criticism, was released by the Ministry…

Norwegian Hunters Blasted For Killing Pigeons Whilst DOC Asks To Slaughter An Entire Weka Population

The New Zealand press is today covering the story of the Norwegian hunters, who filmed themselves shooting Kereru whilst on holiday in New Zealand, facing criminal charges if they ever dare to return to New Zealand. From the Herald: “The men caused outrage both here and in Norway after posting a video of their trip…

New Zealand’s Double Accounting On Carbon Credits – Updated

The Guardian columnist Fred Pearce has published a response to the NZ government’s rebuttal of his report last month about the country’s shameful attempts at Greenwashing. (See 100% pure myth exposed by British press for background) In his most recent report he has accused the government of keeping two sets of carbons accounts. Even though…

Responses To Guardian Article "New Zealand was a friend to Middle Earth, but it’s no friend of the earth"

The reader responses have been coming in thick and fast to the Guardian’s website after the above article was published on Thursday. Please see blog post 100% Pure Myth Exposed By British Press. Here are a few of the reader comments, starting with a very typical ‘Pom Bashing‘ rant, followed by the usual ‘but other…