29.5.12

Make Yourself Heard New Zealand!

This video is so gut-wrenching and straight to the point.... If you are a kiwi please make yourself heard... and even if your not, but think is just plain WRONG please let your disgust be known!




WE DO NOT WANT OUR SEABEDS TO BE MINED...!!!!! 
WE DO NOT WANT OUR ASSETS SOLD......!!!! 


Email the NZ Prime Minister (j.key@ministers.govt.nz) with your thoughts on this disgusting environmental disaster just waiting to happen... coz its freaking happening people!!!!


"A short two minute film, highlighting the concerns of local kiwis, that our government is selling off mining rights to foreign owned mining companies, who want to strip mine our seabed. Destroying our beautiful country for short term gain. This film and it's soundtrack was created for free by a community (RAGLAN, NZ) that cares more about this beautiful country than money. Thank you to, Josh Kronfeld, Antonio Maioha, Daniel Kereopa, Peggy Oki, Dave Rastovich, and members of the local Raglan community for giving your time and effort."


ALSO: Go and check out the Trash Footwear Facebook page to win a pair of TRASH shoes! Here are the details; 
"Watch this short KASM video clip and get the chance to win a pair of Trash!
All you have to do is Share this video to your page, watch it and email Trash the answers to these questions: 

'How many tonnes of sand do the mining companies want to take from NZ's seabed?' 
How many breeding maui's females are left?' 
. . . . Competition runs until the end of June."



P.S THIS IS THE LETTER I WROTE TO MR KEY.... 

I'm not incredibly articulate, but I feel that it is vital to get ANY message out there!! To all readers; feel free to copy and paste my letter, or use it as a guide to write your own! :-) Arohanui xoxo



Mr Key,

Im going to keep this nice and simple.

Your plan for New Zealand is so short sighted and selling off our assets is only going to 'solve' the problem for a very limited time... and then what are we left with?

Environmental devastation and depleted natural resources. Great. What kind of future does that provide us?

There are incredible people out there who have worked damn hard to ensure that our natural resources are looked after and are regenerating. For example, Raglans Whaingaroa Harbour Care have worked tirelessly to bring life back into the waters of Whaingaroa; planting over 1 million native trees along streams and harbour edges, to stop sediment runoff from land and improve water quality. This is just one group of people who are striving to ensure a future for the next generations.

What are you doing for YOUR people?

What you are planning is not aligned with these efforts and the efforts of so many other New Zealanders.

WE DO NOT WANT OUR SEABEDS TO BE MINED...!!!!!

WE DO NOT WANT OUR ASSETS SOLD......!!!!


Your sincerely,
Melissa McMahon


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3 comments:

  1. Brilliant post Mel! And thank you for posting your letter too. I'm never very good at writing those kinda things, but having yours to base mine on means I've already emailed J.K. Xx

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  2. Thats awesome Em!! Yeeeeessss!! I mean, I could think for years about what to write and Id probably never write it! But this video just cut me up so bad! Probably made more of an impact seeing Phil and Bern and Sequoia and Emily and Ruth on there.... its just nuts that National are even CONTEMPLATING this shit.... although as Phil said the other day, they're are far more than just 'contemplating' it... this is really going to happen if we dont take a stand!!!
    P.S To all readers; feel free to copy and paste my letter, or use it as a guide to write your own! :-) Arohanui xoxo

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