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Need for Cross Party Commission on Peak Oil
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 3:35 pm
Press Release: The Maori Party

Maori Party Repeats call for Cross Party Commission on Peak Oil

Hone Harawira, Climate Change Spokesperson for the Maori Party

Thursday 6 December 2007

The Maori Party has today reiterated the call it made on 4 September 2005 to establish a cross-party parliamentary commission on peak oil.

Right at this moment in London an All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas and the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group are meeting to focus on the interaction between oil depletion and climate change and whether a combined solution can be developed said Hone Harawira, Climate Change Spokesperson for the Maori Party.

Just prior to the 2005 elections, we issued a challenge to all parties that we work together to address the issues around oil shortages said Harawira.

Our intention then as it is now is to reduce this countrys reliance on non-renewable energy sources - and to make that a priority issue for this Parliament said Harawira.

It appears the Brits have picked up on this great idea and are now looking at cross-party solutions to address what they are describing as the twin crises of peak oil and climate change said Harawira.

Listening to world experts such as Professor Richard Heinberg, the Maori Party understands that the Peak Oil period is here now; and given that a ten year planning phase is needed to strategise how to meet the challenges of Peak Oil - New Zealand is already ten years behind the eight ball" said Harawira.

"The government is being incredibly short sighted by continuing with their position of Peak Oil hitting in 2030. It's an immediate crisis that needs to be dealt with urgently or we all suffer the consequences - and given our huge reliance on oil and petrol, the consequences will be huge".

There's a whole lot we can do - making a couple of phone calls before the hui to organise one carload going instead of three; building power walking into our means of travel and putting pressure on your council to increase public transport options; pumping up the tyres on the bike; replacing the petrol guzzling machine with the lean, mean model or even doing our homework and reading up on renewable energy sources (hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, waves) as substitutes for oil-gas in transport and industry said Harawira.

I know that a lot of the marae up North are investing in the environmental future of Aotearoa and looking at ways to create alternative sources of energy said Harawira.

We have to be calling on our brightest minds to look at ways that to encourage community transformation and political co-operation, as we come to grips with the challenge of depleting petroleum resources said Harawira.

I came across a statement from Torsten Slock, an economist at Deutsche Bank which seemed to sum up the big three issues facing us here there are three sharks stalking the economy, the oil shark, the credit shark and the housing shark.

Background

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas (APPGOPO) and the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group(APPCCG) are meeting in the Grand Committee Room, House of Commons, London on Wednesday 5th December; 7.00-8.30pm

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[ecconz]

No, I have absolutely no guilt what so ever. I have done nothing to you, and If there was any wrong doing, It was hundreds of years ago, by people you or me have never met or known. In exchange for your land, can we have our health care, education, transport and pretty much everything that you use in day to day life back please? Seems a bit one sided doesn't it? Perhaps you should try giving to society, rather than bludging from it and expecting more than you give.

[oilcrash1]

@ecconz

Actually when you take into account the 'free rent' the government and economy gains from illegally taken or confiscated land, then the 'new' NZers own the older ones more than 'we' payout.

And with all the inter-racial couplings and progeny, what percentage of so called Maori are in prison?

I think you will find it is more the low income lower educated in prison, as this society dictates there has to be a % of failures or people at the bottom of the heap. 

[ecconz]

@oilcrash1 "And with all the inter-racial couplings and progeny, what percentage of so called Maori are in prison?" What percentage of Maori do we owe rent?

[oilcrash1]

@ecconz

Exactly, so why can't we all just get along?

It is all crap anyway, we are all in the same boat, which is a society very dependent on oil, once that shit stops coming to NZ then we are all going to be one 'group' the hungry one, we better forget petty crap and get along, there is no dress rehearsal with this thing.

[oilcrash1]

@oilcrash1

An example is a city having to maybe pay out 94 million as compensation for confiscated land not being returned in 1986 (ish)

[wellingtonstudent]

@paulhnry i hope you realize that soon national is going to have a single party majority and therefore will not have to form collation with the maori party and maoris won't have a say in issues or be able to do anything in this country. which is great because they are uneducated, over 50% of the prisons are full with them, they beat their wives, animals and commit child abuse. Savages if you ask me.

[wellingtonstudent]

@oilcrash1 yep, and isn't it funny how years ago the land was worth nothing so they gave it to us , and all of a sudden the land has some value and they want it back...its ruining our economy with all these treaty claims. By the looks of this election john key will be able to rule alone without support from the minor parties so the maoris would get any input on issues especially won't be getting things that just benefit them, I cant wait for the 26th november!

[tessamum]

Harawira is no different to any neo nazi, white supremacist, they are both full of hate and anger to what they don't understand. New Zealand has no need for any of them. I have no doubt watching this doco that he is good for the people of Te Tai Tokerau but if he can not integrate into a multicultural government without his hatred of the white man and what happened 170 years ago the he has no place as a politician

[red2seata]

true patriot

[ecconz]

@paulhnry ahh. maori.

[paulhnry]

@ecconz ahh. pakeha.