Submissions, talks, papers and press releases

• NEW Letter to Rt Hon Chris Hipkins: Nuclear annihilation danger rising with NATO exercises in Europe this month while war in Ukraine continues — Aotearoa must speak out by Kay Weir (10 July 2023)
• NEW Submission to New Zealand Government on NATO Summit 11–12 2023 by Kay Weir
• Submission on developing the Aotearoa New Zealand Aerospace Strategy by Kay Weir (31 October 2022)
• Vital for global security to revive & priorities Aotearoa’s nuclear-free & independent foreign policy — support UN Charter and international law – Submission on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy Assessment 2022 by Kay Weir (12 October 2022)
• Letter to Disarmament Minister Phil Twyford by Kay Weir (14 September 2022)
• Submission on Draft Climate Adaptation Plan (3 June 2022) by Dr Cliff Mason
• Ukraine Nazis: Financial Times article — No way out for Britain & Manipulative West (June 2022) by Kay Weir
• Call to Withdraw Radio New Zealand podcast series from Web “Red Line” misinforms, denigrates China — Omits majority world’s praise for China’s care for its Muslim citizens — Breaches Accuracy, Balance, Law, Denigration, Discrimination, & Fairness Standards (October 2021) by Kay Weir
• Complaint to Radio New Zealand: Red Line/Radio NZ series denigrates China — Omits majority world breeches balance, accuracy, discrimination, law & fairness standards. Muslim countries praise China for “providing care to its Muslim citizens” (August 2021) by Kay Weir
• Letter to Colin Peacock/Radio NZ: US-led Western Genocidal Wars Ignored in Radio New Zealand Interview with Professor Nye on China (October 2020) by Kay Weir
• Letter to Iran’s ambassador to New Zealand: Condolences & Solidarity with Iran over America’s assassination of Major General Soleimani, & the tragic shooting down of the Ukrainian plane (Jan 2020) by Kay Weir
• Consequences for New Zealand’s military in the illegal US-led war on Afghanistan — international law & civilisation under threat (Nov 2019) by Kay Weir
• Submission on Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill 2019 (July 2019) by Cliff Mason
• Protecting New Zealand’s democracy from hacking by foreign powers (April 2019) by Kay Weir
• Letter to Foreign Minister Winston Peters: Why no international treaty for cybersecurity to ban cyber attacks? (November 2018) by Kay Weir
• Cyber attack allegations against Russia hide West’s huge crimes against humanity (October 2018) by Kay Weir
• Letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Bombing Syria instead of helping as it becomes free of terrorists (April 2018) by Kay Weir
• Letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Poisonings allegations in UK — due legal processes vital — UK interference in NZ governance (17 March 2018) by Kay Weir & Peter Barrett
• Letter to Lisa Owen at The Nation: The Nation’s mystifyingly hypocritical interview with Minister David Parker (12 November 2017) by Kay Weir
• Letter to Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters: Supporting peace, trade with Russia & civilised discourse (14 November 2017) by Kay Weir
• Letter to Lisa Owen at The Nation: Britain’s war crimes unchallenged: patsy interview. Why? Independent journalism vital (20 November 2017) by Kay Weir
• Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on the Regulation of jettisoned material from space launch vehicles (16 September 2016) by Kay Weir
• Submission on the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill (14 March 2016) by Dr Cliff Mason
• Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on the New Marine Protected Areas Act (12 March 2016) by Kay Weir
• Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on the INDC consultation document, ‘New Zealand’s Climate Change Target’ (3 June 2015) by Prof Peter Barrett
• Letter to the US Embassy in Wellington regarding the Ukraine conflict, humanitarian crisis, nuclear weapons dangers (18 September 2014) by Kay Weir
• Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on 'Proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011' (4 February 2014) by Dr Cliff Mason
• Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on 'Freshwater Reforms 2013 and Beyond' (8 April 2013) by Dr Cliff Mason
• Submission to the Ministry for the Environment on 'Improving our Resource Management System' (2 April 2013) by Dr Cliff Mason
• Submission to the Rio + 20 conference on sustainable development Food security and sustainable agriculture (25 May 2012) by Kay Weir
• Submission on the revision of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to the Ministry for Economic Development (20 April 2012) by Cliff Mason
• ETS Review Consultation to the Ministry for the Environment (15 March 2012) by Cliff Mason
• Support for International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Aotearoa/NZ to Foreign Affairs Defence & Trade Select Committee (15 March 2012) by Kay Weir
• Press release: Oil industry’s rush to drill deep sea blind to dire problems (15 February 2012)
• Submission to the Local Government and Environment Committee on the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill, 26/01/12 by Kay Weir [145KB PDF]
• Submission to Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Murray McCully on responding to a security issue For New Zealand & the Southwest Pacific from collapsing Moruroa Atoll, 19/08/11 by Kay Weir [70KB PDF]
• Submission to Minister of Fisheries Phil Heatley on Fisheries & Ocean Crises – Pacific Ecologist Oceans Issue, 5/08/1 by Kay Weir [90KB PDF]
• Oral submission on public transport given to a Wellington City Council extraordinary meeting by Kay Weir [65KB PDF]
• Submission on the Ministry of Economic Development’s Draft Energy Strategies by Dr Cliff Mason [35KB PDF]
• Talk for Climate Camp NZ, 18/12/09: Biofuel imports from third world countries: Crime against nature & humanity by Kay Weir [150KB PDF]
• Submission on Jeanette Fitzsimon’s Sustainable Biofuel Bill 2009 by Kay Weir [125KB PDF]
• Submission on the Resource Management Act (Simplifying & Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2009 by Dr Cliff Mason [65KB PDF]
• Submission on Emissions Reductions by 2020 to Dr Nick Smith, Minister of Climate Change issues by Dr Cliff Mason & Kay Weir [95KB PDF]
• PIRM Press release: Avoid ‘biofuel’ imports like plague
• Submission to Select Committee Enquiry on Emissions Trading by Cliff Mason [90KB PDF]
• Is NZ’s disproportionately large ecological footprint and its connection with human rights an election issue? [175KB PDF]
  Talk given by Kay Weir to the NZ Workers’ Educational Association
• Submission on Biosecurity New Zealand’s discussion paper ‘Managing and Controlling the Risk to the Marine Environment from Ballast Water Discharges’` by Cliff Mason [40KB PDF]
  Read the original paper
• Submission to the Minister of Energy, Ministry of Transport and Green Party on the Emissions Trading Scheme – 25/08/2007 by Kay Weir [115KB PDF]
• Submission to ERMA on Genetically Modified Organisms – 15/08/2008 by Cliff Mason [70KB PDF]
• Submission to MFAT on Biosecurity – January 2008 by Cliff Mason [90KB PDF]
• Submission to MFAT for the Bali Climate Negotiations – 02/11/2007 by Kay Weir and Cliff Mason [100KB PDF]
• Talk for the MFAT Post 2012 Negotiations Stakeholder Session – 16/08/2007 by Kay Weir
• Submission on government climate change policies – 30/03/2007 by Dr Cliff Mason and Kay Weir [580KB PDF]
• Submission on the Waste Minimisation Bill – 4/8/2006 by Dr Cliff Mason [1.5MB PDF]
• Submission to the Local Government and Environment Committee on the Resource Management (Climate Protection) Amendment Bill
• Submission on Forestry
• Submission on Product Stewardship and Water Efficiency Labelling.
• Submission on the Overseas Investment Bill 2004
• Submission on the Charities Bill
• Submission on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill
• Submission on ratification of Catagena protocol
• Commercialisation of Community Services
• Submission on New Zealand Government Preferred Climate Policy for Ratifiying the Kyoto Protocol – 2002
• Renewable Energy Submission - 2002
• Submission to the Select Committee on the National Interest in Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol – 2002
• Submission for Climate Consultation Programme – 2001
• PIRM submission as Interested Persons to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification – 2000
• Human rights Submission – 2000