Submissions, talks, papers and press releases

• NEW Why is Ministry of Defence supporting an illegal war and sending NZ Navy ships to train with the US then deploy to the Hormuz Strait? by Kay Weir (26 March 2026)
• NEW The United Nations condemns US/Israeli attacks on Iran for violating international law: Why not New Zealand? by Kay Weir (4 March 2026)
• NEW Submission on Natural Environment Bill and Planning bills by Dr Cliff Mason (13 February 2026)
• 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)
• 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]
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• 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