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budget 2000: Nurturing the environment
budget 2000: Nurturing the environment
New Zealand's
clean, green environment must be maintained. It is important
not just to the quality of life of our citizens but also to
our image overseas and therefore to our tourism trade and to
our export markets, especially for
food.
Biodiversity
$187 million New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy announced 8 June.
Energy efficiency
$3 million a year funding boost to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. The new money virtually doubles the Authority's budget, taking it to $7.1 million a year.
Climate change
An extra $2.3 million a year for work to enable New Zealand to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
Public transport
The annual expenditure “cap” of $46.2 million on public transport will be lifted.
Gordon Campbell: On The Hikoi Aftermath
Infrastructure New Zealand: Single Agency Needed To Coordinate Climate Adaptation And Recovery
Free Speech Union: Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Likely To Restrict Access To Information, Polling Shows Most Oppose
Auckland Transport: Driver Safety Screens Now Rolling Out Across Auckland’s Bus Fleet
People Against Prisons Aotearoa: 'Expect Resistance' - Community Group Pushes Back Against More Cops With Guns
Greenpeace: New Zealand Drops In Global Ranking On Climate Action
PSA: Spending Cuts Need To Stop - PSA Urges Govt To Listen To Economists
