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AGM Meeting Minutes 2020

Minutes AGM Friday 7th September 2020 Held at E-Ko Tours, Picton   Before the meeting, Paul introduced the guest speaker Ian Shapcott from Te Atiawa   Present:   Paul Keating, Carolyn Edwards, Clare Pinder, Martin Pinder,  David Podmore, Val Podmore, Bill Foster, Bruce Banfield, Jim Healey, Peter Menzies, Peter Beech, Colin Aitchison, Stuart Eyes  …

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Ministry of Primary Industries bows to Pressure form GOS

Guardians of the Sounds

We need your to input FAST for a slowing of the MPI process of issuing more quota on an important species for the Health of the Marlborough Sounds. Big business is putting pressure on MPI to increase the removal of yet another species from our ecosystem without first displaying the correct procedure to ensure the…

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Submission: Mooring Management Bylaw

The Guardians have been looking at this bylaw and trying to find positive aspects to it that would benefit mooring owners and recreational users. Unfortunately we can’t find any benefits, only negative impacts, this bylaw is quiet clearly a way to legitimize the Port Companies desire to clear all the moored vessels that presently occupy…

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Annual Chairmans Report

Kia Ora everyone, Well its that time again, another 12 months of campaigning behind us, so whats to report; Well the issue that has dominated our energies for the last 12 months has been the Methyl bromide fumigations at Port Shakespear. Every fumigation releases up to 5 tons of a deadly toxin into the atmosphere…

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Methyl Bromide Hearing in Picton with ERMA

Notice of Hearings The following has been received from ERMA: The public hearing on the reassessment of Methyl Bromide has now been confirmed for Picton Picton: 19 May 2010 9.00 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. Mercure Picton Marlborough Sounds (formerly The Yacht Club) 25 Waikawa Road Picton Contact for Hearing (ERMA) Samantha Smith (04) 918 4880…

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Methyl Bromide Protests in New Zealand

Methyl Bromide Protests A newly formed Coalition against the use of Methyl Bromide is holding a nationwide series of protests to oppose the use of this extremely toxic gas at New Zealand ports. Methyl Bromide is 60 times more destructive to the ozone than the chlorine from CFCs. It is also a serious health hazard…

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Guardians Submission to ERMA review of Methyl Bromide

Download printable version of this submission History of issue in NZ You will be aware of issue raised in Port Nelson by the widows and families of the 6 port workers who had died of Motor neuron disease, we are told that there are now up to 12 widows, and the only common denominator is…

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