Navigating Our Future Conference: Leaders’
Dialogue and Political Update
As pre-election
positioning heats up and the environment has emerged as a
key issue, the Leaders’ Dialogue at
EDS’s annual conference next week will be an opportunity
to interrogate the main parties. What are their respective
positions on RMA reform; on offshore extractive industries;
on New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis; and on housing and
urban sprawl?
Gary Taylor will moderate a discussion on
Wednesday 6 August at 5pm featuring: Maggie
Barry, National Party Chairperson of the Local
Government and Environment Committee Hon David
Parker, Deputy Leader of the Labour
Party Te Ururoa Flavell, Co-leader of
the Māori Party Dr Russel Norman,
Co-leader of the Green Party Rt Hon Winston
Peters, Leader of New Zealand First and audience
participation will be on offer.
Also hear Hon Dr
Nick Smith (Thursday 7 August, 11am) make some new
announcements, and outline what we might expect from a third
term of a National-led government in the conservation
portfolio. Will National be moving into full-blown
Oceans Reform as advocated by
EDS?
Programme Outline An updated
programme is available here.
Since 1971, EDS has been driving environmental protection in Aotearoa New Zealand
through law and policy change. That's why it's one of this country's most influential non-
profit organisations when it comes to achieving better environmental outcomes.
EDS has expertise in key disciplines including law, planning, landscape and science. It
operates as a policy think-tank, a litigation advocate, and a collaborator – bringing together
the private and public sectors for constructive engagement.
EDS runs conferences and seminars on topical issues, including an annual Environmental
Summit and the Climate Change and Business Conference.
EDS is a registered charity and donations to it are tax-deductible.
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