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Document Uncovered

TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 11133
SUBJECT: GRB 100814A: ISON-NM optical observations
DATE: 10/08/22 07:30:05 GMT
FROM: Leonid Elenin at ISON

L. Elenin, I. Molotov (ISON), A. Volnova (SAI MSU), A. Pozanenko (IKI)
report on behalf of larger
GRB follow-up collaboration:

We continue observation of the Swift GRB 100814A (Beardmore et al. GCN
11087) with 0.45-m telescope of ISON-NM observatory on Aug. 20 (UT)
08:42:06 - 09:33:14 and Aug. 21 (UT) 09:45:22 - 11:04:41.

The afterglow (Schaefer et al. GCN 11086; Beardmore et al. GCN 11087) is
well detected on stacked images for both epochs. Preliminary photometry of
unfiltered image against USNO-B1.0 star 0720-0016107, assuming R=19.73 is
following:


T-T0, filter, exposure, OT
(day)

6.2205 W 300x10 21.66 +/- 0.23
7.2734 W 300x15 22.50 +/- 0.30

The photometry errors are statistical only.


The images of GRB100814A is available at:
http://spaceobs.org/images/GRB1000814A-3epoch.jpg

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John Key Our Primeminister (Meryll Lynch Cronie) IMF Banker

John Key: The Smiling Assassin

Tuesday, 03 March 2009 11:35

Reece W  John Key emerged from the shadows to take power in last year’s election. Most people know very little about the man who now runs the country, apart from his millionaire status and his state-house background. His rags-to-riches story has won him some sympathy. It also looks as though the savage attacks that the last National Government introduced immediately after coming to power in 1990 – slashing benefits to starvation standards and hobbling trade unions with the anti-worker Employment Contracts Act – are not on the cards. Key has made it easy for bosses to fire new workers in the first 90 days of a new job – which undermines the wages and conditions of all of us – but he also raised the minimum wage from $12 to $12.50 and, to try and boost the flagging economy, he has promised to spend money on public health, infrastructure and state housing. In early February, Key announced a $500 million spending package and plans to save “iconic” firms like Fisher and Paykel, which is in the middle of shutting down production in New Zealand to move it to low-wage Thailand and Mexico. This kind of government spending flies in the face of the free-market bullshit we have been fed since the fourth Labour government in 1984. For almost three decades we were told there was no alternative to shutting down hospitals, schools, railways and laying off workers. But when the bosses are in trouble – all of a sudden there is plenty of money available. John Key’s economic philosophy has more in common with Rob Muldoon, the free-spending autocrat who ruled New Zealand from 1975 to 1984, than any government, Labour or National, since then. Free-market, or neo-liberal economic philosophy blames governments for everything that goes wrong with the economy. Left to itself, they say, the market will provide. This has been the thinking behind the sale of state-owned companies and the cutbacks to health and education over the last 25-odd years. But the dominance of market philosophy has only produced failure after failure all over the world – to be accurate, it has failed to produce the goods and service it was supposed to, but it has produced vast fortunes for the monkeys that work the levers of the international finance system – people like John Key, who made his millions sacking people and living off the over-inflated credit system. Who is John Key Key grew up in Christchurch. His father died when he was six years old. His mother, an Austrian Jew who escaped the Nazi Holocaust, raised John and his sisters. The family lived for a few years in a state house, which Key boasts about nowadays. Key uses his state house background to say that everybody from a poor background can rise to become a millionaire. But capitalism is a system that by its nature only ever has a few at the top, living off the work of the majority. Most of the lucky few receive their wealth ready-made from rich parents, a tiny minority make their wealth themselves. People like John Key make their wealth by doing nothing at all useful – just by gambling on the finance markets. Key’s state house and his free education - he graduated with a BCommerce from Canterbury in 1981 – were made possible by the welfare state, which was established to give children from poor backgrounds an equal chance with wealthier kids. Even as a boy though, John’s main aim was to become rich. He became a currency trader, moving to Singapore and then London, where he worked for Merrill Lynch, ultimately amassing about $50 million. Merrill Lynch and others like it, companies that allowed Key to garner his riches are the ones directly responsible for today’s economic crisis. But Key was always able to “relate” to those less fortunate than him. He earned the nickname the "smiling assassin" for his ability to sack his workers at Merrill Lynch, while keeping his dopey grin on his face. Free market to state control John Key comes from an older conservative legacy than his predecessor, Don Brash. In the wake of the market’s collapse faith in free-market capitalism with minimalist government has become incredibly unpopular, with even the former US Reserve Bank Governor Alan Greenspan losing faith in the free market. Key seems to also be a convert from neoliberalism. What he has converted to appears to be the “Keynesian” model (see page 14). Spending large amounts on public works, cutting tax to stimulate demand, and pushing back workers rights through the 90-day bill are all reminiscent of Robert Muldoon – the archetypal authoritarian. Whether Key or Obama increases state spending, there is nothing intrinsically socialist about it. State spending has always been a vital crutch of capitalism. Foreign policy failure Key lacks foreign policy experience – he claims to have had no opinion on the defining political issue of his generation, the 1981 Springbok tour. Yet he has shown he is committed to imperialism. As an opposition MP, Key voted for the US 2003 invasion of Iraq. The war has left Iraq in ruins. It is estimated that over a million Iraqis have been killed since the invasion. Many Iraqis do not have access to the basic needs, such as food, water, and electricity. Key continues to support the deployment of New Zealand troops in Afghanistan. He also failed his first foreign policy test as Prime Minister.  He did not condemn the brutal massacre in Gaza, which left about 1400 people dead. Key seemed to ignore the conflict. Yet this is not surprising, considering his support of Israel. Talking to the Jerusalem Post, Key stated that "New Zealand has a warm relationship with Israel," he said, adding that "there is quite a lot of synergy" between the two countries, citing their small size. No mention of New Zealand's relationship with the Palestinians. What he is really looking for is a closer relationship with Israel’s primary backer - the USA. Israel is this generation’s apartheid South Africa, and, like Muldoon, Key refuses to condemn human rights violations for the sake of US good will. Get set for a struggle After ten years of so-called “Labour” Party government, which saw real wages stagnate while the wealth of the rich list rocketed, the Nats are back in power. We are gutted they have got in but not surprised at all. Key has played all his cards right to stay in power for a long time too – especially if he can continue to cultivate the kupapa (collaborators) in the Maori Party. People were pissed off with Labour’s feel-good propaganda.  We don’t feel good when wages are stuck while living costs rise. We don’t feel good while the prison population rises. We don’t feel good while the sea levels rise and nuclear war looms. John Key’s National Party have inherited a whirlwind. If we want to advance the conditions of the working class and promote a better, more peaceful world, we have to fight the parasitic ruling class that Key represents. So if you want to help stop the Smiling Assassin, join the International Socialists.

Auzzie Update You Have No Property Rights !!!!!!

  Australia 

Agenda 21 and Water Issues  

Special Update March 4, 2008

 The Takedown of Australia! <click here, then "download" to read 72 page full report

Prepared by Sue and Lindsay Maynes and the EnviroWild Team of Australia

Australia's implementation of Agenda 21 exceeds that of all other common law countries. The citizens of Queensland, Australia have had their property rights completely stripped so to advance the globalist political agenda.  Read how the State of Queensland is now removed from the protections of the Australian Constitution. A privately owned state corporation now owns and controls all land-use activity in Queensland. This horrific experience is destroying the life and culture of those living there and provides a prototype example of what public/private partnership really means. 

Note for Australian FA contacts: Sue Maynes will be speaking on March 8 and 9, 2008 at the Inverell Forum on the Queensland Constitution 2001.

Agenda for the 21st Century Invades Australia <read

by Diane Ross  
Leaders eager to enforce Agenda 21 policies encourage Public/Private Partnerships with willing corporations, developers and others. As a result, Australian businesses are becoming nationalized and private property ownership is being abolished.

 Australia Water History  <read
by Laurence Jones  
 

Here's the timeline of serious issues with Australia 's public drinking water. The timeline is given in two parts with time of actions, relevant discussion and citations.

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You may have heard people talking about Sustainable Development – in public meetings, on television and on the radio. Consultants talk about it, university professors lecture on it, and at various levels of government, it may even be mandated. But what is Sustainable Development? That is precisely the question this pamphlet is intended to address.You will read of the origins of Sustainable Development, its theoretical underpinnings, its major programs, and the means by which it is implemented.

When you have finished reading this document, you will have the knowledge necessary to begin identifying the vast array of Sustainable Development programs that arise. Please recognize this document for what it is: a unique opportunity to learn more about Sustainable Development, and to make a difference in your community by supporting present and future actions that restore and protect the rights and well-being of your family, your fellow citizens, and you. 

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Virus Outbreak Veitnam

Dangerous coxsackie B2 kills 17 spreads to Hanoi

A new type of hand-foot-mouth disease virus, identified as coxsackie B2 virus, which is said to be more dangerous than the EV71 strain, has infected about 6,000 patients in 30 provinces, killing 17 of them in the southern and central provinces of Vietnam. The virus is now spreading to the capital to Hanoi, a report said.

Using immunoelectron microscopic technique, one is able to discern the morphologic traits of the Coxsackie B4 virus virions. In addition to the three different polioviruses, there are 61 non-polio enteroviruses that can cause disease in humans. These include the 23 Coxsackie A viruses, 6 Coxsackie B viruses, 28 echoviruses, and 4 other enteroviruses. Source: CDC

HFMD Facts [mirrored from CDC]

Description of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness of infants and children. The disease causes fever and blister-like eruptions in the mouth and/or a skin rash. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth (also called hoof-and-mouth) disease, a disease of cattle, sheep, and swine; however, the two diseases are not related—they are caused by different viruses. Humans do not get the animal disease, and animals do not get the human disease.

Illness

• The disease usually begins with a fever, poor appetite, malaise (feeling vaguely unwell), and often with a sore throat.

• One or 2 days after fever onset, painful sores usually develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. The sores are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks.

• A non-itchy skin rash develops over 1–2 days. The rash has flat or raised red spots, sometimes with blisters. The rash is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet; it may also appear on the buttocks and/or genitalia.

• A person with HFMD may have only the rash or only the mouth sores.

Cause of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

• HFMD is caused by viruses that belong to the enterovirus genus (group). This group of viruses includes polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and enteroviruses.

• Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common cause of HFMD in the United States, but other coxsackieviruses have been associated with the illness.

• Enteroviruses, including enterovirus 71, have also been associated with HFMD and with outbreaks of the disease.

How Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Is Spread

• Infection is spread from person to person by direct contact with infectious virus. Infectious virus is found in the nose and throat secretions, saliva, blister fluid, and stool of infected persons. The virus is most often spread by persons with unwashed, virus-contaminated hands and by contact with virus-contaminated surfaces.

• Infected persons are most contagious during the first week of the illness.

• The viruses that cause HFMD can remain in the body for weeks after a patient’s symptoms have gone away. This means that the infected person can still pass the infection to other people even though he/she appears well. Also, some persons who are infected and excreting the virus, including most adults, may have no symptoms.

• HFMD is not transmitted to or from pets or other animals.

Factors That Increase the Chance for Infection or Disease

• Everyone who has not already been infected with an enterovirus that causes HFMD is at risk of infection, but not everyone who is infected with an enterovirus becomes ill with HFMD.

• HFMD occurs mainly in children under 10 years old but can also occur in adults. Children are more likely to be at risk for infection and illness because they are less likely than adults to have antibodies to protect them. Such antibodies develop in the body during a person’s first exposure to the enteroviruses that cause HFMD.

• Infection results in immunity to (protection against) the specific virus that caused HFMD. A second case of HFMD may occur following infection with a different member of the enterovirus group.

Diagnosis of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

• HFMD is one of many infections that result in mouth sores. However, health care providers can usually tell the difference between HFMD and other causes of mouth sores by considering the patient’s age, the symptoms reported by the patient or parent, and the appearance of the rash and sores.

• Samples from the throat or stool may be sent to a laboratory to test for virus and to find out which enterovirus caused the illness. However, it can take 2–4 weeks to obtain test results, so health care providers usually do not order tests.

Treatment and Medical Management of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

• There is no specific treatment for HFMD.
• Symptoms can be treated to provide relief from pain from mouth sores and from fever and aches:
  • Pain and fever can be treated with over-the-counter medications (caution: aspirin should not be given to children).
  • Mouthwashes or sprays that numb pain can be used to lessen mouth pain.
• Fluid intake should be enough to prevent dehydration (lack of body fluids). If moderate-to-severe dehydration develops, it can be treated medically by giving fluids through the veins.

Prevention of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

• A specific preventive for HFMD is not available, but the risk of infection can be lowered by following good hygiene practices.
• Good hygiene practices that can lower the risk of infection include
  • Washing hands frequently and correctly (see Clean Hands Save Lives! ) and especially after changing diapers and after using the toilet
  • Cleaning dirty surfaces and soiled items, including toys, first with soap and water and then disinfecting them by cleansing with a solution of chlorine bleach (made by adding 1 tablespoon of bleach to 4 cups of water)
  • Avoiding close contact (kissing, hugging, sharing eating utensils or cups, etc.) with persons with HFMD

Vaccination Recommendations

• No vaccine is available to protect against the enteroviruses that cause HFMD.

Complications of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

• Complications from the virus infections that cause HFMD are not common, but if they do occur, medical care should be sought.

• Viral or “aseptic meningitis can rarely occur with HFMD. Viral meningitis causes fever, headache, stiff neck, or back pain. The condition is usually mild and clears without treatment; however, some patients may need to be hospitalized for a short time.

• Other more serious diseases, such as encephalitis (swelling of the brain) or a polio-like paralysis, result even more rarely. Encephalitis can be fatal.
• There have been reports of fingernail and toenail loss occurring mostly in children within 4 weeks of their having hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). At this time, it is not known whether the reported nail loss is or is not a result of the infection. However, in the reports reviewed, the nail loss has been temporary and nail growth resumed without medical treatment.

Trends and Statistics of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease

• Individual cases and outbreaks of HFMD occur worldwide. In temperate climates, cases occur more often in summer and early autumn.

• Since 1997, outbreaks of HFMD caused by enterovirus 71 have been reported in Asia and Australia.

• HFMD caused by coxsackievirus A16 infection is a mild disease. Nearly all patients recover in 7 to 10 days without medical treatment.

• HFMD caused by enterovirus 71 has shown a higher incidence of neurologic (nervous system) involvement. And fatal cases of encephalitis (swelling of the brain) caused by enterovirus 71 have occurred during outbreaks. However, these serious outcomes are still very rare.

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Agenda 21 NZ

INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ZEALAND
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Integrated Decision-Making
Major Groups Science
Information
International Law
INTEGRATED DECISION-MAKING


Decision-Making: Coordinating Bodies


In May 1993, the Government established an UNCED Implementation Officials Group consisting of the Ministry for the Environment (MFE) (convenor), Ministry of Agriculture (MAF), Ministry of Commerce (MCM), Department of Conservation (DOC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Ministry of Forestry (MOF), Ministry of Research Science and Technology (MORST), Ministry of Transport (MOT), Ministry of Maori Development - Te Puni Kokiri (TPK), Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), and the Public Health Commission (PHC) (now the Ministry of Health (MOH)).


The Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between Maori tribes and the British Crown, provides the basis from which Maori interests are expressed and can be realised. Existing mechanisms for resolving claims by Maori include the Waitangi Tribunal. The Minister of Maori Affairs is required to report to Parliament on an annual basis on progress made by the Government on implementation of Waitangi Tribunal recommendations. The current government policy is that all major claims under the Treaty of Waitangi made by Maori will be resolved by the turn of the century.


Decision-Making: Legislation and Regulations


Both central and local government in New Zealand have important and complementary responsibilities in implementing sustainable resource management through their planning and management responsibilities under New Zealand's Resource Management Act 1991. The Resource Management Act is one of the three statutes (along with the Companies Act and tax legislation) which have the biggest impact on investment decisions related to natural and physical resources in New Zealand.


The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) contains the concept of sustainability and has as a single overarching purpose: to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources. In essence, sustainable management comprises two things. Firstly it is about recognising more fully the environmental costs of activities and policies in order to protect our natural and physical resources (better environmental valuation). Secondly, it is about better consideration of the earths resources, with a view to conserving the potential of resources for future generations (better environmental stock taking). The Act's definition provides that human needs are balanced against the intrinsic value of the environment, and elements within it. It provides for the environment to be both used (including with damaging effect) and protected while establishing a baseline for environmental health. Sustainable management seeks to achieve the environmental component of sustainable development, focusing on the sustainability of the natural and physical environment. An important aspect of this is that sustainable management of the environment not be compromised by social or economic goals.


Since Rio, several other pieces of legislation have been set in place that give effect to many of the Rio Principles and many aspects of Agenda 21 (as well as to the other Rio agreements viz: the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Forests Principles). Such legislation includes:


the Forests Amendment Act 1993, which ensures the management of an area of indigenous forest land in a way that maintains the ability of the forest to provide a full range of products and amenities in perpetuity, while retaining the forests natural values;
the Biosecurity Act 1993, which restates and reforms laws relating to pests and unwanted organisms;
the Fisheries Act 1996, which aims to provide for the use, conservation, enhancement, and development of fisheries resources so that people can provide for their social, economic, and cultural well-being while ensuring the potential of those resources to meet the needs of future generations, and avoiding, remedying or mitigating any adverse effects of fishing on the aquatic environment;
the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, which has a strong focus on environmental protection and establishes an Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) to, among other things, assess and decide on applications to introduce hazardous substances or new organisms into New Zealand;
and the Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996, which sets up a framework to facilitate compliance with changes to obligations under the Montreal Protocol.
Decision-Making: Strategies, Policies and Plans


Policies and plans are structured in a hierarchy within the RMA, and each must "not be inconsistent" with those above it. Central government policies are on top, regional policies below them, regional plans next, and district plans at the lowest level. Central to the development of the plans is consultation with regional government's constituent stakeholders.


Regional government has a significant and key role in implementing the Resource Management Act. In planning for resource management, regional councils must prepare policy statements specifying policies and objectives for the management of resources in the region and the methods by which these will be achieved. Regional councils may also prepare regional plans which further detail the use of specific resources. Territorial authorities must prepare district plans which include controlling the effects of land use, controlling noise, and protecting rivers and lakes.


Environmental Impact Assessment is integrated into statutory requirements under the Resource Management Act 1991. Local authorities, when preparing policy statements and plans, must state the anticipated environmental results. Every application for a resource consent must provide an assessment of environmental effects (AEE) as part of the application. The public is able to comment on the adequacy of the AEE through a submission process.


Along with this legislation, the Government has developed a number of strategies and policies that contribute to the achievement of sustainable development. These include:


the Environment 2010 Strategy (E2010), which is the first comprehensive statement of environmental priorities and strategies ever developed by a New Zealand government, contains goals and an action agenda focusing on eleven priority issues. Its preparation involved many policies, programmes and goals and incorporated input from public submissions and expert opinion. The Strategy establishes a vision to the year 2010 and provides four key conditions needed to underpin achieving this vision: a competitive economy, effective laws and policies, information and social participation. The Green Package announced in the 1996 Budget represents the first attempt to prioritise actions to implement E2010 goals and contained NZ$110 million additional funding over 3 years to address aspects of the 11 priority issues in E2010;
the Research Science and Technology 2010 Strategy, which provides a vision, goals, and action plans to achieve the goals. A key element in the strategy is the Governments commitment to increase public research expenditure from the current 0.6% of GDP to 0.8% by 2010;
National Science Strategies (NSS), mechanism by which the Government develops and facilitates the implementation of national science in key areas of national importance. Currently there are three NSSs in place. These are on climate change, sustainable land management, and possums/ bovine Tb control. National Science Strategies underpin other national strategies that exist in these areas;
the Sustainable Land Management Strategy (SLM) which is designed to promote environmental improvement of commercially-used land for agriculture and forestry, and identifies high country degradation, agricultural impacts on aquatic ecosystems, and hill country erosion as priority areas for action;
the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS) which provides guidance to regional and district councils on elements in the coastal environment that are of national importance and should be protected, as well as identifying restoration and rehabilitation of the coastal environment as being a national priority);
a National Biodiversity Strategy which will be a plan of action for conserving and sustainably managing biodiversity;
New Zealands first State of the Environment Report (SER) and the National Environmental Indicators Programme - the former representing the first attempt to marshal together scattered statistics and information on key aspects of New Zealands environment, and the latter the first attempt to develop for New Zealand indicators that will reflect the condition of the environment at a particular point in time, show the pressures that human activities place on the environment, and provide measures of the effectiveness of any action in response to these pressures.
These laws, regulations, strategies, and policies collectively give effect to sustainable development. However, as was recently pointed out in the OECDs Environmental Performance Review of New Zealand, "until there is sufficient information across the range of important issues, it will ... be difficult to prioritise issues adequately. Once quality information and analysis are available, it will be possible to set detailed targets". The collection of central and consistent environmental statistics is one end towards which the SER and indicators programmes are directed, and which will, together with the other measures outlined, contribute to the sustainable management of New Zealand's environment.


Quality decision making practice obliges Government to consult widely when making decisions affecting the environment and, more particularly, the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi require that iwi (Maori tribes) are consulted. The Resource Management Act provides for public participation in establishing national policy statements, regional policy statements, and regional and district plans.


The Resource Management Act focuses on enabling people and communities to provide for the social, economic, and cultural well being and their health and safety while sustaining the potential of natural and physical resources and avoiding, remedying, or mitigating any adverse effects of their activities on the environment. This is a major change from some of the previous laws which prescribed what activities could go where, for example, agriculture or forestry, residential or commercial development. The Act requires a clear definition of environmental outcomes, including sustainable development limits, but provides freedom of economic and social choice within those limits.


Processes for public participation are designed to be user-friendly and efficient. For example, when policy that affects Maori interests is being considered, approaches appropriate to Maori are used for consultation. During the preparation of the draft New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement, a series of public meetings and Marae-based hui (meetings) were held throughout the country. These meetings addressed the issues the public and Maori iwi considered important for the integration and sustainable use of coastal and marine resources (except fish). A team selected by Maori iwi also drafted relevant components for inclusion in a policy statement.


Integrated and coordinated approaches to Government decision-making are reflected in policies such as the directive for all government departments to take into account "the collective interest of the Crown" (including specifically its environmental goals) in policy making.


Decision-Making: Major Groups Involvement


There is no government policy on assistance to major groups but major groups participate in follow-up through their own specific networks, and those that they have with relevant government agencies. Several of the major groups have their own coordination networks. Major groups participate in the design of national policies through the open consultative process of policy formulation. This includes the use of discussion papers, open to public submissions, in the development of policies (e.g. Environment 2010 Strategy). It also includes the opportunity to make submissions to local government on the formulation of their statutory planning documents (e.g. District Plans), and to government during the development of legislation. New Zealand's preparation for CSD meetings is an open process. Delegations to CSD meetings have been small. Both industry and environmental NGO representatives were included in the New Zealand delegation to the 1995 session of CSD.


Programmes and Projects


No information is available


Status




National Decision-Making Structure


1. National Sustainable Development Coordination Body: YES
2. National Sustainable Development Policy: YES
3. National Agenda 21/other strategy for SD:
4. Local/Regional Agenda(s) 21: YES
5. Environmental Impact Assessment Law: YES
6. Major Groups involved in Sustainable Development Decision-Making: YES
National Instruments and Programmes


1. Sustainable. Dev. or environmental education incorporated into school curricula: YES
2. Sustainable Development Indicators Program: YES
3. Ecolabel Regulations: VOLUNTARY
4. Recycle/Reuse Programs: YES
5. Green Accounting Program:
6. Access to Internet: YES
7. Access to World Wide Web: YES
8. A national World Wide Web Site for Sustainable Dev. or State of the Environment: YES
http://www.mfe.govt.nz
Policies, Programmes, and Legislation


Does your country have either a policy, programme, and/or legislation consistent with Agenda 21 in:
1. Combatting poverty: NOT APPLICABLE
2. Changing consumption and production patterns: IN PROCESS
3. Atmosphere: YES
4. Land Use Planning: YES
5. Forest and Deforestation: YES
6. Desertification and Drought: YES
7. Sustainable Mountain Development:
8. Sustainable Agriculture: IN PROCESS
9. Biological Diversity: YES
10. Biotechnology: YES
11. Oceans and Coastal Areas: YES
12. Freshwater Management: YES
13. Toxic Chemicals:
14. Hazardous Wastes: YES
15. Solid Wastes:
16. Radioactive Wastes: YES
17. Energy: IN PROCESS
18. Transport: IN PROCESS
19. Sustainable Tourism: IN PROCESS