Kia ora Clair, please spin around our networks of IEC and transition towns
and anyone else please- and out our disclaimer on the boittom, rangimarie,
from the Wairarapa, blessings, jenny
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Subject: Fwd: 2
days to stop NZ sell out
Tena koutou katoa - Blessings - For your
information:
Tomorrow, John Key is planning to ram
controversial asset sales legislation through parliament --
despite thousands of citizens taking to the streets in protest. Let's
create a massive outcry and stop the
sale of New Zealand's key assets:
Tomorrow, John Key is planning to
ram controversial asset sale legislation through parliament --
against the advice of economists. But we can create a massive public outcry to stop the sale of our key services,
and tell John Key that our country is not for sale.
The partial privatisation of Mighty River Power, Genesis, Meridian,
and Solid Energy would be a bad deal
for New Zealand. Over 75 per
cent of people polled oppose the plan, and thousands of people have
protested, so John Key is now trying
to rush this legislation through parliament. But a huge wave of
public opposition now can stymie this plan and stop MPs from passing the
bill.
We only have two days to tell our
politicians to stop the sell out. Sign the petition now and
share it widely. If 25,000 of us sign it will be delivered to John Key
with a giant "Aotearoa: Not For Sale" price tag:
The partial privatisation of four top-earning energy companies would reduce
public oversight and control over the energy we all rely on for our
survival. It would make it harder to minimise the environmental impact of the
power we produce and ensure that pricing
stays at affordable levels.
An independent report has found that our
economy would be permanently worse off if these asset sales went ahead --
both our long-term debt levels and our national wealth. Right now our economy
is in an upward trend, and selling profitable assets in this positive climate
could cripple our economy.
Now is the moment to make it clear to John Key that going through with this
proposal would mean losing the support of the people -- and the next
election. Tell John Key to put the
responsible economic management of our national economy before his own
political ideologies. Sign the petition now:
The Prime Minister is losing his grip on power. The latest polls show his
popularity is sliding and that an opposition movement is growing. Together we
can stop the government from railroading democracy, and take a step to ensure
our country's future is decided by the will of the New
Zealand people, to benefit everyone.
With hope and determination,
Alex, Michelle, Luis, Emma, Ricken, Rich, Oli, and the whole Avaaz team
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