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1. What is your name?
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Roger Strong
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Our climate reality: why we need to adapt to the impacts of climate change
1. How is climate change impacting you? This could be within your community and/or hapū and iwi, and/or your business/organisation, and/or your region.
Please explain your answer here
I do not believe that our climate has changed in any meaningful way and to claim that the extremes have become more extreme is simply alarmist.
Climate does not effect me -within the normal range of activities. Iloved in the same place -in the country for 40 years and saw similar cycles of weather and climate repeat endless with cycles.
I have read widely on the subject and find that many of the so called 'experts' that are quoted are disputed by other experts who have a lifetime's work behind them.
Human beings adapt- its what they do. They adapt to existing conditions. To plan to adapt is a stupid idea- a socialist idea.
Climate does not effect me -within the normal range of activities. Iloved in the same place -in the country for 40 years and saw similar cycles of weather and climate repeat endless with cycles.
I have read widely on the subject and find that many of the so called 'experts' that are quoted are disputed by other experts who have a lifetime's work behind them.
Human beings adapt- its what they do. They adapt to existing conditions. To plan to adapt is a stupid idea- a socialist idea.
2. The national adaptation plan focuses on three key areas. Please indicate which area is most important for you:
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Focus area one
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Other (please explain)
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See above.
3. We all have a role to play in building resilience to climate change, but some New Zealanders may be more effected and less able to respond.
What are the key actions that are essential to help you adapt? Please list them
Living where I live.
Which actions do you consider to be most urgent? Please list them
There are no urgent actions need at all.
Are there any actions not included in this draft national adaptation plan that would enable you to assess your risk and help you adapt?
No.
4. Central government cannot bear all the risks and costs of adaptation. What role do you think asset owners, banks and insurers, the private sector, local government and central government should play in:
Improving resilience to the future impacts of climate change?
The normal ways of adapting that we have used for centuries- that all people have shown if and when they are needed.
Sharing the costs of adaptation?
N/A
5. The National Climate Change Risk Assessment recognised that there may be economic opportunities in adapting to a changing climate.
What opportunities do you think could exist for your community or sector?
Mostly imaginary but given plenty of emphasis by socialists who inflate these out of all proportion to camouflage the huge costs of their schemes.
People will not be prepared to tolerate such stupid and unnecessary schemes when they realize what a burden you will place on their lifestyles.
People will not be prepared to tolerate such stupid and unnecessary schemes when they realize what a burden you will place on their lifestyles.
What role could central government play in harnessing those opportunities?
Nil.
System-wide actions
6. Do you agree with the objectives in this chapter?
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There is no climate emergency. You have raised a series of strawmen arguments in order to further the socialist ends.
7. What else should guide the whole-of-government approach to help New Zealand adapt and build resilience to a changing climate?
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8. Do you agree that the new tools, guidance and methodologies set out in this chapter will be useful for you, your community and/or iwi and hapū, business or organisation to assess climate risks and plan for adaptation?
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Humans adapt to circumstances. To plan to adapt is a Socialistic concept that seldom if ever work.
9. Are there other actions central government should consider to:
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Government wish to control, they do not supply solutions. People do that- as and when needed.
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Governments by their very record are inefficient and useless as such tasks.
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10. What actions do you think will have the most widespread and long-term benefit for New Zealand?
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Growing the economy and learning to live with climate change in exactly the same wy as we have for the last 162 years.
11. Are there additional actions that would strengthen climate resilience?
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No
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12. There are several Government reform programmes underway that can address some barriers to adaptation, including the Resource Management (RM) reform. Are there any additional actions that we could include in the national adaptation plan that would help to address barriers in the short-term before we transition to a new resource management system?
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13. In addition to clarifying roles and providing data, information, tools and guidance, how can central government unlock greater investment in resilience?
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taxonomy applies to plants.
Natural environment
14. Do you agree with the actions set out in this chapter?
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N/A
16. Are there other actions central government should consider to:
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No
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No
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Unsure
18. Are there additional actions that would advance the role of Māori as kaitiaki in a changing climate?
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Yes
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No
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Monitoring and reporting
51. Do you have any other thoughts about the draft national adaptation plan that you would like to share?
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No.
Managed Retreat
52. Do you agree with the proposed principles and objectives for the Climate Adaptation Act?
Please explain why or why not
No.
There is no climate emergency.
There is no climate emergency.
53. Are there any other principles or objectives you think would be useful?
Please explain why here
No.
54. Do you agree with the process outlined and what would be required to make it most effective?
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No.
55. What do you think should trigger the process?
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What data and information would be needed?
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56. What other processes do you think might be needed, and in what circumstances?
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57. What roles and responsibilities do you think central government, local government, iwi/Māori, affected communities, individuals, businesses and the wider public should have:
In a managed retreat process?
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Sharing the costs of managed retreat?
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58. What support may be needed to help iwi/Māori, affected communities, individuals, businesses and the wider public participate in a managed retreat process?
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N/A
59. A typical managed retreat will have many costs, including those arising from preparation (including gathering data and information), the need to participate in the process, relocating costs and the costs of looking after the land post-retreat. In light of your feedback on roles and responsibilities (question 57), who do you think should be responsible for or contribute to these costs?
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Individuals.
60. What do you consider the key criteria for central government involvement in managed retreat?
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61. Should commercial properties/areas and residential properties/areas be treated differently in the managed retreat process?
Please explain why or why not
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62. Are there circumstances in which people shouldn’t be able to stay in an area after community services are withdrawn?
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63. In what situations do you think it would be fair for you to be required to move from where you live?
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N/A
64. Many residential communities are made up of a combination of renters, owner-occupiers and people who own a property and use it as a second/holiday house. Do you think there are reasons for these groups to have different levels of involvement in a managed retreat process?
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N/A
68. How do you think managed retreat would affect Māori?
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Maori are just people like anyone else......
70. How do you think Māori land (including Treaty settlement land) should be treated?
Please explain your answer here
Like any other land!