Tagged: High Court

Another legal defeat for NZ anti-fluoridation activists - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Oct 09, 2014 •

• fluoridation,
• fluoride,
• High Court,
• Sciblogs

The NZ High Court has thrown out the appeal from an anti-fluoride group against the decision rejecting their request for a decision against community water fluoridation. The original case claimed that fluoridation violated human rights legislation and was beyond the … Continue reading → … Read More

Corporate backers of anti-fluoride movement lose in NZ High Court. - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Mar 09, 2014 •

• fluoridation,
• fluoride,
• High Court,
• legal,
• New Health NZ,
• New Zealand,
• NZ Health Trust,
• Sciblogs

Image Credit: 3 News NZ New Zealand anti-fluoride activists (and their industry backers) suffered a signficant blow with the release of a High Court Judgement on Friday. This Judgement found that all the arguments used by New Health NZ attempting … Continue reading → … Read More

Climate change denier’s false “deep distress” fools no-one - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Sep 12, 2012 •

• climate change,
• climate change denial,
• High Court,
• hypocrisy,
• New Zealand,
• NIWA,
• Sciblogs,
• Temperature record,
• Treadgold

Recently I commented on the High Court rejection of the climate change deniers/contrarians/sceptics arguments against NIWA’s New Zealand temperature record. I said that those attacking NIWA were “getting all falsely indignant because others have pointed out that in effect they … Continue reading → … Read More

High Court ruled on integrity – not science - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Sep 10, 2012 •

• climate change,
• global warming,
• High Court,
• Judicial review,
• New Zealand,
• New Zealand Climate Education trust,
• NIWA,
• Sciblogs

There is a lot of local internet debate about the High Court decision on the Judicial Review of NIWA’s New Zealand temperature record. Some of it is poorly informed as it assumes that the Judge ruled on the correctness of … Continue reading → … Read More

The story behind the High Court action - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Jul 22, 2012 •

• climate change,
• climate change denial,
• Gareth Renowden,
• High Court,
• Hot Topic,
• Jim Renwick,
• New Zealand,
• NIWA,
• politics,
• Sciblogs

Some readers may be unaware that New Zealand SciBlogs produces a weekly podcast (usually available Friday afternoon). It’s worth listening to as it provides a Kiwi angle on current science news. The latest podcast (Episode 37 – Science on trial) … Continue reading → … Read More