Oilcrash.com: Who in New Zealand has been informed?

WHO IN NEW ZEALAND HAS BEEN INFORMED?

by Robert Atack

Prominent people and Organisations who have received copies of “The End of Suburbia” (EoS) and other peak oil information.

MPs

John Tamihere
Rang a member of PowerLess New Zealand on or about the 31^st of August, to arrange a meeting for the 14^th of September at the Beehive. I duly sent him a copy of the documentary “The End of Suburbia” (http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/suburbia.htm) on DVD and about 6 hours of audio interviews on CD, including:

Colin Campbell — The founder of ASPO “Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas” (http://www.peakoil.net);
Mike Ruppert — Author and owner of the website http://www.fromthewilderness.com/index.html;
Richard Heinberg — Author of “The Party’s Over” (http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/party.htm);
Matt Savinar JD — Author and owner of http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/Index.html;
Julian Darley’s “Letter from Earth” lecture, available from http://www.globalpublicmedia.com.

I also sent him a copy of Matts book “The Oil Age is Over”, only 126 pages (http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/age_over.htm). Due to the pristine condition on return, it was obvious none of the information had been listened to, read, or watched. Also the meeting was cancelled.

Trevor Mallard I have re-sent the above information to the new minister of energy. The last time Trevor and I spoke (Christmas 2001) he threatened legal action if I was to place any more peak oil information in his home letter box, I hope posting this stuff to him in Parliament is ok? But more importantly I hope he treats this information with the time and respect it deserves or at least gets one of his minnows to read it.

All 120 MPs from the 1999-2002 Parliament Had 5 copies each of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm sent to them in 2001.

Heather Roy Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04 but returned as didn’t want to pay for it, once it was accepted it was a gift, she kept the DVD, after I re-sent it.

Debora Coddington Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04.

Muriel Newman Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04.

Kathryn Rich Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04.

Sue Kedgley Purchased video of “The End of Suburbia” on 8/8/04 but, with Sue’s brilliant campaigns against strawberry sprays and lipstick, for the sake of credibility I am happy she has said nothing about peak oil.

Michael Cullen Has received about 10 faxes and maybe 10 emails all with the words peak oil mentioned several times in each from Robert Atack, and much more information from several other people.

Jeanette Fitzsimmons MP Attended 2 hour meeting with Bruce Thompson on 11 March 2004.

Rod Donald MP Ditto.

Mike Ward MP Ditto.
Mike has also had a half hour meeting with a group of peak oil experts at his Nelson electorate office in 2003.

Pete Hodgson Has had about the most information sent to him from many different people, but stands firmly behind the IEA (International Energy Agency)

Steve Maharey Had a half hour “one on one” with Bruce Thompson in 2001-2002 at Steve’s electorate office in Palmerston North.

Bill English I handed Bill a folder full of peak oil information at a public meeting in Waikanae when he was a someone (leader of the opposition).

Nandor Tanczos In 2001 I handed Nandor several copies of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm and on a separate occasion in 2004 a folder full of peak oil info.

Don Brash Bruce Thompson and I had a meeting arranged with Don, he cancelled at the last moment and has not offered to meet again, but he agreed this needed looking into (8 months ago).

Helen Clark I asked Helen about peak oil at a 2002 election campaign meeting, handed her a copy of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm and asked her if she would arrange someone to talk to us… still waiting. Helen stands firmly behind the IEA.

Keith Lock Has read (or has claimed to read) http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm and said it was a fair summary of the facts (2001). Asked again in September 04 why there is still nothing on the Green party website explaining peak oil, he ran away from the question.

Jeanette Fitzsimmons Fitzsimons confirmed in an email that she thought peak oil would be 2005 (this was in 2000). Is very deluded about wind power as an answer to our problems, and thinks getting fish compost on to her farm doesn’t require oil to get there “food production will not fall with peak oil”. In February 2004 she admitted she had no control over the green party website, and didn’t even know what was on it, as she hadn’t visited it for a long time, but she did say telling people in small groups as she was doing was better than the website.

Gerry Brownlee Thanked me for the information I sent him in 2002, he was taking the next few weeks to look over it!

Gordon Copeland United Future MP received a large amount of peak oil information, when I handed him a folder early in 2004, I have also dropped off information to their head office in Wellington, and in December I gave them a copy each of “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor”.

Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Chris Laidlaw Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Kim Hill Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Linda Clark Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

P. Cavanagh Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Geoff Robinson (Returned after watching “The End of Suburbia” with an educated comment.)

Newstalk ZB

Newstalk ZB Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Kerry Woodham Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04. I have spoken to Kerry on the phone and via email, she has received both “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor”, I hope as she is such a nice person she will have the heart to go out of her way to understand what is coming, then join our education campaign December 04.

Paul Holmes Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Miscellaneous

Mayor Bob Harvy Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Roland Sapsford (#11 on Green Party list 2002) attended meeting with Bruce Thompson 11/3/04, has also received copious amounts of peak oil information over the past 4 years.

Bruce Donaldson (PA to Pete Hodgson) Bruce.Donaldson@parliament.govt.nz has received many emails and faxes to the point of banning me from sending him any more information.

New Zealand Automobile Association Have chosen to ignore a large amount of information sent from several concerned members and also stand firmly behind the IEA.

Peter King (Editor AA magazine) stands firmly behind IEA.

John Banks (Auckland Mayor and x National MP, has read part of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm on his radio talk back show, back in 2002.

Roger Kerr Has had emails explaining peak oil and I have posted him several audio CDs, he has acknowledge receipt of this information. Poster “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” on 8/1/2005.

Sir Michael Fowler Posted End of Suburbia on 13/10/04.

Tim O’Brien Made fully aware of End of Suburbia, may review it on National Radio 12/10/04. Tim has since reviewed “The End of Suburbia” on National Radio But as far as local politics go he has dropped off the face of the planet, at best he was a spoiler for the local Wellington elections… and now we get a new road.

Germana Nicklin Senior Government advisor ‘customs’, received a copy of “The End of Suburbia” along with Matt’s book and several audio CDs and essays including Kevin’s letter to Helen Clark. In a phone conversation on the 16th October Germana made it VERY clear she did not want to receive this information or be mentioned on this website.

Andrew Coleman National Manager customs, who is Germana’s superior, sent me a letter complaining at my placing of the above information in Germana’s letter box, he also made it clear he was aware of the information I had given Germana (what advice is he giving the government?).

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) Posted “The End of Suburbia”, Matt’s book and several audio CDs on 19/10/04, I also spoke to someone on the phone on the 18/10/04, where I explained my concerns about law and order in a post peak New Zealand, I was thanked for raising this issue. They have since sent me a letter confirming receipt of the above information and asking to keep it for their library (ok by me).

Brian Sinclair Bryan.Sinclair@parliament.govt.nz as an assistant to Don Brash, Bryan has been privy to a lot of peak oil information.

Tariana Turia Co-Leader of the New Zealand Maori Party I handed Tariana a copy of “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” in Waikanae in December 2004.

Trade Me An online auction website similar to EBay, has banned me from promoting “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor”, even though I was paying all the fees for each contact and I had 15 very happy ‘customers’ I sense the hand of Gareth Morgan “We are a boutique investment management firm caring for individual client portfolios. Wealth protection and enhancement are our priorities.” [http://www.garethmorgan.com/default.asp] Reading that statement you could understand why he wouldn’t want his son (owner of Trade Me) promoting the truth.

New Zealand Police College Porirua After 3 attempts I have been unsuccessful at getting information to the management and teachers — watch this space.

Wellington Central Police Station Has had 2 copies of “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” on DVD and I think one each on video sitting in the staff room since December 04, I hope that they have been taken home and handed around. We need an educated police force.

Police Commissioner Rob Robinson I gave one of his sectaries “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” on DVD, she promised to deliver them to him that afternoon. December 04.

TV3

TV3 Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

John Campbell Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

Clint Brown Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

Carol Hirshfeld Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

Carolyn Robinson Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

TV1

Mike Valentine Posted End of Suburbia and Matt’s book on 14/10/04.

Tim Shadboult Posted him several audio CDs and essays; I received conformation of receipt via mail.

Some councillors and candidates who have watched or been sent
copies of “The End of Suburbia” and various other “bits” of information.

Kapiti Coast

Council Buildings I left 2 copies of “The End of Suburbia” end “The Oil Factor” for all the staff at the council buildings in December 04.

Alan Milne Has had a 30 minute discussion with Robert Atack in 2001.

Alan Tristran Purchased Matt’s book http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/age_over.htm.

Ann Chapman Has received several emails explaining peak oil (confirmed in a phone call).

Cathy Strong Loaned a video copy of “The End of Suburbia” on 2/10/04. Most of her family have now watched it.

Lower Hutt

Ray Wallace (Deputy mayor) attended my first public talk at the Wainuiomata Rotary club in 2002 and has borrowed Matt’s book, his radio interview, “The End of Suburbia” and another couple of interviews on audio CD.

The councillors below had copies of “The End of Suburbia” posted to them in August 2004:

Mayor John Terris

John Austad

Glenda Barratt

Scott Dalziell

Roger Styles

Joy Baird

Ross Jamieson

Julie Englebretsen

Angus Finlayson

Julie Sylvester

Ray Wallace

Margaret Cousins

Upper Hutt

Copies sent out in September:

Wayne Guppy

Shirley Harris

Keith Barnard

Pat Christianson

Noeline Gillies

Peter McCardle

Heather Newell

Howard Phillps

Chris Tchernegovski

Nick Thomas

Barry Tims

Wellington

Celia Wade-Brown Watched The End of Suburbia at the Paramount Cinema on the 8/8/04.

Paul Bruce Organised the screening of “The End of Suburbia” at the Paramount, even though Paul is a member of the Green Party he has shown great courage in ignoring their desire to suppress this information.

Hayley Wain Posted End of Suburbia 13/10/04.

Government Departments

Ministry of Economic Development Handed to caroline.parlane@med.govt.nz (in early 2003) approximately 200 pages of information and about 10 hours of audio CDs, (along the same lines as what was returned by John Tamihere) all during a half hour interview. I gave a sectary “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” in December 04 to take to Caroline.

Graham Durston Works for the Ministry of Economic Development. He has received several essays as well as a copy of “The End of Suburbia”.

Ministry of Health Does not know how much insulin New Zealand has in stock.

If you have been trying to inform people about Peak Oil, and have a proven list of people you have tried to inform.
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MPs
John Tamihere		Rang a member of PowerLess New Zealand on or about the 31^st of August, to arrange a meeting for the 14^th of September at the Beehive. I duly sent him a copy of the documentary “The End of Suburbia” (http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/suburbia.htm) on DVD and about 6 hours of audio interviews on CD, including: Colin Campbell — The founder of ASPO “Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas” (http://www.peakoil.net); Mike Ruppert — Author and owner of the website http://www.fromthewilderness.com/index.html; Richard Heinberg — Author of “The Party’s Over” (http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/party.htm); Matt Savinar JD — Author and owner of http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/Index.html; Julian Darley’s “Letter from Earth” lecture, available from http://www.globalpublicmedia.com. I also sent him a copy of Matts book “The Oil Age is Over”, only 126 pages (http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/age_over.htm). Due to the pristine condition on return, it was obvious none of the information had been listened to, read, or watched. Also the meeting was cancelled.

Trevor Mallard		I have re-sent the above information to the new minister of energy. The last time Trevor and I spoke (Christmas 2001) he threatened legal action if I was to place any more peak oil information in his home letter box, I hope posting this stuff to him in Parliament is ok? But more importantly I hope he treats this information with the time and respect it deserves or at least gets one of his minnows to read it.

All 120 MPs from the 1999-2002 Parliament		Had 5 copies each of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm sent to them in 2001.

Heather Roy		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04 but returned as didn’t want to pay for it, once it was accepted it was a gift, she kept the DVD, after I re-sent it.

Debora Coddington		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04.

Muriel Newman		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04.

Kathryn Rich		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 19/6/04.

Sue Kedgley		Purchased video of “The End of Suburbia” on 8/8/04 but, with Sue’s brilliant campaigns against strawberry sprays and lipstick, for the sake of credibility I am happy she has said nothing about peak oil.

Michael Cullen		Has received about 10 faxes and maybe 10 emails all with the words peak oil mentioned several times in each from Robert Atack, and much more information from several other people.

Jeanette Fitzsimmons MP		Attended 2 hour meeting with Bruce Thompson on 11 March 2004.

Rod Donald MP		Ditto.

Mike Ward MP		Ditto. Mike has also had a half hour meeting with a group of peak oil experts at his Nelson electorate office in 2003.

Pete Hodgson		Has had about the most information sent to him from many different people, but stands firmly behind the IEA (International Energy Agency)

Steve Maharey		Had a half hour “one on one” with Bruce Thompson in 2001-2002 at Steve’s electorate office in Palmerston North.

Bill English		I handed Bill a folder full of peak oil information at a public meeting in Waikanae when he was a someone (leader of the opposition).

Nandor Tanczos		In 2001 I handed Nandor several copies of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm and on a separate occasion in 2004 a folder full of peak oil info.

Don Brash		Bruce Thompson and I had a meeting arranged with Don, he cancelled at the last moment and has not offered to meet again, but he agreed this needed looking into (8 months ago).

Helen Clark		I asked Helen about peak oil at a 2002 election campaign meeting, handed her a copy of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm and asked her if she would arrange someone to talk to us… still waiting. Helen stands firmly behind the IEA.

Keith Lock		Has read (or has claimed to read) http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm and said it was a fair summary of the facts (2001). Asked again in September 04 why there is still nothing on the Green party website explaining peak oil, he ran away from the question.

Jeanette Fitzsimmons		Fitzsimons confirmed in an email that she thought peak oil would be 2005 (this was in 2000). Is very deluded about wind power as an answer to our problems, and thinks getting fish compost on to her farm doesn’t require oil to get there “food production will not fall with peak oil”. In February 2004 she admitted she had no control over the green party website, and didn’t even know what was on it, as she hadn’t visited it for a long time, but she did say telling people in small groups as she was doing was better than the website.

Gerry Brownlee		Thanked me for the information I sent him in 2002, he was taking the next few weeks to look over it!

Gordon Copeland		United Future MP received a large amount of peak oil information, when I handed him a folder early in 2004, I have also dropped off information to their head office in Wellington, and in December I gave them a copy each of “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor”.

Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Chris Laidlaw		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Kim Hill		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Linda Clark		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

P. Cavanagh		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Geoff Robinson		(Returned after watching “The End of Suburbia” with an educated comment.)

Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Kerry Woodham		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04. I have spoken to Kerry on the phone and via email, she has received both “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor”, I hope as she is such a nice person she will have the heart to go out of her way to understand what is coming, then join our education campaign December 04.

Paul Holmes		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Miscellaneous
Mayor Bob Harvy		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 20/6/04.

Roland Sapsford		(#11 on Green Party list 2002) attended meeting with Bruce Thompson 11/3/04, has also received copious amounts of peak oil information over the past 4 years.

Bruce Donaldson		(PA to Pete Hodgson) Bruce.Donaldson@parliament.govt.nz has received many emails and faxes to the point of banning me from sending him any more information.

New Zealand Automobile Association		Have chosen to ignore a large amount of information sent from several concerned members and also stand firmly behind the IEA.

Peter King		(Editor AA magazine) stands firmly behind IEA.

John Banks		(Auckland Mayor and x National MP, has read part of http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/running.htm on his radio talk back show, back in 2002.

Roger Kerr		Has had emails explaining peak oil and I have posted him several audio CDs, he has acknowledge receipt of this information. Poster “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” on 8/1/2005.

Sir Michael Fowler		Posted End of Suburbia on 13/10/04.

Tim O’Brien		Made fully aware of End of Suburbia, may review it on National Radio 12/10/04. Tim has since reviewed “The End of Suburbia” on National Radio But as far as local politics go he has dropped off the face of the planet, at best he was a spoiler for the local Wellington elections… and now we get a new road.

Germana Nicklin		Senior Government advisor ‘customs’, received a copy of “The End of Suburbia” along with Matt’s book and several audio CDs and essays including Kevin’s letter to Helen Clark. In a phone conversation on the 16th October Germana made it VERY clear she did not want to receive this information or be mentioned on this website.

Andrew Coleman		National Manager customs, who is Germana’s superior, sent me a letter complaining at my placing of the above information in Germana’s letter box, he also made it clear he was aware of the information I had given Germana (what advice is he giving the government?).

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS)		Posted “The End of Suburbia”, Matt’s book and several audio CDs on 19/10/04, I also spoke to someone on the phone on the 18/10/04, where I explained my concerns about law and order in a post peak New Zealand, I was thanked for raising this issue. They have since sent me a letter confirming receipt of the above information and asking to keep it for their library (ok by me).

Brian Sinclair		Bryan.Sinclair@parliament.govt.nz as an assistant to Don Brash, Bryan has been privy to a lot of peak oil information.

Tariana Turia		Co-Leader of the New Zealand Maori Party I handed Tariana a copy of “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” in Waikanae in December 2004.

Trade Me		An online auction website similar to EBay, has banned me from promoting “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor”, even though I was paying all the fees for each contact and I had 15 very happy ‘customers’ I sense the hand of Gareth Morgan “We are a boutique investment management firm caring for individual client portfolios. Wealth protection and enhancement are our priorities.” [http://www.garethmorgan.com/default.asp] Reading that statement you could understand why he wouldn’t want his son (owner of Trade Me) promoting the truth.

New Zealand Police College Porirua		After 3 attempts I have been unsuccessful at getting information to the management and teachers — watch this space.

Wellington Central Police Station		Has had 2 copies of “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” on DVD and I think one each on video sitting in the staff room since December 04, I hope that they have been taken home and handed around. We need an educated police force.

Police Commissioner Rob Robinson		I gave one of his sectaries “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” on DVD, she promised to deliver them to him that afternoon. December 04.

TV3
TV3		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

John Campbell		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

Clint Brown		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

Carol Hirshfeld		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

Carolyn Robinson		Posted “The End of Suburbia” on 23/6/04.

TV1
Mike Valentine		Posted End of Suburbia and Matt’s book on 14/10/04.
Tim Shadboult		Posted him several audio CDs and essays; I received conformation of receipt via mail.



Some councillors and candidates who have watched or been sent copies of “The End of Suburbia” and various other “bits” of information.

Kapiti Coast
Council Buildings		I left 2 copies of “The End of Suburbia” end “The Oil Factor” for all the staff at the council buildings in December 04.
Alan Milne		Has had a 30 minute discussion with Robert Atack in 2001.

Alan Tristran		Purchased Matt’s book http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/age_over.htm.

Ann Chapman		Has received several emails explaining peak oil (confirmed in a phone call).

Cathy Strong		Loaned a video copy of “The End of Suburbia” on 2/10/04. Most of her family have now watched it.

Lower Hutt
Ray Wallace		(Deputy mayor) attended my first public talk at the Wainuiomata Rotary club in 2002 and has borrowed Matt’s book, his radio interview, “The End of Suburbia” and another couple of interviews on audio CD.

The councillors below had copies of “The End of Suburbia” posted to them in August 2004:
Mayor John Terris John Austad Glenda Barratt Scott Dalziell Roger Styles Joy Baird Ross Jamieson Julie Englebretsen Angus Finlayson Julie Sylvester Ray Wallace Margaret Cousins

Upper Hutt

Copies sent out in September:
Wayne Guppy Shirley Harris Keith Barnard Pat Christianson Noeline Gillies Peter McCardle Heather Newell Howard Phillps Chris Tchernegovski Nick Thomas Barry Tims

Wellington

Celia Wade-Brown		Watched The End of Suburbia at the Paramount Cinema on the 8/8/04.

Paul Bruce		Organised the screening of “The End of Suburbia” at the Paramount, even though Paul is a member of the Green Party he has shown great courage in ignoring their desire to suppress this information.

Hayley Wain		Posted End of Suburbia 13/10/04.

Government Departments

Ministry of Economic Development		Handed to caroline.parlane@med.govt.nz (in early 2003) approximately 200 pages of information and about 10 hours of audio CDs, (along the same lines as what was returned by John Tamihere) all during a half hour interview. I gave a sectary “The End of Suburbia” and “The Oil Factor” in December 04 to take to Caroline.

Graham Durston		Works for the Ministry of Economic Development. He has received several essays as well as a copy of “The End of Suburbia”.

Ministry of Health		Does not know how much insulin New Zealand has in stock.