The Bluegreens are the National Party’s advisory group on environmental issues.

• We invite you to join us by sending us an email to environment@national.org.nz and telling us your name, address and email. We'll keep you posted about upcoming events -- and you can subscribe to receive press releases via email.
  
  
• We'd also appreciate hearing your thoughts on the National Party's discussion document on the environment. You can download that by clicking here and once you've looked it over, click here to fill out our online feedback form.

We are committed to exploring environmental policy in areas such as biosecurity, conservation and outdoor recreation, and investigating ways to integrate environmentally-friendly values into mainstream policy-making.

Bluegreens believe:

Environmentalism should be a mainstream issue for all New Zealanders.

New Zealand's environment and our national heritage - our soils and oceans and the imagery that surrounds our biodiversity and wilderness outback - hold the key to our nation's future prosperity.

There is a need for an independent band of environmentally conscious people to constantly remind the National Party that sustainable development is the way to prosperity.

The Bluegreens approach is underpinned by five principles:

• Resource use must be based on sustainability
• Economic growth and improving the environment can and must go hand in hand
• Good science is essential to quality environmental decision making
• People respond best to change when engaged and given incentives
• New Zealanders have a unique birthright to access and enjoy our special places.

REGIONAL CO-ORDINATORS

Grant McCallum NORTHERN  591 George Road R.D.3 Maungaturoto 09 431 8645 grantkate@paradise.net.nz	Diane Sorensen CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND 027 4646 7817 diane.sid@actrix.co.nz
Jill Spooner NORTHERN 18 Highland Road Mt Albert, Auckland 09 846 5013 grs_182_18@hotmail.com	Lance Coombes CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND 452 Old School Road RD2 Ohaupo 07 825 2895lanceanddulcie@xtra.co.nz
Margaret Voyce LOWER NORTH ISLAND 144 Upland Road, Kelburn Wellington 04 470 6941 margaret.voyce@national.org.nz	David Round CANTERBURY/WESTLAND Owhetoro, Port Levy, Diamond Harbour, R.D.2, Banks Penninsula 03 366 7001 david.round@canterbury.ac.nz
Glenys Dickson SOUTHERN PO Box 266 Gore 03 208 9406 021 618 140 elecgor@esi.co.nz