Geoengineering Contracts in New Zealand or Outsourced to NGO's
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From: Chris McCashin
Dear James Shaw,
This Official Information Act request will require collaboration with a number of agencies, there might be further agencies involved as you as Minister of Climate Change will be aware as to where to look. So please liaise with any and all agencies required to provide the information.
Please provide the following
- Dates Geoengineering Program (s) started in New Zealand
- Agency (s) Responsible - NIWA, Defence, MFE, Climate Change Commission, EPA, Institute of Environmental Science & Research, MBIE - it could be one or more of these agencies, and who knows maybe others hold information. It could also be that NGO's such as the Royal Society of NZ manage contracts on behalf of government so please provide the transparency required
- Number of Contract(s) currently in place if this work is being outsourced, or alternatively are Defense planes doing the work
- Value of the Contract(s)
- Suppliers completing the work
- Dates of Contracts
- Statutory Authority by which this work is completed
- Ethical Assessment(s) to complete the work
- Health Impact Assessment to include impact on lack of sun for New Zealanders
- Policy Statements and Public Announcements that came out when the work began
And I would appreciate this information in full, our atmosphere / skies are significantly degraded with the high aerosol environment that we are currently living under and I regularly see planes doing this.
Additional to this can you also liaise with Defense on the following
- Is HAARP technology being used by anyone in New Zealand
- National Security Assessment relating to HAARP, 5G and other DEWS (directed energy weapons)
Yours faithfully,
Chris
From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
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Tēnā koe,
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[3]statements.
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon James Shaw
Reception +64 4 817 6663 | Ministerial Email [4][James Shaw request email] |
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Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Tçnâ koe,
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate
Change and Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity).
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response to every email received.
· If your message is for Minister Shaw’s advice, or if you have
copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with
more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted.
· If you have invited Minister Shaw to an event then a member of
staff may contact you for more information. Please note we do endeavour to
process invitations within 7 working days.
· If you have made a request for official information then this
will be managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official
Information Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant
Minister or agency.
· If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will
be managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
· If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to
the Press Secretary.
· If your email relates to Green Party policy, your email will be
redirected to [1][email address]
· To find out more about Minister Shaw read his [2]biography or
recent [3]statements.
Ngâ mihi
Office of Hon James Shaw
Reception +64 4 817 6663 | Ministerial Email [4][James Shaw request email] |
Web [5]beehive.govt.nz |
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Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Kia ora Chris,
On behalf of Hon James Shaw, I refer to your official information request dated Friday, 3 February 2023 for information related to Geoengineering.
Unfortunately, we do not hold the information you requested, and we cannot think of any other agency that would hold it, or whose functions would be more closely connected to it.
I am therefore refusing your request under section 18(g) of the Official Information Act 1982 because the information is not held.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone 0800 802 602.
If you want to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the Minister's office.
Ngā mihi,
The Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity) | Green Party Co-Leader
Room 2.025, Parliament House| Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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From: Chris McCashin
Dear J Shaw (MIN),
As per my official information act request I let you know all the agencies to consult with. I understand NIWA were discussing these methods to “combat” climate change years ago and it has been confirmed that these practices are going on in NZ. Can you please do a formal transfer request to all of the agencies I mentioned in my request and ask for an update as Minister of Climate change so you can answer these questions adequately going forward.
Yours sincerely,
Chris McCashin
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Tēnā koe,
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate
Change and Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity).
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response to every email received.
o If your message is for Minister Shaw’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted.
o If you have invited Minister Shaw to an event then a member of staff
may contact you for more information. Please note we do endeavour to
process invitations within 7 working days.
o If you have made a request for official information then this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency.
o If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be
managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
o If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the
Press Secretary.
o If your email relates to Green Party policy, your email will be
redirected to [1][email address]
o To find out more about Minister Shaw read his [2]biography or recent
[3]statements.
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon James Shaw
Reception +64 4 817 6663 | Ministerial Email [4][James Shaw request email] |
Web [5]beehive.govt.nz |
Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: J Shaw (MIN)
James Shaw
Kia ora Chris,
On behalf of Hon James Shaw, I refer to your further email of Thursday, 16 February 2023 regarding the response to your recent Official Information Act request.
As previously advised, we do not hold the information you requested, and we have no grounds for believing that the information is held by another department or Minister of the Crown or organisation, or by a local authority. Therefore, your request is being refused under sections 18(g)(i) of the Official Information Act 1982 because the information is not held.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone 0800 802 602.
If you want to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the Minister's office.
Ngā mihi,
The Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity) | Green Party Co-Leader
Room 2.025, Parliament House| Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.
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2025 Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science (PARS) Summer School Announced for August 5-14, 2025
The 2025 Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science (PARS) summer school will be held in person at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) between August 5-14, 2025. The summer school provides faculty, graduate, and advanced undergraduate students with exposure to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Subauroral Geophysical Observatory (SAGO) for Space Physics and Radio Science and the HAARP research site in Gakona, Alaska.
The summer school’s goal is to provide student and advisor mentor pairs an opportunity to study the upper atmosphere and ionosphere at polar latitudes, with practical experience built into the learning process. The first week will be spent in the Fairbanks area with lectures and tours of space physics research sites, then relocating to HAARP to run active experiments and brief initial results. Students will be trained in the theory and concepts of ionospheric heating, with an introduction to Ionospheric Research Instrument (IRI) experiment design, diagnostics, and analysis. All students will have the opportunity to dialogue one-on-one with experienced scientists from multiple U.S. academic institutions. This year’s school will focus on Active Exploration of Near-Earth Space.
The application form may be accessed at: https://forms.gle/iBdLo9BdJuCNyxLJ6 (Google sign-in required). The following information is required for your application:
Name (first and last)
Mailing Address
Email
Phone number
University, college, or academic institution name
Institution affiliation (faculty, student, other)
Names of collaborators on your project, and/or names of student/advisor pair
Brief description of the proposed experiment or scientific question you plan to explore
(optional) Supporting documents such as a CV, resume, or letters of support
The deadline for application submission is March 31, 2025. Notice of acceptance will be sent to participants by April 15, 2025. Students from non-U.S. institutions are welcome to apply, but will not be eligible for travel support if accepted.
For more information about the school, contact Evans Callis, Lead, HAARP Research Support Services at ehcallis@alaska.edu or 907-474-2641. Note that sign-in with a Google account is required in order to upload supporting documents. If you do not have a Google account and wish to apply to PARS, please contact us.
As the centerpiece SAGO instrument, and the world’s most powerful and flexible ionospheric HF Transmitter, HAARP is able to push the envelope of radio frequency plasma Interactions. The IRI can actively probe the sub-auroral D- and E-region ionosphere, while multiple support instruments characterize the resulting processes occurring in both the neutral and ionized atmosphere. Using a phased array of antennas, beams can be formed at multiple frequencies and slewed rapidly across the sky. The facility has sufficient power to explore nonlinear effects in the plasma - something no other active facility can address.
The HAARP facility was constructed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) starting in 1990, with the objective to answer questions of relevance to the DoD. When those investigations were completed, stewardship of the facility was transferred to UAF in 2015, with the intention of allowing the wider research community to benefit from its exceptional capabilities. As has been the case with other Class-1 geospace facilities (such as the Incoherent Scatter Radar’s), the powerful capabilities of the HAARP ionospheric heater are expected to power ground-breaking new discoveries for potentially decades to come. PARS will enhance the United States’ research infrastructure by supporting the first wave of these investigations within the open NSF research community, creating a critical mass of investigators and ideas that will seed future applications and new research focus areas.
PARS is funded by the NSF through its Geospace Facilities Program within the Geosciences Directorate and is organized by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. For more information about both SAGO and HAARP, refer to the HAARP public web page at https://haarp.gi.alaska.edu/.
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