After you read this book John, please ask me for an analysis that I did -
preparatory to Select Committee questions - of each accusation juxtaposed
against what actually happened.  It is an eye opener when you ask the person
accused of doing this or that, what actually happened.  For instance - all
Timberlands research expenditure is referred to as "PR" budget (Timberlands
do not do anything good, per se) - responsible acts by Timberlands and
irresponsible acts by protesters are painted the reverse - and of course
because the police, health and safety, and the civil aviation authority
back timberlands, then they are part of the conspiracy - as are all the very
highly thought of scientists and public servants that were in any way
connected with the past ten years of Timberlands reviews and research, as
well as conservationists who backed Timberlands (they, of course, cannot be
environmentalists).  Innocent acts are spun into something sinister.  There
are sins of omission and commission, euphemism, guilt by association, etc.,
etc., etc.  Nicky Hager specialises in conspiracy books.  The one prior was
an "exposé" of the NZ governments spying network.  Some compare it to Eric
von Danekin's book.  Start from a belief, and then interpret everything from
that basis.

>From my point of view, I can honestly say that I have heard not one lie from
Timberlands.  I have heard a multitude of misinformation from the other
side.

You can find these sites by going through Brian Swale's website.   Keep
looking John.  You may even find the plans.

Chris Perley

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Foster [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, 31 July 2000 09:50
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: NZ: Anti-environmental Campaign: Book Out!!
>
>
> I found this citation on the web locate at the rainforest action
> network in NZ.
>
> "An important book has been launched: 'Secrets and Lies - the
> anatomy of an
> anti-environmental PR campaign', written by New Zealand writer/researcher
> Nicky Hager and Australian environmental journalist Bob Burton.
>
> 'Secrets and Lies' is significant as the world's most comprehensive
> dissection of an anti-environmental public relations campaign
> based on many
> hundreds of pages of leaked confidential public relations files.
>
> The case study shows the relationship between Timberlands West Coast Ltd
> (the NZ government-owned rainforest logging company) and its PR companies
> Shandwick (a global public relations company) and Head Consultants (a
> Christchurch-based PR company). It reveals the obsessive lengths they have
> gone to, spending millions of NZ taxpayer dollars, to keep Timberlands'
> rainforest logging going.
>
> Meticulously researched, 'Secrets and Lies' unveils Timberlands and
> Shandwick systematically attacking critics, arranging the creation of an
> 'independent' pro-logging community group, cultivating allies in academia,
> industry, Parliament and environment groups, compromising the independence
> of public servants and journalists - all in the unworthy cause of keeping
> native forest logging going after most New Zealanders believe it
> should end.
>
> Importantly, it documents all those people who have actively assisted the
> companies and those who have been unknowingly recruited in support.
>
> Support is exposed at the highest level of political power - to the top
> floor of the beehive - and includes the Prime Minister, Jenny Shipley who
> must ultimately take responsibility for this debacle.
>
> This sort of analysis often occurs many years after an event has passed;
> however, this work is lethally current. Jenny Shipley's first response has
> been to deny everything - unsurprisingly.
>
> However, the forests are still falling today. Timberlands is right now
> heavily logging rimu, beech and matai in Orikaka forest, habitat of many
> bird threatened species.
> I am hoping the exposure of these secrets and lies will help
> bring about the
> end of Timberlands native forest logging.
>
> 'Secrets and Lies' is available in most New Zealand bookshops, and a US
> edition will be published shortly.
> Dean Baigent-Mercer
> National Spokesperson
> Native Forest Action
> NATIVE FOREST ACTION
> MEDIA RELEASE
> 23 DECEMBER 1998
> GOVERNMENT BLIND AND DEAF TO AVALANCHE OF PUBLIC OPPOSITION AGAINST BEECH
> LOGGING PROPOSALS
> "WE WON'T TAKE THIS LYING DOWN" - NFA
> Today's announcement by national Ministers David Carter and Tony Ryall to
> proceed with Timberlands ill-fated Beech Scheme is one of the Shipley
> Government's most outrageous anti-environmental actions as well as a
> grotesquely obvious snub of massive public opposition.
> Native forest Action is appalled that the government has approved
> Timberlands Beech logging scheme without the support of the
> public, and says
> it will continue to "Fight them on the Beeches".
> "The Shipley government has forced a terrible Christmas present on New
> Zealand public with the intention of washing their dirty hands of
> this issue
> before 1999. The Government has no public mandate to go ahead
> with the Beech
> Scheme. No analysis has been made of the submissions, as we know they show
> overwhelming opposition. this announcement proves beyond any
> doubt that the
> government had no intention of listening to the public", said spokesperson
> Dean Baigent-Mercer.
> "The issue has always been that Timberlands should never be allowed to log
> native forests again - not about finding ways to convince the public it is
> acceptable".
> "Native Forest Action and opponents of this logging nation-wide will not
> take this announce lying down. whether it be by politics, economics or
> further public opposition we will stop this native forest logging."
> "The west coast has $80 million dollars worth of pine plantations that can
> be exchanged for the native forests under threat of logging worth $14
> million with no loss of jobs - this is what we have been promoting as a
> solution."
> The government called for public submissions on Timberlands Beech Logging
> Plans on the 7 October 1998. On the deadline 6 weeks later, the government
> had received a record ten thousand plus submissions for that
> period of time.
> NFA estimate that a aproximately 9,000 - 10,000 submission voiced
> opposition
> against the beech logging proposals by Timberlands West Coast Ltd
> with only
> a handful of submissions in support.
> "This is one of the gravest mistakes the Shipley Government has made. It
> will cost them politically at the next elections".
> For further information contact : Native Forest Action Spokesperson
> Dean Baigent-Mercer
> Phone: 03-789-8734
>
>
>
> >
>
> "When an idea is new, it is seen as crazy. This is followed by a period in
> which it is viewed as dangerous. After this, there is a period of
> uncertainty. In the end, you can't find anyone who disagreed with
> it in the
> first place".
>
> Stephen J. Gould
>
>



%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%