A Dozen Green Industries for Development in Tairāwhiti

MARAMA DAVIDSON

A Dozen Green Industries for Development in Tairāwhiti

1.  Forestry: –  biofuels –  erosion control –  carbon trading –  wood processing

2.  Seaweed: –  Fertiliser –  biofuels –  biochemicals

6.  Eco/cultural Tourism 7.  Fibre 8.  Renewable Energy 9.  Conservation 10. Rail 11.  Bees & Neutraceuticals 12.  Organic Food

+ other helpful policies

Seaweed : Fertiliser

Patutahi: AgriSea production facility

•  Gisborne-based company •  Beach-cast seaweed, 20+

contract crews •  Sustainable harvest trials

underway in BOP •  Proving more effective than

petroleum-based fertilisers •  Strong demand •  100% organic •  IP and skills exportable

$10m R&D subsidies 100 jobs in two years

Seaweed : Biofuels

$5m R&D subsidies 50 jobs in three years

Seaweed : Bio-chemicals

CHILE: Govt supported biofuel plant being built

$5m R&D subsidies 100 jobs in five years

Forestry : Biofuels

•  NZ imports oil $5.3b/year •  ‘biofuel from forestry is

one of the fastest ways to reduce our carbon emissions while also creating high-value exports in bio-products and engineered timber’

$5m R&D subsidies 200 jobs in four years

Forestry : Erosion Control

•  Accelerate pole planting & indigenous regrowth •  Goal = 200,000 hectares forested by 2020

$50m afforestation subsidies 500 jobs in five years

Forestry : Carbon Trading

•  Greens will give certainty for investors ($800m)

•  Remove cheap foreign units

•  Get indigenous regeneration into Carbon Credits

$o 700 jobs in five years

Eco-Tourism

Greens  will:    •  invest  in  start-­‐up  support  to  hapū,  

iwi  and  Māori  small  business  so  they  can  develop  and  promote  tourism  products  and  a<rac=ons;  

•  fund  conserva=on  work  to  ensure  our  environment  lives  up  the  100%  PURE  brand    

•  support  a  brandmark  system  to  authen=cate  tourism  products  and  services  based  on  =kanga  Maori  and  our  cultural  heritage.  

 

$5m technical support & matching funds for marketing 200 jobs in three years

Fibre Composites Greens will make R&D funding available for both general and Māori companies to develop new processes, techniques and products from flax fibre including: •  building and construction materials •  insulation & shock absorbers •  sports equipment, etc.

$10m R&D matching funds 150 jobs in five years

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

•  matching funds for renewable energy installation

•  save $3.6b by 2030 •  manufacturing jobs in RE •  introducing smart grid, real-

time feed-in tarrifs for households and businesses to generate electricity

•  ramp up retrofitting $5m conversion & installation subsidies

$5m R&D in Renewables 400 retrofitting jobs in two years

150 renewable energy jobs in two years

Conservation

•  300 jobs for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti in: o  Riparian planting & restoration o  Pest control o  Biodiversity protection

Funded in part by irrigation charges and matching funds between central & local govt

300 jobs in one year

Transport •  reinstate Napier-Gisborne railway line:

•  keep Gisborne products competitive •  less trucks on road •  less roading costs

•  scrap the Roads of National Significance ($13b) •  reinstate regional road assistance, cycleway construction

and better public transport •  cycleway construction (commuter and recreational)

Reprioritised transport funding will benefit construction work

300 jobs in two years

Bees & Nutraceuticals •  On average, a woman using synthetic

skincare will apply 168 chemicals every day. Manuka extracts, honey and avocado oils now used as alternative to petroleum-based preservatives in skin care and cosmetics.

•  Bee keepers and land owners on the Coast keen to form cooperatives, access technical assistance and plant (presses, packaging, etc.)

•  Other issues: pesticides, etc.

$10m technical assistance + R&D 200 jobs in five years