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By: Climate Conversation Group » No answer was the stern reply

Climate Conversation Group » No answer was the stern reply — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:55:50 +0000

[...] regular readers know, Rodney Hide offered to pose our questions in the Parliament. ACT has just received the first answer from Dr Wayne Mapp, Minister of Research, Science and [...]

By: Rodney Hide

Rodney Hide — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:30:21 +0000

Yes. For Wayne.

By: Mike Jowsey

Mike Jowsey — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:59:41 +0000

Great questions Rodney – that should stir things up nicely. I assume these will be directed at Wayne Mapp rather than Nick Smith?

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:55:41 +0000

Rodney,
You might want to introduce yourself to Graham Stringer MP in the UK if you haven’t already done so.

stringerg@parliament.uk

Mr Stringer was asking Phil Jones difficult questions during the parliamentary enquiry into the CRU emails, and seems to have openly sided with the sceptics.

By: Rodney Hide

Rodney Hide — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:24:08 +0000

I apologise for my tardiness. I have been busy finishing the last of the work before handing the keys across to the new Auckland Council on Monday. Here’s my shot at the questions you have suggested.

These may stimulate further questions.

Thank you for your work and comments.

I will get these in this week as written questions. The Minister has five days to reply.

Rodney

NIWA assembled the seven station series and eleven station series graphs, was Te Aroha station included, if not, why not?

What records did NIWA use to form the database behind its seven station series and the 2007 graph showing that New Zealand had already warmed by an amount far in excess of global averages?

Is NIWA undertaking a project to produce a new national temperature record with published data and transparent processes, and if so, what records are NIWA using, and when will the project be completed and released?

Does the Minister believe that NIWA’s NZTR is based on high quality data, and if so, why?

Does NIWA acknowledge that the increase of about 0.6 of a degree in 1976-77 from the Great Pacific Climate Shift is a naturally induced change, and if not, why not?

Does he agree with NIWA’s statement that they are not required to use the best available information nor to apply the best scientific practices and techniques available at any given time, if so, why, and if not, why not [authentication required]?

Does he agree with NIWA that the NZTR is not an official temperature record, if so, why, and if not, why not [authentication]?

Does he agree with NIWA that the seven station series is completely unofficial and strictly for internal research purposes, if so, why, and if not, why not [authentication]?

By: Richard C (NZ)

Richard C (NZ) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:29:39 +0000

The Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research

Linked here:

http://www.climateconversation.wordshine.co.nz/open-threads/climate/controversy-and-scandal/#comment-26371

By: Ken Stewart

Ken Stewart — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:18:16 +0000

Thanks Richard

Could you please send me the raw data? It will be greatly appreciated.

More info re BOM and CSIRO- they have a joint research arm called (I think) Centre for Australian Climate and Weather Research
with loads of archived research papers and other info at http://www.cawcr.gov.au/

Ken