hmmm, yeah, i know it's easy to critisise stuff without having been involved at all but yeah, just a couple of thoughts:
This action seems to focus on 'Solid Energy miners' and kiwi. The birds were "dragged away and moved by" the miners it says (and that's illustrated in the photos).

I don't agree with the representation of the 'evil' miners. I thought the fight is with the government/solid energy (which is state-owned so pretty much the same)...? Well, at least that's what previous actions and material produced by the Save Happy Valley Coalition suggests. And now, all of a sudden, it is the miners fault for the suffering of kiwi... huh?

I guess that's the weakness of this campaign - not being able to come up with a campaign that focuses not only on the environment but also on workers rights. I thought there were some good ideas; like investing money into other industries instead of coal mining.

But theses seem to go under completely and the focus is now on kiwi and snails. You might get financial support from middle-class greenies from Auckland and Wellington that way... but community resistance in the West Coast? I can't see it happen like that.