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Poisonous Plum Problem

Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 2:11 pm | Green Party

Contaminated food is being sold in New Zealand despite testing by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) showing high residues of lead and other poisons on some imported food, the Green Party said today. More >>

Greens oppose electoral finance loophole

Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 1:39 pm | Green Party

John Key’s Government will allow third parties to spend as much as they like on election campaigns under electoral finance legislation to be debated today, the Green Party said. More >>

Poisonous Plum Problem

Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 1:05 pm | Green Party

Greens oppose extending SAS in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 11:13 am | Green Party

New Zealand should not extend its commitment of SAS forces to Afghanistan beyond the planned end date in 2011, Green Party Defence spokesperson Keith Locke said today. More >>

KiwiRail should be built by Kiwi workers

Monday, 3 May 2010, 9:04 pm | Green Party

The Government needs to assist KiwiRail to bid successfully for the contract to build Auckland’s electric train units in order to future proof our economy, Green Party Co-Leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>

Parliamentary inquiry needed into Ruakura animals

Monday, 3 May 2010, 12:03 pm | Green Party

An urgent parliamentary inquiry is needed into the ethics and animal welfare issues of GE trials at AgResarch’s Ruakura facility, Green Party Animal Welfare spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>

Smart urban planning could save lives

Monday, 3 May 2010, 10:11 am | Green Party

A new report by the Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC) calling for an urgent need to consider health in urban planning was welcomed by the Green Party today. More >>

Water profits into private pockets

Friday, 30 April 2010, 11:20 am | Green Party

Private management of Auckland’s water on a long term basis is effectively privatisation — it takes control out of Aucklanders hands and puts profits into private pockets, the Green Party said today. More >>

Hands off our water

Thursday, 29 April 2010, 5:15 pm | Green Party

The Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill tabled today in Parliament will effectively privatise all aspects of water supply services, the Green Party said today. More >>

Elections should not be for sale

Thursday, 29 April 2010, 3:37 pm | Green Party

John Key’s Government has tabled electoral finance legislation in the House today which unfairly allows for unlimited spending by third parties, the Green Party said today. More >>

The Carter code cracked

Thursday, 29 April 2010, 11:14 am | Green Party

Minister of Agriculture David Carter has finally come clean over why Environment Canterbury was sacked, and his explanation has frightening implications for local democracy throughout New Zealand, the Green Party said today. More >>

Govt rejection slap in the face to Law Commission

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 3:38 pm | Green Party

Minister of Justice Simon Power basically ruling out raising the tax on alcohol in any reform is disappointing, the Green Party said today. More >>

Brownlee’s credibility gap widening

Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 1:18 pm | Green Party

The gulf between the Minister of Energy’s public statements and his actions continues to widen, further damaging the Government’s credibility on mining, Metiria Turei, Green Party Co-leader said today. More >>

NZ must follow Australia on foreign investment

Monday, 26 April 2010, 1:34 pm | Green Party

The Key Government should follow Australia’s lead and tighten foreign investment rules around housing in order to make housing more affordable for New Zealanders, said Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman. More >>

Two months to convince Govt to save whales

Friday, 23 April 2010, 12:19 pm | Green Party

Never have whales been at greater risk than now as their future hangs precariously on the ability of citizens to campaign against a return to commercial whaling over the next two months, the Green Party said today. More >>

Privatisation of ACC will hurt accident victims

Friday, 23 April 2010, 10:14 am | Green Party

The Government’s plan to privatise ACC will fundamentally undermine a world leading system that is fair for accident victims, said the Green Party today. More >>

Burmese officials will be loyal foot-soldiers

Thursday, 22 April 2010, 4:41 pm | Green Party

Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s failed to reassure refugees from Burma this afternoon that officials representing Burma’s junta would not monitor the political activities of expatriate Burmese in New Zealand, said Green Party MP Keith Locke. More >>