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Copenhagen needs bold, fair and binding commitment
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 12:46 pm | Green Party
The Government must have an open mind and be ready to join forces with world leaders at Copenhagen and make bold, fair and binding commitments to fight climate change, said the Green Party today. “The time for action is now, we are at tipping point ... More >>
McCully must stop dodging over Balibo 5
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 11:38 am | Green Party
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully must press Indonesia to accept responsibility for the execution of New Zealand journalist Gary Cunningham in 1975, Green Party MP Keith Locke said today. A former Indonesian special forces soldier, Gatot Purwanto, ... More >>
Prime Minister can act to protect NZ’s reputation
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 3:55 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today urged the Prime Minister to show leadership to protect New Zealand’s reputation and export industries from being damaged by plans to begin factory-farming dairy cows in New Zealand. “This proposal would be a bridge too ... More >>
Feds contradict themselves on factory-farming
Monday, 7 December 2009, 3:46 pm | Green Party
The response today from Federated Farmers’ leadership to the spectre of factory-farm dairying contradicts the line they took just six months ago, said Green Party co-leader Russel Norman. More >>
Factory dairy farming arrives in New Zealand
Monday, 7 December 2009, 9:52 am | Green Party
New Zealand is on the brink of introducing factory farming of dairy cows, the Green Party said today. Consent applications were recently lodged with Environment Canterbury for factory-style dairy farms in the Mackenzie Basin. Three companies plan to establish ... More >>
Green Party turns 10
Monday, 7 December 2009, 9:51 am | Green Party
The Green Party marks the 10th anniversary of its entry to Parliament tomorrow, Monday, December 7th. In 1999, special votes counted in the days after the general election saw Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons win Coromandel and the Party's vote was finalised ... More >>
New Green plan for jobs & more, healthier forests
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 10:51 am | Green Party
New Zealand can create thousands of jobs and store millions of tonnes of carbon according to new research from the Green Party. Planting 665,000 hectares of new forests and making existing forests healthier would generate an estimated 50,000 job years and ... More >>
Massive levy increases will undermine ACC
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 4:10 pm | Green Party
ACC's failure to address the concerns of a record number of submitters in its levy recommendations is disappointing but comes as no surprise, Green Party ACC spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. ACC today made public the 2010/11 levy rates it has recommended ... More >>
Inequality won’t lead to economic prosperity
Monday, 30 November 2009, 3:20 pm | Green Party
Revisiting the disastrous policies of the 80s and 90s will lead to increased inequality and environmental damage, and will not put New Zealand on the road to long-term economic prosperity, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman said today. Dr Norman was responding ... More >>
Govt aspiring to mine another National Park
Monday, 30 November 2009, 3:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today confirmed rumours that the Government is considering removing mining protection from 20 percent of Mount Aspiring National Park. “The rumble of Brownlee’s bulldozers just got louder,” said Green Party co-leader Metiria ... More >>
Green MPs back low paid workers
Friday, 27 November 2009, 4:33 pm | Green Party
Green MPs today joined union actions across the country against the wage freeze in the public sector. “It is shameful that many of our hardest workers are among the worst paid, some of them only getting $12.50 an hour,” said Green Party industrial ... More >>
Key sticks out like a sore thumb on Copenhagen
Friday, 27 November 2009, 10:30 am | Green Party
News that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the climate summit in Copenhagen next month puts further pressure on Prime Minister John Key to do the right thing and also attend, the Green Party said today. The news follows the announcement yesterday ... More >>
Court cells are not prison cells
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 4:39 pm | Green Party
Court cells won’t work for housing prisoners. New Zealand needs crime prevention instead of detention, said the Green Party today. The National Party has rushed through legislation under urgency that allows court cells to be used to house prisoners. ... More >>
CHOGM must address human rights
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 4:01 pm | Green Party
New Zealand must use the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to put pressure on Sri Lanka over its shameful human rights record, the Green Party’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today. Australia’s Foreign Minister ... More >>
Come to Copenhagen John!
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 2:31 pm | Green Party
With the news this morning that US President Barack Obama will briefly attend the Copenhagen Climate talks next month, there really is no excuse for John Key’s continued refusal to join other world leaders there, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said ... More >>
Greens keen to tell Good Farm Stories
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 12:57 pm | Green Party
Innovative farmers got a big ‘good on you’ from the Green Party today. A website featuring sustainable farm practices was launched at Parliament by Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Manawatu water quality needs Government leadership
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 12:15 pm | Green Party
News that the Manawatu River is one of the most polluted in the Western world, with a pollution measure that is literally off the scale, drives home the urgent need for Government action on water quality, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said ... More >>
Celltower radiation needs independent review
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 3:08 pm | Green Party
An independent review of New Zealand’s standard for telecommunications facilities is urgently required said the Green Party, in light of a new select committee report. Parliament’s Local Government and Environment committee today released a report ... More >>
ETS changes bad for Maori and Pakeha alike
Monday, 23 November 2009, 2:11 pm | Green Party
Legitimate Treaty settlement concerns are not a good reason for Maori to support flawed legislation that will cost both Maori and Pakeha dearly, the Green Party said today. The Government is expected to announce a deal with the Maori Party today that ... More >>
Government clearly boycotting Dalai Lama visit
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 4:49 pm | Green Party
The Government is clearly embarrassed about its ‘unofficial’ boycott of the Dalai Lama when he visits New Zealand next month, said Green Party MP Keith Locke today. Answering questions in Parliament this afternoon from the Green Party, Foreign Minister ... More >>
