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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 >>
Ruling highlights need for proper GE labelling
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 1:47 pm | Green Party
Today's Commerce Commission warning that Inghams’ poultry risk breaching the Fair Trading Act by claiming that their chickens are GE-free highlights the need for proper GE labelling laws in New Zealand, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley said today. Ms Kedgley ... More >>
Bill would benefit our economy and world climate
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 10:36 am | Green Party
A Bill regulating the import of illegal and unsustainable tropical timber could benefit New Zealand forestry to the tune of $270 million per year as well as help save the rainforests, Green MP Catherine Delahunty said today. The Customs and Excise (Sustainable ... More >>
Creech appointment bad news for environment
Monday, 16 November 2009, 4:05 pm | Green Party
Appointing former Deputy Prime Minister Wyatt Creech to oversee an investigation into Environment Canterbury’s resource management functions is like former US President George W Bush’s practice of appointing industry cronies to senior regulatory positions, ... More >>
Smith’s ETS: something worth swearing about
Monday, 16 November 2009, 12:17 pm | Green Party
Revelations that Climate Change Minister Nick Smith’s proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme are going to cost taxpayers an extra $105 billion is something really worth swearing about, Dr Russel Norman, Green Party Co-Leader said today. “We now ... More >>
Public right to know radiation level of cellphones
Monday, 16 November 2009, 9:50 am | Green Party
All cellphone packaging and advertising should include information on how much radiation the phones emit, said the Green Party today. “Members of the public have a right to know the radiation level of their cellphones. The Government should require SAR ... More >>
Green Party: NZ Needs Fresh Look at Food Prices
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:29 pm | Green Party
Now is the right time for an inquiry into how the two giant supermarket chains set their prices, said Green Party Food spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
Government needs to come clean on ETS costs
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:10 pm | Green Party
Serious disagreements have arisen about the true costs of the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme proposals and the Minister needs to explain himself, the Green Party said today. More >>
Bank and tax systems due for overhaul
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 10:31 am | Green Party
The National Government can no longer be complacent about the state of play within our banking and financial sectors given their central importance to our economic prosperity, said Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman today. More >>
Green Party welcomes democratic moves in Tonga
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 1:48 pm | Green Party
The final report of Tonga’s Constitutional and Electoral Commission recommending a democratic form of Parliament for Tonga is welcome news, said Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke. The Commission has recommended a move to a constitutional ... More >>
Safer cycling key to success of Cycle Trail
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 11:30 am | Green Party
The turning of the first sod in the New Zealand Cycle Trail project will hopefully mark a turning point for central government’s commitment to cycling in New Zealand, said Green Party Cycling spokesperson Kevin Hague today. “The Cycle Trail network ... More >>
