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Cadbury’s about-turn highlights consumer power
Monday, 17 August 2009, 1:48 pm | Green Party
Cadbury’s announcement that it is dropping palm oil from its chocolate shows the power of consumers to make a difference, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley said today. Ms Kedgley welcomed Cadbury’s decision and called on other food manufacturers to follow ... More >>
NZ must never resume horrific live sheep trade
Monday, 17 August 2009, 11:30 am | Green Party
The Minister of Agriculture’s public statement that the cruel trade of exporting live sheep for slaughter won’t resume under his watch is good news for New Zealand’s reputation as a humane country, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Road safety gains from new handheld cellphone law
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 5:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is delighted that at long last the Government is making it an offence to drive while talking or texting on a hand held phone. “Most other countries banned the use of cell phones while driving years ago. I'm astonished it has taken us so ... More >>
NZ training Burmese Junta’s stooges
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 3:48 pm | Green Party
New Zealand must back up its words with action against the Burmese regime - and ensure no official representatives of its military dictatorship receive training in New Zealand, said Green Party MP Kennedy Graham. The conviction and sentencing of Burmese ... More >>
PPP debate stacked in favour of private sector
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 1:22 pm | Green Party
NZ’s Finance Minister is spot on when he says we need to learn from the Australian experience of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) - why New Zealand should steer well clear, said Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman today. This morning Mr English ... More >>
NZ to spend on emissions target when it could save
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 11:56 am | Green Party
The Government wants to take the most expensive route to its emissions target, telling the world it will purchase carbon credits rather than work to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gases. “John Key’s climate policy is ‘Why try when you can buy?’” ... More >>
Government leaves sea lions to fend for themselves
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 4:08 pm | Green Party
Today’s Government decision to abandon the sea lion Population Management Plan leaves the species high and dry, and moves them a step closer to extinction. More >>
Weak target weakens New Zealand’s prospects
Monday, 10 August 2009, 4:58 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key is running from responsibility with a weak 2020 emissions target, softening our negotiating position and further undermining our clean, green brand. More >>
SAS return will sabotage years of good work
Monday, 10 August 2009, 4:47 pm | Green Party
The Government’s decision today to send the SAS back to Afghanistan is an example of strategic folly based on muddled thinking, said the Green Party’s Foreign Affairs Associate Spokesperson, Kennedy Graham. More >>
Public transport investments create jobs
Friday, 7 August 2009, 2:29 pm | Green Party
New Zealand must seize the day and make much-needed public transport investments to create jobs and prevent transport chaos during the Rugby World Cup in 2011. Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman said today’s release of annual public transport ... More >>
Public statement to the People of Tonga
Friday, 7 August 2009, 1:44 pm | Green Party
On behalf of the Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand, I extend our condolences, sympathies and support to the people of Tonga regarding the sinking of the Princess Ashika ferry. More >>
Toxic waste sites are an issue for all of NZ
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 5:18 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand public need an easily accessible national register of toxic and potentially toxic sites, said Green Party Toxics Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty. More >>
Global recession bites New Zealand workers
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The sharp rise in unemployment to 6 percent shows the impact of the international recession is really kicking in, hence the need for urgent action to keep New Zealand working. More >>
Animal experimentation figures - shocking increase
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 12:47 pm | Green Party
Revelations that the highest number of animals in New Zealand on record have been experimented upon in “research, testing and teaching” are disturbing, said Green Party Animal Welfare Spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
Minister Smith’s $13 billion credibility gap
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 3:29 pm | Green Party
A confused Climate Change Minister is using a $13 billion bogeyman to scare New Zealanders about emissions reduction targets, the Green Party said today. More >>
Big Affordable Climate Change Target in Sight
Tuesday, 4 August 2009, 1:02 pm | Green Party
New Zealand can reduce its carbon emissions dramatically and cheaply according to a study released by the Green Party today which sharply contradicts recent Government claims. More >>
Bags Not: Plastic supermarket bags discouraged
Monday, 3 August 2009, 3:50 pm | Green Party
The decision of New Zealand supermarket chain Foodstuffs to charge for plastic bags from Monday is a welcome move that deserves Government support, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman said today. More >>
Keep listening to residents after Mapua clean-up
Monday, 3 August 2009, 3:08 pm | Green Party
A public meeting to discuss the results of an audit commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment into the clean-up of the contaminated Fruit Growers Chemical site in Mapua left questions unanswered - literally, said Green Party Toxics Spokesperson ... More >>
Vulnerable youngsters deserve benefit lifeline
Monday, 3 August 2009, 11:06 am | Green Party
Young people at risk of falling though the cracks deserve support, rather than being used as political footballs in an ideological battle. John Key's comments about moves to toughen criteria for the Independent Youth Benefit (IYB) for people under 18 as ... More >>
Suspend decision on SAS
Monday, 3 August 2009, 10:27 am | Green Party
Any decision on whether New Zealand Special Forces should return to Afghanistan must be postponed pending an inquiry into whether there was mistreatment of prisoners the NZ Special Air Service (SAS) handed over to American forces in an earlier deployment, ... More >>
