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Greens Confirm Co-Leader as Mt Albert Nominee
Friday, 24 April 2009, 9:11 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman has been nominated as a Green candidate for the Mt Albert by-election. A selection meeting convenes next Wednesday to consider his nomination. More >>
Ryall Risks cutting off nose to spite face
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 5:01 pm | Green Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall needs to think again before dropping health targets set for district health boards, said Green Party Health and Wellbeing spokesperson Kevin Hague. More >>
Greens Welcome Labour U-turn on Foreshore
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 1:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed Labour's announcement yesterday of a U-turn on their Foreshore and Seabed Act. "It is great to see that Labour have taken up the Greens policy of amending Te Ture Whenua Maori Act so that customary title in the foreshore ... More >>
Government Earth Day coal-mine criminal
Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 5:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is outraged that Solid Energy has announced the start of coal-mining preparations in Happy Valley, describing it as a "kick in the guts" for the planet on Earth Day. "Today, Earth Day 2009, will go down in New Zealand conservation history ... More >>
Keys 'road' to recovery should be greener
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 12:18 pm | Green Party
John Key's recent signals of fiscal prudence in the upcoming Budget are to be praised, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman. It's the quality of the spend that's critical now, however, and any new Budget spending should seek to lay the foundations ... More >>
Ending Treaty Settlements by 2014 is Madness
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 10:52 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to scrap its 2014 deadline for settling all Treaty of Waitangi claims. The Government has organised a Hui in Auckland tomorrow to discuss how to resolve Maori claims for redress for injustices inflicted on them ... More >>
SOS on SAS Deployment
Monday, 20 April 2009, 2:19 pm | Green Party
Green Party Defence spokesperson Keith Locke welcomed the Government review of its Afghanistan policy which will look at whether or not to accept a request to send SAS troops to Afghanistan. Yesterday, while discussing sending Special Forces to ... More >>
NZ's No-Show at Anti-Racism Conference Cowardly
Monday, 20 April 2009, 12:54 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is deeply disappointed that the Government has withdrawn from the United Nations anti-racism conference which is about to begin in Geneva. Foreign Minister Murray McCully today pulled New Zealand out of the UN anti-racism conference ... More >>
"Good stuff Foodstuffs!", Greens say
Friday, 17 April 2009, 12:32 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today described the decision of Foodstuffs supermarkets to introduce a 5c per plastic bag charge as a welcome step forward. Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said, "Good stuff Foodstuffs! I'm pleased to see the next step voluntarily ... More >>
Better protection proposed for at-risk NZ birds
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 3:42 pm | Green Party
News today that some New Zealand bird species continue to struggle for survival present an economic and environmental challenge, the Green Party said. A Department of Conservation report - released today - reassesses the conservation status of New Zealand birds ... More >>
Nats-Labour lag behind world on Indigenous Rights
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 12:19 pm | Green Party
National and Labour's reluctance to sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People shows a lack of genuine commitment to indigenous rights, Green Party Treaty of Waitangi Spokesperson, Catherine Delahunty said today. New Zealand ... More >>
Greens propose fairer filing fee for the community
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 12:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today lodged a complaint with Parliament's Regulations Review Committee about the nine-fold increase in the filing fee for Environment Court appeal applications. The Minister for the Environment has increased the filing fee from $55 to $500 from ... More >>
UN Peacekeeping Funding Frank’s Follies
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 10:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party wants New Zealand to lean on the United Nations to stop using peacekeepers from Fiji. At the time of the Frank Bainimarama led Fiji military coup, Fiji had 269 troops serving in UN peacekeeping missions. Fiji now has more personnel on UN ... More >>
Survey shows junk-food school staple
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 9:26 am | Green Party
The Green Party revealed today its latest survey of school food. It shows that sausage rolls, hot dogs, donuts, cookies and other sugary, fatty foods are the staple foods on offer in a majority of New Zealand schools. More >>
No more excuses to avoid a 2020 target
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 12:31 pm | Green Party
New Zealand's net emissions position - released today - eliminates the last excuse the Government had for avoiding a target and confirms that now is the time to make a firm commitment to an emissions target for 2020, the Green Party said today. The ... More >>
Nat's welfare U-turn obstacle to social mobility
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 12:12 pm | Green Party
Pulling yourself out of poverty by your own efforts just got harder for New Zealanders on benefits. More >>
UN Peacekeeping Funding Frank's Follies
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 10:30 am | Green Party
The Green Party wants New Zealand to lean on the United Nations to stop using peacekeepers from Fiji. More >>
Tax cuts neither a priority nor effective
Saturday, 11 April 2009, 2:43 pm | Green Party
Today's ShapeNZ survey of New Zealander's attitudes towards tax cuts confirms the obvious: There's no wisdom in borrowing to fund tax cuts. Neither are tax cuts the right measure to provide an economic stimulus to an economy slipping deeper into ... More >>
Work & Income treatment of refugees appalling
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 2:55 pm | Green Party
In the House today, Green Party Employment spokesperson Sue Bradford has questioned the Minster for Social Development Paula Bennett over Work and Income's appalling treatment of a group of Burmese refugees. "A group of unemployed Burmese refugees ... More >>
NZ must be 'anti-nuke' all the time
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 2:52 pm | Green Party
NZ must be 'anti-nuke' all the time New Zealand needs to be true to its nuclear-free policy, not timidly choosing when to speak out and cherry-picking which resolutions to support at the United Nations, said Green Party MP, Dr Kennedy Graham. Last December, ... More >>
