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NZ should act on Sri Lankan humanitarian disaster
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 5:23 pm | Green Party
New Zealand should urge the Sri Lankan Government to allow aid agencies access to help civilians trapped by fighting in the country's civil war, says the Green Party. More >>
Banks should "share the love": Greens
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 11:40 am | Green Party
The Green Party is applauding Kiwibank's decision to pass interest rate cuts from today's easing of the Official Cash Rate on to small business owners, farmers and home owners. More >>
Fonterra needs to release minutes, say Greens
Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 4:43 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley today called on Fonterra to help set the record straight on the Chinese milk contamination scandal. More >>
Pay freeze will only intensify recession: Greens
Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 1:19 pm | Green Party
Calls by Business New Zealand for a nil minimum wage increase this year fly in the face of National's plans to pull our economy out of recession, Green Party Employment Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Faster solutions needed for housing crisis: Greens
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 1:41 pm | Green Party
New evidence of the housing affordability crisis means National must look harder and faster for solutions, including measures proposed by the Green Party. More >>
New sunbed safety guidelines need legal force
Monday, 26 January 2009, 11:50 am | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is calling on the Government and Health Minister Tony Ryall to follow Australia and make newly-released sunbed guidelines mandatory. More >>
Green Party: State of the Planet Address, 09
Monday, 26 January 2009, 9:40 am | Green Party
Dr Russel Norman speaking at the State of the Planet Address, 25 Jan 2009 - photograper Tony Dunn More >>
Green Party Presents Policy Challenge
Sunday, 25 January 2009, 12:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today presented the Government with a series of ready-to-go policies that can help New Zealand's economy, people and the environment at the same time. More >>
NZ Govt should speak out against death sentences
Friday, 23 January 2009, 10:43 am | Green Party
The Government and Fonterra should speak out strongly against the death sentences imposed on two Chinese men for their role in contaminating milk, says Green MP Keith Locke. More >>
Obama's Green Leadership Challenges National
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 11:35 am | Green Party
As the new US President promised again to champion the environment, Green Party Co-Leader Dr. Russel Norman asked why New Zealand's Government is headed in the opposite direction. More >>
Warm dry homes, not motorway binge
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 12:57 pm | Green Party
The Greens are calling on the Government to bring back the billion dollar Green Homes Fund as part of their economic package, being discussed at today's Cabinet meeting. More >>
NZ Should Make Stand Against Israel Invasion
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 10:00 am | Green Party
In the wake of the Israel/Hamas ceasefire, Green MP Keith Locke wants New Zealand to follow the lead of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and speak out more strongly on the Gaza issue. More >>
Nats to trash public recycling bins
Thursday, 15 January 2009, 1:01 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is dismayed to learn from sources that the National-Act-Maori Government is planning to eliminate funding to the 'Love NZ' public recycling bins in the 2009/10 Budget. More >>
NZ should give emergency aid to Gaza
Friday, 9 January 2009, 11:41 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke is calling on the Government to give emergency aid to the people of Gaza. More >>
Quality and Quantity Key Issues in Education
Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 10:39 am | Green Party
Green Party Education Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty says that Professor John Hattie's indepth study of student achievement raises many important issues but fails to make the link between student/ teacher relationships and class size. More >>
MP To Attend Wellington Protest Against Gaza War
Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 10:37 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke will speak at a protest in Wellington tomorrow against Israel's military assault on Gaza. More >>
NZ Govt fiddles while Gaza burns
Saturday, 3 January 2009, 3:03 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has criticised the New Zealand Government for its silence on the bombardment of Gaza. More >>
Airport report lacks transparency
Friday, 2 January 2009, 4:39 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is critical of a Waitakere City Council report on submissions about the proposed commercial airport at Whenuapai. More >>
Assault on Gaza should stop now
Tuesday, 30 December 2008, 6:31 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke says New Zealand should call for an immediate end to the Israeli assault on Gaza. More >>
Elitist Govt leaves Kiwis in the poo
Monday, 22 December 2008, 10:51 am | Green Party
Ordinary Kiwis who like to swim in a river, surf at a beach, catch a fish or collect shellfish have been left drowning in cow effluent while the Government has exclusive meetings with industrial agriculture companies over the future of water in our country, ... More >>
