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Greens launch Clean Green Agriculture at Hastings

Friday, 24 October 2008, 12:19 pm | Green Party

Cementing and building on New Zealand's international clean green image is central to the Green Party's new Agricultural Policy. More >>

Organics can feed the world, but National silent

Friday, 24 October 2008, 9:25 am | Green Party

The Green Party is calling for the New Zealand farming sector to take note of a new United Nations report (1) which shows that organic production in Africa can increase yields while protecting soils and the environment. More >>

Vector vetoes kindergarten

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 4:14 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is stunned to learn that parent representatives of the Titirangi Kindergarten were blocked by a row of security guards from attending Vector’s Annual General Meeting today. More >>

Drug flood fears founded, vigilance urged: Greens

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 4:04 pm | Green Party

News today of a 100kg Chinese drug seizure in Auckland underscores the fears voiced by Green Party MP Metiria Turei earlier this month. More >>

Bank guarantee should halt dividend flows offshore

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 3:21 pm | Green Party

ANZ's $3.3 billion annual profit reinforces the Green Party's call for a limit on dividends flowing out of New Zealand into overseas investors' pockets, now the New Zealand taxpayer is shouldering the risks of the banking sector's behaviour. More >>

Nat MP's slip reveals secret road-building agenda

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 2:54 pm | Green Party

National's secret road building agenda has been revealed by loose-lipped MP Maurice Williamson. More >>

Bollard confirms inflation now beyond control

Thursday, 23 October 2008, 10:25 am | Green Party

Today's Reserve Bank decision to cut interest rates by 1 percent when inflation is running the highest in 18 years confirms that the thinking behind monetary policy is obsolete, says the Green Party. More >>

Greens Launch Wellington Transport Strategy

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 4:51 pm | Green Party

The Green Party announced their Transport Strategy for Wellington today, which is designed to eliminate congestion in Wellington, make public transport affordable, and reduce our carbon emissions and our reliance on fossil fuels. More >>

Coke versus Pepsi not good enough anymore: Norman

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 3:21 pm | Green Party

An analysis of election media coverage in The Press today shows that TV news programmes are being bullied into cutting the MMP parties out of their content, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says. More >>

More community input into preschools needed

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 12:53 pm | Green Party

Green Party Education Spokesperson Metiria Turei welcomes Government funding of $9 million over two years to develop nine new early childhood education services on existing school sites in south Auckland, but calls for more grassroots community ... More >>

Greens Launch Wellington Transport Strategy

Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 11:39 am | Green Party

Inflation figures show need for a Green Investment

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 12:15 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is renewing calls for a green public investment plan, in light of the highest inflation figures in 18 years - driven by high oil prices. More >>

Peters' privatisation of KiwiBank dangerous

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 9:58 am | Green Party

"Winston Peters seems to have lost his way in the middle of the economic crisis," Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says. More >>

Mental health care crisis needs urgent attention

Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 9:44 am | Green Party

The coroner's inquest into the death of Shane Fisher while a patient at Auckland Hospital's psychiatric acute unit will today raise questions that the Auckland District Health Board must urgently answer, Green Party Mental Health Spokesperson Sue Bradford ... More >>

Greens outline approach for post-election talks

Monday, 20 October 2008, 12:04 pm | Green Party

The Green Party has evaluated the policies, programmes and public statements of the two old parties according to the 12 criteria announced a week ago. More >>

Green Economic Policy

Sunday, 19 October 2008, 9:21 pm | Green Party

The Green Party's Economic Policy - launched today by Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons - includes new measures of economic success, lowering income taxes and instead taxing pollution and waste, and allowing only citizens and residents to buy New Zealand ... More >>