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Commissioner's consultation over Tasers a travesty

Thursday, 28 August 2008, 1:02 pm | Green Party

Green Party MP Keith Locke says Police Commissioner Howard Broad's day long consultation with MPs before deciding to introduce Tasers is a travesty. More >>

Greens: Housing at crisis point for many

Thursday, 28 August 2008, 1:00 pm | Green Party

News that increasing numbers of families in the far north are being forced into mortgagee sales should be a wake up call to Government and all political parties about the seriousness of the current housing crisis, the Green Party says. More >>

Situation critical for thyroid sufferers: Greens

Thursday, 28 August 2008, 10:26 am | Green Party

The Green Party is calling on the Government to intervene to help hundreds of New Zealanders who are experiencing significant adverse reactions to a new formulation of thyroid medication Eltroxin. More >>

Greens say no to tasers

Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 3:48 pm | Green Party

Our country has prided itself on a much lower level of violence in policing than other jurisdictions like the United States. More >>

Water allocation debate welcomed

Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 12:54 am | Green Party

The Green Party is welcoming the debate opened by a NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development report which calls on the Government to implement a water trading system. More >>

Green Party wins major improvements to ETS

Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 2:27 pm | Green Party

The Green Party Caucus has decided that the substantial changes we have won to the ETS justify voting for it. "We have always said the scheme needed to share the effort much more fairly. Along with the one-off financial payment, this goes a long way ... More >>

Over 2500 emails in Greens' ETS inbox

Monday, 25 August 2008, 3:12 pm | Green Party

The Green Party has received over 2500 emails on its forthcoming ETS decision in the four days since it asked for public input, and they are still flooding in at a rate of about 2 a minute. More >>

National's road toll policy would punish the poor

Monday, 25 August 2008, 2:00 pm | Green Party

Auckland Green Party MP Keith Locke says National transport spokesperson Maurice Williamson's proposal for high tolls on new motorways would only hurt poor people in the absence of adequate public transport alternatives. More >>

Nats fail test: should pay more attention in class

Monday, 25 August 2008, 11:08 am | Green Party

National's plans for national testing of school children, if implemented, will follow in the footsteps of other international failures and, like them, result in the dumbing down of teaching, the Green Party says. More >>

Speculators could shut out first home buyers

Sunday, 24 August 2008, 3:32 pm | Green Party

The Greens are calling on the Government to take action after a report that overseas buyers are swooping on the New Zealand property market, keeping out first time home buyers. "We believe land should be owned by New Zealand citizens and residents ... More >>

Landslide response to Greens' call for ETS input

Friday, 22 August 2008, 11:36 am | Green Party

The Green Party is facing a busy weekend at the computer as views from the public on their ETS decision flood in. More >>

Greens seek opinions from kiwis on ETS

Thursday, 21 August 2008, 2:36 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is facing a difficult decision over whether to lend its support to the Emissions Trading Scheme. More >>

Sewage ponds overflow at Lake Horowhenua

Thursday, 21 August 2008, 9:38 am | Green Party

Sewage ponds have overflowed at the Lake Horowhenua treatment plant with only new unlined earth banks keeping them from spilling into the lake. More >>

Green MP joins school kids for tobacco protest

Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 9:38 am | Green Party

The Green Party is supporting the call from Christchurch children for all tobacco retail displays to be removed from the sight of children and young people in dairies, supermarkets and petrol stations around New Zealand. More >>

Making IT work for people - new Green policy

Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 12:39 am | Green Party

The Green Party released its Information Technology (IT) Policy today ahead of a lecture tonight by free software legend Richard Stallman, jointly hosted by Otago University's Campus Greens branch and the computer science department. More >>

Call for public debate over waste management

Monday, 18 August 2008, 4:11 pm | Green Party

Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman MP has challenged Horowhenua Mayor Brendan Duffy to a public debate in Levin over the District Council's waste management practices. More >>

Greens moot tougher penalties for polluters

Sunday, 17 August 2008, 2:29 pm | Green Party

The next Government needs to increase instant fines possible under Resource Management Act regulations for serious polluters of rivers and lakes, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says. "We would like to discuss with regional councils exact details ... More >>