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$10 a litre petrol prices in a decade
Friday, 11 July 2008, 1:18 pm | Green Party
Predictions from prestigious Australian research institute CSIRO that petrol could cost up to AUS$8 - about NZ$10 - per litre within a decade means we need to rapidly change course to avoid serious economic disarray, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman ... More >>
Transmission Gully costs will never end
Friday, 11 July 2008, 11:10 am | Green Party
Reports today that the cost of Transmission Gully cannot be met by the local and regional councils come as no surprise to the Green Party, Wellington Transport Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Royal Society clear: deniers are mischief makers
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 1:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the unambiguous statement today by the Royal Society of New Zealand's expert committee on climate. More >>
Royal Society is clear: deniers mischief makers
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 1:14 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the unambiguous statement today by the Royal Society of New Zealand's expert committee on climate. More >>
Controversial insecticide found in food tests
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 1:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is concerned that residues of the highly toxic and controversial insecticide Endosulfan have been found in lettuce, strawberries and courgettes sold in New Zealand. More >>
Inquiry: ambulance services in desperate situation
Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 10:03 am | Green Party
New Zealand's ambulance service is underfunded, under-staffed, lacks strategic direction, regulatory oversight or national clinical standards, and relies too heavily on volunteers, the Green Party's minority report says. More >>
National's broadcasting policy - more of the same
Monday, 7 July 2008, 4:43 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says that National's Broadcasting Policy, announced today is likely to add further commercial pressure to an already fragile public broadcasting environment. More >>
Bradford challenges Key to come clean on NGOs
Monday, 7 July 2008, 9:23 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford is alarmed at indications the National Party has plans that could silence local NGOs on social issues. Ms Bradford says there are strong indications the National Party intends using Mission Australia, a large corporate ... More >>
Govt should help NZ Cricket stop tour of Zimbabwe
Monday, 7 July 2008, 7:12 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke wants the Government to ensure the Black Caps tour of Zimbabwe doesn't go ahead. More >>
Green MP joins students in protest
Friday, 4 July 2008, 1:34 pm | Green Party
Green Party Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Metiria Turei, joined students in Auckland this morning in a march down Queen Street against student debt and fees. More >>
ERMA's madness endangers exports and our health
Friday, 4 July 2008, 10:48 am | Green Party
It is madness that the Environmental Risk Management Authority is risking New Zealand's meat and dairy exports by continuing to allow the use of a highly toxic insecticide which is banned or heavily restricted in more than 50 countries, the Green Party ... More >>
Cabinet action needed on threat to Auckland water
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 4:50 pm | Green Party
Cabinet needs to step in to sort out a battle involving a Landcorp partnership in which Auckland's major drinking-water source is threatened, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says. More >>
Greens criticise Government's 'bandaid' welfare
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes minor changes to supplementary assistance for beneficiaries announced today, but says they fail to address fundamental faults in the benefit system. More >>
Trucking must pay its way - Greens
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 1:52 pm | Green Party
It is time to stop subsidising the trucking industry and price transport on a level playing field if New Zealand is to make the transition to a sustainable economy, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Betancourt's release welcomed by NZ Greens
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 11:49 am | Green Party
Reports that Colombian Green Party politician Ingrid Betancourt, along with three American citizens, has been rescued from FARC militia after six years in captivity have been greeted with enthusiasm by the New Zealand Green Party. More >>
Enthusiasm for pepper-spray needs to be reviewed
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 4:51 pm | Green Party
Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke wants the Police Commissioner to review the way his officers are using pepper spray. More >>
Open letter receives closed response
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 11:56 am | Green Party
John Key has finally responded to Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons' open letter in which she requested details of National's preferred Emissions Trading Scheme. More >>
Council takes commuters for a ride
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 12:55 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says she is shocked to learn that Wellington children will no longer have a reduced fare in the central city, and that some train fares are to increase by over 30 dollars a month. More >>
'UnFairfax' should keep Subeditors
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 12:07 am | Green Party
Fairfax has a journalistic responsibility to keep editing jobs in our communities and regions ahead of short term cost cutting, Green Party Employment Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
ERMA ok's continued use of highly toxic pesticides
Monday, 30 June 2008, 3:11 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says it is shocked ERMA has recommended the continued use of endosulfan, a highly toxic chemical banned in many western countries, and is calling on the Minister for the Environment to review the decision. More >>
