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SOE wields deforestation chainsaw
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 2:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to admit to being a major on-the-ground player in the worst deforestation in New Zealand's modern history. More >>
Polluters’ water paper “Plan for Inaction"
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 9:20 am | Green Party
A document subtitled “Plan for Action” and issued by water polluters and their supporters today would be better headed “Plan for Inaction”, according to the Green Party. More >>
Fish dumping unacceptable
Monday, 9 June 2008, 5:34 pm | Green Party
Dumping of fish and deliberate mis-reporting of catch both strike at the very heart of the sustainable management of our fisheries, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Zoo doo while others don't
Monday, 9 June 2008, 5:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today praised Auckland Zoo and its hippos for "fast movement" in helping clean up the highly-polluted Motions Creek. More >>
GE food call way out of whack with reality
Monday, 9 June 2008, 4:46 pm | Green Party
It is inappropriate for the president of the World Organisation for Animal Health to go in to bat for genetic engineering, says the Green Party. More >>
Greens challenge Govt: drop crippling road policy
Monday, 9 June 2008, 4:21 pm | Green Party
The Government urgently needs to shift funding from new motorways into better public transport, says Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. "With the recent record increase in the price of oil, the Green Party's Public Transport Funding Bill is ... More >>
GE food call way out of whack with reality: Greens
Monday, 9 June 2008, 2:11 pm | Green Party
It is inappropriate for the president of the World Organisation for Animal Health to go in to bat for genetic engineering, says the Green Party. More >>
It's the little things that make a big difference
Monday, 9 June 2008, 1:03 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says most consumers could reduce their energy consumption without any reduction in comfort or convenience just by thinking ahead. Greens Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons there are a lot of things households can do to save water in ... More >>
Trying to catch a Fish with a Teaspoon
Sunday, 8 June 2008, 3:25 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has answered John Key's call to lower the OCR to counter high oil prices by saying that is like trying to catch a fish with a teaspoon. More >>
Shark photos prove finning alive and well in NZ
Friday, 6 June 2008, 1:47 pm | Green Party
Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei is calling on the Minister of Fisheries to ban the barbaric practice of shark finning, and put New Zealand law in line with that of other developed countries. More >>
Show leadership in confronting climate change
Friday, 6 June 2008, 10:26 am | Green Party
Climate change is the Issue of our Generation and it's vital that politicians show leadership when confronting this challenge, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
MfE Hippo-crapsy at Auckland Zoo
Friday, 6 June 2008, 9:27 am | Green Party
An Environment Ministry “Green Ribbon Award” announced today for Auckland Zoo is a bit of a joke considering the zoo’s bad record for its hippos polluting a local stream, says Greens Co-Leader Russel Norman. More >>
Arnie’s got some good advice
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 9:49 am | Green Party
The Greens are encouraging New Zealand business leaders to take heed of Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s advice that New Zealand business should embrace the opportunity to be part of the global environmental revolution. More >>
Most parents agree: non-violence is the best way
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 12:22 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford welcomed news this morning that the New Zealand Health Survey has found physical punishment is one of the least used methods of child discipline. More >>
New regs to visit US 'bureaucracy gone mad'
Tuesday, 3 June 2008, 4:53 pm | Green Party
New travel regulations for Kiwis visiting the United States have been criticised by Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson, Keith Locke, as 'bureaucracy gone mad'. More >>
Can we stop subsidising dairy now?
Sunday, 1 June 2008, 11:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party is congratulating Fonterra for today’s announcement of a higher payout but is asking why the ordinary person is paying for Fonterra’s pollution of our air and water. More >>
Kedgley to attend World Food Security Conference
Friday, 30 May 2008, 10:07 am | Green Party
Green Party Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is attending the High Level World Food Security Conference in Rome next week, as a member of the New Zealand delegation. More >>
Dolphin plan fails to guarantee species' survival
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 3:26 pm | Green Party
The Maui's and Hector's Threat Management Plan announced by the Minister of Fisheries today has failed to guarantee the survival of these endangered species, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>
Chinese labour fishy deal for seafood industry
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 2:00 pm | Green Party
It's crazy to catch fish in New Zealand, then ship it to China for processing, before bringing the finished product back to New Zealand for sale, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Need for public prosecutor's office
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 11:27 am | Green Party
Acquittals in three high profile criminal cases have reinforced the need for the establishment of a public prosecutor's office, the Green Party says. More >>
