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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 >>
Hoodies not just for hoods, get over it
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 11:23 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Metiria Turei is delighted to support Youth Week and especially Hoodie Day. More >>
Heavier freight will endanger other road users
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 12:34 am | Green Party
Heavier trucks on New Zealand roads will endanger the lives of other road users and undermine incentives to use safe and sustainable transport such as rail and shipping, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Department of Conservation: A species in decline
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 5:46 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is bitterly disappointed in the Government's Department of Conservation staff cuts announced today. More >>
Arctic melts while Labour drags chain
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 4:50 pm | Green Party
New discoveries about the rate at which the Canadian Arctic ice cap is breaking up should inspire urgency in our efforts to address climate change, says Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Keeping warm a matter of life and death: Greens
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 3:44 pm | Green Party
News that an extra 1600 New Zealanders die every winter due mostly to cold, damp and poorly maintained homes underpins the significance of the Green Party's successful Budget initiative to insulate all state houses, Greens Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons ... More >>
Disgust over treatment of East Coast beneficiaries
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 11:30 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford will be asking questions of the Social Development Minister in Parliament today about Work and Income treatment of sickness and invalid beneficiaries in the Opotiki-Whakatane district. More >>
Govt. dithers, rainforest-felling imports continue
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 9:39 am | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed a government pledge to try to do something about stopping importation of illegally logged tropical kwila timber, after a year-long campaign by the Greens against such imports. More >>
Bright future for energy efficient technologies
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 12:03 am | Green Party
Government Spokesperson on Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Jeanette Fitzsimons, today announced that 31 projects with a combined value of $950,000 have been offered funding under the second round of a government fund to encourage smart innovations ... More >>
Transparency should be paramount for TV funding
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 3:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party strongly supports the Broadcasting Minister's decision to require TVNZ to have to bid for any future Charter funding in a transparent way through New Zealand on Air. More >>
Crowded house for chickens: Greens
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 11:05 am | Green Party
Chickens worldwide must be in a terrible condition, if New Zealand chickens have the best animal welfare standards in the world, Green MP Sue Kedgley says. A NAWAC report released today says the welfare of broiler chickens in New Zealand is on a ... More >>
