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Call for urgent and meaningful action on benefits
Monday, 26 May 2008, 10:33 am | Green Party
While the Green Party welcomes news that the Government is considering some relief for beneficiaries in the wake of last week's Budget, it says the changes are not enough. More >>
Exports at risk from dirty dairying
Monday, 26 May 2008, 10:24 am | Green Party
The Greens are warning that our dairy products will struggle to gain a European Union eco-label due to the impacts of dirty dairying on our rivers and lakes. This will place our exports at a competitive disadvantage and punish those dairy farmers ... More >>
Poll shows positive shift in child discipline
Monday, 26 May 2008, 10:00 am | Green Party
A Family First survey released today that shows 48 percent of parents still smack their children actually highlights a massive improvement in attitudes over the past year, Green Party MP Sue Bradford says. More >>
Contaminated medical devices a huge concern
Friday, 23 May 2008, 4:07 pm | Green Party
News that life saving medical devices used in New Zealand have been found to be coated with contaminated blood thinning pharmaceutical Heparin is a huge concern, the Green Party says. More >>
Meager tertiary concessions fail students again
Friday, 23 May 2008, 11:27 am | Green Party
Green Party Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Metiria Turei, has labeled the meager tertiary concessions in the 2008 budget as ridiculous. More >>
Green victory over MAF for clean rivers
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:38 am | Green Party
The Greens are claiming a significant victory in its campaign to clean up rivers and lakes after MAF was forced by the Greens to drop its opposition to a plan by Horizons Regional Council to make their rivers safe for swimming. More >>
Greens win $100 million for environment, community
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 3:40 pm | Green Party
Almost $100 million has been secured by the Green Party in the 2008 budget, comprising their largest budget package ever. Among the Green Party initiatives is a guaranteed $10.26 million over four years for the Community Organisations Grant Scheme to provide ... More >>
Prime-time local content declining, survey shows
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 4:19 pm | Green Party
New Zealand On Air's latest Annual Local Content report shows that the amount of New Zealand programming on free to air prime-time television is declining, the Green Party says. More >>
Sexual violence researchers announced
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 1:05 pm | Green Party
Sexual violence victims will benefit from the results of research being undertaken in a two-year project led by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Minister of Women’s Affairs Steve Chadwick said today. More >>
Tanczos to stay till election
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 12:14 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos will remain in Parliament till the 2008 election. "I had hoped that I might step down soon and allow Co-Leader Russel Norman to take my place before the election, however, that will not be possible," Nandor says. More >>
Green Party viral video attracts unlikely fans
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 5:09 pm | Green Party
A viral video released by the Green Party has received nearly 3000 'hits' in three weeks, one of them from a new subscriber to the Green Party's online channel - 'johnkey2008'. More >>
Cullen's challenge: support regional economies
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 10:56 am | Green Party
With 320 job losses at Sealord's Nelson mussel factory and 138 meatworks jobs going from Dunedin, Thursday's budget needs to raise benefits and rebuild local economies, Green Party Regional Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Green Party Budget initiatives boost conservation
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 12:25 am | Green Party
Two important conservation programmes will get a major funding boost of $12 million, thanks to the Green Party's successful Budget initiative. More >>
More delay is the last thing we need: Greens
Monday, 19 May 2008, 9:35 am | Green Party
John Key's approach to climate change policy has all the urgency of a methane-emitting cow chewing its cud, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Green Party Release Controversial Video
Saturday, 17 May 2008, 11:34 am | Green Party
To Launch their new campaign “Some things are bigger than politics” the Green Party of New Zealand have released a humorous viral video through Youtube and their Green Party website. More >>
Peters has it all wrong on Racing - Greens
Friday, 16 May 2008, 10:43 am | Green Party
Last night's Budget announcement that the taxpayer will put $9 million dollars into prize money for premier racing over the next three years shows how skewed the Government's approach to racing has become, Green Party Racing Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Landcorp and Govt should help struggling farmers
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 4:35 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos calls on Landcorp to support New Zealand sheep farmers by trialling organic sheep farming methods rather than leading the shift to dairy conversion. More >>
New advertising guidelines favour industry not kid
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 4:13 pm | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley welcomes the fact that the industry has taken the initiative on children's advertising, but is disappointed that the new guidelines apply to so few hours in a day, in addition to having so many opportunities ... More >>
Greens secure warmer, drier State homes
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 12:41 am | Green Party
The Green Party has ensured that five years from now all State House tenants will be living in insulated homes. More >>
Minister ignores DoC's inconvenient dam submission
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 3:50 pm | Green Party
Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says the Minister has displayed flawed reasoning in declining to call in the Mokihinui Hydro Proposal under the Resource Management Act. More >>
