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Greens will not support a gutless ETS
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 10:44 am | Green Party
The Government will have to look to the National party to support its Emissions Trading legislation if it is watered down to the point where it provides no significant environmental benefit. More >>
A billion dollars of climate delay
Monday, 5 May 2008, 3:46 pm | Green Party
The Greens are calling on Government to save taxpayers from a billion dollar greenhouse bill by moving quickly to reduce our emissions. More >>
Stay staunch, or give it back, Helen
Monday, 5 May 2008, 1:12 pm | Green Party
If the Labour government backtracks on its climate change policies yet again, Helen Clark will have no option but to hand back to the UN her prestigious 'Champion of the Earth' award, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Budget 2008 must invest in rail system
Monday, 5 May 2008, 11:46 am | Green Party
The Green Party congratulates the Government for finally recognising the important role rail will play in a future with less oil. More >>
Remember the kids
Sunday, 4 May 2008, 5:38 pm | Green Party
The Greens are calling on Labour and particularly National to stop their backsliding on environment policy after both parties refused to confirm their support for key aspects of the emissions trading scheme and public transport infrastructure funding. More >>
ASBOs smack of arbitary punishment
Friday, 2 May 2008, 4:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has expressed concern about proposals by the Rotorua District Council to introduce British-style behaviour orders to curb anti-social crimes. More >>
Parents need to know about vaccine potential risks
Friday, 2 May 2008, 1:32 pm | Green Party
Parents must be properly informed of both the potential risks and the benefits of vaccinating their daughters against cervical cancer so they can make a properly informed decision, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Sue Bradford Selected for East Coast Bays
Friday, 2 May 2008, 10:06 am | Green Party
The Green Party has selected candidates in East Coast Bays and Northcote for this year’s general election. More >>
Don't delay the ETS - get it right
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 10:27 am | Green Party
The Green Party says delaying the Emissions Trading Scheme will just cause more problems and higher costs. "However a lot of changes are needed if we are going to get the ETS right," Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. "Agriculture must not ... More >>
Auckland rail: "Where's the money coming from?"
Thursday, 1 May 2008, 10:15 am | Green Party
The Green Party wants to know how National intends funding electrification of Auckland's rail network. Greens Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says John Key must say who would fund National Party transport spokesman Maurice Williamson's promise to Auckland ... More >>
Aucklanders deserve decent public transport
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:20 am | Green Party
Auckland Green MP Sue Bradford says the Green Party is concerned about news that National Party Transport Spokesman Maurice Williamson says they oppose the regional fuel tax. More >>
Industrial dairying drives rainforest destruction
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:15 am | Green Party
A thousand-fold rise in imports of a rainforest-destroying feed to prop up New Zealand’s burgeoning dairy industry has huge implications for the country’s clean and green brand, the Green Party says. More >>
Assistance to Paritutu victims too little too late
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:13 am | Green Party
The Green Party says the free annual health check-ups offered to Paritutu residents exposed to dioxin from the Ivon Watkins Dow chemical plant is a bit better than nothing, but seriously questions why it has taken so long and comes without the hint of an ... More >>
Power network should remain under Kiwi control
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 10:07 am | Green Party
Dr Cullen's comments on the sale of Wellington's line network, reveals an urgent need to amend the Overseas Investment Act and develop a list of key strategic assets that should remain in New Zealand control, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Green Party wants commonsense emissions trading
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 3:48 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons welcomes the release of the Cawthron Institute's environmental assessement of the emissions trading policy. More >>
Public Lecture: Thinking beyond sustainability
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 3:19 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos will brief students and members of the public around New Zealand on how the world’s love affair with economic growth impacts on our environment. More >>
NZFSA review reveals gaping holes
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 2:12 pm | Green Party
Stuart Slorach's review of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority published today shows systemic failure in the organisation, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Green Party response to petition shortfall - time
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 2:04 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford says she is not surprised the petition aiming to force a referendum on physical punishment of children has failed to collect enough signatures. More >>
Children - our most vulnerable citizens
Monday, 28 April 2008, 12:44 am | Green Party
Kiwi kids are the biggest victims of the current food price crisis, Green Party Children's Issues spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Wellingtonians will lose as strategic asset sold
Monday, 28 April 2008, 12:06 am | Green Party
It is tragic that yet another strategic asset, Wellington's lines company, has fallen into foreign control, meaning Wellingtonian's can only loose out, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
