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Greens win gold on Olympics human rights issue
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 4:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the U-turn today from the Government and the New Zealand Olympic Association to give New Zealand Olympic athletes the right to speak freely about what they see in China. More >>
Minister gets it wrong on cluster bomb investments
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 8:47 am | Green Party
The Greens are surprised that Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff is being reported today as saying that the New Zealand Super Fund has divested its portfolio of cluster bomb investments. More >>
Green MP to speak at S59 book launch tonight
Tuesday, 19 February 2008, 12:19 am | Green Party
Green Party Spokesperson for Children's Issues, Sue Bradford, will speak tonight at the launch of the book 'Unreasonable Force', a history of the campaign to end legalised physical punishment of children in New Zealand. More >>
Put children's health ahead of industry profits
Monday, 18 February 2008, 11:39 am | Green Party
The time has come to restrict advertising of unhealthy food and drink to children, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Ambulance billboards reflect rising concern
Monday, 18 February 2008, 9:20 am | Green Party
The erection of 20 signs warning those driving through Horowhenua that they are passing through an under-crewed ambulance zone is a sign of the rising level of concern over this unsafe practice, the Green Party says. More >>
Tagging hysteria attacked by Greens
Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:37 pm | Green Party
The political race to demonise New Zealand youth this election year has reached a new low, says Green Party Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos. More >>
Toxic algae sign of national water crisis
Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:28 pm | Green Party
New Zealand is suffering from a national water-quality crisis resulting in toxic algal blooms across the country, Green Party Environment Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos says. More >>
Green MP to tackle Christchurch triathlon
Friday, 15 February 2008, 2:26 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Metiria Turei, is this weekend to tackle the second leg of her gruelling schedule of completing seven triathlons and one half marathon this summer. More >>
Time to stop loving the money from the bomb
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 3:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the New Zealand Super Fund to urgently withdraw from its ever-increasing investments in cluster bomb manufacturers before the Government hosts the Cluster Bomb Conference in Wellington next week - a conference aimed at ... More >>
Minister criticised for supporting free speech ban
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 3:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party's Sports Spokesperson Keith Locke has criticised Sports Minister Clayton Cosgrove for backing the New Zealand Olympic Committee's ban on athletes making political statements in Beijing. More >>
New King Salmon farm will be watched closely
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 3:18 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Metiria Turei has expressed strong concerns over the opening of a new King Salmon Company Salmon Farm which was attended by the Prime Minister today. More >>
Minister must release crucial data now
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 10:28 am | Green Party
The Green Party is supporting the Health and Disability Commissioner's calling for comparative data on hospital adverse events to be published, and says it should be made public before the next election, so that New Zealanders can finally get an understanding ... More >>
Chapter 13 - Public still in the dark
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 4:59 pm | Green Party
Trevor Mallard's strident - yet nonsensical - statements in the House this afternoon have left the Green Party with more questions than answers. More >>
Time to examine political addiction to gambling
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 11:09 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford is hosting the launch of a hard-hitting critique of gambling and its impact on politics at the Beehive Theatrette at 3.30pm tomorrow, Thursday 14 February. More >>
Flirtatious NZ Greens popular on London Pub crawl
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 10:44 am | Green Party
The London branch of New Zealand's Green Party started their election year campaign in bold style over the weekend. A small but enthusiastic group of volunteers attended the famous Circle Line Pub Crawl wearing T-shirts with the slogan 'I only date girls ... More >>
NZ Olympic officials must lift muzzle on athletes
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 12:58 am | Green Party
Green Party Sports Spokesperson Keith Locke has written to the New Zealand Olympic Committee asking it amend its contract with Olympic team members and guarantee their right to free speech while in China. More >>
Address in reply speech - 2008
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 5:29 pm | Green Party
The oldest trick in politics is to spend election year appealing to greed and fear. And that's how the year has started. Greed for tax cuts, and fear of violent youth. It's an old recipe. More >>
"M.I.A" MP claims credit for key initiatives
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 5:11 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos is welcoming the specific endorsement of two of his initiatives in the Prime Minister's speech today. More >>
Locke reselected as Epsom candidate
Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 3:44 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has again been selected as the Green candidate for Epsom at a meeting held last night in Greenlane. Mr Locke, who lives in Mt Eden, was the party's Epsom candidate in the last election. More >>
Good on ya Trev, now adopt the recommendations
Monday, 11 February 2008, 4:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party congratulates the Government for changing its mind and releasing the previously unpublished thirteenth chapter of the ‘State of the Environment’ report. But it is calling on the Government to take the next step and adopt the recommendations ... More >>
