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Hawkes Bay DHB warns GPs of death risk

Friday, 1 February 2008, 11:16 am | Green Party

Water quality in the Hawke's Bay's Tukituki River is so poor that local GPs are being warned to watch for potentially dangerous illnesses caused by contact with the water, the Green Party has revealed. More >>

Fear mongering no cure for youth offending

Thursday, 31 January 2008, 11:58 am | Green Party

In their major speeches this week, both John Key and Helen Clark have kicked off this year's election cycle by whipping up fear and resentment against young people, Green Party Youth Affairs Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>

Dairy booms, rivers bust: time for Green Solutions

Thursday, 31 January 2008, 12:30 am | Green Party

The announcement today of the first ever one billion dollars in dairy exports in a single month, coming at the same time as the release of the State of the Environment report showing declining water quality, makes it plain that now is the time to invest ... More >>

Green Party to seek change to Terrorism Act

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 3:29 pm | Green Party

The Green Party will contribute to the Law Commission's legislative review following the Solicitor General's decision not to apply the Terrorism Suppression Act to New Zealanders arrested on arms charges. More >>

Coro Greens Give James the Green Light

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 9:46 am | Green Party

A gathering of Greens in pre-election mode in the Kauaeranga Valley, near Thames on Sunday January 27th, saw 37 year old James Redwood selected as the 2008 Green Party Candidate for the Coromandel Electorate. More >>

Where angels fear to tread

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 12:54 am | Green Party

Today the Prime Minister promoted her Government as being on the side of the angels when talking up environmental sustainability. But when it comes to taking the action required the Government still ‘fears to tread’, says Dr. Russel Norman Green ... More >>

NZ attendance at funeral of dictator questioned

Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 12:17 am | Green Party

Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke has questioned why, when the Prime Minister decided not to sign a condolence book, New Zealand was officially represented at former Indonesian President Suharto's funeral. More >>

Russel Norman: Let's treat the real causes

Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 4:06 pm | Green Party

John Key's speech today failed to address the real causes of the pressure on New Zealand families and communities, says the Green Party. More >>

Flag decision fuelling cultural division - Greens

Tuesday, 29 January 2008, 11:48 am | Green Party

Transit's continued refusal to fly the Tino Rangatiratanga flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Waitangi Day is fuelling cultural division, says Green Party MP, Metiria Turei. More >>

Green call to defend our whales may be heeded

Friday, 25 January 2008, 1:33 pm | Green Party

Reports that the Japanese whaling fleet are to continue their illegal hunt in the Ross Sea are the Government's chance to step up to the plate and do the job Greenpeace has been doing for them, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>

Green MP to speak at spy base protest this Sat

Friday, 25 January 2008, 11:33 am | Green Party

Green Party MP Keith Locke will be speaking at this weekend's protest outside the Waihopai spy base, near Blenheim. More >>

Loans simply to live: Greens join student protest

Friday, 25 January 2008, 12:07 am | Green Party

Green Party Education Spokesperson Metiria Turei is to join tertiary students at Parliament to protest student allowance polices which have forced the average student debt up to nearly $30,000. More >>

Govt must help Reserve Bank address inflation

Thursday, 24 January 2008, 11:33 am | Green Party

The Green party is calling on the Government to help the Reserve Bank reduce inflationary pressures in the New Zealand economy by rapidly implementing measures to deal with one of the key drivers of inflation – rising oil prices. More >>

100 years of heritage - gone

Thursday, 24 January 2008, 9:17 am | Green Party

Yet another building that generations of Wellingtonians have grown up with will be demolished today, said new Wellington City Councillor Iona Pannett. More >>

Greens seek to stop telco rollout on power poles

Thursday, 24 January 2008, 12:00 am | Green Party

The Green Party is campaigning to stop the Government introducing regulations which will allow intrusive telecommunications equipment to be installed as of right, without consultation, on most power poles in New Zealand, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>

Whaling situation getting worse

Wednesday, 23 January 2008, 4:38 pm | Green Party

Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei MP is saddened and angered by news that the Japanese are planning to commission a replacement mother ship for their whaling fleet. More >>

Poultry code too weak to tackle campy epidemic

Wednesday, 23 January 2008, 12:14 am | Green Party

The new Code of Practice for processing of poultry, while a small step in the right direction, fails to include some very simple measures to stem the tide of campylobacter contamination of chicken meat being sold to New Zealanders, Safe Food Spokesperson ... More >>