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Oil dependence driving mortgage costs

Thursday, 17 January 2008, 2:17 pm | Green Party

Today's announcement that rising petrol prices have driven inflation above three percent must trigger the Government to rethink its love affair with motorways, says Green Party Co-leader Dr. Russel Norman. More >>

Tribute to a literary icon

Thursday, 17 January 2008, 10:29 am | Green Party

The Green Party has paid tribute to inspirational poet, writer and playwright Hone Tuwhare, New Zealand's second Te Mata Poet Laureate who died yesterday afternoon in Dunedin. More >>

Whalers on shaky ground, need help in hostage hand

Thursday, 17 January 2008, 12:58 am | Green Party

Japanese whalers who have abducted two protesters are on very shaky legal ground and are in no position to make demands from the crew of the Steve Irwin, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>

Nandor not standing in 2008 election

Thursday, 17 January 2008, 12:09 am | Green Party

Green MP Nandor Tanczos announced today that he will not be putting his name forward as a candidate for this year's election. More >>

Big brother creeps closer

Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 2:06 pm | Green Party

Green MP Keith Locke is warning of the dangers of the New Zealand police buying into the FBI-led 'Server in the Sky' network to share biometric and other information. More >>

Antarctic situation demands end hands-off approach

Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 12:32 am | Green Party

The New Zealand Government should immediately send a frigate to the Southern Whale Sanctuary following the detainment of two anti-whaling activists on a Japanese whaling ship, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>

Beached whales pile-up in Green campaign

Tuesday, 15 January 2008, 10:08 am | Green Party

Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei is delighted New Zealanders right around the country are getting involved in the Green Party Sand Whale Sculpture Challenge. More >>

Community acts to protect children

Monday, 14 January 2008, 4:38 pm | Green Party

Green MP Sue Bradford is pleased to see a heightened awareness of violence against children in the community. More >>

Greens welcome hard-won respite for whales

Monday, 14 January 2008, 2:55 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is thrilled by reports from Antarctica that Greenpeace has managed to locate the Japanese whaling fleet, and is preventing them from adding to their grisly haul. More >>

Annual Sir Edmund Hillary Day a fitting tribute

Monday, 14 January 2008, 10:36 am | Green Party

The Green Party believes that an annual public holiday on the day of Sir Edmund Hillary's birth would be a fitting tribute that all New Zealanders could share. More >>

One News sponsor linked to rainforest destruction

Friday, 11 January 2008, 5:00 pm | Green Party

The Green Party Co-Leader Dr. Russel Norman is dismayed that One News updates will be sponsored by the National Bank as of Monday. The National Bank is a subsidiary of the ANZ Banking Group which is involved in financing rainforest destruction in ... More >>

Tribute to a man who embodied the spirit of NZ

Friday, 11 January 2008, 1:28 pm | Green Party

Sir Edmund Hillary was a man who embodied the spirit of New Zealand, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>

Minister concerned? Send a frigate - Greens

Tuesday, 8 January 2008, 1:20 pm | Green Party

The Government must back up the Conservation Minister's concerns for safety in the Antarctic region, expressed this morning, by sending New Zealand Navy frigates to the region, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>

Greens welcome report, condemn interference

Monday, 7 January 2008, 11:20 am | Green Party

Green Party Social Development spokesperson Sue Bradford is welcoming the delayed publication of an important report that fell victim to political interference from the Government. More >>

Oil Price Hits US$100/Barrel - Don't Panic, Plan

Thursday, 3 January 2008, 11:45 am | Green Party

The Green Party is warning that today's record breaking crude oil price of US$100 per barrel is just the first flirtation in what is going to be a long term relationship with triple digits in an ongoing trend of rising oil prices. More >>

Government Caves In To Monsanto, Say Greens

Sunday, 23 December 2007, 7:24 am | Green Party

The Government has failed New Zealanders by approving a potentially hazardous GM food ingredient, setting a dangerous precedent that will let other untested animals feed products enter the country's food chain. More >>

US cracks down in illegal timber imports

Friday, 21 December 2007, 4:03 pm | Green Party

The United States Senate has passed a law cracking down on the import of illegally sourced wood products, while the New Zealand Government is still failing to act. It’s time for the Government to stop the import of illegal timber products into ... More >>