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BGI to be demolished
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 11:27 am | Green Party
“The decision by the Wellington City Council to issue a building consent today to Foodstuffs to demolish the historic Boys and Girls Institute and associated buildings in Mt Cook for a new supermarket highlights serious problems with the Building Act ... More >>
Greens welcome minimum wage increase
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 10:09 am | Green Party
The Green Party is delighted that the Government will honour its commitment to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour in line with Labour's agreements with the Green Party and NZ First after the 2005 election. More >>
Greens congratulate Bay of Plenty farmers
Monday, 17 December 2007, 2:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the announcement today by Environment Bay of Plenty that 91 percent of dairy farms checked in annual monitoring are meeting their resource consent conditions. More >>
Government, not police, should make Taser decision
Monday, 17 December 2007, 1:55 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has written to the Prime Minister urging the Government, not the police, to make the decision over whether Tasers should be brought into the police armoury. More >>
Improvements to Police Conduct Authority Welcomed
Monday, 17 December 2007, 1:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming yesterday's announcement by the Government to improve the Independent Police Conduct Authority. More >>
National’s chilling effect on free speech
Saturday, 15 December 2007, 1:13 pm | Green Party
National’s misleading statements about the impact of the Electoral Finance Bill may have a chilling impact on free speech says the Green Party, and National should stop acting irresponsibly. More >>
"We will fight for them on the beaches" - Greens
Saturday, 15 December 2007, 1:07 pm | Green Party
New Zealanders are being urged to pick up arms - buckets and spades and head for the beaches this summer in the fight against Japanese whaling. More >>
Meds strategy long on rhetoric, short on solutions
Friday, 14 December 2007, 1:17 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the newly released Medicines New Zealand strategy has plenty of rhetoric but is short on innovation or practical measures to achieve its goals. More >>
Yet more GE food to be approved for New Zealand
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:44 am | Green Party
The Greens are alarmed that Food Standards Australia New Zealand has announced three new applications for genetically engineered commodities to be permitted into our food supply - two cotton varieties and one corn. More >>
Rangitoto: Bird-sanctuary of choice for PR stunts
Friday, 14 December 2007, 10:24 am | Green Party
The Green Party believe that there is a great economic opportunity for the Department of Conservation in making Rangitoto and Motutapu islands into sanctuaries for endangered birds species. More >>
Green hope NZFSA review will mark a turning point
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 5:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the appointment of international expert Dr Stuart Slorach to head an independent review of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's risk management decision-making processes. More >>
Electoral Finance Bill - the Green position
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 4:09 pm | Green Party
Many of you will have seen media reports and even paid advertising about the Electoral Finance Bill. Given the controversy around this Bill, we thought it was important that we wrote to you directly to explain the Green position. More >>
Leadership by example needed – Greens
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 3:37 pm | Green Party
A New Zealand initiative to try to halt global deforestation has been praised by Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman. More >>
Call of the kiwi: get on with it
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 3:11 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging New Zealanders to get their fingers walking for climate change. More >>
Anderton refuses to control BZP, blames Greens
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 2:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party absolutely refutes Jim Anderton's claims that they have blocked the passage of his BZP Bill. Mr Anderton has issued two press releases today, repeating the line that the Greens have "declined to allow the Bill to proceed under urgency ... More >>
Climate change Emissions Trading Scheme Bill
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 3:15 pm | Green Party
Climate change Emissions Trading Scheme Bill Jeanette Fitzsimons speech at the first reading of the Bill 12 December 2007 More >>
C’mon ANZ, don’t finance forest destruction in Tas
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:43 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman today called on ANZ customers help to put pressure on the ANZ banking group to not provide finance for forest destruction in Tasmania. More >>
5-year-olds to contend with even heavier trucks
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:18 am | Green Party
Children forced to walk State Highway 2 to get to Maramarua School deserve to see the evidence the Minister of Transport has for saying that "heavier trucks tend to be safer". More >>
Auckland mayor a disgrace over affordable housing
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:15 am | Green Party
The Green Party is shocked that the Auckland City Council plans to break an affordable housing contract at a council meeting tomorrow. More >>
Green climate change bill must proceed ASAP
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 10:43 am | Green Party
Yesterday's Court of Appeal ruling over Genesis Energy's proposed gas-fired power station on the Kaipara harbour highlights the need for Parliament to urgently pass Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons's Resource Management (Climate Protection) ... More >>
