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Greens call on Government to admit spray campaign

Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 9:45 am | Green Party

The Ombudsman's report on Complaints Arising from Aerial Spraying is a damning indictment of the Government's handling of the painted apple moth aerial spraying campaign, the Green Party says. More >>

Greens Hope For Draft National Transport Strategy

Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:00 am | Green Party

The draft National Transport Strategy, which was released at 5pm today, shows that the Government is finally listening to Green Party advice on transport and peak oil issues, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>

Bypass Stage 3 vs. light rail?

Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 9:45 am | Green Party

The Ngauranga to Airport Corridor study just released by the Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Transit New Zealand gives Wellingtonians the chance to choose between ‘Stage 3’ of the Inner City Bypass or light rail ... More >>

Herald censors criticism

Sunday, 9 December 2007, 4:25 pm | Green Party

The New Zealand Herald has censored parts of a 200 word article that the Greens were asked to submit on campaign finance reform for yesterday's edition. They deleted the opening paragraph that was critical of the Herald's coverage of the issue, and ... More >>

Transport plans tunnel into carbon neutral promise

Friday, 7 December 2007, 2:01 pm | Green Party

The Greens are welcoming the Wellington City Council's commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2012, and say this demands a rethink of yesterday's call for two new tunnels and a new highway to be built in Wellington. More >>

Juggernaut rules needed for juggernaut trucks

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 3:38 pm | Green Party

Permits for bigger trucks need to have very tight conditions Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>

Buy Kiwi Made Fund Grants Announced

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 1:50 pm | Green Party

Shoppers will find it easier to buy Kiwi made products thanks to the Buy Kiwi Made Fund decisions announced today by Ms Sue Bradford, Government Spokesperson for Buy Kiwi Made. More >>

Need for mandatory country of origin labelling

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 1:13 pm | Green Party

A Green Party survey has highlighted the urgent need for mandatory country of origin labelling - a move supported by a 39,000-signature petition presented to Parliament today. More >>

Mortgages, rents and exports bear cost of oil

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 11:48 am | Green Party

The Reserve Bank’s decision to not cut the Official Cash Rate this morning will impact badly on exporters, manufacturers, renters and those with mortgages, says the Green Party. And a major contributor to our high interest rates is our national ... More >>

Wellington's Eco-City just hot-air?

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 11:25 am | Green Party

Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says Wellington will have to give up any pretence at being an eco-city if it supports Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast's call for drilling another tunnel through Mt Victoria and extending State Highway One to Wellington ... More >>

Time to commit to two degrees

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 10:05 am | Green Party

The Green Party is urging the Government to stop obfuscating and join the rapidly growing group of countries that have committed to keeping global warming under 2 degrees. More >>

Sub 60 decision-making from the Nats on EFB

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 4:17 pm | Green Party

Green Party MP Metiria Turei today criticised the National Party's hypocrisy over the speed with which the Electoral Finance Bill is being passed through Parliament - given that their deputy leader Bill English took less than an hour last night to ... More >>

Support for Amnesty's concern over Afghan's

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 1:53 pm | Green Party

Green Party MP Keith Locke has supported Amnesty International's call for a moratorium on New Zealand forces handing over any prisoners to Afghan authorities. More >>

IT industry needs to clean up its footprint

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 1:50 pm | Green Party

A British report into the environmental impacts of the IT industry claims that computer servers are at least as much of a threat to the environment as SUV's or the aviation industry. More >>

Marginal views misrepresented as mainstream

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 1:20 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is disappointed that the Sensible Sentencing Trust and Family First have sunk to the level of misrepresenting the perspective of a religious lobby group as balanced research, and refutes their conclusion that smacking is an effective ... More >>

Reporting DHB adverse events must be mandatory

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 10:52 am | Green Party

Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is repeating her call for standardised, mandatory reporting and publication of all adverse events in New Zealand hospitals, following the Dominion Post's exposé of 23 cases of serious medical mishaps between 2003 and 2005, including ... More >>

Business Roundtable member behind attack on reform

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 4:30 pm | Green Party

A member of the Business Roundtable is behind the marches against campaign finance reform says the Green Party. The man paying an organiser to run the marches against the Electoral Finance Bill, John Boscawen, is a member of the Business Roundtable, ... More >>

Business Roundtable member behind attack

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 4:06 pm | Green Party

Emissions Trading Scheme full of holes

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 3:38 pm | Green Party

The Government's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme is well designed but will take years to have much effect on our greenhouse emissions, and meanwhile world levels are skyrocketing to dangerous levels, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>

Crucial care mustn't be sacrificed to bottom line

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:10 pm | Green Party

The Green Party says the policy of pushing mothers and babies out of hospital within hours of giving birth must stop. More >>

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