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Time To Stop The Dolphin Extinction

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 1:16 pm | Green Party

With Maui's dolphin numbers at perilous levels the Green Party is imploring the Government to heed the pleas of the 32,000 who signed a WWF petition to stop their extinction. More >>

Cullen Assumes NZ Will Escape Oil Prices Fallout

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 9:47 am | Green Party

Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today criticised the lack of concern being shown by Finance Minister Michael Cullen about the chronic inability of Treasury, the Reserve Bank and MED to accurately forecast the price of oil, or even whether ... More >>

Crown Law Office should act on terrorism reporting

Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 11:40 am | Green Party

Green Party MP Keith Locke has called on the Crown Law Office to take action against the Dominion-Post over its decision to publish excerpts from police affidavits on the 'terrorism' raids. More >>

Locke wants Police to find, plug 'terrorism' leaks

Monday, 12 November 2007, 2:36 pm | Green Party

Green Party MP Keith Locke has called on Police Commissioner Howard Broad to take steps to find and plug the leaks to the media of evidence gathered to support the failed 'terrorism' charges, before those leaks further jeopardize the chance of fair ... More >>

Greens slam greenwash decision by ad watchdog

Friday, 9 November 2007, 5:26 pm | Green Party

The Green Party today expressed disbelief at a decision by the Advertising Standards Complaints Board that a coal mine can successfully claim to have a 'low environmental impact,' and will be appealing the decision. More >>

SOEs should also be environmentally responsible

Friday, 9 November 2007, 3:58 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is wondering whether Trevor Mallard has already forgotten about his environment portfolio. More >>

Babies in Prison Bill voted back to Parliament

Friday, 9 November 2007, 2:01 pm | Green Party

Green Party MP Sue Bradford's Private Member's bill improving the lot of babies with mothers in prison was reported back to Parliament today. More >>

Medical Journal backs call for trans-fat labelling

Friday, 9 November 2007, 10:36 am | Green Party

Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is urging the Government to rethink its policies on trans-fatty acids, in the wake of the New Zealand Medical Journal today highlighting the dangers of trans-fatty acids and recommending labelling regulations. More >>

Locke calls for Terrorism Bill to be halted

Friday, 9 November 2007, 12:24 am | Green Party

Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke is calling for the Government to withdraw the Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill, currently before Parliament, in the light of the forthcoming Law Commission review of the 2002 Terrorism Suppression ... More >>

Bindeex warning highlights risks of imports

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:29 pm | Green Party

Mandatory product liability and warranty insurance should be applied to all imported goods, Green Party Regional Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford said today. More >>

Locke delighted by Crown's terrorism decision

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:23 pm | Green Party

Green Party MP Keith Locke today applauded the decision by Solicitor-General David Collins not to allow the Police to press terrorism charges against the recently arrested group of Maori, peace and environmentalist activists. More >>

NZ's car fleet too dirty for Europe

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 3:12 pm | Green Party

The Government should be embarrassed that New Zealand has one of the dirtiest car fleets in the OECD, and that about 16 percent of the petrol fleet would not be allowed on the road in Europe or most parts of North America, the Green Party says. More >>

Privacy Commission finds serious flaws in Bill

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 2:49 pm | Green Party

8 November 2007 Privacy Commission finds serious flaws in Immigration Bill Green Party MP Keith Locke has applauded the Privacy Commissioner for her forthright submission on the Immigration Bill, and for her finding that the Bill has given 'insufficient ... More >>

Where The Wild Things Were: Hector's Spectre

Thursday, 8 November 2007, 9:59 am | Green Party

The Green Party is trying to save Hector's Dolphin from extinction on the 100th anniversary of the death of their name-sake, Sir James Hector. There is a day-long seminar commemorating James Hector at Te Papa today. More >>

Calls for Capital Coast to be put on notice

Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 4:11 pm | Green Party

Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is concerned at reports that Capital Coast District Health Board is in a state of disarray and she is calling on the Minister of Health to put the Board on notice that if the situation isn't rectified he will ... More >>

Kedgley's Flexi-work Bill expanded, could pass

Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:16 am | Green Party

Green MP Sue Kedgley said she is delighted that her Flexible Working Arrangements Bill will complete its committee reading stages in Parliament today, and should have its final reading and become law before the end of the year. More >>

Greens take rainforest campaign to PNG and Dunedin

Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 12:18 am | Green Party

Green Co-Leader Russel Norman and Green MP Metiria Turei are today campaigning in Papua New Guinea and Dunedin to save the last of the tropical rainforests of PNG. Metiria is in Port Moresby drawing attention to the proposal to destroy most of the ... More >>