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Dom Post must pull tropical timber sponsorship
Friday, 26 October 2007, 3:37 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today called on The Dominion Post to immediately end its rainforests furniture give-away draw until it knows whether the kwila timber was legally logged. More >>
SIC fishing practices need reality-check
Friday, 26 October 2007, 1:22 pm | Green Party
The Green Party rejects the frail defence by the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council of it's fishing-at-any-cost stance. More >>
Green-led Budget bid helps secure Hakatere park
Friday, 26 October 2007, 11:04 am | Green Party
The Green Party is thrilled to have been integral in the formation of Hakatere Conservation Park. More >>
Greens welcome involvement of the HRC
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 5:20 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the involvement of the Human Rights Commission in helping to develop amendments to the Electoral Finance Bill. More >>
The risks facing our southern oceans
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 3:38 pm | Green Party
Today's evidence of tar balls washing up on the Taranaki coast should be ringing alarm bells in Government about the potential risks and costs of the mooted oil exploration in the Great South Basin, Greens Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Spare a buck for the rainforest ANZ
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 1:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is renewing its call for the ANZ bank to stop financing illegal rainforest destruction in Papua New Guinea in light of ANZ's announcement today of a record annual profit to September of A$4.2 billion. ANZ should instead be providing carbon ... More >>
The real danger may be closer to home
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 9:18 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke suggests that the authorities should be looking much closer to home for the real dangers from political violence. More >>
Prison Ombudsman major victory for Greens &Justice
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 12:06 am | Green Party
The establishment of an Ombudsman for Prisons fulfils the Government's agreement with the Green Party to set up an independent prison inspectorate, as announced in a joint statement today. More >>
Greens welcome Minister's assurance over sunbeds
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 5:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Health Minister's assurance that he will be seeking Ministry of Health advice on the issue of sunbed safety and regulation, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Myopic foresight short of organic 2020 vision
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 4:49 pm | Green Party
The Government's organic vision is about as good as that of a Pukekohe potato, says Green MP and Agriculture Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos. "At least potatoes have eyes for a reason." More >>
Asbestos find an added reason to close station
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 4:45 pm | Green Party
Contact Energy should take the opportunity provided by the discovery of asbestos at the New Plymouth power station to close the station permanently, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Sub-human standards no solution for Dunedin
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 1:42 pm | Green Party
Dunedin's prison problems should not lead to the resurrection of sub-human facilities for its inmates and staff, says Green Party MP Metiria Turei. More >>
Greens welcome first steps by Super Fund
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 1:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the decision by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to stop investing our taxes in the tobacco industry, but also wants to Super Fund to drop its investments in nuclear weapon and cluster bomb manufacture. More >>
People living in sheds only the tip of iceberg
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 12:02 am | Green Party
Green Party Housing Spokesperson Sue Bradford is saddened but not surprised by reports in this morning's Dominion-Post newspaper, of people living in sheds because they can't afford to live anywhere else. More >>
Time to reclaim 40 hour working week
Friday, 19 October 2007, 4:02 pm | Green Party
A task force should be established to investigate the economic and social effects of a 35 hour working week, the Green Party says. More >>
Official oil forecasts wildly incorrect
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 3:40 pm | Green Party
All three official Government oil price forecasts continue their tradition of being wildly wrong and miles away from last night's oil price rise to US$89 a barrel. More >>
Greens Appeal To Police To Show More Respect
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 11:55 am | Green Party
The Green Party is shocked by stories of police heavy handedness when executing search warrants under the Terrorism Suppression Act. More >>
Greens warn innocent people will be barred from NZ
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 9:47 am | Green Party
The use of a United States database for New Zealand's Advance Passenger Processing system raises serious concerns, the Green Party says. Green MP Keith Locke has expressed concern at the More >>
Speech:Locke cautions application of terror labels
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 5:25 pm | Green Party
I wish to address the issues raised by the police arrest of 17 people on arms charges and possibly further charges under the Terrorism Suppression Act. More >>
Formaldehyde issues laid to rest
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 4:43 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says she is delighted that consumers will be provided with greater certainty regarding acceptable levels of formaldehyde in clothing, following an announcement today that the Government will issue a product safety policy statement ... More >>
