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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 >>

Minimum wage must rise to combat child poverty

Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 2:44 pm | Green Party

An urgent increase in the minimum wage is needed if New Zealand is seriously going to address issues of poverty within this country, Green Party Social Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>

Green's alcohol bill a better plan for booze laws

Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 10:28 am | Green Party

The Green Party welcomes the recommended changes to the law around the sale and supply of liquor to minors, but would like to see alcohol advertising off the air. More >>

Green Party claims victory for walking rights

Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 12:12 am | Green Party

The Green Party's call to have a fairer balance of interests on the Walking Access Advisory Panel has been heeded by the Rural Affairs Minister Damian O'Conner. More >>

Papakura shows the way for Buy Kiwi Made

Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 2:04 pm | Green Party

Government Spokesperson for the Buy Kiwi Made programme, Sue Bradford, is excited to be attending the launch of New Zealand's first Kiwi Made Market in Papakura Town Centre on Friday, 19 October. More >>

Greens urge caution on use of Terrorism Act

Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 1:49 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is totally opposed to the use of violence and weapons, but is worried that reference to the Terrorism Suppression Act in the current situation is having a chilling effect on those involved in protest action. More >>

Maui's Dolphin A Taonga: Greens

Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 9:24 am | Green Party

The Green Party has rebuked two northern iwi for buying hook, line and sinker into false information from the fishing industry, thereby threatening the extinction of Maui's dolphin. More >>

Lack of solarium regulations raise cancer risks

Monday, 15 October 2007, 1:46 pm | Green Party

Green MP and Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is calling for a legally enforceable standard to govern the use of solariums, including a prohibition on their use by people under 18, amid growing international concerns that they significantly increase ... More >>