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Potential long term impacts of 1080 use ignored
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 8:42 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons is disappointed that ERMA has not properly studied and evaluated the long term toxicity of 1080 in their report released today. More >>
Greens voice concern over health of hunger striker
Monday, 13 August 2007, 5:32 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke today expressed concern about the deteriorating health of Iranian hunger striker, Ali Panah, after visiting him in Auckland hospital. Mr Panah is on the 32nd day of a hunger strike protesting efforts to deport him. He has been in ... More >>
On balance, Harawira doing the right thing
Friday, 10 August 2007, 10:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party has come out against criticism of Maori Party MP Hone Harawira for leaving a select committee working trip to Victoria on election finance and victims rights, in order to go to Alice Springs to discuss the plight of Aboriginal communities ... More >>
Kedgley applauds Foodstuffs for country of origin
Friday, 10 August 2007, 12:43 am | Green Party
Green Party Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is delighted that Foodstuffs New Zealand has agreed to label its meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, in response to overwhelming consumer demand generated in part, by the Greens' campaign for mandatory country ... More >>
Gowan reprieve good news for Conservation Week
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 5:39 pm | Green Party
The Greens are thrilled the Environment Court has upheld the Buller River Water Conservation Order which was threatened by a power project planned for the Gowan River, one of our most significant waterways and the mighty Buller River's major tributary. More >>
New telecommunication standards unacceptable
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 10:23 am | Green Party
Proposed new standards that would allow telecommunication companies to install masts, antennas, mobile phone transmitters and equipment cabinets in residential areas without a resource consent are unacceptable said Iona Pannett, Wellington City Spokesperson ... More >>
Parliament not to be treated as a rubber stamp
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 10:19 am | Green Party
Tuesday's proposals by Climate Change Minister David Parker on how permits will be allocated under New Zealand's proposed emissions trading scheme have been criticised by Green Party Co- Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons for effectively bypassing Parliament, ... More >>
Plans ride roughshod over cellphone health concern
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 12:39 am | Green Party
The Green Party has rejected the rushed timeframe for the Environment Ministry's controversial proposed National Standards for Telecommunications Facilities, and is calling for the public to be offered the same timeframe to make submissions on ... More >>
Origin labels for clothing and footwear for bin?
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 12:29 am | Green Party
The Green Party is shocked and surprised to hear the Government has plans to scrap country of origin labelling for footwear and clothes. "Consumers will be alarmed by government plans to dispense with the requirement that clothes and footwear carry ... More >>
Tragic reminder of the challenge ahead
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 5:32 pm | Green Party
Scientists' conclusion that the Yangtze River dolphin or Baiji is functionally extinct is a cautionary reminder to New Zealanders that several of our rare marine mammals face the same fate. More >>
New Immigration Bill a bureaucrat's Paradise
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 2:51 pm | Green Party
Green Party Immigration Spokesperson Keith Locke has criticised the Immigration Bill tabled today that gives immigration officials the power to subject New Zealand travellers to random biometric identity checks, and to use secret information in immigration ... More >>
Government inaction deepens student debt crisis
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 11:23 am | Green Party
The Greens are joining the call of Victoria university students protesting the Government's failure to deliver on their promise of increased access to student allowances. The Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association and the Education Action ... More >>
Locke lends support to Paul Buchanan
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 12:49 am | Green Party
Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke is giving moral support to the sacked Auckland University lecturer Paul Buchanan. "It would be very sad for this country to lose such a valued contributor to the public debate in New Zealand," Mr ... More >>
National's housing solutions need a reality check,
Monday, 6 August 2007, 11:57 am | Green Party
National Party leader John Key's solutions to the housing affordability crisis are outdated, unworkable and contrary to principles of environmental and social sustainability, Green Party Housing Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Nats vision contradictory
Monday, 6 August 2007, 9:15 am | Green Party
There is a deep contradiction between the National Party’s economic policy and the environmental aspirations that they have voiced over the course of their weekend conference, says the Green Party. More >>
Nats vision contradictory - Greens
Monday, 6 August 2007, 8:52 am | Green Party
There is a deep contradiction between the National Party’s economic policy and the environmental aspirations that they have voiced over the course of their weekend conference, says the Green Party. More >>
Parliament called on to stop airport sale
Monday, 6 August 2007, 12:16 am | Green Party
The Green Party will seek leave of the House to introduce new laws to keep Auckland International Airport in New Zealand hands following government statements in the New Zealand Herald today that it is opposed to foreign ownership of this strategic ... More >>
Think again, Greens tell Fletchers
Friday, 3 August 2007, 2:48 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging Fletcher Building and its Laminex Group subsidiary to reconsider the proposed closure of its Penrose hard and soft board plant, which will result in the loss of 65 jobs. More >>
No time for complacency
Friday, 3 August 2007, 8:20 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for stronger policies on fuel efficiency and public transport, as well as a moratorium on new coal mines, if New Zealand is to stabilise its greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
Country of Origin campaign strikes a chord
Friday, 3 August 2007, 12:06 am | Green Party
The Greens are welcoming the overwhelming support for their Country of Origin labelling campaign, just one day after it was launched. "I've been delighted by the huge support received from consumers, producer organisations and businesses," Green Party Consumer ... More >>
