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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National Party leader John Key's solutions to the housing affordability crisis are outdated, unworkable and contrary to principles of environmental and social sustainability, Green Party Housing Spokesperson Sue Bradford says.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 >>
Biofuels welcome
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 5:18 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has congratulated Gull on being first to launch an ethanol blend biofuel product on the New Zealand market, and has called on the motor industry to stop trying to impede progress on climate change. More >>
Consumer Protection Regulations Need Overhaul
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 5:16 pm | Green Party
Green Party Consumer Affairs Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is calling for a review of New Zealand's consumer protection regulations and practices as another toy company embarks on a huge world wide recall. More >>
Beneficiary bashing no answer to child abuse
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 11:36 am | Green Party
The Green Party is concerned that even Acting Minister of Social Development Steve Maharey may be falling prey to the latest round of beneficiary-bashing. "In the wake of the two recent child violence cases in Rotorua, Mr Maharey has reportedly said ... More >>
Greens find only one ‘responsible' Kiwisaver fund
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 11:21 am | Green Party
A Green Party study of 25 KiwiSaver providers shows only one could be reasonably described as providing a “responsible investment” option for the public. The Greens are calling on other KiwiSaver providers to put responsible investment products ... More >>
Country of Origin campaign launched
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 11:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today kicking off a nationwide campaign calling for mandatory Country of Origin labelling on a range of foods. The nationwide petition and e-card - launched by Green Party Safe Food spokesperson Sue Kedgley - calls for mandatory ... More >>
Time to end war of words, say Greens
Wednesday, 1 August 2007, 3:29 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling for genuine cross party talks on how best to regulate dietary supplements in New Zealand, in the wake of the war of words issuing from National and Labour today. More >>
Peters fails the democracy test on Burma
Wednesday, 1 August 2007, 2:26 pm | Green Party
Green Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke is disappointed that Foreign Minister Winston Peters did not call for the release of democracy leader Aung San Sun Kyi in the press statement he issued following his dialogue in Manila yesterday with ... More >>
Greens hope to tighten Overseas Investment Rules
Wednesday, 1 August 2007, 9:59 am | Green Party
Green Party Aviation spokesperson Sue Kedgley has drafted an Overseas Investment (Restriction on Foreign Ownership) private members bill that seeks to limit foreign ownership of key strategic assets such as Auckland International Airport. She will ... More >>
National's future - failed work for dole plans
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 2:38 pm | Green Party
"The only good thing about National's support for work for the dole, is that it has finally made clear one element of their welfare strategy should they become Government," Green Party Social and Economic Justice Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Stopping the cycle of violence against children
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 10:34 am | Green Party
Each of us need to take responsibility and action to stop violence against children wherever and whenever we see it happening, including within our own families, Green Party MP Sue Bradford says. More >>
