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Chewing gum case strengthens school diet drink ban
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 11:37 am | Green Party
The case of a Wellington woman who became seriously unwell after consuming excessive amounts of the controversial additive aspartame in chewing gum underlines the urgent need for consumer information and warnings about potential side effects, Green Party ... More >>
Bradford launches Bill to lower voting age to 16
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:07 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford has announced she will be putting forward a Bill - the Civics Education and Voting Age Bill - in the next Parliamentary private members ballot, to lower the voting age. More >>
Investment group needs independent experts
Thursday, 21 June 2007, 9:03 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Finance Minister Michael Cullen to appoint at least one independent expert on responsible investment to the Government working party designing the responsible investment disclosure requirements for KiwiSaver providers. More >>
Green Party calls for cat and dog fur ban
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 1:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging New Zealand to follow the European Parliament and ban the import and manufacture of products that use cat and dog fur. More >>
Loan shark net must be made of sterner stuff
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 12:24 am | Green Party
Further disturbing allegations about loan sharks operating within casinos have shown the need for a much stronger net than the Government's new so-called 'get tough' crack-down. More >>
Afternoon-tea-time called in sell-off of NZ assets
Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 2:37 pm | Green Party
It is time for those who govern New Zealand to “take another cup of tea” and reconsider before selling more of the country’s infrastructure, Greens Co-Leader Russel Norman says. More >>
Higher penalties for overfishing long overdue
Monday, 18 June 2007, 1:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed moves by the Fisheries Ministry to raise the penalties for the overfishing of valuable fish species by the commercial fishing industry, and has also urged Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton to lower the quota levels on some ... More >>
Dalai Lama to attend Green Party Caucus
Monday, 18 June 2007, 1:10 pm | Green Party
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama will be attending the Green Party caucus tomorrow between 10:30 - 11 am. Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says the visit by the Dalai Lama is an honour, and the party caucus is very much looking forward ... More >>
Reserve Bank Support, OK, But Renters Need Options
Sunday, 17 June 2007, 7:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party supports the call by the Reserve Bank for the Government to consider measures to stabilise the housing market. More >>
Government haste pits Maori against Maori, Greens
Friday, 15 June 2007, 3:13 pm | Green Party
The Waitangi Tribunal's condemnation of both the Office of Treaty Settlements and the Government process for Treaty settlements merely echoes the views held by Maori for many years, Green Party Maori Affairs Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>
Let the people decide on campaign finance laws
Friday, 15 June 2007, 10:02 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Dr. Russel Norman will use his speech today to a forum on electoral finance law to call for a citizens’ assembly to decide on new electoral finance laws. The all day forum at Victoria University in Wellington is organised by Transparency ... More >>
Let the people decide on campaign finance laws
Friday, 15 June 2007, 9:36 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Dr. Russel Norman will use his speech today to a forum on electoral finance law to call for a citizens’ assembly to decide on new electoral finance laws. The all day forum at Victoria University in Wellington is organised by Transparency ... More >>
Greens query the rationale for shackling
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 4:56 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is asking the Minister of Corrections to clarify what traffic safety advice, if any, he relied upon before making his decision to shackle all prisoners during transportation. More >>
Government response to toxic toothpaste inadequate
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 4:54 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is concerned that the Ministry of Health's response to toxic toothpaste on sale in New Zealand is inadequate. More >>
Dolphin sanctuary, set net bans urged by Greens
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 4:24 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is pleased the Government is taking the option of a marine mammal sanctuary seriously as it completes its final draft of the Hectors Dolphins Threat Reduction strategy, the Greens' Conservation and Fisheries Spokesperson Metiria Turei ... More >>
New economic opportunities for NZ organics
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 2:24 pm | Green Party
The adoption of new rules in the EU allowing low level accidental GE contamination of organic food creates an economic opportunity for New Zealand to sell its organic produce in Europe as genuinely GE Free says the Green Party. More >>
New economic opportunities for NZ organics
Thursday, 14 June 2007, 1:56 pm | Green Party
The adoption of new rules in the EU allowing low level accidental GE contamination of organic food creates an economic opportunity for New Zealand to sell its organic produce in Europe as genuinely GE Free says the Green Party. More >>
PM should stop equivocating on Dalai Lama meeting
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 12:05 am | Green Party
The Green Party has criticised the Government for equivocating about whether nor not the Prime Minister will meet the Dalai Lama when he visits Wellington next Tuesday. More >>
Waist Cuffs Not The Solution To Prisoner Safety
Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 7:30 pm | Green Party
The Government's response to the Ombudsman's Report may put prisoners more at risk of injury, Green Party Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos says. More >>
Greens’ Climate Defence Tour hits Auckland
Monday, 11 June 2007, 10:42 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons will be in Auckland this week leading the Greens' Climate Defence Tour. Ms Fitzsimons will host a public meeting and a local action workshop discussing what local communities can do about climate change in ... More >>
