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Lab worker suspensions only pouring fuel on fire
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 1:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the decision by West Coast District Health Board and Counties-Manakau DHB to suspend health workers striking over the lab workers' dispute is punitive, and will only entrench positions on both sides of this rapidly escalating conflict ... More >>
Public transport benefits all road users
Monday, 21 May 2007, 3:58 pm | Green Party
It is time road users realised that they are the main beneficiaries of investment in public transport, especially rail, the Green Party says. The Road Transport Forum and Federated Farmers cannot operate in a bubble, Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said ... More >>
Greens call for inquiry, fresh laws on databases
Monday, 21 May 2007, 12:37 am | Green Party
The Green Party has called for Government to mount an inquiry into the privacy concerns raised by Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff about the oversight of public and private databases that contain information on New Zealand citizens, Green Party Human Rights ... More >>
Hidden tax cut potential for top earners
Friday, 18 May 2007, 3:12 pm | Green Party
The fact that those on the top 39c tax rate can take advantage of the corporate tax cut, divert money into portfolio investment entities and reap a considerable tax advantage at 30 cents in the dollar is merely one example of the basic unfairness ... More >>
Petrol tax should fund rail electrification
Friday, 18 May 2007, 2:36 pm | Green Party
The Greens will be pushing during the fine tuning by Parliament of the new petrol tax for the revenues to be put towards rail electrification and related public transport projects - and it will be urging that none of it should be going into new roads, ... More >>
Study confirms self harm risks of SSRIs
Friday, 18 May 2007, 2:10 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for increased funding for counselling services and further research in the wake of a new study showing a link between the use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants and self harm. More >>
Cullen buckles on ethical investment guidelines
Friday, 18 May 2007, 9:06 am | Green Party
The Government has finally buckled to Green pressure to make KiwiSaver providers disclose their approach to ethical investing, although it has not stopped the New Zealand Super Fund from investing in nuclear weapons manufacture. More >>
Budget 2007 Speech - Jeanette Fitzsimons
Friday, 18 May 2007, 8:45 am | Green Party
Ever since the Prime Minister declared an aspiration for New Zealand to become carbon neutral and truly sustainable, the nation has been waiting for the means to this end to be revealed and to be funded. More >>
Cullen buckles on ethical investment guidelines
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 6:10 pm | Green Party
The Government has finally buckled to Green pressure to make KiwiSaver providers disclose their approach to ethical investing, although it has not stopped the New Zealand Super Fund from investing in nuclear weapons manufacture. More >>
Teensy-weensy steps towards sustainability
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 4:15 pm | Green Party
The Labour Government's 2007 Budget smacks of 'greenwash', with the only concessions to carbon neutrality and sustainability stemming from pressure from the Green Party, Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Govt inaction on climate change threatens tourism
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 9:04 am | Green Party
The new draft Tourism Strategy released today reinforces the underlying fact that lack of action on reducing our greenhouse emissions and cleaning up our polluted rivers is a significant threat to our single largest export industry - tourism. More >>
Tax cuts should be linked to sustainability gains
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 9:03 am | Green Party
A new report shows why it is vital to link company tax cuts in the Budget to energy efficiency investments and other sustainability measures taken by companies, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says. More >>
Bradford Speech: Crimes Section 59 Amendment Bill
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 8:51 am | Green Party
I move that the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill be now read a third time. More >>
Sustainable fisheries absolute necessity - Greens
Thursday, 17 May 2007, 8:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party today confirmed its support for the Fisheries Amendment Bill which will give the Minister of Fisheries a clear power to make fisheries decisions in favour of sustainability. More >>
Aid could finance Pacific climate change projects
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 9:58 am | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed the increase of New Zealand's overseas aid beyond what was projected in last year's Budget. "What had been projected previously was a measly increase, from 0.27 percent to 0.28 percent of Gross National Income (GNI). It is ... More >>
Nuclear Veterans should be compensated
Monday, 14 May 2007, 4:48 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for veterans who participated in Operation Grapple to be compensated for genetic damage, and for their children to be tested to see if genetic damage has been passed on. More >>
Other convictions need review: Greens
Monday, 14 May 2007, 4:32 pm | Green Party
A number of criminal convictions, such as Scott Watson, Peter Ellis and John Barlow, need to be reviewed following the Privy Council decision on the Bain cases, Green Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos says. More >>
National accountable on climate change - in 43 yrs
Monday, 14 May 2007, 8:21 am | Green Party
"No-one currently in Parliament will be there to take responsibility if John Key's '50 by 50' target on climate change is not achieved. It is a 'do nothing' recipe for the next few decades, by which time climate change will be unstoppable," ... More >>
Odds not good for some small clubs despite boost
Monday, 14 May 2007, 12:31 am | Green Party
Green Party Racing spokesperson Sue Bradford welcomes Winston Peters' pre-Budget announcement of a $1 million fund to improve racecourse facilities, but says more support is needed from Government and the racing industry to save many small clubs. More >>
Criminal Appeals Review Office Needed
Friday, 11 May 2007, 3:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is renewing the call for an independent Criminal Appeals Review office following the Privy Council quashing of David Bain's convictions for the murder of his family. More >>
