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Vetting of kid-focussed junk food TV ads too timid
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 12:06 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley welcomed the announcement today that an agreement has been reached between major broadcasters and the Government, aimed at reducing advertising of unhealthy food to children. More >>
Deaths highlight need for vigilance
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 12:22 am | Green Party
Urgent measures such as electronic prescribing, mandatory reporting of adverse pharmaceutical events and much more careful medicines management are essential to reduce the unacceptably large numbers of New Zealanders being harmed by pharmaceuticals, the Green Party ... More >>
Kids win out over petty politics
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 12:15 am | Green Party
Today is a great day for New Zealand's children, who will soon be afforded the same protection from violence that adults are, the Green Party says. Both Labour and National put aside petty politics and have come together to support Sue Bradford's Crimes ... More >>
Limit land sales to residents and citizens
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 4:37 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed Labour's proposal for a select committee inquiry into monetary policy but says that we can act right now to take some of the heat out of the housing market by limiting the sale of land to New Zealand citizens and residents. More >>
Action now, say petitioners on Auckland rail
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 4:25 pm | Green Party
Action now, say petitioners on Auckland’s rail system More >>
Fair trade fortnight a chance to make a difference
Monday, 30 April 2007, 8:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the launch of the Fair Trade Fortnight (28th April – 13th May) to promote fairly traded products that make a positive contribution to the communities in developing countries that produce them. More >>
F&P closure: extension of flawed monetary policy
Friday, 27 April 2007, 9:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party has reacted with shock at the decision of Fisher and Paykel to close its Auckland washing machine manufacturing plant and shift production to Thailand. More >>
Joint opposition to Births, Deaths Marriages Bill
Friday, 27 April 2007, 12:33 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke and United Future leader Hon Peter Dunne today presented to Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker a joint letter outlining their concerns about the restrictions contained in the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships ... More >>
Benefit from petrol tax spent on public transport
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 2:41 pm | Green Party
Any attempt to use a regional petrol tax to fund yet more state highways would further unbalance Auckland's transport infrastructure, Green Party Co-Leader Jeannette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Key's s59 offer fails to give children protection
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 9:10 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford welcomed the chance to talk face to face with National Party leader John Key today, and also the fact that he'd clearly put time into trying to think of changes that might mean National could support the bill. More >>
Time to use other tools
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 12:12 am | Green Party
It is becoming increasingly urgent that the Government uses tools at its disposal to stabilise the booming housing market rather than relying on the blunt instrument of interest rates says the Green Party following the raising of the official cash ... More >>
Carbon price welcome, but Greens warn of pitfalls
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 3:34 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcoming the Minister of Energy's commitment today to a price on carbon across the whole economy and all greenhouse gases. More >>
Overseas debt linked to high house prices
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 1:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the government to consider measures directly focused on stabilising the booming housing market as a way to increase savings and reduce the high overseas debt identified as a significant concern in the OECD report released ... More >>
Rail electrification not more urban sprawl
Monday, 23 April 2007, 2:58 pm | Green Party
The Greens are urging Auckland councils to hold the line against property developers’ calls for more urban sprawl, and instead keep pushing central Government for the funds for the electrification of the Auckland rail network with the associated increase ... More >>
Greens choose "rapid growth" track for transport
Monday, 23 April 2007, 1:31 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke, the Greens' Spokesperson on Auckland transport issues, has welcomed a report by officials on the future of Auckland's transport system, and strongly supports taking the "rapid growth" track for public transport ... More >>
Waste Monster roars in Titirangi
Monday, 23 April 2007, 10:37 am | Green Party
Shoppers and café goers in Titirangi were visited by the Waste Monster on Sunday 22 April, as Greens in West Auckland, like others around the country, made waste the theme of this year’s Earth Day. More >>
Let's not rubbish the Earth
Friday, 20 April 2007, 4:42 pm | Green Party
This Sunday Green Party Spokesperson on Waste Nandor Tanczos will take part in an art installation in Wellington's Civic Square that will demonstrate the answer to that question. More >>
Key agrees to meet Bradford on s59
Friday, 20 April 2007, 8:32 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford is pleased that National Party leader John Key has dropped his insistence on pre-conditions, and has agreed to meet with her on Anzac Day to discuss her s59 repeal Bill. More >>
Growing Kyoto deficit means polluters must pay
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 4:59 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons agreed today with claims by National Party MP Nick Smith that current Government estimates of the price of carbon were too low, adding that this underlined the need to ensure that polluters pay for the cost of ... More >>
Let’s have a real democracy not a dollar democracy
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 12:29 am | Green Party
The Green Party today released its proposals for campaign finance reform (attached). These proposals seek to limit the influence on money on the democratic process to ensure that we have a real democracy not a dollar democracy. More >>
