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Greens welcome folate exemption for organic breads
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 2:56 pm | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley has welcomed the decision by food safety authorities to finally heed the call to exempt organic breads from mandatory fortification with folic acid. More >>
Truly Independent Complaint Authority Needed
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 1:11 pm | Green Party
A sustained effort is needed to restore credibility and confidence in the police as a result of the uncovering of an historic culture of abuse and violence in certain sections of the police force, the Green Party says. More >>
Bradford still confident of Bill's success
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 8:37 am | Green Party
The Government's decision not to pick up the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill will give opponents more time to further their misinformation campaign, but the Bill's sponsor Green Party MP is confident it will get through in the end. More >>
Earlier you test, earlier you brand kids failures
Monday, 2 April 2007, 5:19 pm | Green Party
John Key's announcement today that the National Party would introduce national standards for primary and intermediate school children and test all children according to these standards, is a cheap policy based on a flawed analysis of why some children do not ... More >>
Fishing Industry must work together
Monday, 2 April 2007, 2:12 pm | Green Party
New Zealand's fishing industry is facing major challenges and it must get real on sustainability or there will be nothing left to catch, Green Party Fisheries Spokesperson Metiria Turei told the 2nd Annual Maori Fisheries Conference in Napier today. More >>
Greens lay complaints over food labelling
Monday, 2 April 2007, 12:02 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley today lodged two complaints with the Commerce Commission, alleging that consumers are being misled by product labelling on imported produce. More >>
Employers warned not to circumvent wage increase
Friday, 30 March 2007, 5:14 pm | Green Party
Employers have been advised by the Green Party not to try and circumvent this year's minimum wage increase as some tried to do last year. More >>
Locke - Electrify Now!
Friday, 30 March 2007, 2:29 pm | Green Party
There is an urgent need to electrify Auckland rail. The system is based on old, polluting diesel trains, bursting at the seams at rush hour. The Prime Minister has supported the idea of electrifying the Auckland rail system, but real commitment is needed ... More >>
Close Courtenay Place to cars
Friday, 30 March 2007, 1:38 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Wellington City Council to improve bus travel times through the city by closing Courtenay Place to all traffic except buses, emergency vehicles and taxis at peak times More >>
Medlab the only option for DHBs - Greens
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 4:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed the decision of the three Auckland DHBs to award an interim contract for Auckland's laboratory services to Diagnostic Medlab, the current provider. More >>
Shopping bag campaigns applauded by Greens
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 3:44 pm | Green Party
The Greens are rapt that plastic shopping bags are being bagged all over the country. Spokesperson on Waste Minimisation Nandor Tanczos is welcoming announcements from major retailers that are taking action to reduce the use of plastic bags, following ... More >>
Study adds to case for electrification of Ak Rail
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 3:00 pm | Green Party
A new study by Canterbury University researchers for Land Transport New Zealand has added to the case for the electrification of the Auckland rail network, says the Green Party, and it’s time the Government agreed to partially fund the project. More >>
Lending to overcooked housing market needs slowing
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 1:43 pm | Green Party
The Finance Minister needs to step in to slow down lending by the foreign owned banks into the overcooked housing market, says the Green Party, as this lending is exacerbating the already disastrous current account deficit as well as making home ownership unaffordable ... More >>
Danger posed by methyl bromide is nationwide
Thursday, 29 March 2007, 11:28 am | Green Party
Fumigation with the highly toxic gas methyl bromide should not be allowed in any urban or residential areas, in the wake of findings that Nelson residents may have been exposed to dangerous levels of the highly toxic gas, Green Party Health Spokesperson ... More >>
Bradford welcomes show of support for s59 repeal
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 4:24 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford today welcomed the support being expressed for her s59 repeal Bill by a group of prominent New Zealand citizens, all of whom have put their names to a banner presented to a group of MPs at Parliament at 3:30pm this afternoon. More >>
Ribena case could be more widespread, say Greens
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 3:15 pm | Green Party
The Ribena case raises serious questions about the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's role in ensuring consumers are not being misled, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Debt monster needs to be slayed
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 2:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party fully supports the efforts today by students around the country opposing the now $9 billion student loan debt in an attempt to expose the ludicrous situation now faced by so many young people. More >>
Housing affordability crisis needs rethink
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 1:10 pm | Green Party
Data released today showing the extent of the crippling housing affordability crisis is no surprise to people trying to get into the housing market and adds to the urgent need for the government to introduce a range of measures to address the underlying ... More >>
Greens ask Police to admit they were wrong
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 11:12 am | Green Party
Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke is asking the Police to admit responsibility for wrongly stopping an accredited parliamentary press gallery journalist from doing his job at a media event in the Beehive. More >>
Therapeutic agency plans opposed
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 11:08 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley will make a submission to the Government and Administration Committee today, opposing the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill. More >>
