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SAS 'rebellion' in Afghanistan welcomed
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 12:38 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke welcomed evidence that our SAS soldiers have 'rebelled' against the mistreatment of prisoners by American forces in southern Afghanistan. More >>
Peters embarrasses self, country with Iraq comment
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 9:41 am | Green Party
Green Party Foreign Affairs Keith Locke has challenged Foreign Minister Winston Peters' view that 'total chaos' would result if American troops were withdrawn from Iraq. More >>
Wellington Greens welcome tough new law on buses
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 9:32 am | Green Party
Wellington City Greens spokesperson Iona Pannett greeted the news that the Government is planning to introduce legislation to give Councils further powers to set standards for bus and ferry operators positively, saying that the move was long overdue, but ... More >>
Online gambling site a threat to racing industry
Monday, 26 February 2007, 9:41 am | Green Party
The Green Party today expressed surprise that iconic racing figures such as Sir Patrick Hogan and Dave O'Sullivan would lend their names to the online gambling site 'Race-O New Zealand' set up on Saturday. More >>
Will Kiwisaver offer a sustainable choice?
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 7:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Finance Minister Michael Cullen, and the six Kiwisaver default providers, to ensure that New Zealand workers who sign up to Kiwisaver are offered the choice of a socially and environmentally sustainable investment option. More >>
Council takes political censor role again
Friday, 23 February 2007, 3:10 pm | Green Party
Green Party Wellington City spokesperson Iona Pannett said the Greens were appalled to hear today that the Wellington City Council have withdrawn permission for Falun Gong to participate in the Cuba Carnival and Chinese New Year celebrations. More >>
Contact makes right moves on renewable energy
Friday, 23 February 2007, 2:19 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has welcomed today's commitment by Contact Energy to postpone for 12-18 months its decision to build the combined cycle gas-fired Otahuhu C power station, and to focus on major geothermal and wind generation instead. More >>
World unsafe : SIS blames foreigners, Islamists
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 12:23 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has accused the Security Intelligence Service of scaremongering in its latest annual report about the terrorist danger to New Zealand. More >>
Public out of pocket from tenure review process
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 5:07 pm | Green Party
The 2005/6 financial review of Land Information New Zealand by the Primary Production Select Committee released today shows that the Government is getting less than $1 a hectare in rental from South Island high country farmers on pastoral leases. More >>
GE corn rethink welcome, health must be considered
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 4:06 pm | Green Party
Food Safety Minister Annette King should be congratulated for standing up for proper process and seeking a ministerial review of the recommendation by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to approve a genetically engineered corn for animal ... More >>
Police mishandled threat assessment of Zaoui
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 4:49 pm | Green Party
Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke wants the Police to own up to its mishandling of the Ahmed Zaoui case, now exposed in a report by the Police Complaints Authority. More >>
Rangiputa Station stolen from Ngati Kahu - again
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 4:28 pm | Green Party
The decision of the Office of Treaty Settlements to allow Landcorp to sell the Rangiputa Station even though it has been identified for return in Ngati Kahu's treaty settlement is another theft by legislation, Green Party Maori Affairs Spokesperson Metiria Turei ... More >>
Labour’s legacy – traffic jams and more pollution
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 2:38 pm | Green Party
The appalling congestion that is currently enveloping Wellington roads shows the combined effects of systematically underinvesting in public transport and obsessively building roads that make the problem worse, like the Wellington Inner City Bypass. More >>
Welcome mat for emitters must be removed
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 2:37 pm | Green Party
New Zealand risks becoming a dumping ground for big greenhouse gas emitting multi-nationals looking to keep their own backyards tidy if it allows the construction of a giant cement factory in the South Island, the Green Party says. More >>
Interest in S59 welcomed, but fears unwarranted
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 12:31 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford welcomed the interest being shown by the opponents of her Bill to reform the Crimes Act provision that provides an excuse for violence towards children, but said that the fears being expressed about S59 repeal were unwarranted. More >>
Sustainable world cup a goal for Mallard
Monday, 19 February 2007, 3:47 pm | Green Party
Trevor Mallard's Eden Park stadium plan has received a tentative Mexican wave from the Green Party. "This is an infinitely better idea than his previous hair-brained scheme to dump a giant round tub on the waterfront," says Keith Locke, the party's ... More >>
Justice system needs to work better for victims
Friday, 16 February 2007, 12:58 am | Green Party
The Green Party is supporting calls by Judge Peter Boshier to make the criminal justice system more accountable to crime victims. "That is exactly the purpose of the victims' rights inquiry, currently before the Justice and Electoral select committee," Greens' ... More >>
What about Waverley?
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 4:03 pm | Green Party
Labour is trumpeting a $189,000 funding boost for two Wanganui high schools in a cynical attempt to divert attention from the crisis-ridden Waverley High School just 50 kilometres down the road, says the National Party MP for Whanganui, Chester Borrows. More >>
Green Party clears the slate on AG's bill
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 2:27 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today presented a cheque for $87,082 to cover the amount identified in the Auditor General's report as being outside his interpretation of the rules. More >>
Howard adrift in Iraq, needs a reality check
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 1:40 pm | Green Party
" Since Australian Prime Minister John Howard has shown himself open to free and frank discussions with international politicians about the wisdom of military involvement in Iraq, Prime Minister Helen Clark should not hold back on urging Mr ... More >>
