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C'mon John, Give Aussies Something To Celebrate
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 1:46 pm | Green Party
Tomorrow is Australia Day, but John Howard's failure to take any real action on human-induced climate change has given Australians little to celebrate, the Green Party says. More >>
Government Failure Sinks Varroa Eradication Plan
Thursday, 25 January 2007, 12:02 am | Green Party
The failure by Biosecurity NZ to arrange proper clearance from the German makers of the insecticide central to any varroa bee mite eradication plan has now sunk the possibility of eradicating the pest in the South Island, Green Party Conservation ... More >>
Government Should Press U.N. Over Fiji Troops
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 11:34 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke says our government should be asking the United Nations to be more socially responsible in its selection of troops for its peacekeeping missions. More >>
Errors in Dioxin study confirmed
Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 12:28 am | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed the fact that three independent reviews have confirmed the existence of errors in the original study into dioxin poisoning in New Plymouth, and that the research evidence confirms local residents were subjected to very high ... More >>
Greens challenge mayor to front up on environment
Monday, 22 January 2007, 4:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Kerry Prendergast to make a strong commitment to preserving Wellington's environment and combating climate change as she begins her campaign for a third term as Wellington's mayor. More >>
NZ must protest arrest of pro-democracy leader
Friday, 19 January 2007, 10:57 am | Green Party
New Zealand should be pressing for the release of the leading Tongan pro-democracy MP Akilisi Pohiva, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says. More >>
Zaoui Delays Mean Family Should Be Re-United Here
Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 11:12 am | Green Party
Immigration Minister David Cunliffe's admission that the review of the national security case against Algerian MP Ahmed Zaoui will not start before June 2007 should compel Mr Cunliffe to allow the Zaoui family to be re-united here in the meantime, Green ... More >>
Parties floundering in rising sea levels
Monday, 15 January 2007, 9:49 am | Green Party
The Green Party today released a scorecard rating each of New Zealand ' s Parliamentary parties on the basis of their climate change policies and the results show that many would find themselves sinking beneath a rising sea level. More >>
It's Vietnam, Jim - and we all know it
Friday, 12 January 2007, 11:58 am | Green Party
The true colours are beginning to show on Helen Clark and her Government when she doesn't have the mettle to back her own duty minister's criticisms of the US President George Bush's bumbling in Iraq. More >>
Clark Should Raise Plight Of Jailed Filipino MP
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 11:01 am | Green Party
As Prime Minister Helen Clark prepares to leave for the Philippines for a meeting of Asean leaders, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke has sent her a letter urging her to raise with Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo the ... More >>
A steamroller through the heart of Wellington
Wednesday, 27 December 2006, 1:11 pm | Green Party
The building of the Bypass and the destruction of an historic part of Wellington is a tragedy that must never be repeated said Green Party spokesperson for Wellington City Iona Pannett. More >>
Ministry makes inexplicable greenhouse gas errors
Friday, 22 December 2006, 1:35 pm | Green Party
Questions need to be asked as to how the Ministry of Economic Development could get its calculations of greenhouse emissions from gas fired power stations so wrong, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Controls needed on owners of military weapons
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 11:27 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke has called for greater controls on the owners of military style weapons, in the wake of the Police seizure of hundreds of military style weapons during raids on 55 gun collectors and dealers. More >>
Clapped out buses to continue in Capital
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 9:36 am | Green Party
Instead of a Christmas present of 60 new trolley buses to ride in next year, Wellington public transport users will face another year of travelling in run down, dilapidated 20 year old trolley buses, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
New Lynn upgrade welcome but not new spending
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 4:09 pm | Green Party
The announcement of a multi-million dollar revamp for New Lynn railway station and the double-tracking of the rail line through New Lynn is good news, but should not be mistaken for a new investment, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Whangamata decision disastrous
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 3:52 pm | Green Party
The decision by Environment Minister David Benson-Pope to grant consents for the controversial Whangamata Mariana proposal is extremely disappointing, the Green Party says. More >>
Climate change inaction leaves economic hole
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 2:55 pm | Green Party
The Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update released by the Government today shows once again the price we are paying for the lack of urgency in Government climate change policy. More >>
Govt purchases fail green business, sustainability
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 11:56 am | Green Party
The Government has failed in its purchasing decisions to support green businesses and failed to protect the environment, a new report released today by the Green Party has shown. “The Government has learned to talk the talk about environmentalism. ... More >>
Minimum wage increase welcomed - Greens
Monday, 18 December 2006, 3:54 pm | Green Party
The increase in the minimum wage by a dollar to $11.25 per hour is welcome and business cannot credibly claim the rise is unaffordable, the Greens' Industrial Relations Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Government adopts Green Party climate change ideas
Monday, 18 December 2006, 2:01 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is pleased the Government has picked up some of the party's proposals to address climate change from land management in its discussion document Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change. More >>
