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Eden Park should not become a political football
Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 11:15 am | Green Party
The Government should stop acting like a sore loser over its waterfront stadium folly, and should agree to meet any financial shortfall involved in readying Eden Park for the 2011 World Cup, Green Party Sports Spokesperson Keith Locke says. More >>
Greens ask Police, Comm'n to investigate National
Monday, 27 November 2006, 3:22 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has written to the Police and the Electoral Commission asking them to investigate whether charges should be laid against the National Party regarding their donations' return for 2005, in light of Nicky Hager's book The Hollow Men. More >>
Advice from the Greens for John and Bill
Monday, 27 November 2006, 1:53 pm | Green Party
Now that Don Brash has gone the National Party has the chance to show New Zealanders that it is prepared to clean up its act, the Green Party says. "If they ever want their party to be taken seriously again John Key and Bill English must be prepared ... More >>
Key must commit to transparent campaign financing
Monday, 27 November 2006, 8:30 am | Green Party
Election campaign finance laws urgently need to be cleaned up so that donations to political parties are transparent, says the Green Party. More >>
Locke Hide call for Govt to drop waterfront option
Monday, 27 November 2006, 8:24 am | Green Party
Green Party Sports Spokesperson Keith Locke and Act New Zealand leader Rodney Hide are disturbed by media rumours that Sports Minister Trevor Mallard is asking the Cabinet for more time to pursue the waterfront stadium. More >>
Brash should apologise to Rod and the Greens
Sunday, 26 November 2006, 12:30 am | Green Party
The Green caucus is asking Don Brash to apologise for lying to Rod Donald and the Greens about his knowledge of the Exclusive Brethren's pamphlet attacking the Greens. More >>
Councils should slow down, and consult properly
Friday, 24 November 2006, 9:54 am | Green Party
While it did not grant the plaintiffs an interim injunction to block Auckland local body politicians from reaching decisions tonight on their stadium preference, the court judgement agreed that the plaintiffs had merit in their claims there had been ... More >>
Dioxin peer reviews should now be scrapped
Friday, 24 November 2006, 12:20 am | Green Party
The admission by Health Minister Pete Hodgson that there are errors in a key health study of residents exposed to dioxin in New Plymouth means that the completed peer reviews of the study should now be scrapped, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue ... More >>
Legal challenge a brave and worthwhile step
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 10:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party today applauded the legal challenge to the rushed decision-making process for the waterfront stadium, and welcomed the sympathy being expressed for the plaintiffs by one of the targets of the litigation, the Auckland Regional Council. More >>
Mandatory reporting of adverse events needed
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 4:58 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the Government to introduce mandatory reporting adverse events and medication errors as part of a nation-wide action to reduce the alarmingly high rates of adverse events in our hospitals. More >>
Australia's nuclear plans put New Zealand in peril
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 3:59 pm | Green Party
If Australia follows through on plans to build 25 nuclear plants on its east coast, New Zealand would be squarely in the path of fallout from any nuclear accident, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Almost 3000 voice support for medicinal cannabis
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 2:22 pm | Green Party
Almost 3000 people have voiced their support to Parliament on a petition for a Green Party private member's bill that seeks to allow the use of cannabis for medicinal reasons. More >>
New water reports embarrassing for Fed Farmers
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 2:20 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today called on Federated Farmers' president Charlie Pedersen to get real about targets to reduce nitrogen contamination from farming in light of two new studies. More >>
Cigarette marketing must be stubbed out
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 2:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to consider a broad range of regulations - in addition to new packaging requirements that come into force next year - to better control the advertising of cigarettes. More >>
Dem Maaris sure can sing!
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 12:24 am | Green Party
Comments about Maori drug addiction this morning from Professor Doug Sellman, Director of the National Addiction Centre, unfortunately demonstrate how Maori are more likely to suffer from gross generalisations than other New Zealanders, Green Party Maori ... More >>
Hey Trev, forget rugby and think of climate change
Wednesday, 22 November 2006, 12:18 am | Green Party
Trevor Mallard should think of climate change instead of rugby for just a second and use his power under the State Owned Enterprises Act to stop Mighty River Power going ahead with the coal-fired Marsden B power station, the Green Party says. More >>
Committee Affirms commitment to child safety
Monday, 20 November 2006, 2:39 pm | Green Party
Sue Bradford, sponsor of the private member's bill to repeal s59 of the Crimes Act, this morning has welcomed, with reservations, the Select Committee report which has just been tabled at Parliament. More >>
Listen to the Tongan democracy movement
Monday, 20 November 2006, 2:32 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand Government should take note of concerns that the presence of New Zealand troops in Tonga could be seen to strengthen the hand of the monarchy, Green MP Keith Locke warns. More >>
Firm, unions join forces to help Feltex workers
Monday, 20 November 2006, 2:30 pm | Green Party
Green Party Industrial Relations Spokesperson Sue Bradford today warmly welcomed the creation of KIWIskills, a joint initiative between the Sleepyhead company and two major trade unions, which aims to help those workers displaced by the Feltex ... More >>
Greens, Act Co-Host Public meeting on Stadium
Friday, 17 November 2006, 2:18 pm | Green Party
On Sunday at 2pm, Auckland-based Green Party MP Keith Locke and Act New Zealand Leader Rodney Hide will be co-hosting a public meeting at the Aotea Centre. The meeting will enable a diverse range of Aucklanders from all walks of life to discuss and ... More >>
