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Greens defend Minister's right to decide on marina
Monday, 25 September 2006, 3:55 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today came out in support of Conservation Minister Chris Carter's right to invoke the national interest whenever developments threaten local ecology and recreational access, and despite the recent Court ruling on the process followed ... More >>
Greens plead with Government to save Overlander
Monday, 25 September 2006, 1:01 pm | Green Party
As the last scheduled week of the Overlander rail service begins, and as Cabinet today reportedly considers rescue options, the Green Party is appealing to the Government to step in and ensure the service can continue to operate while viable alternatives ... More >>
Renewed effort needed to reduce ozone chemicals
Monday, 25 September 2006, 11:31 am | Green Party
New Zealanders may be surprised to learn that New Zealand has been increasing its use of ozone-destroying methyl bromide, the Green Party says. More >>
Australians lock out NZ shareholders, workers
Friday, 22 September 2006, 11:31 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomed the victory won by New Zealand workers and the National Distribution Union in the face of the aggressive lockout tactics used by the Australian owned Progressive Enterprises, but also deplored how the ANZ Bank had put Feltex ... More >>
Tenure review failing taxpayers, conservation
Friday, 22 September 2006, 11:01 am | Green Party
Evidence is now overwhelming that tenure review in the South Island is not delivering the results the public expect, and the Government must stop the process and re-evaluate it, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Current Account Figures reflect oil dependency
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 4:53 pm | Green Party
"The huge current account deficit for the June quarter provides a snapshot of some of the structural weaknesses in the New Zealand economy, “ Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman says. More >>
School food announcement welcomed
Thursday, 21 September 2006, 2:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed the Government's move to invest $28 million initiatives to support schools to promote healthy eating, MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Greens shed light on spending issue
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 2:12 pm | Green Party
While the Greens are still challenging the basis of the Auditor-General's report, the caucus has agreed that any Green Party Parliamentary spending that is ultimately found to have been outside the rules will be paid back personally by the MPs in addition ... More >>
Chicken carnage revealed in MAF report
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 2:11 pm | Green Party
A report prepared for MAF that purports to show chickens are relatively well treated in New Zealand broiler farms actually indicates some 3 million chickens die per year as a result of the appalling conditions in which they are forced to spend their brief ... More >>
Death of Sir Hugh Kawharu loss to all New Zealand
Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 12:41 am | Green Party
The death on Monday of Sir Hugh Kawharu was a great loss to Ngati Whatua, to Maoridom as a whole and to all of New Zealand," Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. "Sir Hugh's journey from his birth in Ashburton to his brilliant university ... More >>
Recycling Day only underlines need for regulation
Tuesday, 19 September 2006, 9:39 am | Green Party
Dell's efforts to recover used computer equipment were laudable, but the scale of the computer waste problem signalled the need for the kind of regulatory back-stop contained in his Waste Minimisation Bill, Green Party Spokesperson on Waste Nandor ... More >>
It’s time for ecological tax reform
Monday, 18 September 2006, 1:05 pm | Green Party
The rising tide of evidence about climate change shows why the Government's Business Tax Review must consider ecological tax reform and stop ignoring the environment, says the Green Party, in releasing its submission to the Review. Even unlikely supporters ... More >>
Controls on foreign ownership of land needed
Sunday, 17 September 2006, 1:45 pm | Green Party
The announcement by Conservation Minister Chris Carter, that there has been a significant decline in the numbers of upper North Island commercial camping sites, is yet more evidence of the need to take some of the development pressure off coastal land by ... More >>
NZ not doing a whole lot for ozone
Friday, 15 September 2006, 5:01 pm | Green Party
Tomorrow is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer but New Zealand should not be too quick to celebrate its efforts as it is emitting more methyl bromide, a powerful ozone depleting substance, than it was 10 years ago, the Green Party says. More >>
Polar loss three times the size of NZ big concern
Friday, 15 September 2006, 10:31 am | Green Party
News that a chunk of ice almost three times the size of New Zealand has been lost from the Arctic in just one year is further evidence that we must act now to address climate change, the Green Party says. More >>
Public transport will bring down mortgages
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 3:33 pm | Green Party
The decision by the Reserve Bank today to leave interest rates as they are shows once again that we need to reduce our dependence on expensive imported oil if we are to cut inflation and hence interest rates, says the Green Party. More >>
An Inconvenient Truth a call for action
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 3:10 pm | Green Party
Once all New Zealand gets to see Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth climate change deniers will no longer be able to ignore the issues, the Green Party says. Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says she predicts that when New Zealanders get to see this movie, ... More >>
Greens welcome coastal shipping into transport mix
Thursday, 14 September 2006, 2:58 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is happy to throw its support behind moves to create a comprehensive maritime strategy for New Zealand, and to fully embrace coastal shipping as an essential element in the transport policy mix, Green Party Coastal Shipping Spokesperson Sue ... More >>
Govt's silence on Auckland plans unacceptable
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 4:18 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is disappointed that the Minister of Local Government Mark Burton was today unable or unwilling to confirm the Government's position on plans for an Auckland super city. More >>
Bill to get alcohol advertising off TV and radio
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 2:33 pm | Green Party
The Government's announcement today that it is seeking public comment on alcohol advertising has been welcomed by the Green Party, which last week had its own private member's bill on the issue selected from the Parliamentary ballot. More >>
