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How will Feltex bids affect workers, communities?
Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 12:18 am | Green Party
In the wake of yesterday's informal meeting of angry Feltex shareholders, Green Party Economic Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford has now called on the rival bidders for Feltex to reveal how their plans to return the firm to prosperity will impact ... More >>
State schools should advance religious tolerance
Monday, 4 September 2006, 11:45 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has concerns that Christian prayers in state school assemblies do not take account of the greater diversity in religious belief that is evident among New Zealanders today. More >>
Ban will be a fizzer if diet drinks not included
Monday, 4 September 2006, 10:02 am | Green Party
Any plans to rid schools of fizzy drinks must also include removing diet sodas with unhealthy and addictive additives, the Green Party says. "An agreement to remove sugary soft drinks from schools in Australia was announced yesterday and we understand ... More >>
Public kept in the dark over artery-clogging fat
Monday, 4 September 2006, 10:00 am | Green Party
The Government must act swiftly to reduce New Zealanders' exposure to artificially produced trans fatty acids, which are added to many everyday foods, in light of new research showing they significantly increase the risk of heart disease, the Green ... More >>
Waste Bill set to stay the course
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:50 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos is confident he has the numbers necessary to get his Waste Minimisation Bill eventually passed into law. "Labour, the Maori Party, New Zealand First and the Greens voted for it at first reading. That comfortable majority ... More >>
Greens back Gamble Free Day
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:43 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford is encouraging New Zealanders to join together tomorrow to show their concerns over the harm problem gambling does to individuals, families and communities. Spokesperson for Gambling Issues Ms Bradford will take part in a ... More >>
Greens welcome drug safety text message info
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 4:06 pm | Green Party
The launch of the New Zealand Drug Foundation's new 'Get the Msg' campaign, in conjunction with Run the Red and Vodafone, is being welcomed today by Green Party Alcohol and Drugs Spokesperson Metiria Turei. More >>
Government's gas guzzlers no example to follow
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 3:40 pm | Green Party
Despite signing up to the Kyoto Agreement in 2002, the Government has continued to purchase some of the worst gas guzzling cars for its ministerial fleet, the Green Party has revealed. More >>
Experimental GE rice should be stopped at border
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 12:21 am | Green Party
New Zealand Food Safety Authority's refusal to take any precautionary action in response to the importation of an illegal, untested, experimental GE rice is leaving consumers vulnerable, the Green Party says. More >>
Protest against taser trial start
Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 4:01 pm | Green Party
A protest against the beginning of the taser trial on September 1 will take place in front of Parliament tomorrow. More >>
Greens zone in on solution
Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 3:30 pm | Green Party
A School Review Authority such as that proposed by the Green Party would provide a solution to conflict between schools, the Ministry and parents in enrolment concerns, like that raised by the zoning issues at Auckland Grammar. More >>
Feltex investigation unsatisfactory
Wednesday, 30 August 2006, 3:17 pm | Green Party
Feltex workers and shareholders left devastated by the recent $200 million drop in the company's value deserve more than the unsatisfactory and inappropriate Securities Commission investigation that was recently completed, Green Party Economic Development ... More >>
NZ needs to put West Papua on Pacific Island Forum
Tuesday, 29 August 2006, 4:17 pm | Green Party
The Government should put the issue of West Papua on the agenda of the Pacific Island Forum being held in Tonga in October, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says. More >>
Inquiry needs teeth - Greens
Monday, 28 August 2006, 4:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the announcement by the Office of the Ombudsmen that it will investigate the current practises and procedures relating to the transportation of prisoners, but warned that more barking will not replace adequate teeth. More >>
Locke moves motion for release of Palestinian MPs
Monday, 28 August 2006, 4:20 pm | Green Party
It's time for the New Zealand Government to return the favour it was granted by Palestinian politicians who helped in the release of captured cameraman Olaf Wiig, the Green Party says. Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke is putting onto the Parliamentary ... More >>
Support for action on peak oil, climate change
Monday, 28 August 2006, 3:39 pm | Green Party
After three weeks on the road talking to New Zealanders Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman has found that New Zealanders are several steps ahead of the Government when it comes to climate change and peak oil. More >>
Growing public support for action on peak oil
Monday, 28 August 2006, 2:59 pm | Green Party
After three weeks on the road talking to New Zealanders Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman has found that New Zealanders are several steps ahead of the Government when it comes to climate change and peak oil. More >>
Drop the aerial spraying
Monday, 28 August 2006, 1:29 pm | Green Party
Waitakere City should live up to its reputation as an Eco-City and abandon a proposal to aerially spray Roundup on willows in an ecologically sensitive wetland near Te Henga Beach, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. Officials at the Waitakere ... More >>
Select committee inquiry on hold
Monday, 28 August 2006, 9:30 am | Green Party
A select committee inquiry into rates issues is on hold, after Green Party Local Government Spokesperson Metiria Turei this morning abstained from a vote to establish one in the local government select committee. More >>
Remand prisoner death "unbelievable"
Sunday, 27 August 2006, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The death in custody of teenager Liam Ashley, reported in today's NZ Herald, raises questions about procedure and highlights the need for an independent prison inspectorate, Green MP Nandor Tanczos said today. More >>
