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Greens leader opens major forestry conference
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 2:47 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has accepted an invitation to open the New Zealand Institute of Forestry's (NZIF) 2006 Conference, to be held over three days at the Te Papa National Museum in Wellington, on 21 April 2006. More >>
Let failed port bid be a sign
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 2:21 pm | Green Party
Christchurch City Council's failure to purchase sufficient shares in the Port of Lyttelton to proceed with a planned deal with an overseas company is a sign that the port should be retained in public hands, Green MP Metiria Turei says. More >>
Greens CD reclaims family from Conservative Right
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 4:22 pm | Green Party
The Green Party and Loop Recordings have once again joined forces to showcase some of the best in contemporary music and culture on the Green Room 05: Whanau CD, to be released nationwide on April 19. More >>
Snails sold out by State to Solid Energy
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 1:43 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has condemned the Government's decision to put commercial considerations ahead of the protection of a highly endangered native species. More >>
Sea lion quota decision gives green light to kill
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 10:48 am | Green Party
The Government's decision to increase the number of sea lions that can be killed by squid fishers shows that it is more interested in keeping the fishing industry happy than in preserving endangered species, the Green Party says. More >>
Labels keep consumers in the dark
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 9:02 am | Green Party
A Green Party supermarket survey of 450 food items has highlighted the urgent need for improved labelling, Green MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Plunket or a multi-nat accused of fraud
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 12:53 am | Green Party
The Government needs to explain why a subsidiary of a huge multi-national corporation which appears on the Top 100 list of US Defense Contractors and which paid US$3 million to settle serious fraud allegations as recently as February has been chosen over ... More >>
Locke gives moral support to Iraq war dissident
Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 11:39 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has sent a letter of support to the New Zealander and Royal Air Force doctor Malcolm Kendall-Smith, who is being court-martialled today for not going back to Iraq. More >>
Greens Welcome Water Plan as First Step
Monday, 10 April 2006, 5:35 pm | Green Party
The Government's new Sustainable Water Plan has been welcomed by Green Party Environment spokesperson Nandor Tanczos, but he warns that it needs to be stronger in some areas. More >>
Stop the sale of Lyttelton Port - Greens
Monday, 10 April 2006, 1:01 pm | Green Party
Ownership of Lyttelton Port should be retained in public hands, and it is shocking that there has been no public consultation about its proposed sale, Green Party MP Metiria Turei says. More >>
PlunketLine move a new Government low
Monday, 10 April 2006, 10:55 am | Green Party
Plans to replace New Zealand's valued PlunketLine phone service with one owed by a US telephone company amount to a new low by this Government, the Green Party says. More >>
Cheating employers should be ashamed
Friday, 7 April 2006, 10:11 am | Green Party
Some unscrupulous business owners are trying to cheat employees out of their minimum wage rise by taking away other allowances, the Green Party says. More >>
New food code doesn't go far enough - Greens
Friday, 7 April 2006, 9:58 am | Green Party
Today's Advertising Standards Authority decision that celebrities should not be used to promote unhealthy food to children has been welcomed by the Green Party. More >>
No need to go down US rd & clamp down on migrants
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 10:17 am | Green Party
The immigration review signals an unfortunate extension of powers of arrest and detention to highly fallible immigration officials and security agencies, at the expense of migrants and refugees, Green Party MP Keith Locke says More >>
EMA on the money on waste levy - Greens
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 3:31 pm | Green Party
News that the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) would be willing to support a national levy on landfill waste if it was used solely for the purpose of waste minimisation has been welcomed by Green Party Spokesperson on Waste Nandor ... More >>
TVNZ's actions an attack on freedom of speech
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 2:47 pm | Green Party
TVNZ's behaviour in pressuring a witness who gave evidence before a select committee inquiry amounted to an attack on freedom of speech, the Green Party says. More >>
China must be given a human rights message - Locke
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:34 am | Green Party
"Prime Minister Helen Clark should raise New Zealand's concerns with China's human rights record when she meets Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his visit here this week. More >>
Now is the time to save energy for a rainy day
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 10:08 am | Green Party
With winter just around the corner now is a good time to remind ourselves to use electricity carefully, Government Spokesperson on Energy Efficiency Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Greens applaud Sealord action over whaling
Monday, 3 April 2006, 4:55 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the announcement by Sealord that its 50 per cent owner Nissui has severed its links with Japanese whaling. More >>
Maori option should be open all the time
Monday, 3 April 2006, 12:00 am | Green Party
Maori voters who are not already on the Maori electoral roll should think seriously about making the change while the Maori electoral option is open, according to Green Party Maori Affairs Spokesperson Metiria Turei. More >>
