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Don't sack Canterbury academics - Greens
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 11:07 am | Green Party
The University of Canterbury should abandon its proposal to sack eight staff from the University's College of Arts, Green Party Tertiary Education Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>
Terminator: Govt. saying one thing, doing another
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 10:13 am | Green Party
The Government is doing the opposite to what it is saying in international negotiations which feature terminator gene technology, Greens Environment Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos says. More >>
Dover Samuels' goose is cooked
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 6:58 pm | Green Party
Labour Maori list MP Dover Samuels should at long last apologise to Maoridom for supporting the foreshore and seabed legislation, Greens Maori Affairs Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>
Positive outcome from Monday's student 'strike'
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 5:08 pm | Green Party
News that some school students will be engaging further in the democratic process following Monday's 'strike' by Auckland school students in support of her Bill to remove youth rates has been greeted with pleasure by Green Party Industrial Relations ... More >>
Transport chaos this week proves need for funding
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 4:33 pm | Green Party
Rush hour chaos this week is yet more proof of the need for urgent investment in Wellington bus and run-down train systems, Greens Transport Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
NZ a lout on world stage say Greens
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 11:11 am | Green Party
New Zealand's position on terminator technology at the UN Convention on Biodiversity shows a reckless disregard for biosafety and for international opinion, says Green Party Environment Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos. More >>
GE medicine derived from human/mouse hybrid gene
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 10:17 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling for assurances that no drug trials involving GE medicines are being carried out in New Zealand without participants being informed that the drug is genetically engineered. More >>
No excuse for killing another 53 sea lions
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 3:58 pm | Green Party
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton should resist considering the sanctioned killing of 150 New Zealand sea lions over a four month period in the southern squid trawl fishery. More >>
Greens to oppose child imprisonment Bill
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 12:48 am | Green Party
Green MPs agreed unanimously this morning to oppose New Zealand First MP Ron Mark's Bill to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 12, Green Party Youth Affairs Spokesperson and caucus Musterer Metiria Turei says. More >>
Greens welcome long overdue organics support
Monday, 20 March 2006, 2:02 pm | Green Party
Today's announcement that the Government will contribute $1.5 million in funding to the newly established umbrella body Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) is being welcomed by Green Party Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
Human rights should head agenda with US official
Monday, 20 March 2006, 11:01 am | Green Party
Major human rights issues should top the agenda for meetings today with a top United States official, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says. More >>
Students commended for 'strike' action
Monday, 20 March 2006, 10:23 am | Green Party
A planned walkout and rally by Auckland school students in support of a Bill to abolish youth pay rates has the support of the Bill's sponsor, Green Party Industrial Relations Spokesperson Sue Bradford. More >>
Charges little use without public transport
Friday, 17 March 2006, 5:00 pm | Green Party
The release of the Auckland Road Pricing Evaluation Study today has once again highlighted the need for a high quality public transport system in Auckland, Green Party Associate Transport Spokesperson Keith Locke says. More >>
Don't sell off vital labs to balance the books
Friday, 17 March 2006, 10:17 am | Green Party
A recommendation by the Otago and Southland District Health Boards to privatise their hospital laboratories raises extremely serious public health issues, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Ballot result is good news for climate
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 5:07 pm | Green Party
A ballot at Parliament today selecting Greens Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons' "climate protection" bill is a rare win for all those who are lobbying authorities to take climate change seriously. More >>
NZ Greens support Tasmanian Green brethren
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 2:56 pm | Green Party
The NZ Green Party is supporting Tasmanian Greens who are facing a large-scale and underhand attack, probably by the Exclusive Brethren Church, just days before a State Election on Saturday. More >>
Minister hides benefit cut in `good news'
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 2:30 pm | Green Party
A benefit cut is hidden in changes to benefits and student allowances announced this week, Greens Social Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Cancer sufferers lose life-savings for drug
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 10:58 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley says it is scandalous that the breast cancer drug Herceptin costs 50 percent more here in New Zealand than it costs in the United Kingdom. In New Zealand the drug costs $70-120,000, depending on the length of the treatment. More >>
NZ isolated on GE
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 10:18 am | Green Party
New Zealand is now the only country standing in the way of an international agreement on labelling of GE organisms traded across borders. More >>
Good riddance to bad brothel bylaw
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 5:12 pm | Green Party
The decision of the High Court to quash an Auckland City Council bylaw severely restricting the legal location of brothels is being welcomed by Green Party Social Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford. More >>
