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Assassinated Tamil politician visited NZ in May

Wednesday, 28 December 2005, 4:25 pm | Green Party

Assassinated Tamil politician visited NZ in May Locke calls for greater involvement in Sri Lanka peace process More >>

Whales need saving from more than stranding

Thursday, 22 December 2005, 4:53 pm | Green Party

There is an irony as deep as the big blue ocean that while stranded pilot whales were being saved in Golden Bay, a few hundred kilometers south rare minke whales were being slaughtered by Japanese pirates, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson ... More >>

Govt gives up on the climate

Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 1:51 pm | Green Party

The Government has given up on its goal of reducing New Zealand's carbon emissions and abandoned any sense of leadership on the climate change issue, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>

Rail funds welcome but electrification needed

Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 12:54 am | Green Party

The Green Party welcomes the up-to-$600 million Government funding package for Auckland's rail network announced today, but is disappointed it doesn't include electrification, Auckland Transport Spokesperson Keith Locke says. More >>

Bush's NSA can't be trusted with Waihopai data

Monday, 19 December 2005, 9:56 am | Green Party

New Zealand should immediately suspend the transfer of data intercepted by the Waihopai spy base to the US National Security Agency following revelations it could be being used for illegal purposes, Green Party Security and Intelligence Spokesperson Keith ... More >>

Engineering part of Air NZ's value

Monday, 19 December 2005, 12:10 am | Green Party

Air New Zealand's continuation of talks with the unions is welcome, but sending its engine work off-shore suggests it still isn't seeing the country's long-term strategic capacity as a priority, Green Party Industrial Relations Spokesperson Sue Bradford ... More >>

Snails' extinction lies in hands of ministers

Friday, 16 December 2005, 3:55 pm | Green Party

The threatened giant land snail may be one step further away from extinction thanks to the tenacity of Forest and Bird and the commonsense of a High Court judge, the Green Party says. More >>

Procrastination will not save the albatross

Friday, 16 December 2005, 2:32 pm | Green Party

The numbers of Northern Royal Albatross will keep falling as long as the Government and fishing industry continue to procrastinate over measures to stop seabird bycatch, the Green Party says. More >>

Report adds little to carbon tax debate

Friday, 16 December 2005, 10:20 am | Green Party

A new report that slams carbon tax is just another thinly disguised attack from big business on one of the few positive moves New Zealand has made toward saving the planet for future generations, the Green Party says. More >>

We can't afford to penny-pinch on nurses' pay

Thursday, 15 December 2005, 1:17 pm | Green Party

New Zealand could run out of nurses if the New Zealand Nurses' Organisation's pleas for pay parity for primary nursing staff are ignored, the Green Party warns. More >>

Correspondence School CEO should go - Greens

Thursday, 15 December 2005, 12:07 am | Green Party

Correspondence School Chief Executive Debbie Francis should take the hint - teachers and parents have roundly rejected her and she should go, Green Party Education Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. More >>

Need to tackle causes of child poverty

Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 4:37 pm | Green Party

A survey that revealed the shockingly limited lives of poor children in South Auckland shows the urgent need for governmental action on child poverty, Green Party Social Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>

Govt should be red-faced over snail case

Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 10:06 am | Green Party

The Government should be embarrassed that environmental group Forest and Bird is being forced into a court challenge to save a very rare protected snail from potential extinction at the hands of a State Owned Enterprise, the Green Party says. More >>

Fraser shows TVNZ giving lip service to Charter

Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 11:34 am | Green Party

A memo to the TVNZ Board from then CEO Ian Fraser says the state broadcaster has become virtually indistinguishable from commercial channels and is giving no more than lip service to its Charter obligations, Green Party Broadcasting Spokesperson ... More >>

Kyoto here to stay, get used to it

Monday, 12 December 2005, 3:33 pm | Green Party

Don Brash and the other Kyoto detractors in Parliament need to now accept that the world is going to make some sort of adjustments for climate change and New Zealand is going to have to be part of it, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>