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Fitzsimons surprised at Plunket suspension
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 8:35 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says she is surprised that Radio NZ has suspended Sean Plunket as a result of an interview with her about the Exclusive Brethren anti-Green leaflets yesterday. More >>
National lies to Kiwis about Brethren links
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 12:55 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons is calling on the National Party to apologise to the New Zealand people for lying about its relationship with the Exclusive Brethren church. More >>
Winston wants a bob each way
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 1:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is warning Winston Peters that his announcement on coalitions this afternoon will do nothing to arrest his polling slide. More >>
Exclusive Brethren secret backers of Nat's
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 6:06 pm | Green Party
Investigations by the Green Party have today confirmed that five of the people named in a smear campaign aimed at getting Don Brash and the National Party into power were members of the Exclusive Brethren church. More >>
Greens urge young people to get out and vote
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 1:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is launching its youth campaign in Auckland this afternoon, urging young people: 'Don't Throw Your Vote Away: Keep New Zealand Green'. More >>
Ambulance rules need shake up
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 1:12 pm | Green Party
Two more recent incidents where parents have had to stand in for ambulance officers to get their children safely to hospital highlight yet again the ambulance crewing crisis and the risk it poses to New Zealanders, Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Which way will Peters go? Does he know?
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 9:04 am | Green Party
As speculation mounts about NZ First's post-election coalition intentions, the Green Party says that Winston Peters should treat voters with more respect. More >>
Smear campaign not so Christian
Monday, 5 September 2005, 3:51 pm | Green Party
The scale of a smear campaign against the Greens and Labour became more apparent today with the discovery of a third pamphlet seemingly from hard-line Christians hell-bent on making Don Brash Prime minister by whatever means necessary. More >>
National's plan for Akld: gridlock and misery
Monday, 5 September 2005, 10:38 am | Green Party
National's plan for Auckland transport is a recipe for permanent gridlock and misery as more and more Kiwis are pushed out of their homes to make way for unnecessary roads, Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Green MP in P'ston N'th to support ambulance crews
Monday, 5 September 2005, 10:30 am | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is to renew calls for full crewing of ambulances at a rally in Palmerston North this morning. More >>
Green Party launches virtual campaign
Monday, 5 September 2005, 9:02 am | Green Party
In what is believed to be a first for New Zealand political parties the Green Party has pushed the boundaries in campaign communication with the launch of a multimedia manifesto. More >>
Dirty tricks pamphlet author won't front
Monday, 5 September 2005, 8:37 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons is disappointed that the author of a pamphlet designed to smear the Greens would not front up when she went to visit him at his Auckland home this afternoon. More >>
Complaint laid over smear campaign
Monday, 5 September 2005, 8:26 am | Green Party
The Green Party has lodged a complaint today with the Chief Electoral Officer over a pamphlet that appears to be part of a smear campaign. More >>
Greens Challenge Parties To Disown Dirty Tricks
Saturday, 3 September 2005, 4:11 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on all other parties to state categorically that they have nothing to do with a dirty tricks campaign which has just been launched on the Greens. More >>
Happy end to airport fiasco
Friday, 2 September 2005, 5:18 pm | Green Party
While Green Co-Leader Rod Donald was eating humble pie on the tarmac at Auckland Airport, his fellow passengers were eating fresh sandwiches courtesy of the aircraft's Air New Zealand pilots. More >>
Multimedia manifesto pushes boundaries
Friday, 2 September 2005, 3:17 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will continue to push the boundaries in political communication by launching a multimedia manifesto in Auckland on Sunday. More >>
Donald apologises to Akld Airport
Friday, 2 September 2005, 11:09 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Rod Donald has apologised to Auckland International Airport Limited for suggesting its pursuit of profit had caused delays to travellers this morning. More >>
Akld Airport putting profit before public service?
Friday, 2 September 2005, 10:21 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Rod Donald wants answers from Auckland International Airport Company, which appears to have put the pursuit of profit ahead of public service. More >>
A $12 minimum wage for all workers
Friday, 2 September 2005, 9:16 am | Green Party
The Green Party is launching its industrial relations policy on a picket line in Wellington this morning, promising to push for a $12 minimum wage for all Kiwi workers, including 16- and 17-year-olds. More >>
What about a universal allowance, Labour?
Thursday, 1 September 2005, 4:54 pm | Green Party
Labour is moving in the right direction on tertiary education, but needs to dig deep to fund a universal living allowance for students, the Green Party says. More >>