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Judith Todd holds public meeting in Wellington
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:27 pm | Green Party
Zimbabwean human rights campaigner Judith Todd will speak at a public meeting in Wellington on Friday about the proposed Black Caps' tour of her country and Robert Mugabe's reign of terror. More >>
Graduates will reject National's overtures
Thursday, 21 July 2005, 6:14 pm | Green Party
It is sadly ironic that the very party that created New Zealand's student debt crisis is now claiming that it is the party to solve it, the Green Party says. More >>
Govt must ensure extra Uni funding reaches staff
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 5:08 pm | Green Party
The Government must address the issue of university salaries or the quality of New Zealand academia will be seriously compromised, Green MP Nandor Tanczos says. More >>
Brash should allow free vote/Goff should read Bill
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 5:07 pm | Green Party
Don Brash should assure New Zealanders that the National Caucus will be allowed a conscience vote on the Cannabis Infringement Bill if it comes before Parliament, Green MP Nandor Tanczos says. More >>
Sport Sanction Bill doesn't infringe Kiwis' rights
Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 1:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is today releasing written legal advice, which finds that, contrary to government claims, its Zimbabwe Sporting Sanction Bill doesn't infringe on Kiwis' human rights, as protected by our Bill of Rights Act. More >>
Govt should look at Pacific passport
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 12:43 am | Green Party
The Green Party is urging the Government to give serious consideration to the idea of a 'Pacific passport' floated by visiting French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru. More >>
Text of Nandor's Cannabis Bill
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 12:40 am | Green Party
The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to introduce instant fines for the personal use of cannabis. The Bill aims to: More >>
Nandor's Bill solution to prohibition crisis
Tuesday, 19 July 2005, 12:13 am | Green Party
"The new private member's bill I am launching today aims to remove the central injustice of cannabis prohibition while meeting many people's concerns that its use should be discouraged," Green MP Nandor Tanczos says. Nandor's Misuse of Drugs ... More >>
Trans-Pacific free trade agreement foolish
Monday, 18 July 2005, 5:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is slamming the free trade agreement announced today between New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei and Chile as foolish. More >>
Greens push for a fairer society in Coromandel
Monday, 18 July 2005, 5:03 pm | Green Party
Green MPs Jeanette Fitzsimons and Sue Bradford will host public meetings about 'Working For a Fairer Society' in Thames and Waihi this Wednesday. More >>
Greens' youngest candidate to stand in Mana
Monday, 18 July 2005, 9:34 am | Green Party
Twenty-nine-year-old Nikki Harvey will be the Green Party's candidate in the Mana electorate in the upcoming election, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Snedden Misreads Public Mood On Cricket Tour
Monday, 18 July 2005, 9:32 am | Green Party
NZ Cricket CEO Martin Snedden's claim today that public opinion has swung in behind the Black Caps' tour of Zimbabwe is misguided, the Green Party says. More >>
Rod Donald Speech: "It's Just Not Cricket"
Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:57 am | Green Party
Oppression is colour blind. Whether white on black, black on white, white on white, or black on black, all oppression is equally bad. More >>
Govt Should Reconsider Stance On Zimbabwe Tour Law
Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party is urging the Government to reconsider its stance on passing legislation to make the Black Caps' tour of Zimbabwe illegal. More >>
Kiwis' call to declare Zimbabwe tour illegal
Monday, 18 July 2005, 8:42 am | Green Party
The Government should act on an opinion poll published this morning showing a clear majority of New Zealanders support a law change to make the Black Caps' tour of Zimbabwe illegal, the Green Party says. More >>
Junk food ads near schools
Friday, 15 July 2005, 10:09 am | Green Party
The billboards promoting junk food that surround New Zealand schools are but one element of the unhealthy childhood environment that is causing the obesity epidemic, Green Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Asking players to wear armbands is a cop-out
Friday, 15 July 2005, 8:32 am | Green Party
Suggestions that Black Cap players undertake on-field protests in Zimbabwe is yet another diversionary tactic to distract from the fact that the Government is not prepared to take decisive action to stop the tour, the Green Party says. More >>
Budgeting service needs more funding now: Bradford
Thursday, 14 July 2005, 9:25 am | Green Party
The threatened closure of a key South Auckland budgeting advisory service is bad news for its community and the Government should step in and help keep it open, Green Party Social Services Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Public ACRP opportunity for Corrections to deliver
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 10:58 am | Green Party
The return today of New Zealand's only privately run prison to public sector management is an opportunity for the Corrections Department to prove it can deliver a first-class service, Green Party Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos says. More >>
Greens urge Kiwis to send a message to Helen
Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 10:57 am | Green Party
The Green Party is urging New Zealanders to send Prime Minister Helen Clark a clear message that they want her Government to do everything in its power to stop the Black Caps' tour of Zimbabwe next month. More >>
