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Outdated child beating law set to go
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 2:45 pm | Green Party
New Zealand is poised to outlaw the inhumane practice of allowing parents to beat their children after Green MP Sue Bradford's Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill was today pulled from the ballot. More >>
Green candidates to campaign for the Kiwi OE vote
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will run a strong campaign for overseas votes in this year's election by standing list candidates in Sydney and London, says Co-Leader Rod Donald. More >>
International students need certainty on fees
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 11:32 am | Green Party
The Greens are congratulating Waikato University for guaranteeing international students their fees won't increase for the duration of their studies and are urging the Government to direct other tertiary providers to follow suit. More >>
NZ should offer refuge to Chinese defector: Locke
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 8:52 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke wants New Zealand to offer former Chinese diplomat, Chen Yonglin, asylum in New Zealand. More >>
Mallard playing a shell game with student debt
Thursday, 9 June 2005, 8:51 am | Green Party
Trevor Mallard tried to play a shell game with the figures this afternoon when confronted over student debt in Parliament by Green Tertiary Education Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos. More >>
Lack of vaccine testing raises concerns
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 5:04 pm | Green Party
Confirmation by the Health Ministry today that no phase 3 clinical trials had been undertaken on the Meningoccocal vaccine is disturbing, Green MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
World Oceans Day - but little to celebrate
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 3:00 pm | Green Party
Today is World Oceans Day - but New Zealanders have little to celebrate when blood and guts are still being pumped into our sea, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Age increase won't solve drinking culture
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 2:01 pm | Green Party
Green MPs will cast a conscience vote on Matt Robson's Bill, which would return the legal age for buying alcohol to 20 years, Co-Leaders Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons say. More >>
Fitzsimons - Speech to the Dairy Farmers AGM
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 1:14 pm | Green Party
I don't class myself as a dairy farmer, though some years ago I did stand in for a friend and milked cows for a couple of weeks. However I do own six cows one of which I milk for the house, and we foster calves on them so I have some experience ... More >>
Wish friends/whanau well, Greens' Matariki e-cards
Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 9:21 am | Green Party
The Greens are giving everyone the opportunity to celebrate Aotearoa's New Year with the launch today of their Matariki e-card and postcard. More >>
National would undermine public transport
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 4:55 pm | Green Party
The National Party's approach to transport policy is outdated and would dramatically worsen congestion, air pollution and public health, the Green Party says. More >>
Connecting a fairer society and a sustainable one
Tuesday, 7 June 2005, 9:35 am | Green Party
Connecting the dots between a fairer society and a sustainable one Jeanette Fitzsimons MP, Green Party Co-Leader, Sunday, 5 June 2005 Audio version at http://www.greens.org.nz/audio/050605conference-jf-16bps.mp3 More >>
A strong stand on just and sustainable society
Monday, 6 June 2005, 5:02 pm | Green Party
Green candidates, delegates and grass-roots campaigners returned home today on a high note after a successful conference, well aware the outcome of this election could be pivotal to the future of New Zealand. More >>
Rod Donald - 2005 Conference Speech
Monday, 6 June 2005, 3:51 pm | Green Party
Welcome to Crusader country – also known as the People’s Republic of Christchurch, where even the local manufacturer's association questions free trade agreements. More >>
NZ doing GE exporters' dirty work
Friday, 3 June 2005, 3:36 pm | Green Party
New Zealand is doing the dirty work for pro-GE countries outside the Cartagena Protocol on bio-safety by trying to unravel the deal from the inside, says Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Cartagena talks: NZ doing GE exporters' dirty work
Friday, 3 June 2005, 11:24 am | Green Party
New Zealand is doing the dirty work for pro-GE countries outside the Cartagena Protocol on bio-safety by trying to unravel the deal from the inside, says Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Correspondence School Board and CEO must go
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 4:35 pm | Green Party
The Correspondence School's Board and CEO have lost the confidence of their staff and should be shown the door, the Green Party says. More >>
Govt says illegal GE corn isn't here
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 10:47 am | Green Party
The Greens are demanding the Government follow Europe and Japan's lead and randomly test all corn imported from the US to help ensure it is not contaminated with the illegal GE corn Bt10. More >>
Kaikoura Whaling Response
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 9:42 am | Green Party
Kaikoura Electorate Green Party candidate, Steffan Browning, has launched an initiative for every household in Kaikoura township to protest Japans intention to include Humpback whaling in its so called scientific harvest. More >>
Senator puts trees ahead of Greens' conference
Thursday, 2 June 2005, 8:25 am | Green Party
Australian Green Party Senator Bob Brown has had to pull out of this weekend's New Zealand Green Party Annual Conference in Christchurch to go to court to save a Tasmanian forest, Co-Leader Rod Donald says. More >>
