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Presbyterian Group Should Not Ignore Claims
Monday, 2 May 2005, 1:04 pm | Green Party
It is appalling that Presbyterian Support Services should be re-victimising sexual abuse victims by refusing to talk with them if they have tried to fight for recognition of their claims, Green Social Services Spokesperson Sue Bradford says. More >>
Govt Cannot Dodge Plummeting Student Allowance
Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:49 am | Green Party
The fact that far fewer students are getting allowances is a damning indictment on the Government's tertiary education policy, the Green Party says. More >>
Otago cannabis study confirms age limit needed
Friday, 29 April 2005, 2:13 pm | Green Party
A new study that warns that some people are genetically predisposed to later psychosis if they use cannabis at a young age reinforces the need for an age limit on the drug, which is impossible under the current legal regime, says Green MP Nandor Tanczos. More >>
Bush energy advisor puts Peak Oil on world agenda
Friday, 29 April 2005, 11:50 am | Green Party
A significant international oil industry conference in Scotland has acknowledged the imminent threat of Peak Oil and it's time New Zealand's Government did the same, says Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Locke defends Chief of Defence from Aussie attack
Friday, 29 April 2005, 12:21 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has defended the Anzac Day speech given by Chief of Defence Force against an attack by Greg Sheridan, a leading columnist for the Australian newspaper. More >>
Govt must 'fess up to sending Kiwi businesses over
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 11:21 am | Green Party
It's an inevitable consequence of the Government's treacherous economic policies that a Trade and Enterprise official would tell Levin clothing company Swazi Apparel it should move its manufacturing overseas, the Greens say. More >>
Still no plan to clean up vehicle emissions: Green
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 9:49 am | Green Party
The Green Party is shocked that after a two-year pilot study the Government still has no plan to clean up vehicle emissions. More >>
Greens welcome Auckland's legal No Junk Mail sign
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 12:11 am | Green Party
Green Party Waste-free Spokesperson Mike Ward is congratulating Auckland's local councils for their moves towards anti-junk mail bylaws. More >>
Green Party List released on Earth Day
Friday, 22 April 2005, 2:48 pm | Green Party
The Green Party’s talented team of candidates for this year’s election will attract as many voters as the party’s forward-thinking and practical policies, Green co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald say. More >>
Green Party List 2005
Friday, 22 April 2005, 11:54 am | Green Party
The Green Party list for the 2005 General Election has been released this morning. The top thirty candidates are More >>
Make Every Day Earth Day: Greens
Friday, 22 April 2005, 12:00 am | Green Party
International Earth Day is a positive celebration of efforts to save the planet, but the challenge is to make every day an Earth Day, says Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Suspension rate a disgrace
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 5:13 pm | Green Party
A minor decrease in school suspensions in the last year is nothing to crow about, the Green Party says. More >>
Western Corridor's future lies in public transport
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 2:26 pm | Green Party
The best way to get people from Wellington to the Kapiti Coast more safely and efficiently is to invest now in public transport and demand management, the Green Party says. More >>
Sand mining a threat to a favourite Auckland beach
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 11:46 am | Green Party
The Green Party is applauding the Muriwai community's condemnation of an off-shore iron sand mining proposal and is warning Aucklanders that one of their favourite beaches is under threat. More >>
Time for action on water quality, say Greens
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 11:45 am | Green Party
It's time the Government stopped talking about fixing water quality and started doing something about it, the Green Party says. More >>
Report reveals Labour's student debt shame
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 4:21 pm | Green Party
A new report comparing the affordability of tertiary education in fifteen OECD countries provides irrefutable proof that Labour is failing New Zealand's students, the Green Party says. More >>
Labour insults democracy by fast-tracking Thai FTA
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 10:01 am | Green Party
The Green Party has accused the Government of riding roughshod over democracy by signing a free-trade deal with Thailand before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee has finished its examination of the agreement. More >>
Brash responds to Zimbabwe cricket boycott
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 8:32 am | Green Party
The Greens are applauding National Leader Don Brash for personally opposing the Black Caps' tour to Zimbabwe. More >>
Greens call for 'multi-party accord' for children
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 12:01 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Rod Donald called for a multi-party accord to end child poverty by 2010 at the launch of the 'Every Child Counts' campaign in Auckland today. More >>
Stalled V8 race is doomed
Monday, 18 April 2005, 4:53 pm | Green Party
The Wellington City Council's announcement this afternoon that the V8 race will have to be submitted to a resource consent process is the final nail in the proposal's coffin, the Green Party says. More >>
