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Newtown Puts Child Poverty on the Election Agenda
Friday, 15 April 2005, 5:38 pm | Green Party
Local Green Party candidate, Luci Highfield, has organised a public meeting at Newtown School Hall, for local Wellingtonians to discuss child poverty and to make sure that it becomes an important election issue in the coming months. More >>
Black Caps gave Zimbabwe Boycott consideration
Friday, 15 April 2005, 10:25 am | Green Party
The Greens are congratulating the Black Caps on their stunning victory over Sri Lanka and thanking captain Stephen Fleming for giving the call for a boycott of its planned Zimbabwe tour very serious consideration. More >>
Transpower Board must go if Caymans deal is dodgy
Friday, 15 April 2005, 12:32 am | Green Party
Transpower's board should be fired if their Cayman Islands tax deal proves to be as dodgy as it looks, says Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Govt policy: special ed kids don't need no ed
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 5:09 pm | Green Party
The Government's announcement of an action plan for special education is another sign it's failing New Zealand's most in-need young people. More >>
Nandor to host 'Youth and Police' forum in Orewa
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 4:31 pm | Green Party
Green Party Justice and Youth Issues Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos will be hosting a public forum on 'Young People and the Police' at Orewa next week. More >>
Nats' ed policy turns schools into predators
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 3:41 pm | Green Party
National's education proposals of bulk funding and successful schools gobbling up neighbouring ones is a giant leap backwards, the Green Party says. More >>
Greens Launch Blog To Directly Connect With Voters
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 3:17 pm | Green Party
The Greens have this morning launched a weblog ("blog") for election year to get their message directly to voters. More >>
Rape is rape no matter what gender the victim is
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 1:21 pm | Green Party
Rape is no less traumatic for a man than a woman and it is time the law recognised this, Green MP Sue Bradford told Parliament today. More >>
Commission must think wider than just electricity
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 4:52 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the Energy Minister's direction to the Electricity Commission to investigate alternatives to Transpower's proposed 400 kV powerline through the Waikato. More >>
Leaky Buildings lessons ignored
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 2:00 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand Government has not learnt from the leaky buildings debacle and is setting itself up for another disaster through charging tradespeople to access official Building Standards, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Leaky Buildings lessons ignored
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 1:01 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand Government has not learnt from the leaky buildings debacle and is setting itself up for another disaster through charging tradespeople to access official Building Standards, Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Locke returns from West Papua with request
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 3:52 pm | Green Party
Locke returns from West Papua with request that Papuan rights be put back on Pacific Islands Forum agenda More >>
Fitzsimons To Speak On Peak Oil & Climate Change
Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 1:45 pm | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons will be speaking at three public meetings next week on the impact of Peak Oil and climate change. More >>
Staff cuts threaten Correspondence School
Monday, 11 April 2005, 2:11 pm | Green Party
The Education Minister could save rural communities from losing vital education services if only he would increase funding for the cash-strapped Correspondence School, the Green Party says. More >>
ACT wants state houses in ghettos
Monday, 11 April 2005, 11:54 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford says Act's attack over a $1 million state house being rented for $75 shows they want to ghettoise low-income tenants, rather than compassionately address the housing shortage in Auckland. More >>
Govt should back Zimbabwe cricket boycott
Monday, 11 April 2005, 11:16 am | Green Party
The Greens this morning stepped up their campaign to have the Black Caps' tour to Zimbabwe called off, writing to the Government asking it to give financial and political backing for a boycott. More >>
Greens support academics' industrial action
Friday, 8 April 2005, 4:57 pm | Green Party
The Greens today put their support behind the Association of University Staff's bid for a national employment agreement. More >>
Flexible Working Hours Bill clears first hurdle
Friday, 8 April 2005, 11:18 am | Green Party
Sue Kedgley's private member's Flexible Working Hours Bill passed its first reading this afternoon with Government support and will now go to Select Committee. More >>
Airport plans need to consider long-term future
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 3:36 pm | Green Party
The Greens are opposed to the extension and elevation to international status of Rotorua Airport, Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons confirmed today. More >>
NZ could be embarrassed by Burma heading ASEAN
Thursday, 7 April 2005, 3:04 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke is worried New Zealand could be embarrassed if Burma takes over the chair of ASEAN next year. More >>
