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Green bill would keep GE at bay
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 2:04 pm | Green Party
Green MP Ian Ewen-Street says Parliament should heed new information, including a key recent Government report, when considering his GE Moratorium Reinstatement Bill at its first reading tomorrow. More >>
Govt must rein in tertiary ad budget blow-out
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 8:22 am | Green Party
The Green Party says that students are paying higher fees so that the tertiary institutions they attend can spend exorbitant amounts on advertising campaigns. More >>
Greens welcome Govt support for alcohol labelling
Monday, 28 February 2005, 2:02 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos is welcoming Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor's announcement today that compulsory alcohol safety labelling will be introduced if the industry's proposed voluntary scheme doesn't work. More >>
Don launches Soviet-style attack
Friday, 25 February 2005, 5:06 pm | Green Party
Don Brash's vow to erase all references to the Treaty of Waitangi from public service job ads is a Soviet-style attempt to deny the complex realities of 21st-Century New Zealand society, the Green Party says. More >>
Too much work, not enough study
Friday, 25 February 2005, 2:37 pm | Green Party
New Education Ministry figures suggest that students don't have enough time to devote to their studies, the Green Party says. More >>
Rediscovering the joys of walking and cycling
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 2:16 pm | Green Party
Mike Ward, Green Sports and Leisure and Associate Transport Spokesperson, has welcomed the launch today of New Zealand's first national walking and cycling strategy, developed jointly by the Government and the Greens. More >>
Internet gambling plan sheer madness
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 4:46 pm | Green Party
The Lotteries Commission's plans to launch internet gambling are reckless, Green Party Spokesperson on Gambling and Racing Sue Bradford says. More >>
'Single benefit' is a disguised swing to the right
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 12:11 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford says that, after having a day to closely study the Government's 'single benefit' proposal, she is convinced that it is a cleverly disguised swing to the right. More >>
‘Single benefit’ not simple enough
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:19 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford says a simpler and fairer welfare system would be a great idea, but the Government’s version of a ‘single’ benefit isn’t it. More >>
NZFSA too slow over carcinogenic food inquiry
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 2:49 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority's response to the potential presence of illegal carcinogenic dyes in our foods has been totally inadequate, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Greens call for foetal alcohol syndrome inquiry
Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:50 am | Green Party
The Greens are calling for a government inquiry into foetal alcohol syndrome, in light of new evidence that any drinking during pregnancy can harm newborn babies. More >>
Contaminated fields replanted with corn
Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:49 am | Green Party
The Green Party is very disappointed to find that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has allowed corn to be sown again in 26 fields found to be contaminated with small amounts of Genetically-Engineered seed last season. More >>
PM should ask Howard if Laty was an Israeli spy
Monday, 21 February 2005, 8:48 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke is urging Helen Clark to ask John Howard during his visit here if expelled Israeli diplomat Amir Laty was a spy. More >>
Australian-controlled bank supervision rejected
Monday, 21 February 2005, 12:36 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Finance Minister Michael Cullen to reject Australian overtures for a single trans-Tasman banking regulator. More >>
PM should send Howard a message on human rights
Friday, 18 February 2005, 5:38 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke is urging Prime Minister Helen Clark to raise human rights with John Howard during the Australian Prime Minister's visit. More >>
Greens Launch Orientation Tour Of NZ Campuses
Friday, 18 February 2005, 4:17 pm | Green Party
Green MPs Nandor Tanczos and Metiria Turei will spend the next two weeks speaking and partying with students on campuses up and down the country. More >>
Ministry leaves NZ unprepared for bird flu
Friday, 18 February 2005, 10:12 am | Green Party
New Zealand is woefully unprepared for a potential outbreak of bird flu, which experts warn could be on the brink of crossing to humans, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says. More >>
Greens Launch Orientation Tour Of NZ Campuses
Friday, 18 February 2005, 10:09 am | Green Party
Green MPs Nandor Tanczos and Metiria Turei will spend the next two weeks speaking and partying with students on campuses up and down the country. More >>
Financial incentives needed to clean up car fleet
Thursday, 17 February 2005, 11:27 am | Green Party
The Greens are welcoming the Government’s suggestion it might label cars to indicate how much gas they guzzle, but are urging it to take stronger steps to encourage Kiwis to choose more fuel-efficient vehicles. More >>
Has NZ First done its powerlines homework?
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 1:57 pm | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons wonders whether New Zealand First has done its homework on transmission lines. More >>
