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Greens: You said it, Helen

Monday, 22 November 2004, 9:18 am | Green Party

Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald is accusing the Prime Minister of selling-out the human rights’ principles she used to champion, in order to sell more milk to China. More >>

SIS allegations too serious to ignore, says Locke

Sunday, 21 November 2004, 10:06 pm | Green Party

Green MP Keith Locke is calling for an inquiry into the Security Intelligence Service following claims from former agents that it has been spying on Maori organisations, including the Maori Party. More >>

Electricity Commission Must Develop Alternatives

Friday, 19 November 2004, 11:31 am | Green Party

New transmission lines in the Upper North Island are unnecessary and wasteful and the Electricity Commission should take responsibility for alternatives, the Green Party says. More >>

Shameful foreshore legislation enshrines racism

Thursday, 18 November 2004, 9:08 pm | Green Party

The Green Party has condemned the Foreshore and Seabed Bill as racist legislation, grounded more in the 19th century than the 21st. More >>

Kedgley calls for contamination tests

Thursday, 18 November 2004, 4:46 pm | Green Party

The Greens are calling for tests within a year of all sites that have been identified as potentially contaminated. More >>

Greens applaud Govt bottom trawling speech at UN

Thursday, 18 November 2004, 8:39 am | Green Party

The Greens are heartened by a change in Government attitude towards deep sea bottom trawling. More >>

Green MP triking through Northland

Thursday, 18 November 2004, 8:36 am | Green Party

Green MP Mike Ward is cycling from Kaitaia to Wellington, via the Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay, to meet with Mayors, councillors, schools, waste organisations, regional business associations, local Greens and the public on the issues of waste, community ... More >>

Mallard's attack on judiciary also swipes Wilson

Thursday, 18 November 2004, 12:31 am | Green Party

Green MP Nandor Tanczos says Trevor Mallard's view that the Supreme Court judges were not chosen on merit is an attack on his colleague, Attorney General Margaret Wilson, who made the appointments. More >>

Michael Savage would be spinning in his grave

Wednesday, 17 November 2004, 3:54 pm | Green Party

Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald is calling on the Prime Minister to observe her own party's founding principles before she signs up to free trade agreements with China and Thailand at this weekend's APEC meeting in Chile. More >>

Govt must clean up Wellington’s contaminated soil

Wednesday, 17 November 2004, 11:58 am | Green Party

Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on central government to come to the party and help Wellingtonians find out whether their properties are contaminated. More >>

Locke calls on Govt to condemn all war crimes

Wednesday, 17 November 2004, 10:13 am | Green Party

Green MP Keith Locke has challenged the government to speak out against American war crimes in Fallujah in the same way that it has condemned the terrorist bombing of civilian targets in Bagdad. More >>

Nandor to represent Greens on important Inquiry

Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 5:53 pm | Green Party

The Green Caucus has today appointed Treaty and Constitutional Issues Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos to represent the Party on the Select Committee Inquiry into the Constitution. More >>

Follow Britain and ban junk food advertising

Tuesday, 16 November 2004, 12:00 am | Green Party

The Green Party is calling for a ban of TV ads of fat, sugar and salt-laden food, in line with a British Government initiative. More >>

Cut Costs At IT Giants' Expense, Not Students

Monday, 15 November 2004, 10:29 pm | Green Party

Green Tertiary Education and IT Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos is hailing Victoria University's move to open source servers and suggests that Waikato University look at following suit. More >>

Surplus should fund a Universal Child Benefit

Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:52 am | Green Party

Green MP Sue Bradford is asking why child poverty persists in New Zealand while the Prime Minister is proudly trumpeting the health of the economy and the Finance Minister is sitting atop a huge Budget surplus. More >>

Greens Greet the Last Northerner

Monday, 15 November 2004, 9:33 am | Green Party

Green Party members and others greeted the arrival of the last Northerner service into Auckland today with flowers and a banner. Green Party Auckland Transport spokesperson Keith Locke and other Greens handed flowers to the driver and staff in recognition ... More >>