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Justice not blind, it comes in designer sunglasses
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 12:15 am | Green Party
Justice will be the privilege of the wealthy rather than a right for all New Zealanders following the proposed fee hikes in the Environmental Court, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Waitaki changes don't get Govt off the hook
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 3:30 pm | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says the Government's decision to proceed with the Waitaki Bill does not let it off the hook on developing proper planning processes for all New Zealand rivers. More >>
New Guidelines Should See Restorative Justice Done
Monday, 31 May 2004, 4:29 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos says guidelines launched today by the Government should help make restorative justice work for victims and offenders. More >>
'Live' cattle exports a death sentence for cows
Monday, 31 May 2004, 1:23 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley today called on the Government to ban the trade in live cattle exports for slaughter rather than devising a wafer-thin set of regulations designed more for public relations purposes than any alleviation in animal suffering. More >>
Nandor to thank What's Up? campaigners
Monday, 31 May 2004, 9:18 am | Green Party
Green MP Nándor Tánczos and Kids Help Foundation Trust Director, Grant Taylor will visit South Auckland's Randwick Park School on Monday to personally thank the pupils and staff who organised a petition to save cash-strapped youth counselling hot-line, ... More >>
Food ministers betray consumers
Monday, 31 May 2004, 9:17 am | Green Party
Green MP, Sue Kedgley says New Zealand consumers have every right to feel betrayed and deceived by the latest trans-Tasman decision on GE food labelling. More >>
Green delight as What's Up? is saved
Friday, 28 May 2004, 2:39 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nándor Tánczos says he's absolutely rapt that the Government has found the money to see youth counselling hot-line What's Up? continue its awesome work. More >>
A safer world means more aid, not more spooks
Friday, 28 May 2004, 1:32 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke says the Government has got its priorities badly wrong, with dramatic budget boosts for intelligence agencies but just a miserly increase in overseas aid. More >>
What's Chinese for fair trade, Helen?
Friday, 28 May 2004, 11:57 am | Green Party
The Green Party says the Prime Minister should raise China's appalling record of environmental abuse and child-labour exploitation when she meets that country's Commerce Minister in Auckland today to sign the first document towards a free trade deal. More >>
9 Steps MAF Must Take To Contain GE Contamination
Friday, 28 May 2004, 12:59 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says Maf must take all possible steps to contain any contamination from the GE maize distributed as a result of the Biogenetic certification fiasco. More >>
Something Rotten In 'Family-Friendly' Bill
Friday, 28 May 2004, 12:57 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford says a major benefit cut has been hidden inside the Government's Future Directions (Working for Families) Bill. More >>
The Day After Tomorrow - Rod Donald Speech
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 5:45 pm | Green Party
On behalf of the Green Party I would like to congratulate Dr Cullen and the Labour / Progressive Government for its 'Working for Families' package. More >>
Budget offers help for today, but not for future
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 4:41 pm | Green Party
It's five years late, doesn't go far enough and discriminates against children on the basis of their parents' income - but the Green Party is welcoming the Government's Future Direction Budget package as the biggest helping hand for children and struggling ... More >>
Imagine how artistic the Budget could be
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 4:26 pm | Green Party
Green MP Mike Ward says the additional $30 million for the arts in today's Budget is great news, but he wants an even greater commitment applied more imaginatively. "Too often the arts are seen as an add on for special occasions and something ... More >>
Sorry simple if sewage sludge suggestion selected
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 2:57 pm | Green Party
Green MP Mike Ward says he will happily apologise for his recent criticism on the demise of the Dunedin council's zero waste group if the city adopts one of its councillor's sewage sludge proposal. More >>
Auckland zero waste call needs Government support
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 9:25 am | Green Party
Green MP Mike Ward says his party's efforts to put teeth into New Zealand's waste strategy have received a major boost from a council committee recommendation that Auckland implement a zero waste strategy. More >>
Who will be last to turn out the light?
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 9:15 am | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging the Labour Government to give up on so-called free trade and instead protect New Zealand industries from unfair competition. More >>
Greens reveal Pharmac's drug-price warning
Wednesday, 26 May 2004, 9:13 am | Green Party
Pharmac is warning the Government that New Zealanders will end up paying more for prescription drugs if New Zealand signs-up to a Joint Therapeutics Agency (JTA) with Australia, according to papers obtained by the Greens under the Official Information ... More >>
Don't panic over Transpower's Think Big claims
Wednesday, 26 May 2004, 12:34 am | Green Party
Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says Transpower is playing PR games in its over-dramatic warnings about potential power outages in the northern South Island. More >>
A chance for Jim to show he knows What's Up?
Wednesday, 26 May 2004, 12:19 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Nandor Tanczos today congratulated Jim Anderton on his Budget initiatives for suicide prevention and called on the Minister to use some of these funds to rescue successful youth counselling hot line What's Up? from closure. More >>
