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Zaoui case needs Iraq-style inquiry, says Locke

Monday, 9 February 2004, 8:45 am | Green Party

Green MP Keith Locke says the SIS should come under the same scrutiny for the Zaoui case that its American and British counterparts are facing over the Iraq war. More >>

Brash Slings Mud At Workers' Rights

Thursday, 5 February 2004, 4:05 pm | Green Party

Green MP Sue Bradford has dismissed National Party leader Don Brash's claims that the Holidays Act would give Maori unlimited tangi leave, saying they were completely unfounded and could breach the Bill of Rights. More >>

Kedgley hosts controversial GE author

Thursday, 5 February 2004, 2:51 pm | Green Party

Green Party MP, Sue Kedgley will host international author, Jeffrey M. Smith at a public meeting in Wellington on Monday 9th February. More >>

Ironman MP set for 22nd Coast to Coast

Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:40 am | Green Party

Green MP Mike Ward will participate in the 22nd Coast to Coast event, starting tomorrow (February 6) at Kumara on the South Island's West Coast. More >>

Hurricane Trevor hits the West Coast

Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:39 am | Green Party

Green Co-leader Rod Donald says Trevor Mallard's visit to the West Coast yesterday did more damage than a natural disaster. More >>

Kedgley: Keep the boozy bikkies out of NZ

Thursday, 5 February 2004, 10:12 am | Green Party

Arnott's attempts to market alcohol-flavoured chocolate biscuits in New Zealand represents a dangerous new ploy by marketers to hook children and young people into the culture of alcohol at an early age, Green MP Sue Kedgley today. More >>

Greens angered by shameful appeal

Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 5:30 pm | Green Party

Green MP Keith Locke is angry that the Government is trying to block consideration of Ahmed Zaoui's human rights. More >>

Media advisory - Green MPs at Waitangi

Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 4:48 pm | Green Party

Green MPs Jeanette Fitzsimons, Rod Donald, Sue Bradford, Metiria Turei and Nandor Tanczos will be paying their respects on Te Tii Marae tomorrow [Thursday 5th February] to honour Waitangi Day adjacent to where the Treaty was signed. More >>

Mallard fails southern schools

Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 4:11 pm | Green Party

The Green Party says Trevor Mallard's announcement of wholesale school closures in Invercargill will be a disaster for local children and the province. More >>

Greens want Police inquiry made public

Wednesday, 4 February 2004, 8:39 am | Green Party

The Green Party has welcomed the announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into the systematic issues raised by the alleged failure of the police to properly investigate rape allegations against former Rotorua police officers. More >>

No Maori in Brash's brave new world

Tuesday, 3 February 2004, 2:20 pm | Green Party

Green MP Metiria Turei said today that National's dumped Maori Affairs spokesperson, Georgina te Heuheu had been unfairly treated by her caucus. More >>

MAF in denial over bird flu risk

Tuesday, 3 February 2004, 8:28 am | Green Party

Green MP, Sue Kedgley is questioning MAF's assertion that there isn't even a minimal risk to New Zealand from the bird flu epidemic sweeping Asia, given that it appears confused as to exactly which poultry products from the affected countries are entering ... More >>

Minister has key to cage door, says Locke

Monday, 2 February 2004, 2:32 pm | Green Party

Green MP Keith Locke rejects the Immigration Minister's assertion today that Ahmed Zaoui cannot be moved to the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre. More >>

Kedgley Blasts Turner & Growers' Nuked Fruit Plans

Monday, 2 February 2004, 11:46 am | Green Party

Green MP Sue Kedgley is appealing to New Zealand's biggest produce company Turners & Growers' to drop their plans to continue building a food irradiation plant in Queensland despite the collapse of their American partners Surebeam. More >>

Crackdown call on perilous poultry products

Monday, 2 February 2004, 9:08 am | Green Party

Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on New Zealand to follow the example of the European Union and ban all imports of poultry products from countries affected by the dangerous new variant of bird flu sweeping Asia. More >>

Greens want rape-claim inquiry widened

Monday, 2 February 2004, 9:07 am | Green Party

The Green Party is calling for the inquiry into rape allegations against former Rotorua police officers to also consider the failure of police hierarchy and the Police Minister to fully investigate the complaints when they were originally made aware of them. More >>