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Greens Hail Supreme Step Forward For New Zealand
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 2:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party applauded the Supreme Court Bill, as reported back to Parliament today, calling it another step towards forging a distinct New Zealand identity as a Pacific nation. More >>
Wake up and smell the organic coffee over GE
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 2:14 pm | Green Party
The Greens fully support the message delivered to the Government today by the organics sector and beekeepers at a rally outside Parliament, calling for the GE moratorium to be extended. More >>
Hui consultation exposed as a sham
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 2:11 pm | Green Party
The true nature of the Government's consultation process with Maori over the foreshore and seabed issue has been exposed as a charade, Green MP Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Israel must withdraw 'fatwa' against Arafat
Monday, 15 September 2003, 2:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to summon the Israeli representative to the Beehive to express New Zealand's indignation at Israel's threat to murder Yasser Arafat. More >>
Leave the 'Green Room' to the high rollers, Jim
Monday, 15 September 2003, 2:41 pm | Green Party
The Greens are challenging the Government to back the world's developing countries by rejecting the final statement of the WTO Ministerial meeting in Cancun. More >>
Higher power bills to pay for waste
Monday, 15 September 2003, 2:38 pm | Green Party
New Zealanders will object to paying higher power bills so thoughtless people can keep wasting energy, Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Education system rates D- for failing Maori & PI
Monday, 15 September 2003, 8:05 am | Green Party
Green MP Metiria Turei said today the Ministry of Education must "try harder" to address a disturbing lack of achievement of Maori and Pacific Island students. More >>
Greens call for action on housing report
Monday, 15 September 2003, 8:04 am | Green Party
The Government must urgently prioritise access for low income families to decent housing, following a report out today confirming once again the link between deficient housing and child poverty, Green Housing spokesperson Sue Bradford said. More >>
Public newspapers politicians agree: ban must stay
Monday, 15 September 2003, 8:03 am | Green Party
The tide of support for extending the moratorium on the release of genetically engineered organisms has turned into a tidal wave that the Government can no longer ignore, Green Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Labour's last chance to listen goes begging
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 8:59 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford said today that the Government has disgraced itself by forging ahead with the Gambling Bill despite pleas from the International Gambling Conference not to proceed with the grossly irresponsible legislation. More >>
49 days to go - Greens expose the missing links
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 2:46 pm | Green Party
New Zealand is not ready to lift the GE moratorium in 49 days, because the Government has not fully actioned the 49 Royal Commission recommendations, the Green Party says today. More >>
Shadows of DDT will haunt environment minister
Thursday, 11 September 2003, 1:55 pm | Green Party
Nelson Green MP Mike Ward said environment minister Marion Hobbs was displaying "twisted logic" by allocating money to cleaning up contaminated sites when, at the same time, charging ahead with the lifting of the GE Moratorium. More >>
Govt dodges questions on global GE treaty
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 7:22 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is concerned at the Government's failure to be straight on whether it intends to ratify a hugely important global GE treaty. More >>
GE 'caution' submissions ignored
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 7:21 pm | Green Party
Submissions opposing GE release were either blocked or ignored by the select committee considering the latest GE Bill, Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says today. More >>
Can the gambling industry be trusted, really?
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 2:18 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford has rejected claims by the Government and United Future that the gambling industry can be trusted to distribute gambling funds to charity in a fair and transparent manner. More >>
GE food facts come home to roost
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 5:04 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley said consumers will be horrified learn just how much of the food chain has been contaminated with genetically engineered organisms, following confirmation that all Ingham's chickens are reared on feed that contains GE ingredients. More >>
Labour Betrays Party Faithful On Gambling Bill
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 11:57 am | Green Party
The Labour Party's ruling council has revolted over the Government's gambling backtrack and deal with United Future over the Gambling Bill, Green MP Sue Bradford said today. More >>
Greens Issue Leaked Labour Party Cl Memo
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 10:59 am | Green Party
For reasons of confidentiality, all identifying marks on this document have been removed. Sue Bradford, MP will stand by the fact the text is an unchanged copy of a memo sent by the Labour Party NZ Council to the Labour Caucus. More >>
Govt takes sledgehammer to Hamilton
Monday, 8 September 2003, 10:36 pm | Green Party
The Greens are astounded the Government intends to spray Hamilton residents with the same controversial chemical cocktail used in Auckland, that caused health problems and massive home life disruption for many people. More >>
If Parliament was run like the WTO...
Monday, 8 September 2003, 9:19 am | Green Party
The Green Party is urging the Government speak out for the rights of developing countries so they don't get trampled on again, at this week's World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting in Cancun. More >>
