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"Acrobatic" ministry should get off its high horse
Thursday, 17 July 2003, 4:06 pm | Green Party
The Ministry of Education's argument that the High Court should not provide a remedy to parents of special needs children because of "policy interference" is a perverse attempt at acrobatic logic, said Green MP Metiria Turei. More >>
Greens to support civil union changes
Wednesday, 16 July 2003, 12:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party has thrown its support in behind moves to introduce legislation allowing same sex and de facto couples to have the same legal rights as married couples. More >>
A Random Trollop to rock the House
Tuesday, 15 July 2003, 4:09 pm | Green Party
From a high school drop-out to a rising star in Parliament, Green MP Metiria Turei has taken a more than unorthodox path to the heart of Aotearoa’s democratic institution. Here is her biography as printed in Wahine. More >>
Call to 'harden up' on fatty acids
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 4:07 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the Government to follow the United States, and bring in mandatory labelling of the 'trans fat' content of potato chips, biscuits, crisps and similar products. More >>
Pharmac undermines pharmacies
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 2:25 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is incredulous Pharmac has ignored the views of most of the 2500-plus submissions on bulk-dispensing, and returned to three-monthly dispensing of pharmaceuticals. More >>
Independent discipline review works for victims
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 9:27 am | Green Party
The victims of poor schoolyard behaviour also need the protection offered by an independent review of school discipline, Green MP Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Maori die as healthcare denied
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 12:31 am | Green Party
Green MP Metiria Turei said today that Maori would continue to suffer a higher mortality rate than non-Maori New Zealanders unless the Government urgently addressed systemic failures in the health and welfare sectors. More >>
GE onions will only end in tears
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 12:31 am | Green Party
Crop & Food Research's application to field test GE onions in containment in fields in Canterbury, announced today, should be put on hold till the latest GE problems are sorted out, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
United youth voice transcends politics
Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 4:03 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today congratulated the United Future Party on the launch of their new youth wing. More >>
School exclusions 'archaic' claim Greens
Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 4:02 pm | Green Party
Green MP Metiria Turei has called for an independent body to combat draconian and potentially unlawful exclusions of students from high schools. More >>
Right to know Bill will shed GE light for consumer
Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 1:10 pm | Green Party
The latest GE 'corntamination' scare has prompted Sue Kedgley to release a private member's bill which will enable consumers to identify which foods on sale in New Zealand contain or are made from GE. More >>
Greens welcome rail deal
Monday, 7 July 2003, 5:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is pleased that the Government has reached an agreement with Toll Holdings to buy back the rail network More >>
GE moratorium should stay, Greens say
Monday, 7 July 2003, 3:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the latest corn fiasco should cause the Government to rethink its strategy of lifting the GE moratorium and allowing GE crops to grow commercially. More >>
More rigorous GE testing regime needed in NZ
Monday, 7 July 2003, 8:51 am | Green Party
Confirmation from the Government today that Gisborne-grown sweet corn is GE-contaminated highlights the urgent need for a far more rigorous GE surveillance and testing regime in New Zealand, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Conscience vote a smokescreen
Monday, 7 July 2003, 12:18 am | Green Party
United Future and the National Party's call for the smoke-free environments bill to be a conscience vote is a smokescreen to try and undermine the smoke-free legislation, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
'Cornfusion' strikes again
Saturday, 5 July 2003, 12:26 am | Green Party
The Government’s announcement today that sweetcorn grown in New Zealand, on sale here and exported to Japan, might have been contaminated with GE organisms is of real concern, Green MP Sue Kedgley said. More >>
Mallard's dash for cash short-changes communities
Friday, 4 July 2003, 1:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has accused Education Minister Trevor Mallard of conducting a heartless cash-grab for Government pet projects at the expense of viable community schools in rural and provincial areas. More >>
Nandor calls for kids to act up
Thursday, 3 July 2003, 4:13 pm | Green Party
Young people need to speak up and adults need to start listening to them, Green MP Nandor Tanczos said today. More >>
New Zealand military role in Iraq confused
Thursday, 3 July 2003, 2:14 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke wants the Government to re-think its commitment of army engineers to Iraq in the light of British government misleading portrayal of their role. More >>
Eating kiwi icons keeps us all in jobs
Thursday, 3 July 2003, 2:10 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has congratulated Griffin's for maintaining its a strong commitment to New Zealand's economy by keeping both its Lower Hutt and Auckland factories open. More >>
