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TVNZ unable to fulfil Charter

Thursday, 19 December 2002, 10:57 am | Green Party

Green Broadcasting spokesperson Sue Kedgley said the Government's last minute decision to split BCL from TVNZ and turn it into a State owned enterprise could leave TVNZ vulnerable, cash strapped and unable to fulfil its Charter obligations. More >>

Air NZ too frightened to fly solo

Wednesday, 18 December 2002, 2:27 pm | Green Party

Green co-leader Rod Donald today accused the Government of being panicked into selling a key stake in Air New Zealand to Qantas. More >>

Sutton personal attacks on protestors insensitive

Wednesday, 18 December 2002, 2:08 pm | Green Party

Jim Sutton's personal criticisms of painted apple moth aerial spray protestors were insensitive Green Party Biosecurity Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today. More >>

Federated Farmers stuck in the mud

Wednesday, 18 December 2002, 12:34 am | Green Party

Federated Farmers is stuck in the mud over the forward-thinking Fonterra initiative to deal with waterways polluted by dairying, Green Party Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today. More >>

Creeping erosion of civil liberties

Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 6:26 pm | Green Party

Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke says there is a creeping erosion of our civil liberties under the Counter-Terrorism Bill, introduced into Parliament today. More >>

Toxic timber review ignores environment

Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 4:27 pm | Green Party

Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said she was concerned the ERMA review of CCA treated timber confirmed today does not include an assessment of the environmental impacts of the toxic timber. More >>

Government fails to slow speed, says Nandor

Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 2:46 pm | Green Party

Green MP Nandor Tanczos has criticised the latest Government move to reclassify methamphetamine as a class A drug. More >>

Green Party Summer Policy Conference

Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 2:36 pm | Green Party

The Greens will hold their annual summer policy conference in Masterton over the 24th-26th January. More >>

Its feast or fast this Christmas

Tuesday, 17 December 2002, 11:07 am | Green Party

Low income families face a Christmas of fast, not feast said Green Social Services Spokesperson Sue Bradford. More >>

Greens warn against terror hysteria

Monday, 16 December 2002, 11:41 am | Green Party

Green MP Keith Locke says that government plans to import smallpox vaccine is an "over-reaction", which will only fuel anti-terrorist hysteria. More >>

Govt must give essential services certainty

Friday, 13 December 2002, 3:37 pm | Green Party

Green Sports Spokesperson Mike Ward today welcomed grants from Government to Water Safety New Zealand, the Coastguard Federation and the Mountain Safety Council but called on Government to ensure the funding was ongoing. More >>

New labelling shows sugar, fat consumption

Friday, 13 December 2002, 9:33 am | Green Party

Newly introduced nutrition labelling which requires companies to disclose the amount of sugar, fat and other ingredients in food for the first time, confirms what many have suspected for years - that New Zealand children are eating many foods that are ... More >>

PM is desperate to make a deal

Friday, 13 December 2002, 12:01 am | Green Party

The Prime Minister's latest plea for the United States to include us in an ANZUS free trade zone does little to boost this country's reputation on the world stage, Green Co-leader Rod Donald said today. More >>

Aviation safety fears don't have wings

Thursday, 12 December 2002, 5:24 pm | Green Party

The Aviation Industry Association, Act New Zealand and others are indulging in a deliberate campaign of misinformation to frighten New Zealanders about the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill, Green Party MP Mike Ward said today. More >>

New Zealand blocking int waste convention

Thursday, 12 December 2002, 5:23 pm | Green Party

Green Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said New Zealand appeared to be dragging the chain on ratifying an amendment to an international treaty designed to stop OECD countries exporting their hazardous waste to developing countries. More >>

Nandor slams judge's Bill of Rights ruling

Thursday, 12 December 2002, 9:15 am | Green Party

Green MP Nandor Tanczos today slammed a District Court judgement which found that an Auckland City Council bylaw did not breach the Bill of Rights. The bylaw allows for signs on residential properties advertising products or services but bans other ... More >>

Let's get the jump on "things that go bump"

Wednesday, 11 December 2002, 4:58 pm | Green Party

Vehicles imported from Australia should be inspected and certified in Australia as well as being steam-cleaned in New Zealand, to guard against unwanted biosecurity hitchhikers like the redback spiders found in Auckland on Friday, Green Party Biosecurity ... More >>