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Government breaches own strategy
Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 2:57 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons is calling on the Government to block plans to sell off over 500 hectares of significant native forest for 'development'. More >>
No excuse for poor super fund performance
Monday, 14 October 2002, 4:54 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald today called for a change in investment strategy for the Government Superannuation Fund following massive losses on the international sharemarket. More >>
Greens condemn vile act of terrorism
Monday, 14 October 2002, 1:54 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has condemned the bombings in Bali as "vile crime". "All New Zealanders will be in shock, because every one of us has a friend or relation who has holidayed in Bali," said Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke. More >>
Bradford says Tamihere out of line
Friday, 11 October 2002, 1:47 pm | Green Party
Youth Affairs Minister John Tamihere was out of line saying it was every parent's right to give their kids a slap, Green Party Children's Issues Spokesperson Sue Bradford said today More >>
Sue Bradford's Address: Racing Bill - 2nd Reading
Friday, 11 October 2002, 10:11 am | Green Party
The Green Party has had a strong interest in the protracted progress of the Racing Bill through the House. While Racing isn't one of the issues more commonly associated with the Greens, there are actually a number of us, particularly from the more rural ... More >>
BtK ingredients list tabled
Friday, 11 October 2002, 9:26 am | Green Party
Frustrated at the Government's refusal to reveal the contents of the controversial spray BTK Foray 48B, Green Bio-security Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street today tabled his own ingredients list in Parliament. More >>
Action needed NOW on toxic mould guidelines
Friday, 11 October 2002, 12:00 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is urging the Government to learn from the United States experience, where studies have linked health problems to mould in leaky homes and office buildings. More >>
Softly, softly call on marine farm backlog
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 6:34 pm | Green Party
The Fisheries Ministry must not rush through the huge backlog of marine farm permit applications without proper consideration, Green Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today. More >>
About time for GE food checks
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 6:32 pm | Green Party
Following news that illegal StarLink corn was found in Australia, Green Party Safe Food spokesperson Sue Kedgley is relieved that a new monitoring programme for GE in food has finally begun here. More >>
13 new pokie machines every single day
Thursday, 10 October 2002, 3:34 pm | Green Party
Green Gambling Spokesperson Sue Bradford today said she was alarmed to learn that more than 13 new pokie machines are being licensed in New Zealand every single working day. More >>
Food for thought - Sue's safe food update
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 4:25 pm | Green Party
This is the first of a new Safe Food newsletter that I will be producing from time to time to update interested New Zealanders about issues relating to the food they eat. Please feel free to circulate it to anyone you think may be interested in it ... More >>
Clamp down on GE stock feed - Kedgley
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 2:00 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the Government to close a major loophole in GE laws relating to animal feed immediately, saying the current free-for-all has to stop. More >>
Government must finally wake up to child poverty
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 2:00 pm | Green Party
Green Social Services Spokesperson Sue Bradford today questioned the Government's commitment to ending child poverty. More >>
Kedgley demands health action on leaky buildings
Wednesday, 9 October 2002, 1:57 pm | Green Party
Leaky buildings seriously threaten the health of homeowners and repair workers, and the Government must issue guidelines now, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Animal welfare codes delay, outrageous - Kedgley
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 5:01 pm | Green Party
Green Animal Welfare Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today said she was appalled at the Government's announcement today of a bill that delays implementation of animal welfare codes by between one and three years. More >>
No sex, no smoke, no spine
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 4:44 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today described parliament's new 'role model for youth', NZ First MP Craig McNair, as spineless for refusing a number of invitations to publicly debate the cannabis issue. More >>
More mentally ill locked in police cells
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 3:36 pm | Green Party
Green Mental Health Spokesperson Sue Bradford today said it was unacceptable that over the last two weekends mental health patients in Auckland had been locked in police cells due to a lack of acute beds. More >>
Govt Must Act Urgently on Leaky Buildings
Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 2:09 pm | Green Party
The Government must act urgently to protect the health of New Zealanders living and working in leaky buildings, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Greens challenge Govt to list spray ingredients
Monday, 7 October 2002, 4:28 pm | Green Party
Green Biosecurity Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street once again called on Government to list all the ingredients in the spray which will is being used in West Auckland to try and eradicate the painted apple moth. More >>
Public need to decide on police priorities
Monday, 7 October 2002, 1:05 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today said news that police were taking longer to respond to burglaries showed the public needed to decide on the allocation of police resources and priorities for police investigations. More >>
