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Greens Announce Spokespeople Roles
Thursday, 22 August 2002, 3:35 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Rod Donald today announced the new line-up of portfolios for the nine Green Party MPs. More >>
More Money Needed To Keep Mentally Ill Off Streets
Thursday, 22 August 2002, 11:44 am | Green Party
The Government urgently needs to put more money into providing mental health housing, Green MP Sue Bradford said today, after a new report showed thousands of mentally ill face life on the streets. More >>
Scrap Super Fund, Buy Back Rail - Greens
Monday, 19 August 2002, 2:09 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald is urging the Government to scrap the Cullen super fund, and use the $600 million already set aside to buy back the national rail network. More >>
Abolish Leader Of Opposition, Say Greens
Monday, 19 August 2002, 2:08 pm | Green Party
The decline of National into third-party status highlights the need to abolish the position of Leader of the Opposition, Green Party Electoral Reform spokesman Rod Donald said today. More >>
Nandor to support Ngawha demonstrators
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 11:22 pm | Green Party
Green Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos will visit Kaikohe tomorrow morning (August 19) to support locals opposing the proposed controversial new prison at Ngawha. More >>
Nandor supports Ministry of Health on drug testing
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 11:21 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today returned fire on critics of kits to test dance party drugs, saying their comments were off the wall when the Ministry of Health itself promoted a harm minimisation approach to the use of dance party drugs. More >>
Keeping West Papua On The Agenda
Thursday, 15 August 2002, 10:16 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke wants Prime Minister Helen Clark to push for a fact-finding mission to West Papua at the Pacific Islands Forum this weekend. More >>
Greens Support Action On Zimbabwe
Tuesday, 13 August 2002, 3:59 pm | Green Party
Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke is backing Prime Minister Helen Clark's call for stronger action against the Mugabe regime. More >>
Greens At GE Cow Hearing Today
Tuesday, 13 August 2002, 11:18 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons will speak against Agresearch's wide-ranging application to genetically engineer cows, at the first day of the ERMA hearings in Hamilton today. More >>
Young Nicks Head deal a reasonable compromise
Monday, 12 August 2002, 9:16 am | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald has welcomed the protection of Young Nicks Head from foreign ownership. More >>
Special Cause For Celebration
Monday, 12 August 2002, 9:14 am | Green Party
The Green Party is delighted to welcome Mike Ward to Parliament as its ninth MP, Co-leaders Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Greens call for GE-Free seed trade network
Friday, 9 August 2002, 3:13 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today called for the establishment of an international seed trade network made up of countries which have not planted genetically engineered crops and have adequate biosecurity controls to prevent accidental genetic contamination. More >>
Cannabis Law Reform Still On The Agenda
Friday, 9 August 2002, 2:14 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today confirmed he would seek to introduce a private members bill to make cannabis R18, and allow adults to grow their own for personal use. More >>
Greens Urge Cullen To Stop Sale Of NZ Icon
Friday, 9 August 2002, 9:51 am | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald today strongly urged Finance Minister Michael Cullen to stop the sale of Young Nicks Head to an American financier. More >>
Source seed from GE-Free countries - Greens
Thursday, 8 August 2002, 9:53 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said New Zealand should stop importing sweet corn and maize seed from the United States and instead source seed from countries which had not planted GE crops. More >>
Greens Retain Independence
Thursday, 8 August 2002, 10:58 am | Green Party
The Green Party has decided not to enter into a confidence and supply agreement with Labour, Co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald announced today. More >>
Locke To Host Exhibition By Artist Imprisoned
Wednesday, 7 August 2002, 2:01 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke will tomorrow (August 8) host an exhibition of traditional Chinese paintings in the ground floor Beehive Foyer. More >>
Business, Government fail to grasp clean, green
Monday, 5 August 2002, 1:36 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today welcomed a new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment saying New Zealand risks losing its economically valuable 'clean green' image unless it moves towards more sustainable development. More >>
Greens To Welcome Hikoi
Monday, 5 August 2002, 9:11 am | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald and Wellington MP Sue Kedgley will today greet the Ngai Tamanuhiri hikoi protesting the proposed sale of Young Nick's Head when it arrives at parliament at 1pm. More >>
Greens welcome new seed-testing rules
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 5:55 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today cautiously welcomed the introduction of new protocols to test imported sweet corn and maize seeds, which come into force today. More >>
