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Mental Health Services Must Listen To Families

Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 4:14 pm | Green Party

Green Mental Health spokesperson Sue Bradford today said she wants a Code of Family Rights adopted by Mental Health services to ensure that family concerns about mentally ill patients are taken seriously. More >>

Cough Up For Termite Damage - Greens

Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 9:27 am | Green Party

Green Party MP Ian Ewen-Street said today the Government's refusal to pay for termite damage to Otorohanga homes was the culmination of an 11 year nightmare for residents. More >>

Greens alarmed at shock bypass evictions

Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 6:14 pm | Green Party

Green MP Sue Kedgley today called on Transport Minister Mark Gosche to launch an urgent inquiry after Te Aro residents were today served with eviction notices to make way for the proposed inner city bypass, before Transit has even applied for ... More >>

Public Protest Anti-Terrorism Bill At Meeting

Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 4:12 pm | Green Party

Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke will be speaking tonight at an Auckland public meeting called to protest the new anti-terrorism legislation. More >>

Greens satisfied with changes to Electoral Clause

Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 4:11 pm | Green Party

Green Justice spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today said he was satisfied that suggested amendments to a clause in the Electoral Amendment Bill would continue to allow journalists to do their job in the run up to elections. More >>

Telco Bill Leaves NZ With Turkey, Mexico

Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 11:26 am | Green Party

Green Telecommunications spokesperson Sue Kedgley today said the Greens are deeply disappointed that the Telecommunications bill does not remove Telecom's monopoly over the local copper wire network. More >>

Terror rules go too far

Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 9:13 am | Green Party

The Government's new "dob-in-a-terrorist" regulations go beyond present security requirements, Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Keith Locke said today. More >>

Environment centre initiative a huge success

Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 9:11 am | Green Party

Green Co-leader Rod Donald today welcomed the Government's announcement today of the second round of funding for community environment centres. More >>

Greens Welcome Carter Holt's GE Decision

Monday, 26 November 2001, 9:41 am | Green Party

Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons welcomed news today that Carter Holt will not go ahead with planned field trials of genetically engineered pine trees, saying the decision was sensible and reflected public concern. More >>

Pay radiotherapists, not airfares

Friday, 23 November 2001, 6:31 pm | Green Party

It is costing more to send women to Australia for radiotherapy treatment than it would to meet the wage increase that would keep departing radiation therapists in this country, the Green Party has pointed out. More >>

Grey Lynn Public Meeting On Factory Farming

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 5:36 pm | Green Party

The Green Party has organised a public meeting at the Grey Lynn Hall on Wednesday, November 28 at 7.30pm to highlight the cruel practice of using sow crates in pig farming. More >>

Don't wait for Govt. over rail - Greens

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 5:29 pm | Green Party

Green Party Transport spokesperson Sue Kedgley said she was delighted that the Wellington Mayors were adding their voice to the growing pressure on the Government to buy back the region's rail corridor - as they have already done in Auckland. More >>

Labour play 'politricks' with Clean Slate Bill

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 2:51 pm | Green Party

Green MP Nandor Tanczos today called for the public to bombard the Justice and Electoral Select Committee with submissions on his Clean Slate bill as the Government continues to deliberately stall the submission process. More >>

Alarm At Experiment

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 10:47 am | Green Party

Green MP Sue Kedgley said she is horrified that officials are trying to fast-track a solution to the long-standing shortage of radiation therapists by experimenting on New Zealand women who are already at their most vulnerable as a result of having ... More >>

New Zealand Must Have No Part In Massacre

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 12:53 am | Green Party

Green Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke said today our SAS troops should be pulled out of Afghanistan to stop New Zealand being involved in an imminent massacre of troops in the northern city of Kunduz. More >>

But April Fool's Day is in April...

Thursday, 22 November 2001, 12:22 am | Green Party

Green co-leader Rod Donald said his first reaction was to laugh when he saw the likes of BP, Mobil, Shell, and British American Tobacco in a list of New Zealand's 20 greenest companies. More >>

DNA Databank Danger

Wednesday, 21 November 2001, 1:39 pm | Green Party

A huge database of DNA from almost every New Zealander born since 1969 is being held in storage without the knowledge of most donors and with no adequate control over its security and the use it can be put to, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley ... More >>