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Real Cost Of Living With Varroa Mounts
Monday, 19 November 2001, 7:21 pm | Green Party
Green Party Biosecurity spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today the real cost of living with varroa was starting to show, as gardeners suffer from a dearth of wild bees in Auckland. More >>
Hobbs fudging GE sheep and cow dilemma
Monday, 19 November 2001, 1:10 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today called on Environment Minister Marian Hobbs to urgently clarify whether the Govt will allow new experiments involving genetically engineered sheep and cows with human genes to go ahead. More >>
Govt ready to sacrifice organics and green brand
Friday, 16 November 2001, 9:21 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said the Government's response to the Royal Commission recommendations shows they have decided to ditch our clean green brand. More >>
Alliance support for Green EUB position welcomed
Thursday, 15 November 2001, 3:15 pm | Green Party
Green Social Services Spokesperson Sue Bradford today welcomed Alliance support for a Green motion supporting the reintroduction of the Emergency Unemployment Benefit (EUB) for students over summer. More >>
Waitakere City joins the GE-Free brigade
Thursday, 15 November 2001, 11:51 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today congratulated Waitakere City Mayor Bob Harvey and his councillors on their overwhelming support for Waitakere City to become GE-Free. More >>
Drug search money better spent on rehab programmes
Thursday, 15 November 2001, 11:50 am | Green Party
Green Party Justice spokesperson Nandor Tanczos said a new policy to search prison officers when they arrive at work would be humiliating and ineffective. More >>
Trade Yes, Exploitation No
Thursday, 15 November 2001, 12:41 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the World Trade Organisation's commitment to reduce export subsidies and launch a new round of trade talks - with reservations. More >>
Early Maui depletion chance to break the habit
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 5:23 pm | Green Party
The Green Party said today that news that the Maui gas field may run out two years early highlighted the urgent need to move to renewable sources of energy. More >>
Sutton dreaming over China's entry into WTO
Monday, 12 November 2001, 4:37 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald today said by accepting China into its ranks the WTO has said to the world that boosting trade is more important than pressuring China to stop exploiting child labour and ending human rights violations. More >>
Alliance cannabis decriminalisation vote welcomed
Monday, 12 November 2001, 4:18 pm | Green Party
Green Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today welcomed news that the Alliance has voted to support the decriminalisation of cannabis at the party's annual conference over the weekend. More >>
Ethical system needed for patient records
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:48 am | Green Party
Green Women's Affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today that the medical profession should sort out ethical arrangements to deal with patient records in the event that a doctor is struck off the medical register. More >>
Kiwis say well done to Aussie Greens
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:47 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today congratulated the Australian Green Party on their strong showing in yesterday's Australian election. More >>
Kyoto concessions dangerous - Greens
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:46 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today that the concessions made to get the Kyoto Protocol deal signed were dangerous because they could lead to a false sense of security. More >>
Alliance conference rejects peace - Greens
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:42 am | Green Party
Green Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke today expressed disappointment that anti-war delegates at the Alliance conference lost a motion for the withdrawal of SAS troops from the Afghanistan war. More >>
Time is ripe for taking tracks back - Greens
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:33 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today the Transport Minister should act now on signals from Tranz Rail that they were interested in selling the national rail network back to the Government. More >>
Greens urge public to have say on terrorism bill
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:30 am | Green Party
Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke today urged all New Zealanders to take advantage of the opening of submissions on the Government's terrorism bill to the public. More >>
MAF blow chance with painted apple moth - Greens
Friday, 9 November 2001, 10:14 am | Green Party
Green Biosecurity Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street today said MAF had blown a big chance to eradicate the painted apple moth through denying scientists the means to design a control programme for over two years. More >>
Anti-Terrorism Bill opened up to public fresh air
Friday, 9 November 2001, 10:12 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke has welcomed the decision of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee to open up new provisions in the Terrorism (Bombings and Financing) Bill to public submissions. More >>
Opinion: Keith Locke On Anti-Terror Legislation
Friday, 9 November 2001, 12:12 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke says new anti-terrorism legislation currently going through Parliament could see protestors or activists designated as terrorists. The Government should not let the events of September 11 panic them into curtailing the freedom ... More >>
Tanczos Demands Apology From Greg O'Connor
Thursday, 8 November 2001, 12:13 am | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today called for the President of the Police Association Greg O'Connor to apologise for publicly implying that Nandor had misled the public. More >>
