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Greens Welcome Moves To Save Hector's Dolphin
Thursday, 16 August 2001, 2:00 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today welcomed Government measures to protect the critically endangered North Island Hector's dolphin as long overdue. More >>
No Choice But To Turn Down Mine Application
Thursday, 16 August 2001, 9:54 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said the significant environmental risks associated with the proposal for a new West Coast gold mine meant the Government had no choice but to decline the application. More >>
Greens Shocked Drug Ads Can Continue
Wednesday, 15 August 2001, 11:17 am | Green Party
Green Party Health spokesperson Sue Kedgley said she was shocked that the Health Minister Annette King has refused to ban direct to consumer advertising of drugs, despite Pharmac's support for a ban. More >>
Reject Juggernaut Trucks, Buy Back Rail
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 12:38 am | Green Party
Green Party Transport Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today said a recent spate of heavy truck crashes were clear evidence that the Government should drop proposals to allow bigger trucks on our roads and instead focus on buying back New Zealand's rail network. More >>
West Papuans Should Be Present In Nauru
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 4:41 pm | Green Party
Green Party foreign affairs spokesperson Keith Locke today expressed regret at Nauru's decision to ban West Papuan observers from this month's Pacific Island Forum. More >>
First Six Months Of Singapore Free Trade A Failure
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 4:28 pm | Green Party
Trade with Singapore has dramatically deteriorated since the Government's free trade agreement took effect in January, said the Green Party. More >>
Carcinogen Risk For Hutt Residents
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 3:04 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the Wellington Regional Council to undertake dioxin testing to establish whether or not dangerous carcinogens are present at the Lower Hutt sites where Agent Orange chemicals were allegedly dumped some 30 years ago. More >>
Wine Industry Must Rally For GE-Free Marlborough
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 2:08 pm | Green Party
Green Marlborough MP Ian Ewen-Street is urging Marlborough's wine producers to join the campaign for Marlborough to declare itself a GE-free region. More >>
Greens Call For Maximum Penalties For Animal Abuse
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 10:52 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley today called on the Minister of Agriculture to apply maximum penalties under the Animal Welfare Act against the Northland farmer who allowed animals on his farm to starve to death and others to feed off rotting carcasses when he had ... More >>
Greens Support Organic Friendly Rodney
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 9:41 am | Green Party
Green Party Rodney MP Sue Bradford today welcomed the proposal to declare Rodney an organic friendly district and called on Council to go all the way and declare Rodney a GE-Free district. More >>
Call For Debate On Germline Engineering
Thursday, 9 August 2001, 12:35 am | Green Party
Banning human cloning would only address some of the issues concerning human genetic engineering, Green Party MP and Health spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Greens Support MMP, 120 Seats, No Referendum
Wednesday, 8 August 2001, 2:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is satisfied with the outcome of the Select Committee Inquiry into MMP. More >>
DWI appeal - waste of taxpayers money
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 5:56 pm | Green Party
Green Party Social Services Spokesperson Sue Bradford today strongly criticised the Government for not ensuring that legal proceedings taken by its own agencies are consistent with Government policy. More >>
Greens welcome guide for individual conservation
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 5:51 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today welcomed the launch of the practical guide that will help New Zealanders protect local patches of native plants and ecosystems. More >>
Greens reject increased Air NZ foreign ownership
Monday, 6 August 2001, 5:13 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today rejected the National Party's call for the Government to lift the foreign ownership cap on Air New Zealand. More >>
Greens welcome fuel review
Monday, 6 August 2001, 5:00 pm | Green Party
Green Party Transport Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today welcomed the long overdue review of the Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations. More >>
“Green Team” to launch local body campaign
Monday, 6 August 2001, 11:32 am | Green Party
Green candidates for the upcoming local body elections in the Wellington region will be launching their campaign with a high-tech theme at (e)-vision (corner of Blair and Wakefield Streets, Wellington) on August 9th from 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm. More >>
Celebrate NZ's Creative Edge - Greens
Monday, 6 August 2001, 9:48 am | Green Party
A conference to celebrate and enhance New Zealand's creative talents should be the next step in counter-acting our poor economic performance and pessimistic attitudes, says Green Party co-leader Rod Donald. More >>
'Unique New Zealand Week' Never More Timely
Monday, 6 August 2001, 12:00 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said the theme of 'Unique New Zealand' for Conservation Week had never been more timely following the Royal Commission into Genetic Modification recommending the release of genetically engineered organisms ... More >>
Sutton Sabotaging New Zealand's Organic Exporters
Friday, 3 August 2001, 1:00 pm | Green Party
Green Party Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street MP today said he was shocked and disappointed with Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton's comments to international media in which he called into question the safety of organic produce. More >>
