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Act Now To Safeguard Electricity Consumers
Friday, 27 July 2001, 9:34 am | Green Party
The Minister of Energy should safeguard consumers and the environment by forcing the electricity industry to tighten up guidelines designed to help the industry meet Government objectives. More >>
Thriving Organics Industry Highlights GE Threat
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 4:10 pm | Green Party
Green Party Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street MP today said news that the New Zealand organics industry will generate around $110 million this current financial year showed what New Zealand stood to lose if genetically engineered organisms were ... More >>
National Party is playing with fire
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 1:48 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said in the House last night that the National Party's campaign to stop the Bay of Plenty Bill was encouraging people with racial prejudices in New Zealand. More >>
Pork Industry buying a fight
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 9:45 pm | Green Party
Green Animal Welfare Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today said she was astounded that the Pork Industry Board had reneged on its commitment to phase out the use of sow crates completely in 2012 and has voted at its AGM to keep using them for the first month ... More >>
Inquiry into excessive use of pepper spray call
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 9:43 pm | Green Party
The Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke today accused police of inappropriate use of pepper spray and asked for a government inquiry into the excessive use of this chemical agent. More >>
Support for call for emergency benefits discretion
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 9:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is supporting a community call for emergency benefits discretion to be given to the head of Work and Income New Zealand, once a Government move to deny benefits to non-resident spouses of New Zealand citizens becomes law. More >>
Speech on misuse of Police powers of search
Wednesday, 25 July 2001, 9:41 pm | Green Party
The misuse of Police powers of search and seizure Speech to Parliament - General Debate Slot 6 Check Against Delivery Embargoed until delivery - around 4.30pm More >>
Investigate Your Department - Nandor Says
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 4:33 pm | Green Party
Corrections Minister Matt Robson was challenged in the House today by Green MP Nandor Tanczos over accusations of bribery regarding the proposed prison at Ngawha. More >>
Greens Applaud Sutton's Sow Crate Comments
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 4:31 pm | Green Party
Green Party Animal Welfare Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today said she was delighted with calls from Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton for pig farmers to completely phase out the use of sow crates by 2006. More >>
Kyoto Protocol Weak But Alive
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 10:25 am | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today welcomed the compromise deal on greenhouse gas emissions struck at Bonn yesterday. More >>
Cleaner diesel trials welcomed
Monday, 23 July 2001, 5:18 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley today said moves by the oil industry to conduct two six week trials aimed at lowering sulphur in New Zealand diesel were a step in the right direction. More >>
Committee Disregards Concern About Email Snooping
Monday, 23 July 2001, 9:30 am | Green Party
Green Police spokesperson Keith Locke has criticised the report of the Law and Order Select Committee for disregarding public concern about giving police and intelligence agencies to right to intercept emails and hack into people's computers. More >>
Kedgley Warns Pork Industry Board To Keep Promise
Monday, 23 July 2001, 9:27 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the New Zealand Pork Industry Board not to back down on its commitment for a complete phase out of the cruel sow crate in New Zealand. More >>
Cops must apologise for outrageous strip search
Sunday, 22 July 2001, 12:27 am | Green Party
Green Party Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today said Hamilton police should apologise to two young women who were strip searched and charged with willfull damage for drawing a chalk picture on a footpath, as referred to on page one of today’s ... More >>
Greens disappointed by Britomart project delay
Friday, 20 July 2001, 5:11 pm | Green Party
"It is very disappointing that Transfund is dragging the chain on giving money to the much-needed Britomart project," said Auckland Green MP and associate Transport spokesperson Keith Locke. More >>
Rod to ride on Tim's train
Friday, 20 July 2001, 5:05 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Rod Donald will join Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt in a day trip on the threatened Southerner train tomorrow. More >>
Greens ask Govt. not to increase foreign ownership
Friday, 20 July 2001, 5:01 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has called on the Government to reject Singapore Airline's bid to increase its ownership of Air New Zealand. More >>
Greens Ask For A 'Kiwi Share' In The Milk Industry
Friday, 20 July 2001, 2:11 pm | Green Party
Green Party Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street MP today said he had serious doubts about the "20% rule" which compels GlobalCo to allow its milk suppliers to make 20% of their weekly production available to competitors. More >>
Greens Philosophical About Private Beech Logging
Friday, 20 July 2001, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The Greens are "quite philosophical" about the use of $400,000 of West Coast compensation money for the sustainable harvest of native beech trees on private land, according to Green Party Forestry spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street MP. More >>
Tanczos calls for inquiry on police abuse of power
Friday, 20 July 2001, 8:59 am | Green Party
Green Party Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today called on the Police Commissioner to issue a directive to all police officers in New Zealand to refrain from abusing the emergency search provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act. More >>
