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Greens Support Marine Reserve
Wednesday, 18 October 2000, 2:28 pm | Green Party
Wellington-based Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is strongly supporting an application to turn four kilometres of Wellington's south coast into a marine reserve. More >>
More important than Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Wednesday, 18 October 2000, 9:31 am | Green Party
The Green Party has criticised the Government for failing to live up to its commitment to partnership with local government over the Singapore free trade agreement. More >>
Green MPs to raise banned flag at Parliament
Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 4:46 pm | Green Party
Green MPs Keith Locke, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Nandor Tanczos and Rod Donald plan to raise full-sized banned "Morning Star" flags of West Papua on the steps of Parliament tomorrow, to mark the visit of West Papuan exile John Ondawame. More >>
Greens welcome climate change inquiry
Monday, 16 October 2000, 4:27 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said she was pleased a select committee inquiry into the role of local government in meeting New Zealand's climate change targets will start this week. More >>
Responsible companies have nothing to fear
Monday, 16 October 2000, 4:26 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today said it was no surprise that TransAlta were asking the government to act cautiously on introducing eco-taxes to combat climate change as TransAlta was largely reliant on non-renewable gas to generate its electricity. More >>
Indonesian military pulls back from NZ seminars
Monday, 16 October 2000, 4:25 pm | Green Party
Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke believes Indonesian military officials have been pressured to cancel their attendance at two seminars in New Zealand next month. More >>
ANZFA permission sought for nuked food
Thursday, 12 October 2000, 5:24 pm | Green Party
Irradiated herbs, nuts, teas and spices may soon be on sale in New Zealand after a decade long moratorium on irradiated food, Green Health and Safe Food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Government must give credence to West Papua leader
Thursday, 12 October 2000, 1:20 pm | Green Party
West Papua leader John Ondawame is arriving in New Zealand on Saturday at a time when his people are suffering in violent clashes with Indonesian authorities. More >>
Toxic site map released today
Thursday, 12 October 2000, 1:19 pm | Green Party
Greenpeace is to be congratulated for its toxics map web site, released today, which shows more than 40 sites in New Zealand that are contaminated by dioxins, Green MP Sue Kedgley said. More >>
Government must reinstate overstayer appeal rights
Wednesday, 11 October 2000, 5:54 pm | Green Party
Yesterday's deportation of a Filipino family was an ominous precedent for thousands of overstayer families who do not qualify for the government's recently announced amnesty, Green MP Keith Locke said today. More >>
Auckland MP Says Answers Needed Over Heart Surgery
Wednesday, 11 October 2000, 4:14 pm | Green Party
There are more questions than answers over why heart surgery waiting lists are growing in Auckland, and what authorities are really doing about it, Auckland Green MP Keith Locke said today. More >>
Nandor To Debate Cannabis With Nick Smith
Wednesday, 11 October 2000, 3:05 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos is to meet National Party MP Nick Smith in a public debate on the legal status of cannabis tomorrow night (Thursday) in Nelson. More >>
Farmers rejecting genetic engineering
Wednesday, 11 October 2000, 2:57 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP and organic farmer Ian Ewen-Street today said that ACT MP Gerry Eckhoff had been very poorly advised on farmers attitudes towards genetic engineering. More >>
Warning Bells Ring Over Rail Split Up
Wednesday, 11 October 2000, 9:30 am | Green Party
Tranz Rail's plans to divest a large part of their rail services while still retaining monopoly control over the railway lines should ring loud warning bells, Green Party transport spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Green Position On Super Fund
Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 4:55 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has confirmed it is committed to the continued provision of universal (publicly funded) superannuation but are still investigating whether the Government's pre-funding proposal is the best way to do it. More >>
Quarter Of A Century Of Failed Cannabis Policy
Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 3:26 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos today challenged those who support the ongoing criminal status of cannabis to point to a single area where prohibition has achieved its goals. More >>
Time To Really "Save Rail"
Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 2:25 pm | Green Party
New Zealand must set up a nationwide railway strategy before the free market destroys or seriously downgrades the rail network, Green Party Transport Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Non-Maori Need Equal Chance To Have GE Say
Monday, 9 October 2000, 10:33 am | Green Party
Non-Maori need the same opportunity as Maori to speak directly to the Royal Commission into Genetic Modification, Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Greens question Government's dioxin negotiation p
Friday, 6 October 2000, 4:47 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today questioned the position of the New Zealand Government in international negotiations on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as dioxin. More >>
Keep Maori art and whaling separate - Greens
Friday, 6 October 2000, 4:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today congratulated Prime Minister Helen Clark for stopping the Te Puni Kokiri whalebone art workshop being held in conjunction with a pro-whaling conference in Nelson next month. More >>
