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Marine Reserves Good For Fishing - Greens
Thursday, 5 October 2000, 4:43 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed today's release of a discussion document reviewing the Marine Reserves Act, saying more marine reserves will help maintain good fisheries. More >>
Greens Questions Government's Dioxin Position
Thursday, 5 October 2000, 2:41 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
Thursday, 5 October 2000, 12:51 am | 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 >>
Green MP Brings Organic Message To Hawkes Bay
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 3:06 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP and organic farmer Ian Ewen-Street will spend a day in Hawkes Bay tomorrow (October 5) to promote organics to the region. More >>
Battle Of Oamaru Confirmed, Declaration Of War
Wednesday, 4 October 2000, 12:54 am | Green Party
Keith Locke, Nandor Tanczos and Rod Donald, the leaders of the Green Republicans, will receive a “Declaration of War” from Lieutenant Carl Layton and his Loyal supporters on the steps of parliament at 1pm today. The Declaration is attached. More >>
Greens' Electricity Initiatives Bear Fruit
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 3:48 pm | Green Party
The environment and small consumers have benefitted from Green Party input into electricity industry reforms. More >>
Church Puts Cash Over Kids With Cell Phone Tower
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 2:07 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is joining with local residents in condemning the renewal of a six year contract for a cell phone tower in an Island Bay primary school. More >>
Conservation Message Gets A Boost
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 9:26 am | Green Party
Ensuring the Conservation Department is able to develop positive working relationships with the community is the primary motivation behind additional funding of $2.5 million, says Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Environment Biting Back - Hard
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 12:39 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said the massive hole in the ozone layer showed how environmental pollution could leave a dangerous legacy - long after the pollution has been controlled. More >>
Prudish Peters desperately seeking poll ratings
Sunday, 1 October 2000, 11:18 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Rod Donald has accused Winston Peters of gay bashing following his attack in today's Sunday Star Times on Green Party co-convenor Richard Davies' website advertising his homestay to gay men. More >>
Government's Opposition To Whaling Undermined
Friday, 29 September 2000, 1:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today said it was totally unacceptable for a government department to be making a financial contribution to the World Council of Whalers meeting in Nelson this November. More >>
Greens oppose Queenstown Gondola proposal
Thursday, 28 September 2000, 1:49 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader and Conservation spokesperson Jeanette Fitzsimons today said the Greens opposed a proposal to build a gondola link between Queenstown and Milford Sound. More >>
Fatty Killer Should Be Labelled - Greens
Monday, 25 September 2000, 9:46 am | Green Party
The Green Party said it was very disappointed that saturated fats - a leading contributor to heart disease - were not included in the new draft ANZFA nutritional labelling regime. More >>
Greens Horrified At Possible TVNZ Raid
Monday, 25 September 2000, 9:44 am | Green Party
The money the Government is looking at taking out of TVNZ should be used to provide increased local content and better quality programmes, Green Party Broadcasting Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Company linked to whaling has 'good character'
Friday, 22 September 2000, 3:01 pm | Green Party
The Green Party said the Government has set a dangerous precedent in declaring companies involved in whaling to be "of good character" under the 1996 Fisheries Act. More >>
More of same makes economic crisis worse
Friday, 22 September 2000, 1:23 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald today said the Government had to wake up and recognise that 15 years of chasing free trade and globalisation has devastated the New Zealand economy. More >>
More of same makes economic crisis worse
Friday, 22 September 2000, 1:19 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald today said the Government had to wake up and recognise that 15 years of chasing free trade and globalisation has devastated the New Zealand economy. More >>
No more 'symbolic' votes if Green bill passes
Thursday, 21 September 2000, 4:31 pm | Green Party
A Green Party bill drawn from the member's ballot today will put the heat on the government to put more international treaties to a parliamentary vote. More >>
Greens Welcome Prostitution Reform Bill
Thursday, 21 September 2000, 2:58 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the rapid emergence of Tim Barnett's Prostitution Reform Bill from the members ballot. More >>
Greens call for School Boards to be elected by STV
Thursday, 21 September 2000, 8:52 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald has lodged a member's bill in today's ballot which amends the School Board of Trustee regulations to give Board's the option of adopting STV for next year's elections, if they want to. More >>
