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Bill for students & beneficiaries defeated by Govt
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 9:19 am | Green Party
A Green Party bill that would have reinstated the Community Wage for students over the summer break was voted down by the Government on its first reading this evening. More >>
Kedgley : hypocrisy over alcohol and cannabis
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 5:39 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley today said there was a double standard in parliament and the community over drug use and that a consistent and co-ordinated national strategy to reduce the harm of all drugs was urgently required to protect youth. More >>
Greens criticise police report on Waitara shooting
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:54 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke today criticised the police report claiming that a policeman acted lawfully in shooting Waitara man Steven Wallace. More >>
Parliament's Finance Committee backs 'Buy NZ Made'
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is hailing the multi-party Finance Select committee's unanimous endorsement for a 'Buy NZ Made' campaign as a significant step towards rebuilding the domestic economy in the face of globalisation. More >>
Greens Put Up Animal Welfare Amendment To ERB
Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 10:34 am | Green Party
A new Green Party amendment put to the ERB today would have improved animal welfare under the bill, while at the same time extending the right to strike without three days notice to animal processing workers. More >>
Greens Support Anderton's call on Singapore
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 5:56 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says it's delighted the Deputy Prime Minister is calling for a parliamentary debate and vote on the Singapore Free Trade Agreement to determine whether the government should ratify it or not. More >>
Govt Must Take Action On Auckland Air - Greens
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 2:23 pm | Green Party
Auckland Green MP Keith Locke today said the onus was on the Government to deliver on its election promise and take immediate and decisive action to tackle Auckland's air pollution problems. More >>
Greens Welcome Custody And Access Review
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 11:33 am | Green Party
Guardianship laws are outdated and need to better reflect modern families, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today at the launch of a custody and access review at Parliament. More >>
Going Green - the new paradigm - Rod Donald
Tuesday, 15 August 2000, 9:45 am | Green Party
When I saw the draft programme for the Conference I was tempted to turn down the invitation because ACT was billed as “a radical alternative” and I always thought that was the Green Party’s role. We reject being pigeon holed on the traditional ... More >>
No pollution relief until serious car reduction
Monday, 14 August 2000, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today said it strongly supported initiatives from the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) to reduce exhaust pollution but said the volume of car use was the root of the problem. More >>
The Green Party Advocates Continuity of Employment
Monday, 14 August 2000, 11:28 am | Green Party
Extracts from Sue Bradford's Second Reading Speech on the Employment Relations Bill - Tuesday 8 August 2000 More >>
Greens Seek To Protect Poultry, Crayfish
Monday, 14 August 2000, 11:02 am | Green Party
The Green Party will be seeking cross-party support for an amendment which attempts to broaden the list of animals included in Part B of Schedule 1 of the Employment Relations Bill in an effort to address animal welfare concerns. More >>
Aucklanders let down by council decision
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:12 am | Green Party
Aucklander and Green MP Nandor Tanczos said today he was outraged that the Auckland City Council was pushing ahead on the water pipeline from the Waikato River, without properly looking at alternatives. More >>
Overstayer review required urgently - Locke
Friday, 11 August 2000, 4:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party's immigration spokesperson Keith Locke has backed Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field's call for a review of the overstayer legislation. More >>
Kedgley Concerned About Gagging Of Scientists
Friday, 11 August 2000, 3:49 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley told Christchurch scientists today that some New Zealand scientists had concerns about genetic engineering but were scared to speak out. More >>
Greens pleased with Govt. support for amendment
Friday, 11 August 2000, 10:09 am | Green Party
Green Party Employment Spokesperson Sue Bradford today said she was very pleased with Government support for a Green Party amendment to the Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Greens disturbed by new powers for Aus. military
Friday, 11 August 2000, 9:48 am | Green Party
Just over one month out from the Sydney Olympics Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said she was horrified at new legislation which would give the Australian military new and wide ranging new powers to suppress domestic unrest. More >>
Guest speaker at Australian Green AGM
Friday, 11 August 2000, 9:46 am | Green Party
Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons will be the guest speaker at the Tasmanian Green Party AGM in Tasmania this weekend. More >>
Green Statement On GE Inquiry Application
Thursday, 10 August 2000, 3:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is an incorporated society with a nation wide membership of 2,535 persons. It took its present form and name in 1990 when Values, the Green Party of Aotearoa (formed 1972) merged with a number of locally focussed green groups. Throughout ... More >>
Spraying blunder In Hamilton
Thursday, 10 August 2000, 3:01 pm | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said Hamilton residents should be very concerned at a Council blunder which saw up to 30,000 flowers in the city accidentally sprayed with herbicide. More >>
