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Green Party at GE Royal Commission hearing
Thursday, 10 August 2000, 2:43 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons this morning presented the first part of a Green Party application to the Royal Commission on Genetic Engineering, at today's hearing at the Wellington District Court. More >>
Singapore Free Trade Agreement Speech
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 7:44 pm | Green Party
Singapore Free Trade Agreement General debate speech notes Wednesday 10 August 2000 Rod Donald MP Green Party Co-Leader More >>
Government Assisting Expansion Of Nuclear Power
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 4:04 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said the New Zealand Government was indirectly supporting the proliferation of nuclear power generation in many of the world's developing nations. More >>
Sue Bradford Speech on Employment Relations Bill
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 5:32 pm | Green Party
Employment Relations Bill Second Reading Speech Sue Bradford MP Green Party Tuesday 8 August 2000 More >>
Greens to moot six changes to ERB
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 5:05 pm | Green Party
These supplementary order papers, plus Green amendments already added to the bill in the select committee process, are aimed at refining the bill rather than greatly favouring either worker or employer. More >>
Greens move to restore Labour promise to ERB
Monday, 7 August 2000, 3:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party moved today to try to include a Labour election promise in the Employment Relations Bill. More >>
Greens' push for pay equity in Industry NZ
Friday, 4 August 2000, 9:31 am | Green Party
The Green Party today lodged an amendment to the Economic Development (Industry New Zealand and Ministry of Economic Development) Bill to require Industry NZ to recognise equal pay for work of equal value under its "good employer" personnel policy. More >>
Greens welcome arrival of chemical trespass bill
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 4:12 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the drawing from the ballot of the Agricultural Chemical Trespass Bill under the name of Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
Speech by Jeanette Fitzsimons MP
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 2:39 pm | Green Party
Speech by Jeanette Fitzsimons MP to mark Conservation Week, Loaves and Fishes, Wellington 3 August, 2000 More >>
Greens lodge Minimum Wage (Fair Wages) Bill
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 11:21 am | Green Party
Green Party Employment Spokesperson Sue Bradford today placed her Minimum Wage (Fair Wages) Amendment Bill in the Members Ballot. More >>
Greens push for changes to MMP
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 6:23 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has recommended that constituency MPs be elected by Preferential Voting rather than first past the post in its submission to the MMP Review Committee. The submission, released today, strongly endorses the continuation of the MMP electoral ... More >>
Green Party Welcomes Health Reforms
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 10:27 am | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today welcomed the Government's health reforms, saying they were long overdue and should redress many of the problems caused by the National-Act government. More >>
STV for Health Boards a positive move
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 9:08 am | Green Party
The Green Party has congratulated the government for its decision to introduce the Single Transferable Voting System for District Health Board elections next year. More >>
Hollow victory for army
Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 5:45 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke says yesterday's desertion conviction against Major Pedro van der Ent was a "public relations disaster" for the army. More >>
ERB improved but still needs work
Tuesday, 1 August 2000, 1:46 pm | Green Party
The final form of the Employment Relations Bill was an improvement on the original but still needs some work, Green Party Employment spokesperson Sue Bradford said today. More >>
Greens support 'technical' urgency on Housing Bill
Monday, 31 July 2000, 1:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has agreed to a government request for urgency tomorrow on the Housing Restructuring (Income-Related Rents) Amendment Bill to allow the committee stages to immediately follow the three minutes remaining of the bill's second reading. More >>
What's wrong with the new GE labelling system
Monday, 31 July 2000, 11:44 am | Green Party
It sounded like the news consumers have been waiting for years to hear. At long last, a system requiring the mandatory labelling of foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients. More >>
Report shows DWI actively contributing to poverty
Monday, 31 July 2000, 9:07 am | Green Party
Green Party Social Services Spokesperson Sue Bradford today said she was "absolutely disgusted" with the findings of a report on how welfare entitlement was denied to beneficiaries and low income earners. More >>
Cannabis use climbed under National
Friday, 28 July 2000, 4:10 pm | Green Party
Green MP Nandor Tanczos said he was astounded at Nick Smith ridiculing the Health Minister over her plans to reduce cannabis use when under the National Government cannabis use increased by nearly 10 per cent. More >>
Consumers sold out in mockery GE decision: Kedgley
Friday, 28 July 2000, 3:27 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley today said the Government's back-down on GE labelling left consumers with a watered down labelling regime which would be hopelessly confusing and would provide inadequate information. More >>
