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Greens urge close look at range of mite controls
Tuesday, 18 April 2000, 3:34 pm | Green Party
Green Party Agriculture and Biosecurity spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street is urging the government not to rush down the path of chemical dependence in the search for ways to control the Varroa mite which is threatening our honey producers. More >>
Green Party reaction to the terms of reference
Monday, 17 April 2000, 5:22 pm | Green Party
Scope: The scope of the commission is broad enough to cover the ethical, safety and spiritual questions raised by genetic engineering, in line with the Green Party’s suggested guidelines. The Green Party successfully asked for wording in the terms ... More >>
Greens urge halt to more GE animal experiments
Monday, 17 April 2000, 5:20 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley said it is a huge mistake to allow new field trials of genetically engineered animals to go ahead while the Royal Commission of Inquiry into genetic engineering is sitting. More >>
Green timeline on GE Royal Commission
Monday, 17 April 2000, 5:19 pm | Green Party
August 1998 - Green co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons begins a nation-wide speaking tour on genetic engineering. Completes over 60 public meetings from Invercargill to Whangarei, speaking to crowds of up to 400 people. Tour runs until election. More >>
Major success for Greens in Parliament
Monday, 17 April 2000, 5:18 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed news that the Royal Commission of Inquiry into genetic engineering would go ahead largely as proposed by the party. More >>
Greens Urge Gosche Intervenes On Wgtn Motorway
Thursday, 13 April 2000, 5:33 pm | Green Party
Green Party transport spokesperson Sue Kedgley today said there were a number of measures Transport Minister Mark Goshe should take to stop the building of the Wellington Inner City motorway. More >>
Greens criticise unauthorised GE experiments
Thursday, 13 April 2000, 3:43 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said she was astounded that Otago University's Christchurch School of Medicine was conducting unauthorised genetic engineering experiments because they were unaware of approval requirements. More >>
New ideas in justice a refreshing change
Thursday, 13 April 2000, 3:01 pm | Green Party
Green Party justice spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today said it was refreshing that after decades of old school justice policy some fresh and progressive new ideas were beginning to emerge. More >>
Tax-payer funds spent on pro-GE propaganda
Thursday, 13 April 2000, 10:06 am | Green Party
Green Co-leader Rod Donald said today he is outraged a Government board is spending tax-payer money to promote genetic engineering More >>
Honey Producers Pay For Cheap-Skate Biosecurity
Wednesday, 12 April 2000, 2:34 pm | Green Party
An outbreak of imported bee-killing mites is a graphic example of the damage which can be caused by lax biosecurity controls, Green MP Ian Ewen-Street said today. More >>
Greens disappointed at Alliance's GE position
Tuesday, 11 April 2000, 3:13 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today she was disappointed that the Alliance now considered the Green Party's wish for a full moratorium on genetically engineered field trials to be 'extreme'. More >>
National,Act,Fed Farmers should get facts straight
Tuesday, 11 April 2000, 11:21 am | Green Party
The Green Party today accused National, Act and Federated Farmers of scaremongering over the decision to freeze tariffs at current levels. More >>
Pardon for old soldiers welcomed
Monday, 10 April 2000, 5:10 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Ian Ewen-Street today welcomed the Government's commitment to pardon five soldiers who were executed during the First World War, saying the move had full Green support. More >>
Greens Applaud Auckland Waste Initiative
Monday, 10 April 2000, 10:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party are delighted at Auckland City Council plans to recycle all organic household refuse, saying the move will be crucial in reducing Auckland's land-fill waste. More >>
Greens delighted at organics inquiry
Friday, 7 April 2000, 3:28 pm | Green Party
Green MP and organic farmer Ian Ewen-Street said he was delighted that the Primary Production select committee yesterday agreed his request an inquiry into the New Zealand organics industry. More >>
Tanczos Welcomes Christchurch Prison Decision
Thursday, 6 April 2000, 2:39 pm | Green Party
Green Party Justice Spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today welcomed Justice Minister Matt Robson's decision to allow Christchurch Women's Prison to keep providing their own food. More >>
Greens draft GE moratorium bill
Thursday, 6 April 2000, 10:38 am | Green Party
The Green Party has today submitted draft legislation to Parliament seeking to prevent new approvals of genetic engineering field trials, pending the outcome of an official Royal Commission of Inquiry into the technology. More >>
Sheep trial may lead to deformed sheep - Kedgley
Thursday, 6 April 2000, 9:34 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley said an application to genetically engineer sheep to produce more muscle raises serious animal welfare issues. More >>
Protests over ERMA hearing into GE Sheep
Wednesday, 5 April 2000, 5:53 pm | Green Party
Protests will be held outside the offices of the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) tomorrow (Thursday) over an application by AgResearch to genetically engineer sheep to make them produce more muscle. More >>
49 Per Cent Of Sows Kept In Dry Stalls - Kedgley
Wednesday, 5 April 2000, 3:24 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley today moved to clarify information given by the Minister of Agriculture in the House yesterday about the numbers of sows kept in dry sow stalls. More >>
