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First Green Party Bill in the House today
Wednesday, 5 April 2000, 2:25 pm | Green Party
Jeanette Fitzsimons' Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill is expected to pass its most crucial stage in the House today, on its way to becoming the first Green Party bill to pass into law in New Zealand. More >>
Bellamys must set example over factory farming
Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 12:56 am | Green Party
Wellington Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on Parliament to stipulate Bellamys does not serve pork from pig farms that use sow crates. More >>
Kedgley Promotes End To Sow Crates
Monday, 3 April 2000, 6:27 pm | Green Party
A petition signed by more than 75,000 people calling for 60cm-wide sow stalls to be phased out in New Zealand will be presented on the steps of Parliament tomorrow at 12.40pm. More >>
1st Green Bill - 1st Step To Stop Climate Change
Monday, 3 April 2000, 4:29 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today welcomed the Government's support for her Energy Efficiency Bill, saying the bill is New Zealand's first step towards warding off climate change and its destructive impacts. More >>
Greens support MMP review, oppose defection bill
Monday, 3 April 2000, 1:51 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is backing the government's motion to establish an MMP review committee and wants the government's anti-defection bill deferred until this committee has reported. More >>
Fish and chips could be hazardous - Greens
Monday, 3 April 2000, 9:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party said today a weekly trip to the fish and chip shop could be hazardous to your health, following a report issued by the Ministry of Health this week. More >>
Greens say latest diet survey shocking
Friday, 31 March 2000, 3:59 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is shocked at a new report which found nearly two-thirds of food is contaminated with pesticide residues. More >>
Letter To Pete Hodgson From Greens
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 5:35 pm | Green Party
This week's seizure of two New Zealand fishing boats for allegedly breaching their permits while fishing for patagonian toothfish in Antarctic waters raises the serious issue of New Zealand's role and responsibility in preserving threatened species. More >>
Ban Urged To Prevent Toothfish Extinction
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 3:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has called on the Minister of Fisheries, the Hon Pete Hodgson, to negotiate an international ban on all catches of the extremely rare patagonian toothfish. More >>
Greens re-extend invitation for GE-free Nestle
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 3:40 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today added their voice to an invitation for Nestle to commit to removing genetically engineered ingredients from their products in New Zealand, as they have done in Europe and Asia. More >>
Rod Welcomes High Court Decision On Beech Scheme
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 9:35 am | Green Party
A High Court decision to reject action by five South Island sawmilling companies was good news for the West Coast, Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald said today. More >>
Ten tonnes of toxins on our road sides
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 5:43 pm | Green Party
Green Party Health and Transport spokesperson Sue Kedgley today said it was unacceptable that Transit New Zealand sprays more than ten tonnes of toxic and environmentally destructive chemical pesticides alongside our roads each year. More >>
Kedgley calls for TV quotas for Kids
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 2:35 pm | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is calling for TV quotas on children's programmes, after a NZ on Air report today said up to 85 per cent of shows on the two channels catering to kids are made overseas. More >>
Waihopai Spybase Rethink Needed
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 2:33 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the government to rethink its commitment to the Waihopai electronic interception station in light of developments in the European Parliament. More >>
Greens welcome biodiversity strategy - cautiously
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 1:35 pm | Green Party
Green Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today welcomed the Government's Biodiversity Strategy but said she remained concerned at the absence of detailed costings for implementing the plan. More >>
Urgent review of kids' advertising code needed
Monday, 27 March 2000, 6:17 pm | Green Party
"There is an urgent need to review New Zealand's code of advertising to children to ensure that advertisements shown on television support, rather than undermine, healthy eating," Green Party MP Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Greens Call For Dinosaur GDP To Go
Monday, 27 March 2000, 5:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today challenged the Government to adopt a modified set of national accounts, which would measure national achievement and well-being more effectively than Gross Domestic Product. More >>
Work-for-the-dole should be scrapped now
Monday, 27 March 2000, 10:33 am | Green Party
MP Sue Bradford today called on the Government to urgently scrap the work-for-the-dole scheme. More >>
Scrapping F-16s A Good Start
Monday, 27 March 2000, 9:19 am | Green Party
The Greens were pleased but not surprised by the government's decision to cancel our order for 28 F-16 fighter jets from the United States. It was a commonsense decision. More >>
Alarming increase in antibiotic-resistant superbug
Monday, 27 March 2000, 9:07 am | Green Party
A 2150 per cent increase during the last decade in the incidence of the most common antibiotic-resistant superbug in New Zealand is alarming, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
