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Greens Say GE Advisory Body Should Go

Friday, 24 March 2000, 3:05 pm | Green Party

The resignation announced today of Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council (IBAC) convenor Professor Peter Gluckman should be followed by official disbanding of the whole body, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said. More >>

BOP deficit won't improve until we tackle imports

Friday, 24 March 2000, 2:02 pm | Green Party

The Green Party today disagreed with Finance Minister Michael Cullen's assessment of the latest balance of payments deficit, saying it won't improve until the government tackles uncontrolled growth in imports. More >>

Nandor Hails Campus Tour A Success

Friday, 24 March 2000, 9:36 am | Green Party

Green MP Nandor Tanczos completes his speaking tour of New Zealand tertiary institutions today, having visited over a dozen universities and polytechnics during their orientation weeks. More >>

One ice cream in a cone, no chicken fat thanks

Thursday, 23 March 2000, 1:59 pm | Green Party

Consumers buying ice cream in cones would have no way of telling whether it contained chicken fat, lard or beef dripping, if proposed food standards are introduced, Green Party Safe Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>

Sue Bradford To Question Police Tactics

Thursday, 23 March 2000, 1:38 pm | Green Party

Green MP Sue Bradford will today question new police methods of dealing with demonstrators during question time this afternoon. More >>

Bradford's Bill Restores Dignity To Beneficiaries

Thursday, 23 March 2000, 9:52 am | Green Party

Green Party Income Support Spokesperson Sue Bradford has a new members bill in today's ballot, aimed at restoring the self-respect of New Zealanders receiving a benefit. More >>

Greens urge action on ferry wash

Thursday, 23 March 2000, 9:49 am | Green Party

Green MP and Marlborough farmer Ian Ewen-Street today said people would die in the Marlborough Sounds if meaningful action was not taken to reduce wash from fast ferries. More >>

Speech on Organics by Ian Ewen-Street

Wednesday, 22 March 2000, 3:57 pm | Green Party

Speech By Ian Ewen-Street MP Green Party Agriculture spokesperson General Debate, Slot number nine More >>

Green Party calls for national organics standard

Wednesday, 22 March 2000, 3:54 pm | Green Party

Green Party Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today the future of organics in New Zealand depends on the setting up of a benchmark nation-wide organic standard. More >>

Maui mistakes a lesson for oil discovery

Wednesday, 22 March 2000, 12:13 am | Green Party

An oil discovery in Taranaki, with the potential to be the largest find in New Zealand, could lead to rocketing consumption of oil if managed wrongly, Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons warned today. More >>

Greens applaud judge's comments

Tuesday, 21 March 2000, 7:43 pm | Green Party

Green co-leader Rod Donald has said the actions of two members of Native Forest Action were today vindicated by the comments of a judge during their trial in Auckland. More >>

Greens welcome F-16 decision

Monday, 20 March 2000, 5:46 pm | Green Party

"The F-16s would be a white elephant, irrelevant to our real defence needs," said Green Party defence spokesperson Keith Locke. More >>

Marine Conservation Key Challenge Of This Century

Monday, 20 March 2000, 2:45 pm | Green Party

Green Party co-leader Rod Donald says preserving the marine environment is the biggest conservation challenge facing New Zealand in the 21st Century. More >>

Marine conservation key challenge of this century

Monday, 20 March 2000, 1:27 pm | Green Party

Green Party co-leader Rod Donald says preserving the marine environment is the biggest conservation challenge facing New Zealand in the 21st Century. More >>

Whistle-Blower Journalists Speaking Tomorrow

Monday, 20 March 2000, 9:44 am | Green Party

Green MP Sue Kedgley tomorrow hosts a visit from two American journalists at the centre of an international scandal involving Fox TV, Monsanto and the use of a genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH). More >>

Greens "subvert" spooks committee

Thursday, 16 March 2000, 5:31 pm | Green Party

The Green Party has exploited a procedural loophole to highlight opposition to the statutory Intelligence and Security committee which overseas the Government's spying agencies. More >>

Employment Relations Bill Speech Sue Bradford

Thursday, 16 March 2000, 4:53 pm | Green Party

Mr Speaker Today is an historic occasion for New Zealand workers. Since May 1991 and the double whammy of the Employment Contracts Act and the benefit cuts, the balance of economic and social power in this country has shifted drastically. The gap between ... More >>