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Biosafety Protocol Protects Right To Say No To GE
Monday, 31 January 2000, 8:36 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today said an international deal on the trade of genetically engineered organisms had paved the way for New Zealanders to make their own choices about genetic engineering. More >>
Native Plantations For Harvest say the Greens
Friday, 28 January 2000, 2:37 pm | Green Party
The energy that foresters are putting into subverting government policy could be harnessed to establish new native forests intended for harvest, Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Trade Deficit Blowout a Ticking Bomb - Greens
Friday, 28 January 2000, 1:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has described today's $3.6B trade deficit as a ticking bomb and is calling on the Government to take urgent action to address the crisis. More >>
Biosafety Stance Should Be Made Public - Greens
Friday, 28 January 2000, 1:14 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today called on the Government to make public the position New Zealand is taking at the crucial biosafety talks in Montreal. More >>
Greens say Timberlands' head must roll
Thursday, 27 January 2000, 6:40 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging the Government to call for the sacking of a top Timberlands'executive, after he incited a pro-logging group to subvert the Government's native forest policy. More >>
Greens Call For Inquiry Into Waihopai Spy Base
Tuesday, 25 January 2000, 11:12 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke has called for the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, of which he is a member, to debate the merits and implications of New Zealand's involvement in a global spy network. More >>
Greens Call For Spy Base Closure
Friday, 21 January 2000, 10:43 am | Green Party
Three Green Party MPs will attend this weekend's protest at the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim and continue to call for the base to be shut down. The protest is being organised by the Anti-Bases campaign. More >>
Dairy Board Fails Local Farmers
Thursday, 20 January 2000, 3:26 pm | Green Party
A Dairy Board decision to market organic butter produced in Austria under the Anchor brand is a blow to local organic dairy farmers, Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Greens Welcome Industrial Hemp Initiative
Thursday, 20 January 2000, 2:01 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald today welcomed the Customs Minister Phillida Bunkle's call for the Minister of Health to establish a working party on industrial hemp. More >>
Greens Welcome New Line On Prisons
Tuesday, 18 January 2000, 5:02 pm | Green Party
Green Party justice spokesperson Nandor Tanczos today welcomed Corrections Minister Matt Robson's calls for a more restorative justice system and a review of plans for more new prisons. More >>
Greens Back Protest Against Malaysian Crackdown
Tuesday, 18 January 2000, 2:54 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for New Zealand to join the United States' protest at the arrest of Malaysian opposition leaders. More >>
Nuclear-Free Status Under Threat say Greens
Monday, 17 January 2000, 5:19 pm | Green Party
New Zealand's status as a nuclear-free leader is threatened by reject nuclear shipments being shuttled through our backyard, Green Party MP and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today. More >>
Secret WINZ Payout Scandalous - Greens
Friday, 14 January 2000, 4:34 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Rod Donald has described revelations of a secret, substantial payout to an ex-WINZ senior manager as scandalous and says it raises significant questions about the competence of WINZ's chief executive. More >>
Greens Call For Legal Challenge on Whaling
Friday, 14 January 2000, 2:56 pm | Green Party
Green Party co-leader Rod Donald is backing calls by Greenpeace for the New Zealand government to lead a legal challenge over Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. More >>
IBAC Inappropriate To Replace Royal Commission
Wednesday, 12 January 2000, 5:55 pm | Green Party
Suggestions that the Independent Biosecurity Advisory Council (IBAC) could render a Royal Commission of Inquiry into genetic engineering unnecessary are preposterous, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
IBAC Report Misses The Mark - Greens
Wednesday, 12 January 2000, 2:59 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley has criticised the Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council's report on genetic engineering, saying it is too narrowly focussed on the economic and trade implications of growing GE organisms in New Zealand. More >>
Pressure Mounts On Rankin And Maharey
Monday, 10 January 2000, 6:22 pm | Green Party
Green co-leader Rod Donald has challenged Social Services Minister Steve Maharey to guarantee WINZ will not blunder their handling of student finances like they did last year. More >>
Green Taxation – Jeanette Fitzsimons Speech
Thursday, 23 December 1999, 8:35 pm | Green Party
Speech by Jeanette Fitzsimons MP Green Party Co-leader In Parliament Debating Chamber On New Taxation Legislation Thursday, December 23, 1999 More >>
Rod Donald Speech On Party Hopping Bill
Thursday, 23 December 1999, 5:43 pm | Green Party
Speech by Rod Donald MP Co-leader Green Party Aotearoa In Parliament Debating Chamber On Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill - First Reading More >>
Greens Urge Debate On Animal-Human Transplants
Thursday, 23 December 1999, 4:42 pm | Green Party
Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is calling for urgent debate over Xenotransplantation - the process of transferring animal cells into humans. More >>
