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Urgent Assistance Needed For Unemployed Students
Wednesday, 22 December 1999, 3:41 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Bradford is calling for urgent assistance for unemployed students over Christmas and for the rest of the summer. More >>
Free Trade fuels current account crisis
Wednesday, 22 December 1999, 9:40 am | Green Party
Today's announcement that the current account deficit has taken a massive leap to over $6.6B for the year to September reinforces the need to tackle the myths of free trade says the Green Party. More >>
Green Party MP calls for new oath of allegiance
Wednesday, 22 December 1999, 9:39 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke wants to see a Republican-friendly oath of allegiance in time for the next swearing-in of Parliament. More >>
Inquiries not enough say the Greens
Wednesday, 22 December 1999, 9:37 am | Green Party
The Speech to the Throne today showed that the government is heading down the right path, says Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
Greens call for community wage payments over XMas
Friday, 17 December 1999, 10:02 am | Green Party
A request from the Green Party for people on the Community Wage scheme to retain their weekly $21 on top of their benefit over Christmas is being considered by Employment Minister Steve Maharey, the Greens say. More >>
Locke suggests bonus from cancelling F16s
Thursday, 16 December 1999, 4:36 pm | Green Party
Green Party defence spokesperson, new MP Keith Locke, this afternoon visited Defence Minister Mark Burton offering to support Labour's efforts to cancel the F-16 contract. More >>
Greens to initiate written protocol with Govt
Thursday, 16 December 1999, 4:34 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has initiated the development of a written protocol with the Government to formalise relationships on information-sharing and consultation. More >>
Greens oppose urgency for anti-defection bill
Thursday, 16 December 1999, 3:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party told the Government yesterday it would not support next week's urgency motion, that includes raising the top tax level, if the proposed anti-defection bill was part of the motion. More >>
The Musterer Replaces Whips In The Green Party
Tuesday, 14 December 1999, 11:51 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Rod Donald today announced that Ian Ewen-Street has been appointed as the "Musterer", replacing the traditional role of party whip. More >>
Timberlands Tried To Stiff-Arm Govt With Contracts
Tuesday, 14 December 1999, 12:19 am | Green Party
Timberlands West Coast tried to stiff-arm the incoming government by signing long term logging contracts after Labour's policy to end the logging was decided, the Greens revealed today. More >>
Green Party praises Labour's quick-fire logging ba
Tuesday, 14 December 1999, 12:17 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today congratulated Prime Minister Helen Clark for her quick-fire ban on native beech logging. More >>
Greens look set to take the double
Thursday, 9 December 1999, 7:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party looks set to achieve its two election aims of winning Coromandel and passing the five per cent threshold, Green co-leader Rod Donald said today. More >>
Jeanette Fitzsimons wins Coromandel
Wednesday, 8 December 1999, 8:20 am | Green Party
The Green Party's Jeanette Fitzsimons has won the Coromandel electorate by 246 votes after the counting of special votes on Tuesday. More >>
Purge Crown Entities of party hacks, say Greens
Sunday, 5 December 1999, 1:40 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has urged the Labour-Alliance government to steer clear of appointing party hacks to Government bodies. More >>
Greens say No to Super Dumps
Sunday, 5 December 1999, 1:38 pm | Green Party
The people of Darfield shouldn't have to suffer Christchurch's rubbish dumped on their doorstep because of successive governments' inaction on waste reduction, says the Green Party. More >>
Greens "still campaigning"
Sunday, 5 December 1999, 10:20 am | Green Party
The Green Party launches a nationwide advertising push today to continue the successful campaigning that has brought them within a whisker of winning seats in parliament. More >>
Greens Reject Beeman’s Interference Over F-16 Deal
Saturday, 4 December 1999, 2:24 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the United States should keep out of the domestic debate over the purchase of 28 F-16 fighters. More >>
Greens see red over imported socks
Friday, 3 December 1999, 1:58 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging Kiwis to boycott the red socks Team New Zealand has imported from Korea for its Americas Cup fundraising campaign. More >>
Alliance ‘state bank’ could backfire says Greens
Thursday, 2 December 1999, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging the Labour-led government to initiate greater co-operation between existing New Zealand owned financial institutions rather than adopt the Alliance’s proposal for a new state bank. More >>
Pull Up! Pull Up! We’re going to crash!
Wednesday, 1 December 1999, 11:59 am | Green Party
The Green Party says the incoming Labour-led government should back off National’s zealous pursuit of trade liberalisation and instead embrace fair trade policies. More >>
