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Greens issue challenge to incoming government

Tuesday, 30 November 1999, 11:54 am | Green Party

In or out of Parliament, the Green Party intends to be the watchdog of the new government said co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald today. More >>

Special votes will determine Greens' success

Sunday, 28 November 1999, 5:12 pm | Green Party

Green Party co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald say special votes may push the party across the five per cent threshold and give it victory in Coromandel. More >>

Bendon + trade deficit = free trade failure

Friday, 26 November 1999, 10:55 am | Green Party

The closure of the Te Aroha Bendon factory today and yesterday's $2.274 billion trade deficit for the year ended October reinforces the failure of National's free trade policies, says the Green Party. More >>

Greens offer stability

Friday, 26 November 1999, 10:51 am | Green Party

A centre-left government with a Green Party component offers more stability than the last National government which was held to ransom by New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. More >>

Illegal GE ingredients could be in our food

Friday, 26 November 1999, 9:08 am | Green Party

There is no monitoring or enforcement of any of the genetically engineered ingredients in our food supply, the Green Party revealed today. More >>

GE flop warning to NZ farmers- Fitzsimons

Thursday, 25 November 1999, 4:17 pm | Green Party

Information released by the American Corn Growers' Association proves New Zealand's economy will be in grave danger if farmers start growing genetically engineered crops Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>

Greens say No to Super Dumps

Thursday, 25 November 1999, 4:12 pm | Green Party

The Green Party says Super Dumps such as the ones proposed in Darfield near Christchurch and adjoining the Waikato River won't be needed if its "Zero Waste" policies are implemented. More >>

Jeanette Fitzsimon's Closing Campaign Speech

Thursday, 25 November 1999, 3:00 pm | Green Party

In the first 100 days the Greens would want to develop open, co-operative processes to work constructively with Labour and the Alliance, appoint a Royal Commission on GE, end the West Coast beech and rimu logging, bring a halt to new motorway projects ... More >>

New Immigration Minister should show compassion

Thursday, 25 November 1999, 11:57 am | Green Party

The Green Party has called on the new Minister of Immigration, Wyatt Creech, to show compassion to the 16 Indian and Pakistani asylum seekers currently on hunger strike in Mt Eden prison. More >>

Rod Donald Speech - Wrapping Up Green Campaign

Thursday, 25 November 1999, 8:26 am | Green Party

If a week is a long time in politics, then a month is a political lifetime. We opened our election campaign exactly one month ago to the day. At that point we had just reached 3.6% in one nationwide poll and Jeanette was poised to take the lead in Coromandel ... More >>

Authority kicks for touch over human genes in cows

Wednesday, 24 November 1999, 11:47 am | Green Party

The Environmental Risk Management Authority's dithering over a human-genes-in-cows application by AgResearch underlines the urgent need to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry into genetic engineering, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said ... More >>

Government too late over GE salmon - Greens

Wednesday, 24 November 1999, 11:40 am | Green Party

Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today criticised the National Government for years of "doing nothing" on genetically engineered salmon research, after news today that GE eggs may have escaped from King Salmon's research site. More >>

The Green Party campaigns in Ashburton

Tuesday, 23 November 1999, 7:03 pm | Green Party

Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald takes the Green message to the Prime Minister's home-town on November 24. More >>

Greens call for Food Safety Authority

Tuesday, 23 November 1999, 7:01 pm | Green Party

Food safety and good nutrition resources must receive significantly increased resources and status in the next government if we are to improve the nation's health, Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald told a Dunedin public meeting on health issues today. More >>