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Greens set sights on the sea
Monday, 4 October 1999, 9:22 am | Green Party
Launching its conservation policy today, the Green Party is looking beyond saving threatened species on land and is setting its sights on conservation at sea. More >>
Greens Send Stuffed Kiwi To Nats And Labour
Monday, 4 October 1999, 12:37 am | Green Party
The Green Party today sent a stuffed toy kiwi to Labour Leader Helen Clark and one to Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, saying they were symbols of the fate of New Zealand's main icon under their governments' policies. More >>
Accident shows uranium shipments must be banned
Friday, 1 October 1999, 6:52 pm | Green Party
The nuclear accident in Japan today was at a plant likely to have produced the plutonium fuel shipped past New Zealand recently and shows why the shipments must be banned, the Green Party says. More >>
Commonsense prevails with Wellington hospital
Thursday, 30 September 1999, 4:58 pm | Green Party
Green Party Health spokesperson and Wellington Central list candidate Sue Kedgley says commonsense has prevailed in the Government's decision to keep Wellington's major tertiary hospital in Newtown. More >>
GE Scare Shows Needs For Canola Investigation
Thursday, 30 September 1999, 4:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has called for an investigation into genetically-engineered canola field trials in the South Island after research made public today showed genetically engineered pollen can be spread up to five kilometres. More >>
Greens Committed To Reducing Tertiary Fees
Thursday, 30 September 1999, 2:15 pm | Green Party
Green Party Education spokesperson Michael Tritt said the party planned a "social contract" scheme where the government would pay students' fees and in return students would have to do paid work or community work. More >>
Green Party Commit To Ending Inner-City Motorways
Thursday, 30 September 1999, 2:11 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for a five-year moratorium on urban road building. The call, part of the party's transport policy, comes as urban development lobby group Campaign for a Better City (CBC) today launches its 'Alternative Route' campaign ... More >>
ACT president not in on the act in Coromandel
Thursday, 30 September 1999, 9:28 am | Green Party
TWO leading ACT party spokespeople have in the past week publicly stated the party is not standing a candidate in Coromandel, the Green Party says. More >>
Greens Call For Full Regional Banking Services
Wednesday, 29 September 1999, 5:49 pm | Green Party
Green Party Enterprise and Employment spokesperson Sue Bradford has welcomed WestpacTrust's joint venture with NZ Post to provide some banking services to areas where there is no WestpacTrust branch. More >>
Politicians missing the point in tax discussion
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 8:48 pm | Green Party
The major political parties' media arguments today over tax issues missed the point over whether politicians were even taxing the right things, the Green Party says. More >>
Genetic engineering decisions put off for election
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 6:40 pm | Green Party
The proposal to put decisions on the release of genetically engineered crops on hold until March next year is a Clayton's moratorium, designed to diffuse genetic engineering as an election issue, says Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
BP's solar savings swamped by petrol use
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 3:38 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has congratulated BP for its investment in solar power. However she cautioned that the annual global savings in greenhouse gases represent just 41/2 hours petrol use in New Zealand cars alone. More >>
Another Victory For GE-Free As Monsanto Backs Off
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 3:12 pm | Green Party
The Green Party have welcomed news that genetic engineering giant Monsanto has bowed to international pressure and offered to help plant breeders create crops using traditional methods. More >>
National Running Scared In Coromandel
Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 10:54 am | Green Party
ACT has withdrawn from the Coromandel electorate - in a panicked deal with National to shore up the right-wing vote, say the Greens. More >>
Labour Policy Will See More Trucks On The Road
Monday, 27 September 1999, 5:49 pm | Green Party
Helen Clark's recent statement on roading sounds like a recipe for more roads, more trucks, and more damage to the environment, says the Green Party. More >>
Give sanctuary in NZ to Timorese now, say Greens
Sunday, 26 September 1999, 6:09 pm | Green Party
New Zealand must move urgently to provide temporary sanctuary for East Timorese people forced into exile in Indonesia, the Green Party says. More >>
Greens on track for election success
Sunday, 26 September 1999, 6:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed today's November 27 election announcement saying its key Coromandel electorate campaign is well advanced and it's on track to pass the five percent nationwide party vote threshold. More >>
Shellfish Limits Must Be Enforced, Say Greens
Friday, 24 September 1999, 2:37 pm | Green Party
Reductions in bag limits for Coromandel shellfish announced today will be pointless without better enforcement, says Coromandel MP Jeanette Fitzsimons. More >>
GDP A Distorted Measure Of Progress, Say Greens
Friday, 24 September 1999, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the latest Gross Domestic Product figures announced today paint a distorted picture of the "state of the nation". More >>
Greens Pledge To Better Winston's Land Sale Record
Friday, 24 September 1999, 11:35 am | Green Party
The Green Party today pledged to do all it could to curb the sale of foreign land to foreigners, releasing a "rural affairs" policy against such sales. More >>
