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Economists' Comments On APEC Supported By Greens
Friday, 27 August 1999, 3:50 pm | Green Party
Comments by eminent International Trade Economist Dr Paul Krugman (on Morning Report this morning) that APEC is "an empty shell" and represents "meaningless generalities" has been supported by the Green Party. More >>
$410,000 Lottery Salary Challenged By Green MP
Friday, 27 August 1999, 1:38 pm | Green Party
Green MP Rod Donald wants to know why the chief executive of the Lottery Commission is paid over $400,000 a year, and has written to the State Services Commissioner and the Secretary for Internal Affairs to find out. More >>
GE Jitters Great News For Kiwi Farmers - Greens
Friday, 27 August 1999, 1:08 pm | Green Party
An investment bank report finding lower prices for genetically engineered food is being hailed as good news for GE-free New Zealand farmers. More >>
Mckinnon Asked Not To Withdraw Police From Timor
Friday, 27 August 1999, 1:05 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has asked Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon not to withdraw ten Kiwi police officers from East Timor to beef up security at APEC. More >>
Craig Potton To Stand For Green Party
Friday, 27 August 1999, 9:47 am | Green Party
Renowned landscape photographer and publisher Craig Potton is to stand as a list candidate for the Green Party in this year's general elections. More >>
Greens Launch Sue Kedgely in Wgtn. Central
Thursday, 26 August 1999, 3:13 pm | Green Party
The Green Party plans to strategically target Wellington Central by standing only a list candidate - high profile author, safe food campaigner and Green city councillor Sue Kedgley - in the key seat. More >>
Donald Speech To Employers Federation
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 4:05 pm | Green Party
Greens Are Good For Business - "The Green Party is entering this year's election campaign refreshed and ready for action. Since leaving the Alliance in 1997 we have been building our membership, developing our own policies and raising our public ... More >>
Human-Genes-In-Cows Application Is Food-Oriented
Wednesday, 25 August 1999, 10:15 am | Green Party
A hearing in Wellington today in which government agency AgResearch is applying to put human genes into dairy cattle is food-oriented, despite publicity about medical benefits, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Beech Scheme Think Big Disaster Of New Millennium
Tuesday, 24 August 1999, 1:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has slammed the National Government's decision to proceed with a massive beech forest logging scheme on the West Coast just prior to the election. More >>
Green’s Reject Bradford’s Reply On Defence Yakka
Monday, 23 August 1999, 9:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has rejected Max Bradford’s response over the letting of the Defence clothing contract to an Australian firm Yakka. [See Mr Bradord’s statement today headed “Green Contract Claim ‘Arrant Nonsense’”] More >>
Banned pesticides used on NZ fruit
Sunday, 22 August 1999, 3:12 pm | Green Party
The government should explain why two pesticides blacklisted in America this month are still allowed to be used in New Zealand, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Jobs lost to Australia
Sunday, 22 August 1999, 3:11 pm | Green Party
The Defence Force plans to axe its Defence Clothing Agency and give the work to Australian firm Yakka, the Green Party has revealed. More >>
Jeanette Calls On Mclean To Release His Own 'Polls
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 1:22 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today called on National MP Murray McLean to "come clean" and release the survey results he claims to have for the Coromandel electorate. More >>
WINZ Conferences Continue
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 11:15 am | Green Party
In the same week as WINZ chief executive Christine Rankin was reprimanded for extravagance, WINZ staff were "living it up" at a three day conference in a Wellington Hotel, Green Party Co-Leader Rod Donald said today. More >>
WINZ Pays $240,000 For Empty Offices
Thursday, 19 August 1999, 11:03 am | Green Party
Associate Minister of WINZ Peter McCardle has revealed that WINZ paid almost $250,000 for empty offices since WINZ was formed last October. More >>
Govt. Pushes NZ Along Genetic Engineering Path
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 2:01 pm | Green Party
The Government is giving New Zealand a strong push along the risky genetic engineering pathway with today's science spending announcements, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said today. More >>
Organic Braeburns Five Times The Price, Greens Say
Wednesday, 18 August 1999, 10:55 am | Green Party
As an international market glut crushes the prices for New Zealand Braeburn apples to $7 per carton, the same apples produced organically are fetching around $35 per carton, Green Party Agriculture Spokesperson Ian Ewen-Street said today. More >>
Greens Urge Ryall To Initiate Timberlands Inquiry
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 11:13 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall to initiate an investigation into Timberlands following accusations made today by author Nicky Hager in his new book Secrets and Lies. More >>
Poll Shows Fitzsimons Ahead In Coromandel
Tuesday, 17 August 1999, 8:15 am | Green Party
A poll of the Coromandel electorate, a seat held at present by National MP Murray McLean, shows Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons ahead. More >>
APEC Junket Costs Taxpayers $65,000
Monday, 16 August 1999, 3:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has accused the Government of wasting $65,000 of taxpayers' money to host 23 journalists. More >>
