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The Green Charter The charter is the founding document of The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand accepts Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand; recognises Maori as Tangata Whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand; and commits to the following four Principles: Ecological Wisdom: The basis of ecological wisdom is that human beings are part of the natural world.
Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson must put New Zealand’s interests first in any decision she makes regarding the fortification of bread with folic acid, said the Green Party’s Food Safety spokesperson Sue Kedgley.
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News that New Zealand has the third highest rate of obesity in the OECD shows that the Government needs to make fighting obesity its top health priority, said the Green Party today.
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Green Party MP Kevin Hague today called on Te Ara Mahi and Richmond Fellowship to give the public more information about the services they will be providing on the Coast for people who have experienced mental illness.
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Fears voiced by Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson that New Zealand could jeopardise trans-tasman relations if it paused on the mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid is at odds with our willingness to go our own way on country of origin labelling, said Green Party MP Sue Kedgley.
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Security threats from climate change must top the agenda of John Key’s tour of Pacific island nations after a recent United Nations Security Council Resolution, the Green Party said today.
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Prime Minister John Key should use his Pacific tour to educate himself on the need for stronger climate change targets to stop rising sea levels from swamping some islands.
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Prime Minister John Key should use his Pacific tour to educate himself on the need for stronger climate change targets to stop rising sea levels from swamping some islands.
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New Zealand’s iconic dolphins, sea lions and albatrosses have renewed hope for their protection with the drawing of a Green Party Bill from the Members’ ballot today.
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The Green Party have called for the Israeli government to immediately release humanitarians from several countries detained, reportedly in international waters, while bringing an aid shipment to the Gaza strip.
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The Green Party is optimistic about the future of biofuels now that the Government has signalled support for the Green’s Sustainable Biofuel Bill being introduced tonight.
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The Green Party is calling on the Government to repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act as recommended by the review panel today.
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A split-target for emissions reductions is the practical way forward for New Zealand, the Green Party said today.
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New Zealand takes a major step towards waste reduction tomorrow with the introduction of a smart economic incentive, said the Green Party.
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New Zealand families are under daily attack from a welfare system that financially rewards couples who split up, while making things hard for those who struggle to stay together.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth’s Marfell Park remains open to the public and without warning signs despite test results made public this week indicating the likelihood of widespread toxic contamination.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — New Plymouth’s Marfell Park remains open to the public and without warning signs despite test results made public this week indicating the likelihood of widespread toxic contamination.
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The Green Party’s fear that consumers are missing out on the benefits of smart meters was confirmed today by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
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The right to safe drinking water should be top priority for the Government the Green Party said today and slammed the decision by the Government to delay the introduction of safe drinking water standards by three years.
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There is great risk to consumers if the Government fails to take the lead in setting minimum performance standards for smart meters.
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The New Zealand Parliament today joined other nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union in supporting Iranian citizens calling for an impartial examination of their recent election.
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WELLINGTON — The Auckland SuperCity fiasco shows exactly why Wellington should not go down the road of forced amalgamation, Wellington Green MP Sue Kedgley said today.
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Building more state houses and increasing housing affordability are both vital.
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New Zealanders will continue to be denied the right to know where their food comes from if the Government relies on voluntary country of origin labelling, said Green Party MP Sue Kedgley.
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Today New Zealand celebrates two years of positive change for children since the law changed to give children the same legal protection from assault as adults.
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New Zealand should follow the lead of the Queensland Government and suspend its roll-out of tasers pending an inquiry into their use, said Green Party MP Keith Locke.
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The Green Party welcomed today’s acknowledgement of responsibility for historic contamination by a chemical company, but called for clear financial liability and a fairer contribution to the clean-up and health costs.
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Green Party Member’s Bills to give New Zealand better biofuels and encourage sustainable forestry will go before the House, after the pair were drawn from the Member’s ballot today.
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The Health Select Committee’s prostate cancer inquiry, announced today, is potentially dangerous political interference and a waste of the Committee’s time said Green Party MP Kevin Hague, who is a member of the Committee.
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New economic modelling shows that New Zealand can continue with an Emissions Trading Scheme at little economic cost and Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons says it is a clear message to Government to stop dithering and get on with it.
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Scrutiny of the banking sector should include high credit card interest rates, Green Co-Leader Russel Norman said today.
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Cutting free fruit to some of New Zealand’s neediest kids would be an attack on commonsense and child health, Green Health spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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The Government is squandering another opportunity to boost economic productivity and get young adults off the street by refusing to fully fund tertiary education institutions.
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The Green Party in New Zealand has welcomed news that overwhelming public support has ensured that the Australian Green Party leader, Senator Bob Brown, will retain his seat in the Australian Federal Senate.
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TARANAKI — The Green Party is calling for a national register of contaminated sites in the wake of the alarming discovery of extremely high levels of dioxin under a children’s playground in Taranaki.
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The Green Party is keen to support the backbone of the education sector – the school support staff whose work will be celebrated around New Zealand today – achieve a living wage.
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National’s new biofuels legislation risks doing more harm than good to the environment and to New Zealand business, Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons said today as she released a Member's Bill to fix the mistake.
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The release of an obscure cabinet paper revealing a plan to gut local government and open the door to privatisation of assets has Green Co-Leader Russel Norman calling on the Prime Minister to rein in Rodney Hide.
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The Green Party today welcomed the Government’s confirmation that there will be new funding for the ambulance sector.
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The Green Party today made public the travel and accommodation spending of its Members of Parliament.
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Green Party Co-Leader Metiria Turei and Green MP Sue Kedgley will Freeze tomorrow to mark World Environment Day.
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Following the example of Russel Norman as our candidate in Mt Albert, this week we will release the costs of all MPs air travel, taxi use, rental car hire, Wellington accommodation and out of Wellington hotel costs for the period 1 January to 30 April.
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DUNEDIN — Summary * Analysis of how SuperCity and RMA legislation amounts to 'Grand Theft Auckland'.
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DUNEDIN — The Green Party elected Metiria Turei its new female Co-Leader today.
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Speech by Jeanette Fitzsimons to Green Party conference, 29 May 2009-05-29 Fourteen years ago at Tauhara Centre in Taupo you elected Rod Donald and me as your first co-leaders.
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The current Government needs to borrow more Green Party ideas in addition to the housing insulation plan announced in yesterday’s budget said Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman.
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The Green Party has negotiated an enhanced home insulation programme with the National-led Government.
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New Zealanders can now compare the National Government’s economic stimulus plans to a Green New Deal-style package thanks to a nationwide tour by Green Party MPs, a newsletter to more than 300,000 homes and a dedicated website.
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The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister John Key to intervene on the issue of sow crates.
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The Government's move to stop people from living in state houses while on bail is a recipe for increased crime and poverty, said Green Housing spokesperson Sue Bradford today.
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AUCKLAND — The Green Party is calling on the Government to ensure that Maori are represented in the new Auckland Super-City.
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AUCKLAND — The Government has named the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency, who will bulldoze through its changes despite widespread opposition in Auckland, the Green Party said today.
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The Prime Minister needs to step in and require the clear labelling of pork products so consumers can act in good conscience and buy humanely reared pork, Green Animal Welfare Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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The Government should take note of concerns the United Nations Committee Against Torture has regarding the use of the electric stun gun known as the Taser in New Zealand, said Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke.
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The Government’s plan for transport spending shows no vision and leaves New Zealanders with no other choice but to drive, the Green Party said today.
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AUCKLAND — Super-City lobbyist Grant Kirby’s appointment to the Local Government Commission undermines its independence and exposes Rodney Hide’s cronyism, Green Local Government Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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Green MP and Animal Welfare spokesperson Sue Kedgley says the Sunday programme’s footage of a North Island pig farm has lifted the petticoats on the New Zealand pork industry and exposed the truth about the misery of sows kept in cages for months at a time.
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The Green Party has extended its agreement with National to include the New Zealand Cycleway Project.
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The Green Party is continuing to advocate for the repeal of the Foreshore and Seabed Act and the amendment of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act so that Maori rights are recognised and protected.
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Green Animal Welfare Spokesperson Sue Kedgley is calling on the Minister of Agriculture to visit a typical intensive pig farm to see for himself the cruelty sows endure when they are locked into crates for months on end.
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The Green Party begins a nationwide conversation on the economy today, presenting a billion-dollar stimulus package in 15 towns and cities and delivering its economic message to more than 300,000 New Zealand homes.
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The axing of the Department of Labour’s Pay and Employment Equity Unit yesterday is just another example of National’s lack of commitment to human rights and equity issues, said Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — AÂ few handpicked mates will have stripped Aucklands local authorities of all meaningful power by the end of this week, the Green Party said today.
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Green Party MP Sue Bradford expressed surprised today at Christine Rankin's appointment as a Families Commissioner.
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The Green Party recommended today that New Zealanders buy locally-grown flowers this Mothers’ Day to benefit our economy and environment.
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The Government’s decision to remove improving nutrition and reducing obesity as health priorities is stupid and short-sighted, when poor nutrition is a leading cause of death and disease in New Zealand, said Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today.
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AUCKLAND — The Government set the stage for a sell-off of Auckland’s water services today.
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AUCKLAND — The Green Party is calling for the three rest homes at the centre of the flesh disease controversy reported in the Dominion Post today to be identified.
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Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman called today in Parliament for the identity of secret lobbyists to be revealed.
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MATAMATA — A Matamata rural supplier says its new green credentials are giving it a competitive edge in business.
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Pesticides could decimate New Zealand’s bee population unless the Government takes action, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today.
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Green Party Health and Wellbeing Spokesperson, Kevin Hague, said today that it was unfair and dangerous for people buying Tamiflu directly from pharmacists to be faced with a bill of over $70, which is simply unaffordable for some families.
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AUCKLAND — A survey released by Reid Research today confirmed Auckland’s serious discontent with the Government’s handling of the Super City amalgamation, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party is alarmed at today’s proposed restructuring of the Ministry of Fisheries, which ignores sustainability and environmental issues that threaten the fishing industry’s future and our clean green image.
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Environment Minister filing fee flip-flop Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman’s questioning of the Minister for the Environment in Parliament today has revealed that the Minister has flip-flopped on statements he made when in opposition about the impacts of proposed increases in Environment Court fees.
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Kia ora koutou, I’ve just been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for the Mt Albert by-election.
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Education Minister Anne Tolley confirmed in Parliament today that she totally ignored risks to young New Zealander’s health when she removed the School Food Guidelines, said Green Party MP Sue Kedgley.
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The Green Party acknowledges the sad passing of John Bollard, Principal Judge of the Environment Court since 2003.
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TASMAN — The Green Party today called on Tasman Mills to do the right thing and invest in clean technology to stop their on-going discharge of toxic chemicals into the Tarawera River.
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The Green Party is appalled that one of New Zealand’s foremost scientists has been sacked from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) - apparently for trying to help TVNZ’s weather man – Jim Hickey.
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AUCKLAND — The Green Party is calling on the Government to undertake a formal consultation process, as required under the Local Government Act (Schedule 3), before it finalises its proposals for an Auckland Super city.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Green Party Confirms Co-Leader as Mt Albert Nominee Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman has been nominated as a Green candidate for the Mt Albert by-election.
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Health Minister Tony Ryall needs to think again before dropping health targets set for district health boards, said Green Party Health and Wellbeing spokesperson Kevin Hague.
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The Green Party today welcomed Labour’s announcement yesterday of a U-turn on their Foreshore and Seabed Act.
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WEST COAST — The Green Party is outraged that Solid Energy has announced the start of coal-mining preparations in Happy Valley, describing it as a “kick in the guts” for the planet on Earth Day.
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The Green Party is calling on the Government to scrap its 2014 deadline for settling all Treaty of Waitangi claims.
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The Green Party today described the decision of Foodstuffs supermarkets to introduce a 5c per plastic bag charge as a welcome step forward.
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News today that some New Zealand bird species continue to struggle for survival present an economic and environmental challenge, the Green Party said.
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National and Labour’s reluctance to sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People shows a lack of genuine commitment to indigenous rights, Green Party Treaty of Waitangi Spokesperson, Catherine Delahunty said today.
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The Green Party today lodged a complaint with Parliament’s Regulations Review Committee about the nine-fold increase in the filing fee for Environment Court appeal applications.
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The Green Party revealed today its latest survey of school food.
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The Green Party today lodged a formal complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment about the hearings process for the proposed Mokihinui hydro dam.
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Pulling yourself out of poverty by your own efforts just got harder for New Zealanders on benefits.
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WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s net emissions position - released today - eliminates the last excuse the Government had for avoiding a target and confirms that now is the time to make a firm commitment to an emissions target for 2020, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party wants New Zealand to lean on the United Nations to stop using peacekeepers from Fiji.
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The Green Party wants New Zealand to lean on the United Nations to stop using peacekeepers from Fiji.
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Today’s ShapeNZ survey of New Zealander’s attitudes towards tax cuts confirms the obvious: There’s no wisdom in borrowing to fund tax cuts.
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Today’s ShapeNZ survey of New Zealander’s attitudes towards tax cuts confirms the obvious: There’s no wisdom in borrowing to fund tax cuts.
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 In the House today, Green Party Employment spokesperson Sue Bradford has questioned the Minster for Social Development Paula Bennet over Work and Incomes appalling treatment of a group of Burmese refugees.
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New Zealand needs to be true to its nuclear-free policy, not timidly choosing when to speak out and cherry-picking which resolutions to support at the United Nations, said Green Party MP, Dr Kennedy Graham.
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