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The Green Party believes that we should support buying locally produced products and food. Most people if they had a choice would buy New Zealand produced products. We consider that it is important to support buying kiwi-made as it;

  • Reduces imports helping to reduce New Zealand's trade deficit
  • Helps to increase New Zealand's manufacturing capability and create employment

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ANZ’s record profits are strip mining New Zealand’s economy of capital

03 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Record profits posted by ANZ bank today highlight the on-going weakness of having 95 percent of our banking industry owned by Australians, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today.

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Address to the Council of Trade Unions Biennial Conference 2011 - Workers' Rights in the 21st Century

18 Aug 2011 | Speech | Metiria Turei MP

Acknowledgement and thanks

Thank you for inviting me to speak to your conference today, in what is a very important election year for workers. More

David Clendon on Trade Marks (International Treaties and Enforcement) Amendment Bill — Second Reading

16 Aug 2011 | Speech | David Clendon MP

DAVID CLENDON (Green) : I am pleased to take a brief call on the Trade Marks (International Treaties and Enforcement) Amendment Bill, although I am inspired by the previous speaker, Grant Robertson, to perhaps make a more comprehensive statement than I was going to make. More

Save Hillside Railway Workshops Rally

Event | Green Party

Come along to express your support for keeping Kiwis in work and jobs in Dunedin! More

Dodgy labelling case could be just the tip of the iceberg

30 May 2011 | Press Release | Sue Kedgley MP

"Many companies could be misleading consumers by making false claims about a product being New Zealand made, when it is not," said Ms Kedgley. More

Our relationship with Australia

17 Feb 2011 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP
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Animal Welfare (Treatment of Animals) Amendment Bill

11 Nov 2010 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP

Sue Kedgley opens the debate on her Animal Welfare (Treatment of Animals) Amendment Bill... More

Metiria questions Bill English on the role of unions

22 Oct 2010 | Oral Question | Metiria Turei MP

METIRIA TUREI to the Minister of Finance: Does he still want to close the wage gap with Australia; and if so, what role does he consider unions will have in closing that gap? More

Investing in Kiwibank will keep it kiwi

18 Aug 2010 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Government's decision to provide a line of credit to Kiwibank to support its credit rating through a period of expansion is good news for our economy and ensures that we will keep it kiwi, the Green Party said today. More

KiwiRail should be built by Kiwi workers

03 May 2010 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

The Government needs to assist KiwiRail to bid successfully for the contract to build Auckland's electric train units in order to future proof our economy, said Green Party Co-Leader Metiria Turei today. More

Relaxed about poverty, Mr Key? - General Debate speech, Catherine Delahunty

09 Dec 2009 | Speech | Catherine Delahunty MP

I seldom agree with anything written by the New Zealand Herald's conservative commentator Garth George, so I was astounded to find myself in full agreement with his column last week, in which he called Don Brash's 2025 taskforce report "economic and social bullshit". More

Buy Kiwi flowers for environment, economy, and Mum!

08 May 2009 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

The Green Party recommended today that New Zealanders buy locally-grown flowers this Mothers' Day to benefit our economy and environment. More

Jobs belong here not in China say Greens

26 Feb 2009 | Press Release | Sue Bradford MP

Government procurement practices are costing Kiwi workers their jobs, Green Party MP Sue Bradford said today.  More

F & P — bailout dubious, criteria must come first

18 Feb 2009 | Press Release | Sue Bradford MP

It is critical that Government set clear criteria before moving to rescue Fisher & Paykel or any other company in trouble.  More

Green Party Presents Policy Challenge

25 Jan 2009 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Green Party Co-Leader Dr. Russel Norman delivered five challenges to the National-led Government in his State of the Planet address at Henderson in West Auckland today.

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