Central Province of the Green Party
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Central Province Contact Information
General electorates: New Plymouth, southern half of Taranaki-King Country, Whanganui, Rangitikei, Palmerston North, Tukituki, Napier.
Māori electorates: Middle parts of Te Tai Hauāuru and Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.
For information about local activities and meetings contact relevant Branches below
Manawatu water quality needs Government leadership
News that the Manawatu River is one of the most polluted in the Western world, with a pollution measure that is literally off the scale, drives home the urgent need for Government action on water quality, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today.
Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill — First Reading
Ki te mana o ngā iwi o Whanganui, tēnā koutou.
[To the integrity of the Whanganui tribes, greetings.]
The Green Party acknowledges with respect the work and endurance of the hapū, the whānau, and ngā kaumātua rangatira [the chiefly elders] of Whanganui, who have worked and who continue to work for the return of what is rightfully theirs and what has been taken from them.
Marfell Park remains open despite dangers
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.
Greens say it’s only fair that polluters pay costs
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.
Leadership needed on all contaminated sites: Greens
Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty commends the Hawkes Bay Regional Council for serving an abatement notice on Carter Holt Harvey at their contaminated timber treatment plant site at Waikoau.
Farmer bulldozes through RMA and native forest
In response to Federated Farmers demand to weaken the Resource Management Act, the Green Party has released leaked information showing the RMA is already so weak a council was able to rubber stamp the secret clearance of 100 year old native bush for dairying in south Taranaki.
Key cornered on different ETS versions
John Key’s attempts to evade discussing his party’s position on the Emissions Trading Scheme came to an abrupt end today when he was cornered by Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons in a Paraparaumu mall.
Global plight of mammals plays out in NZ courts
Green Party MP Metiria Turei says the Red List released today by the highly respected International Union for Conservation of Nature shows there have been very few improvements for New Zealand’s marine mammals.
NZ maps show who oil prices are hitting most
Following a record US$25 spike in the price of a barrel of oil, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has released a series of city maps which show how well, or badly, New Zealand’s suburban populations are prepared for rising oil prices.
