Conservation
The Green Party recognises that our quality of life is underpinned by the health of our unique ecosystems - from mountain tops to seashore, braided river to ocean floor. Ecosystems and species, including ourselves, form an intricate, interconnected web of life which is a treasure in its own right. The web of life contributes to the food we eat and materials we use, the quality of our water and soils, the moderation of climate, and ultimately the ability of our environment to support all life.
National blocking protection of Mackenzie Country
The Green Party is calling on the Government to stop obstructing the Department of Conservation from protecting public land in the Mackenzie high country, said Green Party Co-leader, Dr Russel Norman today. The Party is instead asking the Prime Minister to support a Dryland Park there as a great Waitangi Day gift to the nation.
Greens welcome call-in of factory farm consents
The Green Party today welcomed Environment Minister Nick Smith’s decision to make the right call and call in consent applications for factory dairy farms in the Mackenzie country.
DOC allows commercial fishing of endangered eels
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is allowing commercial fishers to harvest endangered eels from rivers on conservation land, the Green Party said today.
New Green plan for jobs and more, healthier forests
New Zealand can create thousands of jobs and store millions of tonnes of carbon according to new research from the Green Party.
Govt aspiring to mine another National Park
The Green Party today confirmed rumours that the Government is considering removing mining protection from 20 percent of Mount Aspiring National Park.
Bill would benefit our economy and world climate
A Bill regulating the import of illegal and unsustainable tropical timber will have its first reading in Parliament today. It could benefit New Zealand forestry to the tune of $270 million per year as well as help save the rainforests, and the Government should support it, Green MP Catherine Delahunty said.
Elephant looms behind PCE mining report
"Mining has a massive impact on the environment: coal is the dirtiest fuel, large mines leave weeping wounds and scars on the landscape, and mining our conservation lands is incompatible with protecting them and our tourism industry,” said Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons
Urgent action needed to save national icon
The Government needs to act swiftly and definitively to save New Zealand’s iconic kauri trees from a killer pathogen – kauri rot - that is decimating them.
