Constitutional Issues

Transit's continued refusal to fly the Tino Rangatiratanga flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Waitangi Day is fuelling cultural division, says Green Party MP, Metiria Turei.

Campaign funding and finance will be examined by a Citizens' Jury, following an agreement between the Green Party and the Government.

Green Party MP Metiria Turei will be speaking out against John Howard's draconian moves to end Aboriginal self-determination, in what will be one of the first of many actions around the world on Saturday, July 14th.

TVNZ's behaviour in pressuring a witness who gave evidence before a select committee inquiry amounted to an attack on freedom of speech, the Green Party says.

Maori voters who are not already on the Maori electoral roll should think seriously about making the change while the Maori electoral option is open, according to Green Party Maori Affairs Spokesperson Metiria Turei.

The Government should not give away the right to refuse entry to cricket team representing Mugabe's Zimbabwe when negotiating to host the 2011 Cricket World Cup, according to Green Party Foreign Affairs and Sports Spokesperson Keith Locke.

Winston Peters is wrong when he says all eight parties in Parliament will support the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill - the Green Party continue to oppose it, Constitutional Issues Spokesperson Metiria Turei says.

Green Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons is horrified that Don Brash is insisting that all Maori kids learn English before te reo.