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Eugenie Sage MP
Eugenie Sage MP
euginie [dot] sage [at] parliament [dot] govt [dot] nz (Email)
Russel Norman MP
Russel Norman MP
russel [dot] norman [at] parliament [dot] govt [dot] nz (Email)

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We love Aotearoa and we want to protect it. Our kids have a birth right to swim in clean rivers, fish in the sea, and walk in pristine forests.

Our Environment Policy protects our natural heritage from those who only want short term profit from exploiting our finite resources, such as industrial dairying and open-cast mining. 

Real prosperity means clean rivers and air, rich biodiversity, protected marine areas, and a GE-free New Zealand.

Recent news about Environment

Government must act to protect Maui’s dolphin

01 Feb 2012 | Press Release | Gareth Hughes MP
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The Green Party is calling for a moratorium on set-net fishing off the coast of Taranaki following the death of a highly endangered Maui's dolphin that got trapped in a net. More

New Fonterra director can’t have it both ways

19 Dec 2011 | Blog post | Eugenie Sage MP

Russel Norman blogged last week about the conflicts of interest arising from regional councillors accepting Rugby World Cup tickets from Fonterra and about Horizons Regional Council’s plans to invest in the dairy sector – a sector they are supposed to be regulating. More

Horizons chairman hot under the collar on World Cup Tickets

14 Dec 2011 | Blog post | Russel Norman MP

On Sunday we released information gained under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act that several regional councillors had received gifts and hospitality from Fonterra in the form of Rugby World Cup tickets for quarterfinal and bronze medal matches. More

Fonterra must explain self-reporting inaccuracy

13 Dec 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Fonterra needs to explain the vast discrepancy between claims made today about the success of the Clean Stream Accord and the findings of an independent review commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) said Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman. More

Durban agreement not enough to stop climate change

13 Dec 2011 | Press Release | Kennedy Graham MP

The Durban agreement does not go far enough to avert dangerous climate change within our children's lifetime, says Green Party climate change spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham More

Frack no to fracking fluid

07 Dec 2011 | Press Release | David Clendon MP

The transportation of toxic fracking fluid from Gisborne to Taranaki must be prevented, the Green Party said today. More

Green Party says no to Coromandel mining survey

28 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty joined a protest against mining exploration in the Kauaeranga Valley this morning, the Green Party said today.

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Undeclared hazardous waste on Rena

25 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

The discovery that undeclared hazardous goods on the grounded cargo ship Rena may be leaching toxins into the sea, highlights the imporatnce of looking after our natural environment, said the Green Party today. More

John Key needs to stop deep sea oil drilling

17 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

John Key needs to tell New Zealanders what he discussed with American oil company Anadarko when he met its CEO on Tuesday, said the Green Party today. More

Dairy compliance message falling on deaf ears

14 Nov 2011 | Blog post | Russel Norman MP

Bay of Plenty Regional Council recently expressed their concern that some dairy operators are still not getting the message that it’s not okay to pollute NZ’s waterways with effluent. More

Greens reveal that councils are ignoring stock in waterways

14 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Regional councils and unitary authorities issued only five infringement notices within the last twelve months in response to breaches of stock exclusion rules. More

Nat’s environment policy lets down NZ

09 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

National's environment policy lets down the New Zealand public, who in a recent poll, ranked the environment as the number one issue for this election, said the Green Party today. More

Educate to Eliminate 2011: Taranaki Wharf Clean Up

Event | Gareth Hughes MP

The public are encouraged to watch the dive from Taranaki Wharf and view the Educate to Eliminate 2011: Taranaki Wharf Clean Up as it progresses. They can also check out the creatures that reside in the harbour as they will be removed from the rubbish, displayed in the IBMEC tanks before being returned to a cleaner place. More

TGA FILM NIGHT with Russel Norman

Event | Russel Norman MP
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Our sparkling rivers and lakes are a key part of what makes Aotearoa New Zealand such a beautiful place to live.
You are warmly invited to a screening of the multi award winning NZ documentary River Dog followed by a discussion with Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman MP. More

Love it, protect it — Green Party Conservation Policy Launch

03 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

The Green Party today launched its conservation policy which will fund conservation properly and protect the endangered native species that New Zealanders love. More

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