Kia ora
New Zealand doesn't need to resort to high risk, dated technologies like fracking which could wreck our clean green brand, when we have a wealth of smart green energy opportunities that will deliver real prosperity.
Fracking involves pumping water, sand and chemicals at high pressure deep into the earth in order to extract oil and gas, and it's very dangerous.
In many overseas countries fracking is prohibited because of environmental and health concerns - fracking fluid has been proven to contaminate drinking water and waterways.
David Clendon, Green MP
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Take action
Protect the rainforests: sign the petition
Stop the import and trade of illegally harvested rainforest timber. Download and print the petition
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One of New Zealand's valuable wild rivers, the Mokihinui River, is under threat from a hydro-electricity dam proposal. Send an eCard to the Prime Minister now to ask him to step in and stop the dam. More on the Mokihinui dam proposal | Send an eCard | Print the petition
Events
Welfare Forums with Catherine Delahunty
'Welfare Reforms: A Recipe for Poverty'
Monday 15 August, 1-4:30pm
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Lindisfarne Community Centre, 22 Lindisfarne St, Invercargill
Thursday 25 August, 12:30-1:30pm
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Grahamstown Community Hall, Thames
Book Launch: Fleeing Vesuvius NZ Edition - with Gareth Hughes
Responding to the effects of economic and environmental collapse
Wednesday 16 August 6-7:30pm, Green Party Caucus Room, Level 15, Bowen House, Wellington
The Great MMP Debate
Come and hear both sides argue whether we need a change from MMP or not.
Friday 19 August 6:30-8pm, Mezzanine Community Room, Wellington Central Library, Wellington
Smart Transport for NZ Conference - with Gareth Hughes
Friday 19 August 1pm to Saturday 20 August 5:30pm
- Wellington
Talk: Dr Paul Mees, author and public transport advocate
Friday 19 August 7-9pm
- Room OGGB5, Owen Glenn Building, Grafton Road, Auckland University
Videos
Catherine Delahunty biography
Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty discusses what she has been working on in Parliament and her hobbies outside the busy House of Representatives. Watch the video...
Press releases
Greens support rail and green spaces in Chch rebuild
12 August 2011
Light rail and more green spaces will find favour with Christchurch residents, Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. Read more...
Manufacturers, retailers need regulation to own e-waste
10 August 2011
The Green Party today welcomed the Community Recycling Network's launch of e-cycle depots with money from the Green-initiated Waste Minimisation Fund. Read more...
Green survey shows shark fins on the menu
5 August 2011
New Zealand is lagging behind many other countries in dealing with the unsustainable practice of shark-finning, Green Party Oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today Read more...
Greens release report on future of Christchurch
5 August 2011
Christchurch can be rebuilt as a sustainable 21st century eco city, Christchurch based Green Party MP Kennedy Graham said today. Read more...
Don't shoot the messenger on water quality
1 August 2011
Environment Minister Nick Smith needs to address the substance of a recently released Cawthron Institute report which says that the condition of our lakes, rivers, and wetlands is likely to continue to decline under current Government policy, said the Green Party today. Read more...
Blog posts
Survey shows shark fin soup still served - by Gareth Hughes
The New Zealand Government is lagging behind many other countries in dealing with the unsustainable practice of shark-finning. Read more...
Battling battery blunders - by frog
More revelations about the Exide battery recycling plant in Petone have come out in today's Dominon Post.
Greenpeace has also come out in favour of keeping the ability to recycle this hazardous waste here in New Zealand. Read more...
And end to Seed Exchanges? - by Sue Kedgley
I have had many queries about the Food Bill, with some suggesting it is a ghastly plot to make seed saving and seed exchange programmes illegal, and even activities such as the Willing Workers on Organic Farm systems (WWOOFing). Read more...
Batteries and the Basel Convention - by David Clendon
I asked some questions in the House on Thursday of the Minister for Environment, about how well (or more to the point how badly) we are meeting our obligations under the Basel Convention in regard to lead acid batteries. Read more...
Water pollution and debunking the Yale study - by Russel Norman
The Government is once again under attack for its lack of effective action to clean up waterways. Read more...
Speeches
Vote Energy - Estimates Debate in Committee - Kennedy Graham, 10 August 2011
The focus of this energy strategy is the extraction of fossil fuels to maximise our financial wealth. The Government regards the environmental consequences of this manic policy as no more than an irritant. Watch video or read transcript...
Oral questions
David Clendon questions the Minister for the Environment on lead-acid batteries and compliance with Basel Convention - David Clendon MP, 4 August 2011
How many tonnes of used lead acid batteries has the Government approved for export since January 2008, and is this consistent with New Zealand's obligations under the Basel Convention? Watch video or read transcript...
