Events

Pay equity and women's rights 4 August - Catherine Delahunty hosts a meeting in Grey Lynn to discuss her bill to amend the Equal Pay Act.

Christchurch report launch 5 August - Kennedy Graham launches the 'Vision for Christchurch' in Christchurch.

Welfare Forums 8, 15 & 25 August - Catherine Delahunty hosts public welfare forums in Papakura, Invercargill and Thames.

Smart transport for NZ 19 August - Gareth Hughes hosts a transport conference in Wellington.

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Snippets

Thick green algae chokes beach, swimmers dive in An algae bloom, or "green tide" has clogged nearly 7,700 square miles (20,000 square kilometers) of the Yellow Sea, China.

[National Geographic]

Dirty rivers 'will only get worse' Already polluted lakes and rivers will only get worse under a flawed fresh-water policy, a new report warns. [Stuff]

Oxygen finally spotted in space One of astronomy's longest-running "missing persons" investigations has concluded: astronomers have found molecular oxygen in space.
[BBC]

Olivia doesn't Blanchett at speaking out on fracking Olivia Newton-John has joined Cate Blanghett in the fray over fracking - a controversial method of exploration for coal seam gas. The singer has written an open letter to the public on the issue.
[SMH]

How sustainable is mainstream cat food? Somewhere the cat went from feline freegan to a beast that must eat wild-caught fish from a velvet cushion.
[Guardian]

Rethinking the food label to "inspire food literacy" The winning design of a competition to create a better food label shows visual breakdown of foods.
[Treehugger]

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  Catherine Delahunty on ending child poverty

Green MP Catherine Delahunty speaks about our platform to get 100,000 kids out of poverty by 2014. Watch the video...

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Kids talk about poverty

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Green plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty
2 August 2011

The Green Party has today launched a bold plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty by 2014. Read more...

Greens press for Select Committee inquiry into milk pricing
2 August 2011

It's disappointing that the Commerce Commission has declined to initiate a full price control inquiry into the price of milk, Green Party consumer affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley 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.  Read more...

Time to address causes of child poverty and neglect
27 July 2011

Recommendations in the Government Green Paper on vulnerable children will not address the root causes of child abuse and neglect. Read more...

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Misuse of parliamentary procedure to change Misuse of Drugs Act - by Kevin Hague

Parliament debated a proposal from Peter Dunne to change the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill to allow him to ban any substance that might cause harm, essentially by decree. Read more...

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