North East Province

This is the home page of the North East Province of the Green Party.

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Timebank will Strengthen Local Economy

The Eastbay Timebank launched in Whakatäne on Saturday is a great example of community resilience and leadership in tough times says Green MP Catherine Delahunty.

Ms Delahunty who attended the opening of the Timebank said she was impressed with the leadership of the Whakatäne people who developed the project.

Leadership needed on all contaminated sites: Greens

Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty commends the Hawkes Bay Regional Council for serving an abatement notice on Carter Holt Harvey at their contaminated timber treatment plant site at Waikoau.

Catherine Delahunty MP

Catherine is one of the newest Green MPs but has been high on the Greens' list for several years, just missing getting into Parliament on several occasions.

Another town, another highway

The Green Party today warned communities along the path of John Key’s election schedule to cancel all appointments with the would-be Prime Minister or risk having a multi-lane highway fast-tracked through their town.
 

Police Assoc shouldn’t justify excessive violence: Greens

Green Party MP Keith Locke says the Police Association should not be justifying the excessive use of pepper spray in police cells.

“Last night Television New Zealand and TV3 showed a video clip of Rawiri Falwasser being repeatedly pepper-sprayed and beaten, while in Whakatane Police Station on Labour Day 2006.