North East Province
This is the home page of the North East Province of the Green Party.
Click here for contact details of North-East Province and Branches local office-holders, or read on for local stories and events.
Brownlee’s modern Maori land grab
The Green Party is calling on Minister Brownlee to front up and discuss the ownership of New Zealand’s oil outside the 12 nautical mile limit. "This is potentially the biggest Maori land grab in New Zealand history, but we won’t know until we can have an adult conversation with the Minister,” David Clendon, the Green Party Maori Affairs Spokesperson said today.
Brownlee thinks he knows best for East Coast
Minister Brownlee thinks he knows what is best for the East Coast and is using his powers to run roughshod over the people. Digging a hole on land requires public consultation, but offshore oil drilling is pretty much at the whim of the Minister.
PF Olsen decision a wake-up call
The $80,000 fine imposed on forestry company PF Olsen for polluting streams in the Waiotahi River catchment is an important wake-up call for forestry companies in the Bay of Plenty, the Green Party said today.
Green Bill to prevent “exceptional” pollution
Green MP Catherine Delahunty has drafted a Member’s Bill that would prevent polluters from being granted consent to indefinitely pollute waterways under an “exceptional circumstances” clause.
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.
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.
