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Steffan Browning MP
Steffan Browning MP
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Boost our biosecurity staff, don’t boot them

10 May 2012 | Press Release | Steffan Browning MP

The trapping of a Queensland fruit fly today shows that once again our primary industries are at threat because of biosecurity leaks, the Green Party said today More

Steffan Browning on the Dairy Industry Restructuring Bill, First Reading

04 Apr 2012 | Speech | Steffan Browning MP

We need to keep co-operatives and family farms in business... More

Valedictory address Sue Kedgley

27 Sep 2011 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP
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Part 1 is above. Also watch Part 2. More

Fonterra to cripple organic dairying

22 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

Fonterra's move to confine its take of organic milk to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty will cripple New Zealand's organic dairy sector the Green Party said today. More

Our pork industry at risk

18 Aug 2011 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP

I think the reason for this extraordinary situation, where significant farming industries are at war with the ministry and the Government on these issues, is that there is a conflict of interest at the heart of the ministry. More

Killer chemical needs urgent reassessment

11 May 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The lethal insecticide implicated in the recent Thailand tourist deaths was scheduled for "priority reassessment" in New Zealand before 2008, but is still in widespread use, said the Green Party today. More

Possible Thailand lethal insecticide used in NZ

10 May 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The lethal insecticide implicated in recent Thailand tourist deaths is used in New Zealand and should be phased out, said the Green Party today. More

Public Meeting: Sue Kedgley speaks on Battery Farmed Hens

Event | Sue Kedgley MP

Sue Kedgley, Green MP will speak about the current situation regarding to battery hen farming in New Zealand and what you can do to stop this cruel practise. More

Kevin Hague speaks on the National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill (first reading).

13 Dec 2010 | Speech | Kevin Hague MP

What we are doing in this bill is creating a system by which consumers in other countries will be able to track back in some detail the history of the foods that are produced for them by New Zealand farmers and growers. I ask when it will be time for New Zealand consumers to have that same right...? More

Animal Welfare (Treatment of Animals) Amendment Bill

11 Nov 2010 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP

Sue Kedgley opens the debate on her Animal Welfare (Treatment of Animals) Amendment Bill... More

Animal Welfare Amendment Bill - Kevin Hague's speech

09 Nov 2010 | Speech | Kevin Hague MP

I have been exposed to the sow crate experience and it is a totally cruel experience. I take on board the Prime Minister's comment that he is very, very distressed by this practice and the Government may consider doing something about this.

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Kevin Hague responds to Ministerial Statement on Kiwifruit disease

08 Nov 2010 | Speech | Kevin Hague MP

The kiwifruit industry is a significant part of our economy and any threat to it must be dealt with with the utmost seriousness. We support the Government's action to date in responding to this incursion and we also support the Minister's call for calm. More

Council needs to work with Wilderland community

01 Nov 2010 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

Thames-Coromandel Council needs to work with the Wilderland community to find a fair process for bringing their buildings up to standard, said Green Party MP and Coromandel resident Catherine Delahunty today. More

Exorbitant supermarket margins are influencing our eating habits

13 Aug 2010 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP

I was contacted recently by a citrus grower in Gisborne. He is getting 70c/kg for his lemons, and they retailed at the local supermarket for $3.99/kg.

That's a 570% difference...

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Healthy Eating and Holistic Health

24 Jun 2010 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP

Ill health in most cases, is preventable. Speech by Sue Kedgley at the launch of the Clinical Nutrition Association in Auckland 22 June 2010 More

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