Pacific Island Issues
Petition calls on Govt to protect Pacific’s tuna fisheries
12 Aug 2008The Green Party is launching a petition calling on the Government to take urgent action to halt the over-exploitation of the Pacific's tuna fisheries.
Immigration Bill improved, but still oppressive
21 Jul 2008Green Party MP Keith Locke has welcomed improvements in the Immigration Bill, reported back to Parliament today, but says it is still oppressive.
Mr Locke sat on the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee for hearings on the Bill. The report includes his minority comments on behalf of the Green Party.
Affordable food prices an absolute necessity: Greens
15 Jul 2008The Government needs to step in and help struggling New Zealanders, by increasing benefit levels and extending the $60 a week in work payment, in light of today's announcement of record high food prices, the Green Party says.
Keeping warm a matter of life and death: Greens
28 May 2008News an extra 1600 New Zealanders die every winter due mostly to cold, damp and poorly maintained homes underpins significance of the Green Party's Budget initiative to insulate all state houses, Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says.
One News new sponsor linked to rainforest destruction
11 Jan 2008The Green Party Co-Leader Dr. Russel Norman is dismayed that One News updates will be sponsored by the National Bank as of Monday.
Green MP to look at human rights and illegal logging in PNG
05 Nov 2007Human rights of indigenous peoples, parliamentary democracy and destruction of tropical rainforests are the main issues for Green Party MP Metiria Turei during her a visit to Papua New Guinea from November 6 to 11.
Spare a buck for the rainforest ANZ
25 Oct 2007The Green Party is renewing its call for the ANZ bank to stop financing illegal rainforest destruction in Papua New Guinea in light of ANZ's announcement today of a record annual profit to September of A$4.2 billion.
Govt changes mind on sustainability of Malaysian timber, but not far enough
10 Sep 2007The Green Party is welcoming the decision by the Minister of Commerce Lianne Dalziel to exclude timber products certified by the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) from the government's new sustainable procurement policy.