Sue Kedgley

Sue Kedgley has been a Green Party MP since 1999.

She has been a safe food campaigner for many years and was a founder of the Safe Food Campaign in New Zealand and the National Food Safety Network. She helped secure the Green budget bid for a $3 million dollar Nutrition Fund for schools and is working closely with the Minister of Health on the Food & Nutrition Guidelines for Schools.

She has an MA (Hons) in Political Science, and is the author or co-author of seven books, the most recent one entitled ‘Eating Safely in a Toxic World’.

She was a Wellington City Councillor for 7 years, a TV reporter/director/producer for 8 years, and worked for 8 years in the United Nations Secretariat, promoting women's issues and organising international conferences.

She is married to Denis Foot and is the mother of 18 year old Zac.

Green Party Spokesperson on: Food, Health and Wellbeing (Preventative Health, Complementary Health, Environmental Health, Nutrition, Aged Care), Local Government, Environment (Toxics), Transport (Wellington), Animal Welfare, Older Persons, Alcohol and other Drugs, Broadcasting, Civil Defence, Consumer Affairs. View all MPs' portfolios.

Contact Sue:

Phone: 04 817 6717
Email: sue.kedgley@parliament.govt.nz

Follow Sue on:

Attachments

What's New?

Government must demand release of pig audits

The Pork Industry Board's attempt to evade the Official Information Act on top of its stalling attempts to strengthen any new pig welfare code shows the need for urgent government intervention, Green Party Animal Welfare spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.

29 Jul 2010

Sue Kedgley on Back Benches tonight

When: Wed, 21/07/2010 - 9:00pm
Where: The Backbencher Pub, Molesworth Street
Location: 
The Backbencher Pub, Molesworth Street

Either come along and support Sue or watch live on TVNZ7

Aged Care Tour - Timaru

When: Mon, 26/07/2010 - 10:00am
Where: Caroline Bay Community Lounge, Caroline Bay, Timaru
Location: 
Caroline Bay Community Lounge, Caroline Bay, Timaru

Please come along and share your experiences with us on Monday 26 July.  Winnie and I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Sue K

Aged Care Tour - Westport

When: Tue, 20/07/2010 - 9:45am
Where: Club Buller, 44 Queen St, Westport
Location: 
Club Buller, 44 Queen St, Westport

Please come along and share your experiences with us at 9:45am, Club Buller, 44 Queen St.

Independent supermarket watchdog needed for any code of conduct

Any supermarket code of conduct to ensure growers and consumers get a fair go needs an independent watchdog to oversee it, Green Party Food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.

06 Jul 2010

Time for NZ’s supermarket chains to front up on their mark-ups

New Zealand’s two biggest supermarket chains should reveal the mark-ups they put on fresh food and vegetables, Green Party Consumer Affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.

05 Jul 2010

Green Party survey shows growers face ruin from supermarket duopoly

Supermarket pricing practices need to be investigated and a Supermarket Code of Conduct drawn up, Green Party Food Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. 

04 Jul 2010

Healthy Eating and Holistic Health

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

24 Jun 2010

Sue Kedgley challenges Tony Ryall about the safety of our elderly

Sue Kedgley challenges Hon Tony Ryall on the safety of our elderly

24 Jun 2010

Is palm oil the secret ingredient of your favourite food?

New Zealand food companies are not prepared to tell consumers which products contain palm oil, Green Party Food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.

21 Jun 2010

Don't sell our Water

Hard on the heels of the Auckland super city bill, and the legislation which wiped out Environment Canterbury, an innocuous sounding bill, the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment bill was introduced into Parliament by Rodney Hide and the National government, and amongst a number of terrible provisions, it will allow water infrastructure anywhere in New Zealand to be owned and controlled by corporations for thirty five years.  Three and a half decades.  An entire generation.

11 Jun 2010

Don't Sell Our Water

As if we don’t have enough to worry about in the world today, an innocuous sounding bill, the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment bill has been introduced into Parliament by Rodney Hide and amongst a number of terrible provisions, it will allow water infrastructure anywhere in New Zealand to be owned by private corporations for thirty five years.  Three and a half decades.  An entire generation!

02 Jun 2010

Light Rail, Golden Mile should come first

The Green Party supports the proposal to make the Golden Mile car free with only public transport, but said Wellington should give priority to light rail and pedestrian space in the Golden Mile now, not in 10 to 20 years. Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast today called for private cars to be banned from the Golden Mile within 10 to 20 years.

28 May 2010

Submission Guide: Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill

Your submission must be received by the Local Government and Environment Committee by 18 June 2010.

This Bill sets out changes to the local government system of New Zealand that will limit the activities of Councils, and privatise, by stealth, the water assets that have been built up by generations of New Zealanders.

27 May 2010