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Groser promoting race to the bottom on food standards

16 May 2012 | Press Release | Steffan Browning MP

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) risks dragging down our food standards to meet the lower level standards of other countries, the Green Party said today. More

Submission Guide Hawke’s Bay Council Long Term Plan

Submission guide | Eugenie Sage MP
More Makaroro River at site of proposed water storage dam

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

King Salmon application a dangerous precedent

02 Apr 2012 | Press Release | Steffan Browning MP

King Salmon's proposed plan change to the Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan would set a dangerous precedent if approved, Green Party fisheries spokesperson Steffan Browning said today. More

Kevin Hague speaks on the National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill (Third Reading)

13 Feb 2012 | Speech | Kevin Hague MP

It is a pleasure to take a call in this third reading of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill. The Green Party has supported this bill at every stage moving through the House. More

TGA FILM NIGHT with Russel Norman

Event | Russel Norman MP
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Our sparkling rivers and lakes are a key part of what makes Aotearoa New Zealand such a beautiful place to live.
You are warmly invited to a screening of the multi award winning NZ documentary River Dog followed by a discussion with Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman MP. More

Gareth Hughes on the National Animal Identification & Tracing Bill | Second Reading

06 Sep 2011 | Speech | Gareth Hughes MP

GARETH HUGHES (Green) : Kia ora. Ngā mihi ki a koutou. Kia ora. It is a real privilege to take a call in this debate in Parliament today. More

MAF statistics show Green’s irrigation charge affordable

28 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Recent farm profitability statistics released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry show that the Green Party's suggested charge for irrigation is 4.8 percent of total farm income for the average Canterbury dairy operation, the Green Party said today. 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

Joint Greens-Govt national on-road cycle trail launches this weekend

19 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Kevin Hague MP

The first on-road leg of the New Zealand Cycle Trail opens this weekend, running from Taumarunui to New Plymouth on the Forgotten Highway taking cyclists through some of the North Island's most spectacular scenery.

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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

Parliament must move fast on milk price inquiry

09 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Sue Kedgley MP

A Commerce Select Committee inquiry into milk pricing needs to begin as soon as possible as there is very little time left in this Parliament, the Green Party said today. More

Greens press for Select Committee inquiry into milk pricing

02 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Sue Kedgley MP

It's disappointing that the Commerce Commission has declined to initiate a full price control inquiry into the price of milk, Green Party consumer affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More

72,000 NZers drinking faecally contaminated water

30 Jun 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Annual Report on Drinking-Water in New Zealand 2009/10 shows that 72,000 New Zealanders are drinking faecally contaminated water. More

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