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Greens welcome student allowances, shame it took 9 years

13 Oct 2008

The Green Party has welcomed Labour’s promise today to phase in universal student allowances, but says that only the Green Party will make sure that Labour delivers on its pledge.

Police must butt out of politics during Rice visit

25 Jul 2008

It is a constitutional affront for the Police to threaten students wishing to conduct a citizen’s arrest of visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Green Party MP Keith Locke says. Under the International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000, proceedings can be taken against people visiting New Zealand who have been responsible for torture, or the launching of attacks which cause civilian casualties ‘clearly excessive’ to military objectives.

Green MP joins students in protest

04 Jul 2008

Green Party Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Metiria Turei, joined students in Auckland this morning in a march down Queen Street against student debt and fees.

This Government has failed tertiary students and understandably they are angry, Mrs Turei says.

SANE Conference

Wellington
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 at 12am
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 at 11pm

2008 Aotearoa Students of Sustainability National Hui and notice of the annual ECO conference.

The time has come again for us students all across Aotearoa New Zealand to come together for the 2008 Aotearoa Students of Sustainability National Hui. We are inviting all students from any tertiary institution to come to Wellington for this gathering from the 30th of June to the 2nd of July. Register your interest by emailing sane.nz@gmail.com.

Meager tertiary concessions fail students yet again

23 May 2008

Green Party Tertiary Education Spokesperson, Metiria Turei, has labeled the meager tertiary concessions in the 2008 budget as ridiculous.

Student debt milestone highlights economic millstone

09 Apr 2008

Student debt levels are predicted to reach $10 billion tomorrow, creating unacceptable barriers to tertiary education, says Green Party Education Spokesperson Metiria Turei.

Let's treat the real causes

29 Jan 2008

John Key's speech today failed to address the real causes of the pressure on New Zealand families and communities, says the Green Party.

Loans simply to live: Greens join student protest

25 Jan 2008

Green Party Education Spokesperson Metiria Turei is to join tertiary students at Parliament to protest student allowance polices which have forced the average student debt up to nearly $30,000.

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