Top of South Greens
This is the home page of the Greens at the top of the South Island. Click on the link below for general information about contact details or general information about us, or read on for local stories or events.
Top of South Greens Contact Information
General electorates: Nelson, West Coast-Tasman, Kaikoura.
Māori electorates: Northern and western South Island parts of Te Tai Tonga.
For information about local activities and meetings contact relevant Branches below
Despite Key’s retreat, mining companies rule the roost
John Key’s Government is running scared from public opposition to mining, but won’t let go of the idea. Despite the public backlash, John Key still doesn’t get it. He wants to subsidise a further $4 million of prospecting in our protected areas.
Waihopai acquittal victory for peace movement
Green MP Keith Locke has greeted the acquittal of three men who slashed a dome at the Waihopai spy base as a victory for the peace movement.
Paparoa National Park must remain wild
Plans to punch holes into Paparoa National Park for profit are a misguided assault on our clean green image. "National Parks are our premiere wild places, much loved by tourists and locals alike, and John Key's Government is not ruling out open pit mining in these areas," said Mr Hague.
DOC allows commercial fishing of endangered eels
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is allowing commercial fishers to harvest endangered eels from rivers on conservation land, the Green Party said today.
Elephant looms behind PCE mining report
"Mining has a massive impact on the environment: coal is the dirtiest fuel, large mines leave weeping wounds and scars on the landscape, and mining our conservation lands is incompatible with protecting them and our tourism industry,” said Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons
Greens reveal Govt wants to mine in Fiordland
“The Government’s so-called stock-take of mining potential in our highest quality conservation areas has been outed. They already know what they want, and they’re preparing to steal it from the public,” says Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei. Download our petition!
Greens support new hydro scheme in Buller
"Damning the Mokihinui in the face of environmentally-positive alternatives like the Stockton proposal would be bloody-minded vandalism." - Kevin Hague
Another town, another highway
The Green Party today warned communities along the path of John Key’s election schedule to cancel all appointments with the would-be Prime Minister or risk having a multi-lane highway fast-tracked through their town.
NZ maps show who oil prices are hitting most
Following a record US$25 spike in the price of a barrel of oil, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has released a series of city maps which show how well, or badly, New Zealand’s suburban populations are prepared for rising oil prices.
