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Jeanette Fitzsimons -  Media Releases



by: Jeanette Fitzsimons, co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
    and Co-Deputy Leader of the Alliance



Releases in June 1998

23/6/98 Danger of foreign ownership of power network.

22/6/98 Lines-energy split in Electricity Bill will force privatisation of community power stations.

19/6/98 ECNZ Split Robs Taxpayer To Pay Biggest Energy Users

Releases in May 1998

4/5/98 007 Km On The Clock - Licence To Con

Releases in April 1998

8/4/98 Cost Recovery Levies - a Minority View

6/4/98 ECNZ split

Releases in March 1998

31/3/98 EECA faces insecure future

31/3/98 Foster home attacks not isolated

26 March 1998 Greens challenge Government to respond to Amazon fires

17 March 1998 Time for a reality check on domestic violence

16/3/98 Buller logging to stop - and about time

10/3/98 Environmental impacts ignored by government

3/3/98 Energy Efficiency measures two years ago

Releases in February 1998

23 February 1998 Wake-up call for unsustainable Auckland

18 February 1998 Greens Say 'No' To Military Solution

13 February 1998 Business Roundtable celebrates social dysfunction

Releases in January 1998

30 January 1998 Tragic symptom of an unsustainable economy

November 26th 1997

250 jobs on West Coast to be lost as Trawlers allowed free reign 26/11

23 November 1997 Greens to Stand Own List; (Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald)

November 13th 1997

Buy your resource consent 13/11

November 12th 1997

Elusive Kokako threatened by logging 12/11

November 11th 1997

Alliance offers respects to the Ogoni Nine as Shell offers an insult 11/11

November 10th 1997

Water privatisation local body election issue 10/11
No consultation on Beech Forest despite Commissioner report 10/11

November 5th 1997

NZ should provide world leadership on Climate Change 5/11

October 29th 1997

Robson& Fitzsimons: Start again on Population Conference 29/10

October 24th 1997

Time to stand up and be counted at CHOGM 24/10

October 23rd 1997

Signalled price decrease is unique opportunity for a Carbon Charge 23/10

October 20th 1997

Splitting ECNZ will harm the environment and risk power shortages 20/10
Government in a tangle over seaweed 20/10

October 16th 1997

Transport strategy needs public control 16/10

October 15th 1997

National transport strategy "irrelevant" 15/10

October 13th 1997

Water - Too precious for profit 13/10

October 12th 1997

Alliance to release water campaign kit 12/10
Space Mission poses threat to New Zealand 12/10

October 10th 1997

Corporate-run roads a step closer 10/10

October 9th 1997

Government allows shut-down of NZ's cleanest fuel 9/10
Community action highlights Government inaction 9/10
Cities could be cleaner with proper road pricing 9/10

October 1st 1997

Environment report shows the state we're in is bad 1/10

September 30th 1997

Ministry downplays air quality problems 30/9

September 29th 1997

Call to replace war games with firefighting 29/9

September 26th 1997

Luxton's undertaking to Thames is an empty promise 26/9

September 23rd 1997

Zero tariffs make zero economic sense 23/9

September 22nd 1997

Coeur mine closure - Parliament must act 22/9
Bolger puts profits before pacific survival 22/9

September 19th 1997

Australia streets ahead on alternative fuels 19/9

September 18th 1997

Odometer enquiry good for Coromandel - Alliance MP 18/9

August 28th 1997

Luxton should get real on tariffs 28/8

August 27th 1997

More evidence of recession 27/8

August 26th 1997

Obstetric staffing not the issue at Thames says Alliance 26/8
The doco Federated Farmers tried to block 26/8
Industry Paranoia stifles organic debate 26/8

August 25th 1997

It's monetary policy to blame 25/8

August 21st 1997

Commerce Act should be used to make power cheaper 21/8
Electronic road use billing just around the corner 21/8

August 12th 1997

Change of government best hope for Thames hospital 12/8

July 24th 1997

Possum meat rules favour imports 24/7
Only half the story on DoC restructuring 24/7

July 23rd 1997

Consumers 12% worse off with privatised power companies 23/7
Jeanette Fitzsimons calls for end to logging 21/7

July 10th 1997

"Forest death by a thousand cuts" warning 10/7

July 9th 1997

Minister concedes conservation funding shortfall 9/7

July 8th 1997

Road Privatisation Confirmed - Alliance 8/7

July 4th 1997

Metrowater's competition argument absurd 4/7
Sub-Antarctic world heritage needs protection 4/7

June 26th 1997

Nothing new in 'Green package' 26/6

June 25th 1997

Officials speak with forked tongue 25/6

June 24th 1997

Joint power initiative a competition game 24/6

June 20th 1997

Energy efficiency body under threat 20/6

June 18th 1997

Power differential fair compensation 18/6
TransAlta experience rings privatisation warning bells 18/6

June 12th 1997

Privatisation Would Increase Water Risks 12/6
Bleak Balance Sheet For The Public From Timberlands 12/6

June 11th 1997

No Excuses Left For Shipley Over Timberlands Logging 11/6
Aucklanders to have no say in Wellington decision to sell their buses 11/6

June 3rd 1997

Intimidation of MP "attempt to subvert democracy" 3/6

May 29th 1997

Sale of Yellow Bus Company will make Auckland's Transport Crisis harder to solve 29/5

May 27th 1997

Minister Shipley's Options: Build now, pay later 27/5

May 16th 1997

Government should clean up contaminated Tui mine 16/5

May 13th 1997

OECD report shows NZ energy policy substandard 13/5

May 8th 1997

Possible closure of Hawkes Bay DOC shows Minister's hard line 8/5
Counter productive restructuring of DOC costs $6.24m 8/5

May 7th 1997

Minister admits lack of commitment to the Environment 7/5

May 6th 1997

Govt accounts slated 6/5

May 5th 1997

Don't pollute our rest areas 5/5

May 1st 1997

Global environment remains at risk due to prolonged inaction 1/5

April 29th 1997

Eco-Terrorism label despicable 29/4
Myth of 'free' trade challenged 29/4

April 24th 1997

Government continues to ignore scientific evidence 24/4

April 20th 1997

Another cruel delay for Tauranga harbour petition 20/4

April 17th 1997

Hands-off government responsible to no-one 17/4

April 16th 1997

Minister cannot see the forest for the wood 16/4

April 14th 1997

Auckland's water LATE is next prize for waiting multinationals - but it may not be too LATE 14/4

April 1st 1997

April fools day for electricity users 1/4

March 26th 1997

Helicopter logging company threatens to sue Green MP 26/3

March 21th 1997

Alliance gears up for water conference 21/3
Officials examining sale of Transpower 21/3

March 17th 1997

Papakura's water franchise part of a larger plan 17/3

March 12th 1997

Government has abandoned goal of preventing climate change 12/3

March 9th 1997

"Logging helicopters maybe in breach of law" says Fitzsimons 9/3

March 4th 1997

Peters not aware he is selling ECNZ to foreign interests 4/3

Recent events in The House:-


The following are paraphrases of questions and answers, they are not complete, entire or official. Hansard is the official record of Parliamentary business. This is not finalised until some days after the event.


Press Release: New Zealand Alliance Party
Date: Friday, 24 October 1997
Time: 2:42 pm NZT

Time to stand up and be counted at CHOGM

It is time for tougher measures against Nigeria, which has made
little progress on human rights since the brutal hanging of Ken
Saro-Wiwa said Alliance Co-Deputy Leader, and Green Party Co-Leader,
Jeanette Fitzsimons.

"The Prime Minister's spineless response, backtracking furiously
over the last 2 years, is extremely disappointing.

"The do-nothing stance which is likely to be put forward at the
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in a few days is a denial
of the continued human rights abuses and the failure of Nigeria
to reach acceptable "benchmarks" on democracy.

"The military regime of General Sani Abacha is violent and oppressive,
and must be given a firm message from Commonwealth leaders that
murder, torture and imprisonment without trial, will not be tolerated.
The wait and see politics of the member nations is an affront
to the democratic principles on which the Commonwealth was founded.

"It is absolutely appropriate for New Zealand to make a commitment
to the people of Nigeria in an act of respect to the memory of
Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9. The Prime Minister must show some
initiative on this if the word of the Commonwealth is to mean
anything.

"Military support for General Abacha is quite clearly outside
the realms of democracy. A recent statement from the Nigerian
army declared that General Abacha would retain the support of
the military if he chose to seek election as a civilian in the
October 1998 election. This is a clear statement that military
rule will continue in what ever guise the General chooses to
adopt.

"Mr Bolger has an opportunity to speak out on behalf of the oppressed
and the violated, and should make it clear that New Zealand will
not sanction the current regime in Nigeria," said Ms Fitzsimons.

Date: Wednesday, 23 July 1997
Time: 3:06 pm NZT

Questions Of The Day (7-12)

9. Jeanette Fitzsimons to the Minister of Energy, Max Bradford.

Q: Has he had meetings with privately owned companies to discuss the possible purchase of ECNZ after it is split up?

A. No. This coalition government has no intention of selling ECNZ or Contact Energy to anyone.


Date: Wednesday, 11 June 1997
Time: 3:12 pm NZT

8. Jeanette Fitzsimons to the Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith.

Q. As a result of the Court of Appeal decision yesterday on the interpretation of the West Coast Accord, does he see new opportunities to protect important habitat for kiwi, kaka and kakariki on the West Coast?

A. I have only just received the decision this afternoon, my advice is that it shows the Government's action and Timberlands has been lawful. Need more information on the ecological worth of the unprotected sites still in question before we decide on the future of Timberland's operations in the areas in question.

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