Audioblog Archive

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  Audioblog: Green MPs pay tribute to Sue Bradford - by Sue Bradford

  
  
  
  Sue Bradford delivered her valedictory speech in Parliament on Wednesday, to a packed gallery of supporters from the Green Party, unions, child welfare groups, churches, NGOs and the public, and a standing ovation from MPs of all colours. This week, as Sue leaves Parliament after ten years, the Green MPs pay tribute to one of [...] read more
  November 2, 2009 10:06 am - 9 Comments
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  I want to ride my bicycle - by Kevin Hague

  
  
  
  Greg Paterson is the Auckland cyclist fighting for his life in hospital. He’s one of about 200 cyclists who will be seriously injured or killed on our roads this year. He’s also one of the huge majority of cyclists that gets injured or killed through no fault of their own. What has been this Government’s [...] read more
  October 5, 2009 3:23 pm - 7 Comments
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  Podcast: Taxing Investment Properties - by frog

  
  
  
  New Zealanders love their houses and love investing in them. In fact, we borrow more money to invest in houses than we do to invest in business or agriculture combined. As Bernard Hickey tells it, “New Zealand doesn’t have an economy as such. It’s a housing market with a few other things tacked on.” Why [...] read more
  September 23, 2009 2:10 pm - 51 Comments
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  Losing our Enviroschools - by frog

  
  
  
  National has just cut $19 million of funding for the Greens’ Enviroschools programme. Does this mark the end of one of our most successful initiatives? I talk to Green Education Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty on the fate of teaching for a sustainable future. Losing our Enviroschools (MP3 and OGG) This work is licenced under a Creative [...] read more
  July 1, 2009 3:19 pm - 30 Comments
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  Russel Norman on Public Address Radio - by frog

  
  
  
  Just discovered this fine interview with our Russ by Damian Christie and Russell Brown.  It’s worth a listen. read more
  May 23, 2009 7:51 am - 4 Comments
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  When Greens Turn Red - by frog

  
  
  
  Ever found yourself standing at a protest holding a sign saying “Just Say No to Structural Adjustment”? My friend Anna did and her experience inspired this show: moments in politics when Greens turn red. I asked all of the Green MPs to describe their most embarrassing moment in politics. (You’ll never be able to say [...] read more
  May 19, 2009 8:11 am - 4 Comments
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  Getting Personal: The Passing of the Cullen Clark Era - by frog

  
  
  
  Helen Clark and Michael Cullen have given their valedictory speeches and—after nine long years of running the show—have left the Parliamentary stage of power. Cullen’s parting words on sustainability all seemed to this frog a lesson learned too late to be of any consequence. I asked our Green MPs for their thoughts on the passing [...] read more
  May 12, 2009 8:03 am - 1 Comment
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  Costanza & Fitzsimons: Ecological Economics from space - by frog

  
  
  
  It’s a tongue in cheek title, but now that I’ve got your attention, let me explain that the audio from this podcast is pretty bad – it sounds like they interviewed in outer space. I didn’t know I had a ground fault in my equipment until well after Robert was gone, and removing it makes [...] read more
  March 19, 2009 10:15 am - No Comments
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  Kevin Hague on Health - by frog

  
  
  
  Returning to my roots of many years ago, I offer you this podcast. Green MP Kevin Hague, the former CEO of the West Coast District Health Board, discusses the National Party’s direction on healthcare, or rather their lack thereof, since coming to power last year. Kevin has a unique insight because he has been on [...] read more
  March 8, 2009 10:00 am - 6 Comments
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  Copyright Song: Remix Challenge - by frog

  
  
  
  CFF has teamed up with Mike Corb and Luke Rowell/Disasteradio to produce the Guilt Upon Accusation anthem: The Copywrong Song. (Lyrics/chords here.) Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to REMIX this puppy into the ultimate copyright song. All the competition details are here. Of course, all this takes place under a Creative [...] read more
  February 18, 2009 11:25 am - No Comments
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  Minimum Wage (New Entrants) Amendment Bill - by frog

  
  
  
  Formerly the Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill. Sue’s Bill has passed – Here’s her speech at the third and final reading – or you can listen to it. It wasn’t the whole kittenkaboodle that Sue’s original Bill hoped for, but it is huge step forwards. The Maori Party stuck to their guns [...] read more
  September 5, 2007 9:18 pm - 6 Comments
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  Stabilising the housing market - by Russel Norman

  
  
  
  I discussed the question of ringfencing the losses from rental housing on Morning Report yesterday – tax changes for investments (mp3, 2.7mb, Morning Report, RNZ) . Cullen refused to front up to the discussion but I think it’s important that we discuss it. Housing prices have doubled in six years and it is a big [...] read more
  June 22, 2007 6:54 pm - 75 Comments
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  Audioblog: Metiria on the Maori Purposes Bill - by frog

  
  
  
  Haven’t had an audioblog for ages, and Metiria delivered an excellent speech on the Maori Purposes Bill in Parliament last week, so it seemed like a good time. You can download the speech as an mp3, or listen to it streamed. It’s definitely worth checking out. She uses material from The Hollow Men to attack [...] read more
  December 11, 2006 1:50 pm - 160 Comments
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  Russel is the new Co-Leader - by frog

  
  
  
  Just announced. UPDATE: you can read or listen to Russel’s co-leader speech. UPDATE 2: as some commenters have pointed out, Russel’s co-leader speech should really be considered in tandem with Jeanette’s co-leader speech which proceeded it. You can read or listen to it as well. UPDATE 3: there was some major press attention of the [...] read more
  June 3, 2006 3:55 pm - 34 Comments
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  Fewer MPs? - by frog

  
  
  
  NZ First MP Barbara Stewart’s Bill to reduce the number of MPs to 100 got its first reading in Parliament this week, and received enough votes to send it through to the select committee stage. The Greens were among the parties voting against the Bill, largely because of the detrimental effect it would have on [...] read more
  March 17, 2006 5:05 pm - 31 Comments
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  Metiria on the Whangamata decision - by frog

  
  
  
  Conservation Minister Chris Carter’s decision to decline resource consent for the controversial marina at Whangamata has been widely covered in the media in the last week or so, and widely debated. For the most part though, the coverage has lacked detail and has had a generally hysterical tone. Metiria injected some perspective when she spoke [...] read more
  March 15, 2006 5:55 pm - No Comments
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  Jeanette on the newly announced coastal inquiry - by frog

  
  
  
  Jeanette and the Greens were pleased yesterday with Conservation Minister Chris Carter’s decision to use his statutory right and decline consent for the controversial Whangamata Marina, which would have gone against the wishes of local iwi and harbour users and destroyed an ecologically valuable salt marsh. (Others were not so pleased, as this TVNZ clip [...] read more
  March 8, 2006 3:30 pm - 1 Comment
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  Interview with Sue B on her Youth Rates Abolition Bill - by frog

  
  
  
  Sue B‘s Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill was drawn from the parliamentary ballot yesterday. In this interview (mp3, 0.8MB, 4′30″), Sue explains why the Greens oppose youth rates. read more
  December 9, 2005 1:22 pm - 4 Comments
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  Nandor on his new and resumed portfolios - by frog

  
  
  
  Nandor was yesterday appointed as the Green Party’s Environment Spokesperson. In this interview (mp3, 1.3MB, 7’40″), he talks about the challenge of his new role, resuming his work in the Justice portfolio and letting go of the drug law reform area. read more
  November 16, 2005 12:22 pm - 9 Comments
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  Mistress Metiria - by frog

  
  
  
  Metiria has taken on the role of ‘musterer’ for the Greens, though with the ‘whips’ role in mind she says she would prefer to be known as the ‘Mistress’. She has also landed a new swag of portfolios, including Conservation and Tertiary. In this interview (MP3, 1.0MB, 6:00 min) Met talks about these new parliamentary [...] read more
  November 3, 2005 4:36 pm - 13 Comments