podcast Archive

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    Podcast: why you should care about the file sharing law - by frog



    In this podcast, Green Party ICT Spokesperson Gareth Hughes talks about the new file sharing law – what it means, why non-nerds should be worried about it too, and what can be done from here. read more
    May 27, 2011 11:56 am - 3 Comments
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    Podcast: Russel’s Dirty Rivers Wrap-up - by frog



    Russel is about to wrap his second annual Dirty Rivers Rafting Tour. Russel has been visiting rivers that are either dangerously polluted, or threatened due to large dam and irrigation projects, and rafting or kayaking them with local environmentalists, whitewater enthusiasts, iwi, farmers, and media. The purpose of the tour is to highlight the threats [...] read more
    April 29, 2011 3:47 pm - No Comments
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    What are our MPs listening to? Latest podcast - by frog



    This podcast is inspired by a close encounter with John Key in the Parliamentary gym by one of our staffers, who observed the PM listening to headphones while pounding the treadmill. It got us thinking: what do our MPs listen to? What’s on their iPods? Do they even have iPods? And if not, where does [...] read more
    November 15, 2010 4:37 pm - No Comments
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    Another podcast with a transcript - by frog



    Yay, the momentum is building and we have a transcript for another of our podcasts, thanks once again to a very awesome writer who’s been transcribing them for us! This one’s from a few weeks back, but it’s been super-popular, so click through to listen or download the transcript of Gareth Hughes talking about his [...] read more
    October 29, 2010 4:14 pm - No Comments
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    Latest podcast – this time with transcript - by frog



    Here’s our latest podcast from Parliament, this time about the cross-party friendships Green MPs have struck up across the chamber. Parliament is a strange place, and often the only images we get are of MPs shouting at each other across the chamber during Question Time. But when the gloves are off, how do MPs from [...] read more
    October 26, 2010 3:45 pm - 4 Comments
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    The Volunteer Economy – Podcast - by frog



    Check out the latest podcast from Parliament. It’s a goodie. Green Party MP and serial volunteer Catherine Delahunty recounts one of the most entertaining and impressive experiences of a coordinated volunteer programme.  It took a village of volunteers to support a community court case against a mine in the Coromandel, sustained over several months. It’s [...] read more
    July 8, 2010 2:53 pm - 15 Comments
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    Podcast: Mind the Gap! - by frog



    On Monday, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei launched Mind the Gap, the Green Party’s eight-point Budget strategy to combat growing inequality in New Zealand. In this podcast, Metiria talks us through Mind the Gap – what’s behind it, what’s in it, and why it’s needed. read more
    May 20, 2010 9:25 am - 3 Comments
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    Stink Jobs: Podcast - by frog



    How does being hypnotised in a brewery or training to be a fleecer prepare you for a life of public service as a Green MP? This week’s podcast is a celebration of work and all the hard jobs people find themselves doing to get by. I asked several Green MPs to describe the toughest jobs [...] read more
    May 3, 2010 3:27 pm - 20 Comments
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    Podcast: It’s Dam Madness! - by frog



    Behind every illogical decision, there’s an illogical system read more
    April 27, 2010 5:27 am - 2 Comments
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    Podcast: Carter, conflicts, and Canterbury - by frog



    Cantabrians are fired up about legislation passed under urgency last month which sacked their regional councillors and circumvented the established process for Water Conservation Orders on Canterbury Rivers. Amidst the furore an interesting set of circumstances has come to light around Agriculture Minister David Carter. Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman revealed in Parliament that Carter [...] read more
    April 21, 2010 3:37 pm - 3 Comments
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    Podcast: Natural health – a new direction - by frog



    On Friday the Green and National Parties released a proposal to establish a new stand-alone New Zealand regulator for natural health products. Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley has been collaborating with Health Minister Tony Ryall and Associate Health Minister Jonathan Coleman on the proposal. This work is part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...] read more
    March 22, 2010 10:29 am - 4 Comments
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    Podcast: Mining our Sacred Places - by frog



    The National Government are poised to do the unthinkable — open up our most treasured places, our national parks and reserves — to mining. Can they be serious? Didn’t we have this fight 100 years ago? Do New Zealanders really believe that no place is sacred if there’s a goldmine or a coalmine sitting underneath [...] read more
    November 10, 2009 9:28 am - 5 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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    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