29 July 2002
Greens Still Wildly Out Of Step
The Green Party is still wildly out of step with public opinion on the lifting of the moratorium on genetic modification
field trials. This today from Terry Dunleavy, national convener of Bluegreens.
"In Saturday's election, the one poll that really counts every three years, parties that campaigned for an extension of
the moratorium past October next year were trounced, getting less than 8 per cent of the total vote. Yet, here we have
Jeannette Fitzsimons continuing to recite the moratorium extension mantra as the only policy plank mentioned in her
post-election comment this morning. This, in spite of voters having indicated clearly that it is as irrelevant as the
Green Party has now become in our political processes.
"This fixation with the moratorium is yet another demonstration of the extent to which the Greens are in a fantasyland
of their own, and out of step with public opinion as expressed in Saturday's voting results,"said Mr Dunleavy.
"Leaving aside the potheads and woolly dreamers who are the Greens core, I hope that other more moderate New Zealanders
who were suckered into voting Green last Saturday will realise their mistake, and begin looking about for other parties
who offer sensible policy paths toward sustainable development of our country. The National Party's "Bluegreen Vision
for New Zealand" is a good place to start," Mr Dunleavy concluded.
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Bluegreens is an independent group of New Zealanders advising the National Party on environment and heritage issues.