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Sue Kedgley


Sue Kedgley has been a Green Party MP since 1999, and is Chair of Parliament’s Health Select Committee.

She has been a safe food campaigner for many years and was a founder of the Safe Food Campaign in New Zealand and the National Food Safety Network. She helped secure the Green budget bid for a $3 million dollar Nutrition Fund for schools and is working closely with the Minister of Health on the Food & Nutrition Guidelines for Schools.

She has an MA (Hons) in Political Science, and is the author or co-author of seven books, the most recent one entitled ‘Eating Safely in a Toxic World’.

She was a Wellington City Councillor for 7 years, a TV reporter/director/producer for 8 years, and worked for 8 years in the United Nations Secretariat, promoting women's issues and organising international conferences.

She is married to Denis Foot and is the mother of 18 year old Zac.

Green Party Spokesperson on: Animal Welfare, Arts & Culture, Broadcasting, Consumer Affairs, Environment (Assoc), Health, Organics, Safe Food, Transport (Assoc Wgtn) , Womens’ Affairs.

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Flaws in consumer safety revealed in briefing notes

05 Dec 2008

The Briefing to the incoming Minister of Consumer Affairs reveals that New Zealand needs a far more robust regime to ensure the safety of imported products and to protect New Zealanders from products that pose a serious risk to consumer safety, the Green Party says.

Mayor wrong on airport’s importance - Greens

03 Dec 2008

Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says she is startled to learn that Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast does not believe the city’s international airport is a strategic asset, and considers that there is little to lose if Wellington City Council sells all of its 34 percent shareholding.

Women in Leadership Conference

28 Nov 2008

I have been asked to speak to you today about my experiences as a feminist in the early days of women’s liberation, as it was then called, and what lessons we can learn from it about our situation today.

Green Party’s Australian/NZ food labelling push

05 Nov 2008

The Australian and New Zealand Green parties announced today they will work together to revamp food labelling laws in New Zealand and Australia over the next three years, by seeking to introduce parallel legislation in both countries, and other initiatives.

No cell towers near schools/preschools: Greens

04 Nov 2008

The Green Party released its health policy on electro-magnetic radiation today, calling for a requirement that cell towers not be located near schools or childcare centres and for an independent review of the New Zealand standard on Electro Magnetic Frequencies (EMFs).

0% able to identify where their food comes from

03 Nov 2008

A quiz of 100 Wellingtonians in Manners Mall today highlights the urgent need for mandatory country of origin labelling of our food, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says.

“Not one person out of 100 people was able to correctly guess where the eight foods in our quiz come from,” Ms Kedgley says.

Where does Cunliffe stand on Therapeutic Products bill?

02 Nov 2008

The Green Party is challenging the Minister of Health, David Cunliffe, to tell the electorate before November 8th where the Labour Party stands on the Therapeutic Products and Medicines bill, which generated so much opposition in the last term of Parliament.

Public demonstration against the planned Basin Reserve flyover (Wellington)

30 Oct 2008

Despite public consultation urging against the Basin Reserve flyover, the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) has recently agreed on plans that would see construction begin in 2011/12. Of the submissions received by the GWRC regarding the flyover, 79% did not support its construction. We need YOU to show the Greater Wellington Regional Council that we have a VOICE and that their decision does not reflect OUR vision for the future.

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