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Green Party selects Teall Crossen to stand in Rongotai
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 10:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party candidate for Rongotai is Teall Crossen after a hotly contested competition for the seat. More >>
National slow to learn new trade lessons post TPPA
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 3:45 pm | Green Party
Yesterday, the Minister for Trade misused economic data in order to try to make the case for more so-called ‘trade agreements’ like the TPPA which are actually deregulatory straitjackets in disguise. More >>
Kids in state care deserve better
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 12:23 pm | Green Party
The Minister for Social Development needs to issue a full universal apology to those abused while in state care, and immediately set up an independent body to resolve historic and current complaints of abuse and neglect, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt can support people who rent today
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 11:33 am | Green Party
The Government has an opportunity to support the more than 1.5 million Kiwis who live in rented homes, when Metiria Turei’s Residential Tenancies (Safe and Secure Rentals) Amendment Bill is voted on this evening. More >>
Education system failing kids with high learning needs
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 11:29 am | Green Party
The way our education system treats children with high learning needs requires an urgent overhaul, the Green Party said today. It’s been revealed that another special school, Sara Cohen School in Dunedin, is being investigated for the alleged mistreatment ... More >>
China FTA update should not repeat TPPA mistakes
Monday, 28 November 2016, 11:51 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the National Government to negotiate any changes to the free trade agreement (FTA) with China with greater transparency than it showed with the TPPA, and not weaken the protection of our strategic assets. More >>
Wellington businesses need earthquake support
Monday, 28 November 2016, 10:30 am | Green Party
A Government support package for earthquake-affected Wellington businesses is absolutely vital, the Green Party said today. More than 100 small and medium businesses are reportedly still closed because of the earthquakes, with discussions ongoing between ... More >>
Ture Whenua Māori Bill must not proceed
Friday, 25 November 2016, 3:48 pm | Green Party
Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill must not proceed as it fails to address the key barriers to the use of Māori land and is opposed by iwi Māori, the Green Party said today. More >>
Kids’ health should come before sugar barons’ profits
Friday, 25 November 2016, 1:35 pm | Green Party
25 November 2016 Kids’ health should come before sugar barons’ profits Children drinking a cup of fizzy or other sweetened drink a day shows ingrained habits undermine public health and that the National Government needs to tax sugar-sweetened drinks, ... More >>
Bill to help young people into home ownership launched
Friday, 25 November 2016, 12:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is launching a plan today to help people struggling with student loans get into their first home. More >>
Gareth Hughes to launch housing Member’s Bill today
Friday, 25 November 2016, 12:21 pm | Green Party
Green MP Gareth Hughes will be launching a new Member’s Bill today, which is aimed at helping people with student loans get into their first homes. More >>
Living free from violence is a human right
Friday, 25 November 2016, 11:08 am | Green Party
A new Human Rights Commission campaign to recognise the impacts of domestic violence in the workplace can be immediately addressed by the Government by adopting Green Party MP Jan Logie’s member bill. More >>
Money needed to make learning support work
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 1:19 pm | Green Party
Establishing a single point of access for schools and families to obtain learning support needs is a good idea, but need to be matched with increased funding for services, the Green Party said today. More >>
About time for women to be paid more
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 12:10 pm | Green Party
Women around the country now have a much simplified pathway to being paid fairly following the Government’s acceptance of the Joint Working Group’s recommendations on equal pay, the Green Party said today. The Joint Working Group on the principles ... More >>
Govt must rule out Serco of new prison
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 12:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to rule out using Serco for their next public private-partnership (PPP) prison given its atrocious track record in New Zealand. More >>
Business calls out National's climate inaction
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 12:15 pm | Green Party
The supposedly "business-friendly" National Government is out-of-step with the growing number of New Zealand companies that want stronger action on climate change, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens support temporary closure of Kaikōura coast fisheries
Monday, 21 November 2016, 4:53 pm | Green Party
The Green Party supports the Government’s move to close temporarily shellfish and seaweed fisheries on the east coast of the South Island in the wake of last week’s Kaikōura earthquakes. More >>
Ask for Choice palm oil campaign handover at Parliament
Monday, 21 November 2016, 11:39 am | Green Party
Today, the 'Ask for Choice' campaign is presenting thousands of postcards to Food Safety Minister Jo Goodhew, asking her to support palm oil labelling on products. Green Party Co-leader James Shaw will be attending the handover and speaking at the ... More >>
More funding needed for children with disabilities
Monday, 21 November 2016, 11:36 am | Green Party
Families of children with disabilities are struggling unnecessarily when Government support is only theoretically, but not practically, available, the Green Party said today. More >>
Families let down by Education Select Committee report
Sunday, 20 November 2016, 8:03 pm | Green Party
Families let down by Education Select Committee report An Education Select Committee inquiry report into learning needs for children with significant challenges has found large holes in the current system, but does not go far enough to address them, the ... More >>
