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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 >>
Greens plan to get more low-income Kiwis into their own home
Saturday, 19 November 2016, 10:29 pm | Green Party
Green Party launches plan to get more low-income Kiwis into their own home Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei has today launched a progressive ownership plan to provide up to 10,000 new homes for lower-income Kiwis to own, and to empower community ... More >>
Record numbers of New Zealanders reaching out for help
Friday, 18 November 2016, 12:42 pm | Green Party
Record numbers of New Zealanders are reaching out for mental health help and the Government needs to ensure that services are properly prepared and resourced to assist people, the Green Party said today. More >>
Barry Coates celebrates Sustainability Champion award
Friday, 18 November 2016, 10:56 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Barry Coates won the Sustainability Champion award at last night’s Sustainable Business Network Awards in Auckland. More >>
Hypertargeting misses the point of public education
Friday, 18 November 2016, 9:52 am | Green Party
Hypertargeting of students, through “a risk index”, in a new education funding review has missed the point that the whole public education system needs more funding, the Green Party said today. The education funding review decisions announced today ... More >>
Young New Zealanders can’t afford to pay for doctor visits
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 5:06 pm | Green Party
Results from the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) show that many young Kiwis are not getting the primary healthcare that they need, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ hypocrisy called out at climate conference
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 1:05 pm | Green Party
National's two global Fossil of the Day awards for hypocrisy on climate change shows it’s not doing much better than better than climate denialists like Donald Trump, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party offers condolences and thanks after earthquake
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 11:39 am | Green Party
The Green Party wishes to offer its condolences to the loved ones of the people who died as a result of yesterday morning’s earthquake. The Party also wants to thank the countless number of emergency services personnel, civil defence staff, ... More >>
NZ climate response slammed as ‘inadequate’, again
Friday, 11 November 2016, 11:48 am | Green Party
Global climate experts have exposed an enormous credibility gap between the National Government's rhetoric on climate change and its actions, the Green Party said today. More >>
Budget cuts hurting New Zealanders’ health
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 1:37 pm | Green Party
The eye health of 44New Zealanders’ has been compromised, and some have suffered partial sight loss, because of an overwhelmed health system that is not able to treat patients quickly enough, the Green Party said today. More >>
