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Time to commit to marine sanctuaries closer to home
Friday, 28 October 2016, 10:44 pm | Green Party
Time to commit to marine sanctuaries closer to home The creation of a marine protected area in Antarctica’s Ross Sea is a fine antidote to the grim report on New Zealand’s oceans that came out yesterday, the Green Party said today. The comments come on ... More >>
Government negligence has let our oceans decline
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 4:03 pm | Green Party
The National Government has had eight years to take action on climate change and marine protection but has let New Zealand’s oceans decline to a sorry state, putting our economy and native species at risk, the Green Party said today. The comments ... More >>
Families depend on Govt supporting the community sector
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 11:45 am | Green Party
The community sector is stressed out and needs a government that supports them properly, especially in the face of large scale Child Youth and Family (CYF) reform, the Green Party said today. The ComVoices State of the Sector Survey, released yesterday, shows ... More >>
Govt’s housing plans ring hollow
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 11:25 am | Green Party
The Government’s Auckland housing plans lack substance and are years behind where they should be, the Green Party said today. More >>
Throwing and dragging of calves has to end
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 9:27 am | Green Party
The Government must give the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) more inspectors, resources and independence so it can do its job, the Green Party said today after tonight’s release of new footage of the mistreatment of bobby calves. More >>
Missed target for workplace inspections lets workers down
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 2:58 pm | Green Party
A sudden drop in the number of workplace interventions by the Labour Inspectorate suggests that the Government isn’t doing enough to support the basic rights of people at work, the Green Party said today. Interventions to ensure compliance with ... More >>
Deadline looming for power plant decision
Sunday, 23 October 2016, 12:39 pm | Green Party
Deadline looming for power plant decision Time is running out for the Government to decide whether people will get a say on Nova Energy’s proposal to build a large gas-fired power plant in south Waikato with significant impacts on the environment ... More >>
Young people forced to wait for mental health help
Sunday, 23 October 2016, 12:36 pm | Green Party
Young people forced to wait for mental health help The Health Minister needs to urgently undertake a nationwide inquiry into mental health services, after new figures have revealed that young people are facing unreasonably long waiting times to receive ... More >>
National's infrastructure plan irresponsible, short-sighted
Friday, 21 October 2016, 1:07 pm | Green Party
The National Government's infrastructure plan, released today, completely ignores the reality of climate change, the Green Party said. More >>
Number of struggling families growing under National
Friday, 21 October 2016, 11:12 am | Green Party
A huge leap in Special Needs Grants show that more and more New Zealanders cannot afford the basics of life, the Green Party said today. More >>
Hekia Parata needs to come clean on seclusion rooms
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 4:13 pm | Green Party
Education Minister Hekia Parata needs to come clean with Kiwi parents about exactly how many state schools are using seclusion rooms, if any, and how long she’s known about them, the Green Party said today While responding to Green Party MP Catherine ... More >>
Soft plastics recycling scheme won’t save our oceans
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:33 pm | Green Party
The Government’s soft plastics recycling scheme, announced today, won’t address the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans as effectively as a charge on single-use plastic bags, the Green Party said. More >>
Govt must be straight-up with farmers
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 2:40 pm | Green Party
National needs to be straight-up with farmers and make it clear that business-as-usual farming can’t continue if we are to maintain a safe climate for this and future generations, the Green Party said today. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment ... More >>
Super Fund divests where Government won’t
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 1:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the New Zealand Superannuation Fund’s new climate change investment strategy, which highlights how some of the world’s smartest investors are moving out of fossil fuels, even while the National Government continues to back ... More >>
Age-of-care change at CYF needs money to back it up
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 10:35 am | Green Party
19 October 2016 Age-of-care change at CYF needs money to back it up More >>
James Shaw to accept KiwiSaver cluster bomb petition
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 1:00 pm | Green Party
James Shaw will today accept a 16,000-strong petition calling on Commerce Minister Paul Goldsmith and Prime Minister John Key to tighten up the law around KiwiSaver investments in land mines, cluster bombs and nuclear weapons. More >>
Number of suicides reflects a broken mental health system
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 12:48 pm | Green Party
The record-high provisional annual suicide statistics released today by the Chief Coroner shows why the Government should urgently initiate a nationwide mental health inquiry, the Green Party said today. More >>
Collins celebrating overcrowded prisons
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 12:06 pm | Green Party
It’s absurd that the Justice Minister is pretending that packing more people into overcrowded prisons is a strategic solution, when she should be trying to address the reasons why increasing numbers of Kiwis are being incarcerated, the Green Party ... More >>
Kids need support, not turfing out
Monday, 17 October 2016, 11:02 am | Green Party
The Green Party supports the call for the Government to set up an independent tribunal that families can use to appeal schools' disciplinary actions. More >>
Children let down by MIA Minister
Friday, 14 October 2016, 1:51 pm | Green Party
The Minister of Education could end the seclusion of school children in small, dark rooms today if she wanted to, rather than leaving the welfare of those children in the hands of an Ombudsman’s review, the Green Party said today. The Ombudsman and ... More >>
