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Stop playing tricks and start cutting emissions
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 11:17 am | Green Party
The National Government must stop relying on dodgy accounting loopholes in order to continue avoiding responsibility for real reductions in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party said today. More >>
Handover of petition calling for visual fire alarms
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 9:59 am | Green Party
Tomorrow Mojo Mathers will be accepting a petition from Kim Robinson, Chairperson of Deaf Action New Zealand, that calls for visual fire alarms to be made mandatory in public buildings. More >>
Mental health inaction will fuel prison harm
Tuesday, 1 November 2016, 1:03 pm | Green Party
An increase in the number of unnatural deaths and self-harm incidents in prisons are further evidence of failings in our health and justice systems, and show the urgent need for a mental health enquiry, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s road-building obsession a dead end
Monday, 31 October 2016, 11:31 am | Green Party
The National Government needs to rethink its multibillion-dollar motorway expansion projects and prioritise investment in public transport and cycling, with new figures showing that young New Zealanders are falling out of love with the car, the Green ... More >>
Why so secret on palm oil, Minister?
Monday, 31 October 2016, 10:25 am | Green Party
The Minister for Food Safety needs to tell the public whether she will vote for mandatory palm oil labelling at next month’s Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) meeting. More >>
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 >>
