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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 >>
Statoil decision shows Govt should give up on oil and gas
Friday, 14 October 2016, 10:10 am | Green Party
The wheels are falling off the Government’s oil and gas strategy, with news that Norwegian oil company Statoil has given up on exploring for oil in the Reinga Basin off the Northland coast. Statoil’s decision follows Brazilian company Petrobras, ... More >>
Green Party mourning Helen Kelly
Friday, 14 October 2016, 9:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party sends its love to the family, friends and colleagues of Helen Kelly today. More >>
Runaway house prices ruining first-home buyers’ dreams
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11:41 am | Green Party
A new national median of over half-a-million dollars puts a first home well out of reach for too many New Zealanders, the Green Party said today. More >>
Tax sugary drinks to help our children
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11:29 am | Green Party
More and more New Zealand children are being hospitalised for tooth decay issues, and the Government needs to implement a sugary drinks tax to help turn this around, the Green Party said today. More >>
Broke Housing NZ a symbol of National’s economic failures
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 10:28 am | Green Party
Reports that Housing New Zealand is about to run out of money, just as it’s supposed to be building new houses to alleviate the housing crisis, is a symptom of National’s economic mismanagement, the Green Party said today. More >>
Weedkiller puts Kiwis’ health at risk
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 10:36 am | Green Party
Weedkiller puts Kiwis’ health at risk, but you won’t even know you’re using it More >>
Will Bill English’s houses cost a million dollars each?
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 9:41 am | Green Party
Bill English owes it to prospective first-home buyers to name a price for the houses the Government is proposing to build and sell in Auckland, the Green Party said today. “Aucklanders need to be able to trust the Government to build houses they can afford, ... More >>
Govt climate plan must have integrity
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 11:01 am | Green Party
The National Government’s refusal to cancel out fraudulent Russian carbon credits by using the surplus authentic carbon credits it holds, puts the integrity of our international climate commitments at risk, the Green Party said today. Climate minister ... More >>
Apartment buyers’ dreams crushed while Govt stands by
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 10:14 am | Green Party
First home buyers left in the lurch after apartment-building projects collapsed deserve more support from the Government, who told them to buy apartments in the first place, the Green Party said today. More >>
New government-built houses must be affordable
Monday, 10 October 2016, 9:42 am | Green Party
Bill English should release the details of the new houses he says will be built by the Government, including how affordable they’ll actually be, the Green Party said today. More >>
Congratulations to Green local government winners
Saturday, 8 October 2016, 11:13 pm | Green Party
Congratulations to Green local government winners - Green Party media release The Green Party is congratulating all Green winners in the local body elections for 2016 after hard fought campaigns, and welcomes the first Pasifika Green Party Councillor ... More >>
Too hard to establish a measure of child poverty John?
Saturday, 8 October 2016, 1:16 pm | Green Party
Too hard to establish a measure of child poverty John? Not according to the United Nations A United Nations report has today directly challenged New Zealand to take action to address child poverty, including establishing a national definition of ... More >>
Growing number of renting households deserve security
Friday, 7 October 2016, 12:55 pm | Green Party
7 October 2016 Growing number of renting households deserve security The rapidly growing proportion of people living in rental homes shows the need for greater security and transparency around rent setting, as Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei has ... More >>
Women’s pay imbalance getting worse under National
Friday, 7 October 2016, 12:27 pm | Green Party
Women’s pay imbalance getting worse under National New figures out today reveal a bleak trend for New Zealand women, with the gender pay gap continuing to grow, the Green Party said today. Figures from the Labour Market Statistics: June 2016 ... More >>
Marama Davidson returning to New Zealand
Friday, 7 October 2016, 9:51 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Marama Davidson is safe and well and is expected to be deported from Israel imminently, after being detained in Tel Aviv, the Green Party said today. Her family have been notified of her situation. She is likely to arrive at Auckland ... More >>
