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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 >>
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 >>
