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Government can and must target child poverty
Monday, 3 October 2016, 10:59 am | Green Party
The Government needs to stop playing politics with children’s lives and agree to child poverty measures and reduction targets, the Green Party said today. More >>
Havelock North outbreak raises big questions
Sunday, 2 October 2016, 10:38 pm | Green Party
Havelock North outbreak raises big questions about land use and climate change The Havelock North outbreak calls into question the Government’s growth-at-any-cost economic strategy, says Green Party Co-leader James Shaw today, in response to comments ... More >>
Call out Sri Lanka’s empty promises
Friday, 30 September 2016, 4:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on John Key to have an open and honest discussion about human rights with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister at their meeting tomorrow. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be meeting with John Key at Government House in ... More >>
Green Party announces portfolio changes
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 11:24 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today announcing changes to its MPs’ portfolios, to accommodate the arrival of new MP Barry Coates. More >>
Environmental law eroded by National
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 4:06 pm | Green Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith's sweeping and controversial changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) will worsen the outlook for water quality, indigenous biodiversity, outstanding landscapes and the state of our environment, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt gives cut-price rate to climate polluters
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 11:37 am | Green Party
The National Government is choosing to disregard the welfare of future generations by allowing polluters to pay less than half the true cost of their climate emissions, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party will not stand in probable by-election
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 1:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has decided to not stand a candidate in a Mt Roskill by-election, should Phil Goff win the Auckland mayoralty and vacate the seat. More >>
Housing failures hurting businesses and workers
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 12:28 pm | Green Party
Widespread unease about the Government’s handling of the housing crisis is a key theme of this year’s Mood of the Boardroom survey, the Green Party said today. More >>
Frosty reception should await Smith at OECD meeting
Monday, 26 September 2016, 11:13 am | Green Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith deserves a frosty reception when he chairs a major environment meeting of OECD countries, just days after the Government opened up half-a-million square kilometres of ocean to oil and gas exploration, the Green Party said today. More >>
Minister Tolley fails Kiwi kids twice in a week
Sunday, 25 September 2016, 9:33 pm | Green Party
The Minister for Social Development has missed two crucial opportunities in the same period to put the rights of New Zealand’s children first, the Green Party said today. More >>
World Rivers Day: Time to commit to swimmable rivers
Sunday, 25 September 2016, 3:10 pm | Green Party
World Rivers Day: Time to commit to swimmable rivers World Rivers Day , which is today, is the perfect time for Environment Minister Nick Smith to commit to making New Zealand’s rivers safe for swimming, not just wading, the Green Party said. ... More >>
Minister more focused on static electricity than changes
Friday, 23 September 2016, 11:09 am | Green Party
New Zealand’s smaller hydro and wind electricity generators are being put at risk from changes proposed by the Electricity Authority (EA), while Energy Minister Simon Bridges seems more focused on the static electricity in his office, the Green Party ... More >>
Disastrous Corrections Department needs an overhaul
Friday, 23 September 2016, 10:48 am | Green Party
The Government’s Department of Corrections is performing abysmally and needs to be overhauled so that it stops costing tax-payers, prisoners and the wider community, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party releases Medically-Assisted Dying policy
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 10:28 am | Green Party
“Adults with a terminal illness should have the right to choose a medically assisted death,” Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said. More >>
Govt can ensure Māori land is protected for the future
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 12:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to support Green MP Catherine Delahunty’s Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill , to protect the small amount of land still in Māori ownership for future generations. More >>
Syrian families need resettlement, not rhetoric
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 11:13 am | Green Party
The Prime Minister could pay more than just lip service to the Syrian refugee crisis on the global stage by offering more funding and more resettlement places to refugees in New Zealand, the Green Party said today. More >>
Protecting environment and upholding Treaty is possible
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 1:34 pm | Green Party
The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand has condemned the Government’s handling of the proposed Kermadec/Rangitāhua Ocean Sanctuary. More >>
Underfunding Police puts public and frontline staff at risk
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 11:46 am | Green Party
Understaffing and underfunding of regional Police stations are putting the public and frontline staff at risk, the Green Party said today. More >>
More oil drilling in Maui’s dolphin sanctuary
Tuesday, 20 September 2016, 7:09 am | Green Party
The Government’s new Block Offer will open up another half a million square kilometres of our oceans to mining and oil drilling, including part of the critically endangered Maui’s dolphin marine sanctuary, the Green Party said today. More >>
Nathan Guy needs to sort out disastrous fisheries management
Monday, 19 September 2016, 11:01 am | Green Party
The Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy must step up and investigate failures in his ministry and fisheries management, which are allowing widespread fish dumping to threaten the sustainability of fish stocks, the Green Party said today. More >>
