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UN Finds National Approach to Children Lacking
Monday, 19 September 2016, 8:24 am | Green Party
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva has asked tough questions of the New Zealand Government and found the answers lacking, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens call on Minister to call in new polluting power plant
Friday, 16 September 2016, 3:10 pm | Green Party
The Green Party launched a campaign today to stop the proposed construction of a new gas-fired power plant in South Waikato that would increase greenhouse gas emissions, causing climate change. More >>
MPI must stop letting commercial fishers off the hook
Friday, 16 September 2016, 1:26 pm | Green Party
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) must stop letting commercial fishers off the hook for illegal fish dumping, the Green Party said today. The comments come on the back of a report by Michael Heron QC into how MPI has handled fish dumping, ... More >>
National still holding back rail
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 4:59 pm | Green Party
National has put key rail projects in Auckland on the backburner, choosing to delay light rail to the airport for a decade and a possible rail line to the North Shore for another two, the Green Party said today. More >>
DOC missing out on millions under National
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 3:00 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the National Government to use Conservation Week to restore funding to the Department of Conservation (DOC) after seven years of cuts, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt must change law that unfairly punishes families
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 11:58 am | Green Party
Deducting $22-28 a week from the benefits of single mothers who, sometimes for their own safety, don’t name the father of their child is unfairly hurting families, the Green Party said today. The Green Party is supporting calls for Section 70A of ... More >>
KiwiRail needs Govt to back electric trains
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 11:00 am | Green Party
National needs to commit to the full electrification of the Main Trunk Line between Auckland and Wellington so KiwiRail can upgrade to new clean-energy electric trains, the Green Party said today. More >>
DOC rangers: the next species to go extinct?
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 4:15 pm | Green Party
“According to numbers supplied to MPs , in June 2015 there were 814 full-time DOC rangers, while in May 2016, there were 625. At this rate of decline, by Christmas 2019, DOC rangers will be extinct,” said Green Party Co-leader James Shaw. More >>
Family violence law reforms will help
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 4:21 pm | Green Party
It is heartening that the Government is finally starting to address the failure of our justice system to provide protection for victims of family violence or support abusers to change, the Green Party said today. More >>
Electric car campaign needs more juice
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 12:40 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the Government's campaign to raise the profile of electric vehicles (EVs), but warned that the absence of any plan to make them affordable means EVs will be out of reach for most New Zealanders. More >>
Havelock North Inquiry a wasted opportunity
Monday, 12 September 2016, 3:59 pm | Green Party
The National Government is wasting an opportunity to ensure New Zealanders don’t get sick from their drinking water, by ignoring the state of our freshwater and land use in the Havelock North outbreak Inquiry, the Green Party said today. More >>
Vulnerable youth need justice reform
Monday, 12 September 2016, 1:03 pm | Green Party
The Government should heed calls from child rights advocates and raise the age of youth justice to include 17 year olds, the Green Party said today. More >>
Families suffering while Minister quibbles the numbers
Saturday, 10 September 2016, 6:52 pm | Green Party
Families suffering in cars and poor housing while Minister quibbles the numbers Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett is letting families suffer while she quibbles about the amount of subsidy community housing providers should stump up to build homes ... More >>
Govt must make closing money laundering loophole priority
Saturday, 10 September 2016, 1:10 pm | Green Party
The National Government must make it a top priority to close a loophole allowing criminals to launder money through the housing market, the Green Party said today. “The National Government has mishandled the housing crisis to such an extent that ... More >>
Right to a fair trial under threat
Friday, 9 September 2016, 12:21 pm | Green Party
The Government is toying with Kiwis’ right to a fair trial by underfunding legal aid services and shuttering offices across the county, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s inaction will leave Pacific peoples homeless
Friday, 9 September 2016, 11:14 am | Green Party
John Key needs to show leadership and commit to resettling people from Pacific nations that are at serious risk of being displaced by climate change, the Green Party said today. The Prime Minister is currently attending the Pacific Island Forum, where ... More >>
Maritime Crimes Bill – balancing security and free speech
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 3:11 pm | Green Party
The Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Select Committee is currently considering the Maritime Crimes Amendment Bill. Concerns have been raised about the effect of this Bill on the right to protest at sea. More >>
Govt needs to clarify law on cluster bombs
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 2:46 pm | Green Party
The National Government needs to now take responsibility and set some bottom lines around investment in cluster bombs, landmines, and nuclear weapons, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government report shows child poverty becoming the norm
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 11:03 am | Green Party
Poverty is stagnating in New Zealand, and the National Government has no plan to help the kids from low income families who are falling further behind. More >>
Catherine Delahunty presents petition on Public Works Act confiscations
Wednesday, 7 September 2016, 11:42 am | Green Party
Green MP Catherine Delahunty has presented a petition with almost 5000 signatures calling on Government to support her Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill, which is due to be debated in Parliament next week. More >>
