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Driveway rentals new low for housing crisis
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 9:54 am | Green Party
Reports that people in Auckland are looking for driveways to park and live in their cars shows how bad the housing crisis has got, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt needs to walk the talk on climate deal
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 5:07 pm | Green Party
Govt needs to walk the talk on climate deal The Government's announcement that it will ratify the Paris climate agreement this year is a small victory for the tens-of-thousands of people who marched for stronger action on climate change in December, the Green ... More >>
Govt can and must fund rail fairly
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 11:58 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the government to fund rail infrastructure from the National Land Transport Fund, following statements by KiwiRail boss Peter Reidy that the government “hasn't really considered the rail freight challenge” in its 30 ... More >>
Greens applaud Countdown’s support for free range eggs
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 11:30 am | Green Party
The Green Party applauds Countdown’s initiative to support free-range and barn egg farmers and urges other supermarkets to follow suit. More >>
SHA failures show Govt housing policy in tatters
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, 9:59 am | Green Party
National’s Special Housing Area (SHA) policy is in tatters after revelations that there hasn’t been any building activity in 97 of the 157 Auckland SHAs, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party to oppose invasive new spy legislation
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 3:01 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will not support new spy legislation proposed by the Government yesterday. The New Zealand Intelligence and Security Bill will bring spy legislation under one single Act, breaching the traditional demarcation between the Government ... More >>
Govt should follow EU and ban toxic herbicide ingredient
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 12:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to ban the toxic ingredient POEA, after answers to written questions to the Minister for the Environment revealed it is an undisclosed ingredient in almost 90 products sold in New Zealand. More >>
Time for Govt to pay back dodgy credits
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 10:55 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the National Government to trade good carbon credits for bad ones, to ensure the integrity of our global commitment to cut climate pollution. More >>
Unitary Plan means no more excuses for Govt
Monday, 15 August 2016, 4:09 pm | Green Party
The National Government has no more excuses for the Auckland housing crisis now that Auckland Council has passed the Unitary Plan, the Green Party said today. More >>
Kids will keep getting sick as housing crisis persists
Monday, 15 August 2016, 11:59 am | Green Party
The Government’s inaction on the housing crisis is hurting our kids’ health, the Green Party said today. More >>
Burnt out doctors symptom of wider problem
Friday, 12 August 2016, 1:04 pm | Green Party
New research looking into senior doctors’ and dentists’ work-related burnout raises significant concerns about the state of our health system, the Green Party said today. More >>
The Taonga Levy – over to you, Prime Minister
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:26 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the National Government to support its levy on international visitors, to help fund conservation and local tourism infrastructure. More >>
Greens win chemical reassessment
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:24 am | Green Party
People’s homes are one step closer to being free of a potentially harmful chemical with the reassessment of triclosan, the Green Party said today. More >>
Free Wifi in Wellington bus stops one step closer
Friday, 12 August 2016, 10:39 am | Green Party
Green Party Greater Wellington Regional Councillors have brought free WiFi in major train stations and bus interchanges one step closer. More >>
Broken safety net for beneficiaries
Friday, 12 August 2016, 10:05 am | Green Party
Broken safety net for beneficiaries New figures obtained by the Green Party show that the amount of debt owed by beneficiaries to the Government is skyrocketing. Before National was elected in 2008, just 49 per cent of beneficiaries owed money ... More >>
Greens launch plan to protect & preserve our taonga
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 1:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party announced today it will introduce a new Taonga Levy , to be paid by all international visitors coming to New Zealand, with the proceeds going towards protecting our environment for generations to come. More >>
Green Party Bill puts renters’ rights on the agenda
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 1:19 pm | Green Party
A Green Party Member’s Bill pulled from the ballot today will put renters’ rights firmly on the political agenda, where it belongs. More >>
Govt silence on child abuse in Nauru is shameful
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 12:04 pm | Green Party
National needs to show some moral backbone and speak out on the abuse of children held by the Australian Government in Nauru detention centres, the Green Party said today. More >>
Reserve Bank forced to act because National won’t
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 10:01 am | Green Party
The Reserve Bank was forced to cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) today in a bid to drive down the high New Zealand dollar and address growing imbalances in the New Zealand economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Biodiversity policy statement must be effective
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 5:04 pm | Green Party
The Government must do a better job of creating a National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity than it did with its National Policy Statement (NPS) on Freshwater, the Green Party said today. More >>
