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Housing crisis hitting essential services
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 10:58 am | Green Party
Auckland could face a shortage of teachers, nurses, and police officers if house prices continue rising out of their reach, the Green Party said today. More >>
Reserve Bank acting while Govt dithers
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 10:43 am | Green Party
Lack of Government action to curb housing speculation has forced the Reserve Bank to announce new nationwide investor loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs) restrictions, the Green Party said. More >>
‘Charter schools for babies’ a bad deal for Kiwi kids
Monday, 18 July 2016, 4:08 pm | Green Party
The Government’s plan to expand its charter-school experiment into Early Childhood Education will put children’s learning development at risk from an even earlier age, the Green Party said today. The fourth round of applications to establish more ... More >>
New research supports Greens’ climate tax switch
Monday, 18 July 2016, 2:35 pm | Green Party
New research shows that taking strong action to reduce climate pollution could boost New Zealand's economic growth and allow for tax breaks for ordinary New Zealanders, the Green Party said today. New research by University of Auckland and Cambridge ... More >>
PM must raise West Papua in today’s Indonesia talks
Monday, 18 July 2016, 11:32 am | Green Party
John Key’s talks with President Joko Widodo in Indonesia later today need to include a discussion of the deteriorating human rights situation in West Papua, the Green Party said today. The Prime Minister will be speaking with President Widodo as part ... More >>
Investigation into mental health facilities shows disarray
Monday, 18 July 2016, 11:18 am | Green Party
The Health Minister must urgently launch an inquiry into mental health services, after serious issues with the standard of care at mental health and disability facilities around the country were revealed today, the Green Party said. A NZ Herald investigation ... More >>
Greens to launch bold Wellington transport plan
Monday, 18 July 2016, 10:44 am | Green Party
Heavily discounted public transport fares, free Wi-Fi in all transport hubs in Wellington, electric bus and car fleets, and more central city and suburban green spaces will be at the top of the agenda if the Green Party’s Wellington local government candidates ... More >>
Green Party congratulates organics sector
Monday, 18 July 2016, 9:03 am | Green Party
The Green Party is congratulating the organics sector on taking major steps this weekend to unify the sector, as well as wishing the Soil & Health Association a happy 75th birthday. More >>
Rising house prices shut more first-home buyers out
Friday, 15 July 2016, 11:39 am | Green Party
First-home buyers in Auckland are earning only about half as much as the daily increase in house prices, and are being increasingly shut out of the market, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt backdown on foreign trusts welcomed
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 12:16 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s about-turn on foreign trusts has been welcomed by the Green Party today in the wake of the Shewan Inquiry that found that foreign trusts were a likely vehicle for tax abuse and need to be opened up with increased disclosure ... More >>
Govt must act before longfin eels disappear
Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 9:20 am | Green Party
The Government must suspend the commercial catch of New Zealand's longfin eel, and accept the conclusion by Parliament's environment watchdog that the eel is on a path to extinction, the Green Party said today. More >>
Feed and house Kiwi kids properly to fix education
Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 10:30 am | Green Party
Educational achievement will not improve until the Government prioritises feeding, housing and looking after our children properly, the Green Party has said today. More >>
More Government backdowns needed to end housing crisis
Monday, 11 July 2016, 4:58 pm | Green Party
The Government’s backdown on forcing Housing New Zealand (HNZ) to pay a multimillion-dollar dividend shows that the Government can take measures to help end the housing crisis if it really wants to, the Green Party said today. More >>
Lecture by US Professor on aggression and international law
Monday, 11 July 2016, 11:51 am | Green Party
Rutgers University Professor Roger Clark will be giving a talk on the International Criminal Court (ICC) at Parliament tonight, and will provide an overview of potential developments in the role of the ICC in coming years with the adoption of the Kampala ... More >>
Greens congratulate Ashburton for saving their clean water
Monday, 11 July 2016, 10:47 am | Green Party
Ashburton District Council’s decision to drop the sale of public land including the right to bottle and sell billions of litres of water is a win for the Ashburton community, the Green Party said today. “Canterbury’s water has been polluted ... More >>
Time for the Government to support safe sleeping devices
Saturday, 9 July 2016, 9:17 pm | Green Party
The Government must support the use of wahakura and pepi-pods to reduce the rate of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), particularly for Māori babies who are eight times more likely to die in infancy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Mayor should ban, not review, toxic spray use
Friday, 8 July 2016, 11:04 am | Green Party
Auckland Mayor Len Brown needs to implement the city’s weed management policy to end the use of toxic glyphosate-based herbicides on streets, parks and playgrounds, not review it, the Green Party said today. More >>
Reserve Bank hits housing crisis ball back to National
Friday, 8 July 2016, 9:23 am | Green Party
Comments by the Reserve Bank today that the Government should consider ‘further reducing the tax advantage of investing in residential housing’ highlight that the Government could be doing much more to fix the housing crisis, the Green Party ... More >>
Green MP to speak on anniversary of nuclear weapons decision
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 4:39 pm | Green Party
Green MP to speak on anniversary of historic nuclear weapons decision What : Green MP Dr Kennedy Graham will be speaking on a panel at a symposium to mark the 20th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice’s ruling on nuclear weapons. ... More >>
Green MPs to sleep rough for charity
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 11:12 am | Green Party
What: Green Party MPs will take part in the Lifewise Big Sleep Out, raising awareness and money to address homelessness. More >>
