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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 >>

Green MPs to rally for West Papuan human rights

Thursday, 7 July 2016, 11:08 am | Green Party

Green MPs and members of the public will be protesting outside the Indonesian Embassy today following the death of teenager Owen Pekei last week, who was displaying the West Papuan independence flag when he was killed. More >>

Government opts to ignore homelessness crisis

Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 3:01 pm | Green Party

The Green Party and Labour will launch an inquiry into the growing homelessness crisis after the Government rejected calls from MPs on the Social Services Select Committee to investigate the issue. More >>

Key in crisis mode over housing bubble

Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 11:40 am | Green Party

John Key’s call for tougher lending controls for property speculators again demonstrates a Government in crisis mode over the hugely damaging housing price bubble, the Green Party said today. More >>

Wrongful convictions for being gay need to be overturned

Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 11:30 am | Green Party

Green Party MP Kevin Hague will today table a petition in Parliament calling for an official apology to, and pardon of, people convicted of consensual acts under anti-homosexuality laws that were overturned 30 years ago. The tabling of a petition ... More >>

Power prices leave families shivering

Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 10:56 am | Green Party

A new Consumer NZ survey showing almost 40 percent of households have had to cut back on heating their homes because of the cost of power shows that power prices are too high under National, the Green Party said. More >>

Auckland house prices still out of control

Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 12:42 pm | Green Party

Out of control house price rises in Auckland and around the country further highlight how the National Government’s tinkering is failing to address the housing crisis, the Green Party said today. The latest QV House Price Index released today shows ... More >>

Government must address West Papua human rights abuses

Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 12:18 pm | Green Party

John Key’s trade mission to Indonesia needs to address the ongoing crackdown on human rights in West Papua, the Green Party said today. More >>

Government moving ambulance further down the cliff

Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 12:08 pm | Green Party

Government moving ambulance further down the cliff The National Government is removing critical frontline support for families who are struggling, the Green Party said today. The Ministry of Social Development is cancelling more than a quarter of Strengthening ... More >>