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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 >>
Rushed infrastructure policy already falling apart
Monday, 4 July 2016, 10:45 am | Green Party
Emerging disagreements with councils about National’s new infrastructure loans policy shows it was rushed and poorly thought through, the Green Party said today. More >>
Key has to get rid of McCully
Monday, 4 July 2016, 8:45 am | Green Party
John Key needs to stand down Foreign Affairs Minister Murry McCully following an admission by Saudi businessman George Assaf that there was no threat of legal action over the live sheep import ban, the Green Party said today. More >>
New homes must be for first home buyers not investors
Sunday, 3 July 2016, 8:56 pm | Green Party
National’s loan to help councils deal with the housing crisis is a step in the right direction, but risks failing if it doesn’t build affordable homes for first home buyers, the Green Party said today. More >>
Targeting vulnerable mothers is bad for women and children
Friday, 1 July 2016, 11:48 am | Green Party
A Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) report today shows the need for an urgent review into how mothers are being treated by the Ministry of Social Development, the Green Party said today. More >>
Ruamāhanga river named one of the worst spots for swimming
Friday, 1 July 2016, 11:31 am | Green Party
One of the rivers that Green Party MPs will visit during their Swimmable Rivers campaign later this month has been named as one of the worst sites to swim in in the Wellington Region. More >>
New building consents going wrong way in Auckland
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 12:19 pm | Green Party
New building consents going wrong way in Auckland New building consent numbers declined further in Auckland in May, again highlighting the National Government’s failure to address the city’s housing crisis, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party calls for stop to shady water bottling deal
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 10:42 am | Green Party
The Green Party is again calling on Ashburton District Council to abandon its shady plans to sell land, including a resource consent to bottle billions of litres of pristine water, in a backroom deal. More >>
English out of touch on poverty
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 10:25 am | Green Party
Finance Minister Bill English’s suggestion that poor families in New Zealand are better off than those in other developed countries shows how disconnected he is from the reality in his own country, the Green Party said today. More >>
Lifeline Aotearoa needs a Government lifeline
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 8:54 am | Green Party
Revelations that Lifeline Aotearoa has only enough money to run for one more year are another blow to our already strained mental health system, the Green Party said today. Lifeline Aotearoa provides free 24/7 mental health assistance through phone ... More >>
Govt hiding from environmental problems
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 1:19 pm | Green Party
Govt hiding from environmental problems The National Government is failing to report properly on the extent and seriousness of New Zealand’s environmental problems, and is instead hiding behind misleading statistics, the Green Party said today. A ... More >>
Long waiting times for young people mental health help
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 11:15 am | Green Party
The Health Minister needs to urgently undertake an inquiry into mental health services, after new figures have revealed that young people are facing unreasonably long waiting times to receive the help they need, the Green Party said today. More >>
Failure to attract any private funding a red flag
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 10:39 am | Green Party
The Green Party is again calling on ACC not to throw good money after bad by investing public money in the hugely controversial Ruataniwha Dam, which will be a disaster for the Hawke’s Bay environment. More >>
