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Toxic Mining a Bad Deal for Northland
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 8:14 pm | Green Party
Northlanders protesting against gold drilling at Puhipuhi are right to be concerned about the potential pollution of their land and waterways, the Green Party says. More >>
OCR: Households and businesses still held hostage
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 9:45 am | Green Party
The National Government’s failure to fix the Auckland housing crisis continues to keep interest rates higher than they need to be, meaning families and businesses face higher than necessary costs of borrowing, the Green Party said today. More >>
National spends billions driving up transport pollution
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 11:07 am | Green Party
National spends billions driving up transport pollution The National Government has been caught spending billions of dollars of public money on motorway projects without measuring the impacts these major infrastructure investments will have on ... More >>
Overseas SkyCity steel jobs expose holes in CC deal
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 10:40 am | Green Party
The Government needs to come clean about how many more of the construction-related jobs for the SkyCity convention centre will actually be overseas, following news that half of the steel frame construction work has been given to a Thailand-based ... More >>
Government should stop joking about homelessness
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 4:34 pm | Green Party
New data showing that the number of homeless people in the Auckland CBD has risen 20 percent in the last year shows the Government needs to start building desperately needed homes, the Green Party said today.* More >>
Condolences for Sir Graham Latimer
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party expresses its sorrow over the passing of Sir Graham Latimer, a great Māori leader of modern times. More >>
Health Minister needs to intervene to free Ashley Peacock
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 12:34 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Minister of Health to give an immediate Ministerial Directive to the Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) to free an autistic man who has been locked in a cell-like room for five years. More >>
I am the River, and the River is me
Sunday, 5 June 2016, 9:47 pm | Green Party
“I am the River, and the River is me” Speech to Green Party AGM, 5 June 2016 Tenei au e tu whakaiti nei, i raro i a Ranginui i runga i a Papatuanuku, e titiro ki nga maunga whakahi me nga tini uri of Tane Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, e te ti, ... More >>
Green Party launches a campaign to fight for our rivers
Sunday, 5 June 2016, 9:46 pm | Green Party
Green Party launches a campaign to fight for our rivers The Green Party today launched a campaign and petition to fight for our rivers, to ensure they are safe for swimming now and in the future. “We’ve chosen 10 rivers from around the country to visit, ... More >>
James Shaw AGM speech – Change starts now
Saturday, 4 June 2016, 5:40 pm | Green Party
James Shaw AGM speech – Change starts now Kia tau te rangimārie o te Rangi e tū nei o Papatūānuku e takoto nei o te Taiao e awhi nei ki runga i a tātou. Tīhei mauri ora! He mihi nui ki ngā mana whenua o tēnei takiwā, Ngāi Tahu, Tuahuriri, ... More >>
Green Labour agreement makes change of Govt possible
Saturday, 4 June 2016, 5:30 pm | Green Party
Green Labour agreement makes change of Govt possible Green Party Co-leader James Shaw has told the Green Party AGM that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Labour Party signed this week increases the chances of changing the Government ... More >>
PM should apologise for his comments on homeless Aucklanders
Friday, 3 June 2016, 4:21 pm | Green Party
PM should apologise for his comments on homeless Aucklanders The Prime Minister should apologise for misleading the country about the Ministry of Social Development’s interactions with homeless people in south Auckland, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
One in 100 New Zealanders homeless under National’s watch
Friday, 3 June 2016, 12:28 pm | Green Party
New research showing a jump in homelessness in New Zealand is a sign that the Government’s current approach to the issue is failing, the Green Party said today. More >>
National needs to get smart on crime & punishment
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 3:14 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on National to get smart on crime and invest more in rehabilitation services to help reduce re-offending. More >>
Government still MIA on housing crisis
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 1:03 pm | Green Party
Government still MIA on housing crisis The Government’s National Policy Statement (NPS) on urban development is good in theory, but won’t build the affordable houses Aucklanders are crying out for, the Green Party said today. “Aucklanders need more ... More >>
CRL a Green win for Auckland
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 10:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the long awaited start to construction of the City Rail Link (CRL) today as the first step to creating a faster and cleaner transport system in Auckland. More >>
Dependence on corporates puts endangered whales at risk
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 11:08 am | Green Party
The decision to cancel surveys of endangered humpback whales in the Cook Straight this year shows National’s reliance on corporate sponsorship for conservation is failing our endangered species, the Green Party said today. More >>
Suspend charter schools, not students
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 11:04 am | Green Party
The Government must cancel plans to open seven more charter schools, as serious concerns are raised about the results of those schools already opened, the Green Party said today. Most of the annual reports of the Partnership Schools already opened ... More >>
ACC Minister must help sexual violence survivors
Monday, 30 May 2016, 2:05 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on ACC Minister Nikki Kaye to remove the obligation for sexual violence survivors to be diagnosed with a mental illness before being allowed additional ACC-funded counselling. More >>
Creative accounting can’t hide DOC budget cuts
Monday, 30 May 2016, 12:03 pm | Green Party
National needs to admit it has cut funding to the Department of Conservation (DOC), rather than spin the facts and hide from its decision to claw back core conservation funding, the Green Party said today. More >>
