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142 species closer to extinction due to DOC funding cuts
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:20 am | Green Party
New information released today shows the National Government’s erosion of Department of Conservation (DOC) funding has resulted in a major species decline and is placing significant strain on facilities, the Green Party says. More >>
Time for the Government to do the right thing
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:00 am | Green Party
Time for the Government to do the right thing and take strong action on climate change It’s time for the National Government to step up and do the right thing to reduce climate pollution as data shows New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions ... More >>
More charter schools not the answer
Friday, 20 May 2016, 1:52 pm | Green Party
Ploughing more money into the failed charter school programme is a mistake, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens call on Bill English to stop ‘disciplining’ HNZ
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:05 am | Green Party
Greens call on Bill English to stop ‘disciplining’ Housing New Zealand The Green Party is calling for the Government to stop extracting a multimillion-dollar dividend from Housing New Zealand in the name of “discipline”, while the country is in ... More >>
Greens launch state house solution to housing emergency
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 11:16 am | Green Party
The Green Party today announced a plan to build hundreds of new state homes to help house New Zealanders who are living in cars, garages or on the streets. More >>
Govt must clamp down on illegal fish dumping
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 10:58 am | Green Party
The Government must take strong action to clamp down on fishers who dump fish illegally and threaten our fish stocks, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt should wipe housing debt as Minister caught fibbing
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 12:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to wipe any debt that families owe Work and Income after being forced to borrow to pay for emergency accommodation. More >>
Sexual violence services get a much needed boost
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 12:20 pm | Green Party
More funding for sexual violence services is a much needed boost for a sector that has struggled with underfunding and a lack of commitment from successive governments, the Green Party said today. More >>
Agricultural pollution won't reduce itself
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 10:58 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Climate Minister Paula Bennett to set a firm deadline within in the next four years for including agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme. More >>
MPI in denial about under-reporting of fishing catch
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 11:29 am | Green Party
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is in denial if it thinks under-reporting of fishing catch isn’t important, the Green Party said today. “As a first step, MPI should release the findings from its recent review of the Fisheries Management ... More >>
Power pricing review misses the point
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 11:22 am | Green Party
New proposals from the Electricity Authority could force some households to pay hundreds of dollars a year more for power to subsidise big business users, making it even harder for families to warm their homes in the winter, the Green Party said today. More >>
Twice as many fish caught as industry claimed
Monday, 16 May 2016, 10:29 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for more government observers on commercial fishing vessels and at ports following the release of an international study showing major under-reporting of commercial fish catches in New Zealand waters. More >>
Auckland Council herbicide decision raises questions
Monday, 16 May 2016, 9:03 am | Green Party
Auckland Council’s decision to replace safe hot water-based weed control with the potentially toxic herbicide glyphosate in playgrounds, parks, and streets raises questions about whether communities are having their desire to remain spray-free ... More >>
Housing crisis demands urgent action
Monday, 16 May 2016, 9:02 am | Green Party
Urgent action is needed to increase the supply of warm, healthy rental homes after a TV3 investigation into homelessness and overcrowding in Auckland. More >>
Govt shouldn’t be doing PR for pokies
Friday, 13 May 2016, 2:15 pm | Green Party
The Government should be focused on helping problem gamblers and their families, not producing PR that glorifies the pokie machine industry, the Green Party said. More >>
ECan failing Canterbury’s rivers and lakes
Friday, 13 May 2016, 11:14 am | Green Party
Environment Canterbury (ECan) must take tougher action on farmers who let stock graze in rivers and lakes, to stop further pollution of our waterways, the Green Party said today. More >>
Executive pay survey shows need for action on inequality
Friday, 13 May 2016, 10:53 am | Green Party
New data that shows business executives received 12 percent pay rises last year, on average, while over 40 percent of all working people received no pay rise at all shows we need action to rebalance our economy, the Green Party said.* More >>
Kennedy Graham: speech on the TPPA in the General Debate
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 4:36 pm | Green Party
Dr Kennedy Graham's speech on the TPPA in the General Debate 12.05.16 More >>
Taking tax cuts off the table the right move
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 2:18 pm | Green Party
Taking more tax cuts off the table was the right move for Bill English to make in his pre-Budget speech today, the Green Party said. More >>
Proposed newspaper merger is bad news
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 1:33 pm | Green Party
The proposed merger of New Zealand’s largest newspaper publishers is bad news for a diverse media environment and shows the need for independent regulation to oversee media ownership issues, the Green Party said. “A free, diverse, and competitive ... More >>
