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2016 Budget must close multinational tax loopholes
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 12:13 pm | Green Party
The Government can follow Australia’s lead and close the loopholes multinational companies are using to avoid paying their fair share of tax, the Green Party said today. More >>
Congratulations to new Children’s Commissioner
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 1:34 pm | Green Party
The Green Party congratulates Andrew Becroft for his appointment as the new Children’s Commissioner for New Zealand. “Andrew Becroft has been a brave champion for children, young people and for their right to justice and it’s exciting to hear he has accepted ... More >>
Minister’s target put above giving kids the best start
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 11:19 am | Green Party
Information obtained by the Green Party today shows the Education Minister has sought no data or proof that her Government’s drive to increase the numbers of children in Early Childhood Education (ECE) is leaving those children better off. More >>
Key foreign trust questions remain unanswered
Monday, 2 May 2016, 11:44 am | Green Party
Key questions remain unanswered about the Prime Minister’s role in his Government’s stopping an IRD review of our secretive foreign trust industry, the Green Party said today. More >>
Fishing industry legal challenge a step too far
Monday, 2 May 2016, 10:46 am | Green Party
Fishing industry legal challenge a step too far The Green Party is calling the fishing industry’s legal challenge against the Kermadec Sanctuary self-serving and a step too far. The New Zealand Fishing Industry Association today filed legal proceedings ... More >>
Fishing industry legal challenge a step too far
Friday, 29 April 2016, 4:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling the fishing industry’s legal challenge against the Kermadec Sanctuary self-serving and a step too far. More >>
What did the PM tell his lawyer about foreign trusts?
Friday, 29 April 2016, 9:31 am | Green Party
The Government stopped the IRD from reviewing New Zealand foreign trusts shortly after the Prime Minister’s lawyer wrote to the Revenue Minister claiming John Key had promised him the regime would not be changed. More >>
Climate change a threat to prosperity
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 3:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to require all public fund managers to disclose their exposure to climate risks following a report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) highlighting the financial risks of climate ... More >>
Paula Bennett notches up second climate failure
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 10:32 am | Green Party
New Climate Minister Paula Bennett has notched up her second major fail for the climate in a week, overseeing a decision to keep burning coal at the Huntly power station until 2022, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt’s housing failure hurting the rest of economy
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 9:47 am | Green Party
The Government’s failure to fix Auckland’s broken housing market has forced the Reserve Bank to keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) higher than normal hurting exporters and jobs, the Green Party said today. More >>
New stats show a property speculators’ paradise
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 4:36 pm | Green Party
Mortgage-lending stats released today by the Reserve Bank show that the Government’s unwillingness to put rules in place for property speculation means investors are snapping up houses at the expense of first-time buyers, the Green Party said today. More >>
Ruataniwha Dam should be dumped
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 3:55 pm | Green Party
Hawke’s Bay Regional Investment Company (HBRIC) should dump the Ruataniwha Dam proposal, as it has barely scraped together enough interested farmers to use the scheme, the Green Party said today. More >>
Let KiwiRail compete for road dollars
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:11 am | Green Party
National should let KiwiRail compete for funding from the enormous roading budget and scrap the two-tiered funding system which grossly favour costly highway projects, the Green Party said today. More >>
No ‘silver bullet’ for climate change
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 10:31 am | Green Party
The National Government must change its economic strategy if it is to have any hope of stopping climate change, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green MPs kick off national tertiary tour in Auckland
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 5:31 pm | Green Party
Green MPs kick off national tertiary tour in Auckland Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei and Green MP Marama Davidson are inviting one and all to come along to tertiary campuses to discuss rental housing, inequality and how Green Party policies, like ... More >>
Andrew Campbell ends term as Greens’ Chief of Staff
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 2:37 pm | Green Party
Green Party Chief of Staff Andrew Campbell has announced his resignation from the position after five and a half years with the party. More >>
Ending Huntly coal key step towards renewable target
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 12:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the National Government must commit to stop burning coal at the Huntly power station in 2018 to achieve its own target of 90 percent renewable electricity by 2025. More >>
Greens support move to cancel fraudulent carbon credits
Sunday, 24 April 2016, 1:46 pm | Green Party
Climate Minister Paula Bennett acknowledged this morning on TVNZ’s Q&A that the National Government had knowingly allowed business to buy carbon credits in the Ukraine and Russia that did not result in actual cuts in emissions, the Green Party ... More >>
Tree planting for the climate – a game-changer
Friday, 22 April 2016, 9:38 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling the concept of a 1.3 million hectare Forest Future a potential game-changer that could give New Zealand a real shot a creating a safer climate for future generations. More >>
Electric buses arrive on time
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 1:12 pm | Green Party
Wellington bus operator Infratil’s decision to repower its iconic electric trolley buses with electric drivetrains is a victory for the environment and all those who campaigned to keep clean buses in the capital, the Green Party said. “Electric ... More >>
