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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 >>
Water sellers should pay for privilege
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 10:51 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the Government to charge water-bottling companies for the water they bottle and sell, after the enormous profits companies are making from selling a free resource was revealed yesterday. More >>
Green Party rubbishes NZ Initiative’s sugar-tax claims
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 10:34 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Initiative’s report on a sugar tax is deeply flawed, and the fact that the junk-food lobby are members and funders of this so-called independent “think tank” highlights a credibility gap, the Green Party said. More >>
Key should park the China extradition issue
Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 10:18 am | Green Party
New Zealand needs to put the brakes on a discussion about an extradition treaty with China while it pushes changes to the free trade agreement, the Green Party says. More >>
English refuses to allow Treasury to cost Greens policy
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 11:37 am | Green Party
The Finance Minister has refused to allow the Treasury to cost Green Party policy despite rules allowing political parties to access such a costing. More >>
Low inflation hides cost of housing crisis
Monday, 18 April 2016, 12:14 pm | Green Party
Low inflation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hides the way the housing crisis is hitting peoples’ pockets and distorting our economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt must stop using “fraudulent” emission units
Monday, 18 April 2016, 10:40 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the National Government to immediately promise not to use any of the emission reduction units it knows to be fraudulent, in order to meet its global commitments to cut climate pollution. Today the Morgan Foundation ... More >>
Urgent nationwide inquiry into mental health services needed
Sunday, 17 April 2016, 12:13 pm | Green Party
Urgent nationwide inquiry into mental health services needed An urgent nationwide inquiry is needed to address the strain that mental health services are under following a damning review into Waikato’s mental health services, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
Govt cheated on international climate commitments
Saturday, 16 April 2016, 1:12 pm | Green Party
Govt cheated on international climate commitments The Green Party is calling on the National Government to immediately cancel all fake emission reduction units it owns and admit it cheated in order to meet its global commitments to cut climate ... More >>
Greens support Ashburton locals’ call on water bottling
Saturday, 16 April 2016, 11:08 am | Green Party
Greens support Ashburton locals’ call for end to water bottling plans Green MP Catherine Delahunty joined Ashburton locals today calling on the Ashburton District Council to stop the sale of land including a resource consent to extract 40 billion ... More >>
