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Public paying the price for private water companies' exports

Monday, 11 April 2016, 11:31 am | Green Party

A moratorium on new water bottling consents would ensure the public isn’t forced into footing the bill for the damage done by private bottling companies, as they will be in Ashburton, and resolve the confusion around water rights, the Green party ... More >>

Inquiry into foreign trusts must restore NZ’s reputation

Monday, 11 April 2016, 10:51 am | Green Party

The Green Party is welcoming John Key’s U-turn on foreign trusts but is calling for a broader public inquiry to ensure this isn’t a whitewash, the Green Party said today. More >>

Secrecy about Christchurch rebuild needs to end

Friday, 8 April 2016, 12:49 pm | Green Party

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee must stop pretending the central city rebuild is all fine and dandy and tell the people of Christchurch what’s holding up two key anchor projects in the central city, the Green Party said today. More >>

TPPA timeframe cut exposes Govt’s predetermined agenda

Friday, 8 April 2016, 10:11 am | Green Party

Cutting the timeframe the Select Committee has to consider public submissions on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) from four weeks to five days shows the National Government never intended to take peoples’ opinions on the TPPA seriously, ... More >>

Another IGIS investigation finds more dodgy SIS practices

Thursday, 7 April 2016, 3:26 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is concerned that another report into actions of the spy agencies show them acting outside their own policies. More >>

Pokie profit u-turn puts pub profits above community groups

Thursday, 7 April 2016, 2:51 pm | Green Party

The Government’s u-turn on plans to increase the amount of money that pokie machine operators are required to return to communities through grant funding will deny local sports, arts, and community groups the funding they need, the Green Party said. More >>

CYFS changes should not overshadow the funding crisis

Thursday, 7 April 2016, 1:39 pm | Green Party

Proposed changes to Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) look promising, but should not overshadow that there is still an urgent funding crisis in CYFS, the Green Party said today. More >>

Kiwibank buy back could cost tax payers $800 million

Thursday, 7 April 2016, 11:57 am | Green Party

The Government’s plan to sell Kiwibank to the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and ACC Fund for $495 million could end up costing taxpayers between $800 million and $1.1 billion to buy back, the Green Party said today. More >>

NZ falls behind Australia and EU in race for organic dollar

Thursday, 7 April 2016, 10:42 am | Green Party

A lack of commitment to the organic farming sector from the National Government is causing New Zealand to fall behind our major agricultural competitors in the race to compete for the high-value organic dollar, the Green Party said today. More >>

Cruel chicken cages must go

Thursday, 7 April 2016, 9:21 am | Green Party

The Green Party is calling on the Government to end the use of cruel colony cages for chickens, following revelations on TV3’s Story tonight that shows hens in horrific conditions in such cages, including a dead hen trapped under a perch and hens in ... More >>

Govt forced Kiwibank move

Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 11:56 am | Green Party

Govt forced Kiwibank move The National Government’s failure to invest in Kiwibank has today forced Kiwibank’s owner New Zealand Post to take a step down the road to privatisation of the bank, the Green Party said. “If National had injected capital ... More >>

Key wrong to claim “full disclosure” of NZ foreign trusts

Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 11:07 am | Green Party

John Key’s claim that the full details of foreign trusts can be revealed is contradicted by his own Minister of Revenue who, in 2012, said IRD could only investigate dodgy trusts if it had the name of the trust it was investigating, the Green Party says. More >>