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Half of families denied full benefit increase
Friday, 1 April 2016, 11:26 am | Green Party
About half of all beneficiary families with children will be disappointed to learn today they will not get the full $25 benefit increase that the National Government has led them to believe they will, the Green Party says. More >>
Green Party to launch “cow nappies” to combat pollution
Friday, 1 April 2016, 10:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party is introducing a members’ bill today that will reduce environmental degradation as a result of dairy intensification by requiring all cows to wear nappies. More >>
Price rises no joke for solar and electricity customers
Friday, 1 April 2016, 10:17 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on electricity lines companies like Unison to join the 21st century and adapt to work with solar energy, instead of raising charges on households with solar panels. More >>
Rising seas could hit $20 billion of homes
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 4:16 pm | Green Party
Rising seas could hit $20 billion of homes The National Government is gambling with New Zealanders futures by not preparing now for rising seas, which MPs were told threatens up to $20 billion worth of New Zealand homes, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
Compiled data shows Govt has voted against anti-nuke stance
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 4:02 pm | Green Party
Data compiled for the Green Party shows that the National Government voted against, or abstained, on nuclear disarmament resolutions in the General Assembly 25 percent of the time. More >>
Huge win for sexual violence survivors and services today
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 2:08 pm | Green Party
The Government’s decision to accept all recommendations from a Select Committee inquiry initiated by Green Party MP Jan Logie is a huge win for sexual violence survivors and those working to help them, the Green Party says. The Government has today released ... More >>
Refugee Quota Bill increase
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 1:40 pm | Green Party
Denise Roche today amended her Member’s Bill to increase the refugee quota to 1500 permanently. More >>
Health Minister out of step on drug law
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 11:45 am | Green Party
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman’s kneejerk opposition to changing the legal status of cannabis is out of step with the Police Association and a growing international consensus that current drug laws aren’t working, the Green Party said today. The ... More >>
Govt can show heart by doubling our refugee quota now
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 10:10 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to put its heart first and double New Zealand’s refugee quota immediately, a move that the Greens and Labour would make in government. An ActionStation petition of 20,000 people will be presented to politicians ... More >>
Minister must intervene in river silt disaster
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 12:47 pm | Green Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith must step in and question why the Hawkes Bay Regional Council (HBRC) has not prosecuted Eastland Group after a disastrous sediment spill that has devastated the Waihi and Waiau rivers, the Green Party said today. Silt ... More >>
Govt must stop eroding family payments
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 11:27 am | Green Party
The Government needs to correct how it pays Working for Families and the accommodation supplement to stop the value of them decreasing, the Green Party said today. More >>
Drug law reform a health issue
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 11:26 am | Green Party
The Green Party is offering to work with other political parties on evidence-based drug law reform and welcomes Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne’s suggestion that drugs be viewed as a health issue. Peter Dunne was reported today as saying ... More >>
Govt has no idea how much tax multinationals are avoiding
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 4:40 pm | Green Party
The National Government has admitted it has no idea of the amount of tax it is missing out on from multinational companies that are avoiding paying their fair share of tax, the Green Party said today. More >>
MPs to receive 10,000 droplets of water & petition
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 11:10 am | Green Party
School children from the North Island town of Turangi walked much of the way to Parliament over the Easter Weekend to bring 10,000 drops of water which they will spill to form a “river” at the steps of Parliament today. More >>
Flag result a failure for PM and lost opportunity for NZ
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 10:15 pm | Green Party
The flag referendum result is a major failure for the Prime Minister who politicised the process and cost New Zealand an opportunity to change the current flag, the Green Party says. More >>
Kiwis in the dark over Iraq mission
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 12:54 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the Defence Minister to front-up to the Defence, Foreign Affairs and Trade Select Committee with an uncensored version of the review of the Defence Force deployment in Iraq, which is so heavily redacted there is no way of ... More >>
Govt health cuts to blame for strike action
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 10:42 am | Green Party
The Government must restore some of the millions of dollars it has eroded from the health budget, in order to avoid medical workers’ conditions being cut, and head off impending strike action, the Green Party said today. More >>
Last Supper for Easter Sunday holiday?
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 10:30 am | Green Party
This Sunday could be the last Easter Sunday holiday for many New Zealanders, if the National Government goes ahead with its plan to allow local councils to let shops open on Easter Sunday. The Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill is currently before ... More >>
Productivity stats worst in decades
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 2:28 pm | Green Party
Productivity stats worst in decades Productivity growth under National’s economic management is the weakest it’s been since 1996, the Green Party said today. Productivity statistics released today by Stats New Zealand show that while productivity growth ... More >>
Record-breaking climate change a wake-up call for National
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 10:36 am | Green Party
A startling new international report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on the state of the climate has found the number of named storms in the South Pacific has almost doubled above the annual average, which should prompt the National ... More >>
