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NZ should follow UK’s bold sugar levy move

Thursday, 17 March 2016, 10:30 am | Green Party

The Health Minister should follow the bold move of the UK chancellor who overnight announced he’d introduce a sugar levy on soft drinks, a move that is being tipped to “take over the world”, the Green Party says. More >>

John Key and his spies mislead New Zealanders…again

Thursday, 17 March 2016, 8:56 am | Green Party

Revelations that John Key and the SIS mislead the public about Muslim women leaving New Zealand to go ISIS controlled areas in Syria and Iraq is the latest example of the Prime Minister misusing the spy agencies for his political purposes, said the ... More >>

Changes to Regeneration Bill give more power to Christchurch

Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 4:58 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is pleased to have been able to negotiate with the Government to get it to back down on its plans to have Ministers dominate the next stage of Christchurch's recovery after the earthquakes. More >>

New local government changes a blow to communities

Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 4:36 pm | Green Party

Local government changes announced today appear to be a new way for the Government to achieve its plan to concentrate power in the hands of a few, the Green Party said. More >>

Consultation over TPPA not enough

Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 8:46 am | Green Party

Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK) officials were barely consulted over the Governent’s formal analysis of the impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement on New Zealand, leaving doubts that the impact on Māori was properly assessed, the Green Party says. ... More >>

Prime Minister “doesn’t have a clue”

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 3:41 pm | Green Party

The Prime Minister’s admission that he “doesn’t have a clue” how many farmers will fail as a result of the dairy downturn shows that the Government is in denial about the scale of the threat facing our wider economy, the Green Party said today. More >>

Govt plans to restrict public say voice on environment

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 11:59 am | Green Party

The Government is restricting the public’s right to have a say on what happens in their neighbourhoods and on environmentally damaging activities, the Green Party said today. More >>

It’s time the Govt extended 30 km/h speed limits to schools

Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 11:25 am | Green Party

The National Government needs to catch-up with councils in Wellington and Christchurch and set 30 km/h as the default speed limit around all our urban schools, the Green Party said today. More >>

National must change Bill and give DoC a voice

Monday, 14 March 2016, 12:14 pm | Green Party

The National Government’s proposed resource management legislation must be changed to protect the Department of Conservation’s (DoC) right to be notified and submit on projects that put threatened species, native plants, wildlife and their habitats ... More >>

Greens and Gun Control

Monday, 14 March 2016, 11:01 am | Green Party

The Green Party will withdraw its request for a Select Committee briefing into gun control if an independent inquiry is to go ahead. More >>

Assessments for dyslexia should be state funded

Monday, 14 March 2016, 10:58 am | Green Party

Every child who is suspected of having dyslexia must be provided with a publicly funded assessment, after a select committee of MPs heard children from lower income families are still missing out, the Green Party says. Last year half of all the schools ... More >>

Time to reassess Government irrigation spend

Monday, 14 March 2016, 10:56 am | Green Party

The Green Party is supporting calls for a moratorium on big, publicly subsidised irrigation schemes that are bad for the environment and bad for the economy, the Green Party said today. More >>

Green Party lauches safety plan

Sunday, 13 March 2016, 5:36 pm | Green Party

Green Party launches new plan to make it safe to walk and bike to school The Green Party today announced a new Safe to School plan, which aims to dramatically increase the number of young people biking and walking to school. The campaign calls for a ... More >>

Govt must stop pretending dairy is business as usual

Saturday, 12 March 2016, 5:34 pm | Green Party

Govt must stop pretending dairy is business as usual The Government must put a moratorium on new irrigation schemes as a first step towards supporting the dairy sector and helping farmers into lower input but higher value production, the Green Party said ... More >>

Ture Whenua Bill must not proceed without broad support

Saturday, 12 March 2016, 5:07 pm | Green Party

Te Ture Whenua Bill must not proceed without broad and properly informed support following the critical report from the Waitangi Tribunal released today, the Green Party said. “Te Ture Whenua Bill shouldn’t be introduced this month to Parliament ... More >>

Greens called for guns briefing four months ago

Friday, 11 March 2016, 12:49 pm | Green Party

The Green Party asked a Parliamentary committee to hear from gun experts four months ago, but Government inaction has prevented it from going ahead. More >>

ECAN must take action to stop waterways from drying up

Friday, 11 March 2016, 12:20 pm | Green Party

ECAN must take action to stop waterways from drying up Environment Canterbury (ECAN) must take responsibility for Canterbury’s waterways running dry, and wind back water takes so that even in times of low rainfall, water is protected, the Green ... More >>