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Condolences for Martin Crowe
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 2:20 pm | Green Party
Condolences for Martin Crowe The Green Party expresses its sorrow over the passing of New Zealand cricketing legend Martin Crowe. “Martin Crowe was an inspirational leader in New Zealand cricket, and an extraordinarily talented guy who shone on the ... More >>
Govt can help victims of domestic violence stay in work
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 2:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to adopt Jan Logie’s Domestic Violence-Victims' Protection Bill following calls to change employment law to protect people from family violence. Submissions received as part of a Government review of family violence ... More >>
Government sneaky moves push students into $15 billion debt
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 11:42 am | Green Party
The Government is forcing students into more debt, by keeping the student accommodation payment capped at 2004 levels for more than a decade, the Green Party says. More >>
Nick Smith must explain why he won’t save lives
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 11:38 am | Green Party
Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith must explain how many New Zealanders need to die and be admitted to hospital before he will add a life-saving rental housing warrant of fitness to the Residential Tenancies Amendment (RTA) Bill, the Green Party ... More >>
Greens to push Nick Smith to improve RTA Bill
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 11:43 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei will use Question Time today to call on Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith to improve the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill so that Kiwi renters won’t get sick from living in cold, damp, mouldy homes. More >>
Key must apologise to the Jon Stephenson
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 11:24 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on John Key to apologise to Jon Stephenson for attacking his credibility over his defamation case against the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). More >>
Gap between minimum wage and Living Wage keeps growing
Monday, 29 February 2016, 3:56 pm | Green Party
The growing gap between what families need to earn to live and what the Government sets as the minimum wage, shows the National Government isn’t doing enough to ensure all New Zealanders can get ahead, the Green Party said. More >>
Condolences for Dr Ranginui Walker
Monday, 29 February 2016, 11:30 am | Green Party
The Green Party offers its condolences for the passing of Dr Ranginui Walker of Te Whakatōhea. More >>
Green Party encourages New Zealanders to vote as they like
Monday, 29 February 2016, 10:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party is encouraging New Zealanders to vote for the flag that they want to represent New Zealand in the upcoming flag referendum. More >>
Interview highlights desperate need for prison transparency
Saturday, 27 February 2016, 3:13 pm | Green Party
Taylor interview highlights desperate need for prison transparency TV3’s interview with prisoner Arthur Taylor once again highlights a worrying lack of transparency around our prison system, which the National Government has refused to open up to ... More >>
Rena decision shows need for greater protection for oceans
Friday, 26 February 2016, 4:01 pm | Green Party
The decision on the future of the Rena wreck today is a reminder of the need for stronger protections for New Zealand’s pristine coastlines to avoid the devastating effect of oil spills in the future, the Green Party says. “We welcome the certainty ... More >>
Govt sets up refugee services to fail
Friday, 26 February 2016, 11:51 am | Green Party
The National Government has set up new-arrival refugees and the services that look after them to fail by not providing adequate funding, said the Green Party today. More >>
Give power back to Christchurch, Green Party urges
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 5:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the Government to give power back to the people of Christchurch to lead the city's recovery by amending the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill. More >>
Green Party welcomes Anglican Church’s refugee commitment
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 9:41 am | Green Party
Green Party welcomes Anglican Church’s refugee quota commitment The Green Party applauds the Anglican Church’s leadership on refugee issues while the National Government continues to drag its feet. Today the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New ... More >>
Green Party won’t give up on the Waikato River
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 2:30 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will continue to fight for rivers and lakes New Zealanders can swim in, despite the Primary Production Select Committee deciding this week that it can’t place a moratorium on Landcorp’s potentially polluting dairy conversions at Wairakei ... More >>
Record bank profitability nothing to celebrate
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 11:04 am | Green Party
Record, excessive profits in the banking industry and the high level of foreign ownership of the banking sector is causing long-term damage to the economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Asset sales cost hits $1 billion
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 10:43 am | Green Party
The cost to New Zealanders of National’s asset sales has today hit $1 billion, according to figures released by the partially privatised power companies. More >>
Pressure building on Govt to include rentals WoF in RTA Bill
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 9:53 am | Green Party
Pressure is building on the Government to rewrite its Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill as almost everyone who has submitted on the Bill has called for minimum standards to be set that keep people warm, dry and safe in their homes, the Green Party said ... More >>
Recipe for Dirty Water
Saturday, 20 February 2016, 2:53 pm | Green Party
Recipe for Dirty Water New Zealand’s rivers and lakes should be swimmable and central Government needs to hurry up to enable it, the Green Party said today. The National Government’s ‘Next steps for fresh water’ consultation document was ... More >>
Ongoing fallout from John Key ponytail pulling
Friday, 19 February 2016, 5:21 pm | Green Party
The release today of a gossip columnist’s text message to the Prime Minister is a chilling reminder of the bullying and harassment of a young woman by the Prime Minister and his supporters over several months, the Green Party says. More >>
