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New figures show Serco received $8m in bonuses
Saturday, 19 December 2015, 4:58 pm | Green Party
Serco has received $8 million in performance bonuses since 2011, despite Serco’s performance being so poor its contract to run Mt Eden Correctional Facility has not been renewed. More >>
New figures show Serco received $8m in bonuses
Friday, 18 December 2015, 11:39 pm | Green Party
Serco has received $8 million in performance bonuses since 2011, despite Serco’s performance being so poor its contract to run Mt Eden Correctional Facility has not been renewed. Figures prepared for the Green Party by the Parliamentary Library, ... More >>
John Key’s behaviour, “it’s not OK”
Friday, 18 December 2015, 4:34 pm | Green Party
The White Ribbon Trust should be free to speak up about John Key’s recent inappropriate behaviour, the Green Party said today. John Key’s position as an Ambassador for the White Ribbon ‘it’s not OK’ campaign has been called into question and is ... More >>
National failing on climate change
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 4:12 pm | Green Party
National failing on climate change – emissions set to double in 15 years The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) says New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are on track to double in the next 15 years, meaning the National Government’s promises at the ... More >>
Lack of Govt support means Kiwirail loses trains contract
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 4:03 pm | Green Party
The Government’s continued underfunding of Kiwirail is driving it into the ground and contributing to it losing major contracts, such as its Tranz Metro Wellington passenger rail contract today, the Green Party said. “The National Government has ... More >>
Migration not a sustainable way to grow economy
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 3:24 pm | Green Party
Economic growth fuelled by high migration rates is not sustainable, the Green Party said today. More >>
National must honour Paris with deadline for emissions
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 9:44 am | Green Party
17 December 2015 National must honour Paris with deadline for agricultural emissions The National Government must honour the Paris climate agreement by setting a deadline for including agriculture as part of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Now is not ... More >>
National allows oil exploration to block marine protection
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 9:02 am | Green Party
“New Zealanders should be appalled by revelations today that the National Government is denying us deep sea marine reserves so it can promote oil exploration,” Green Party environment spokesperson Eugenie Sage said today. According to reports by TVNZ, ... More >>
Charter school experiment must stop
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 3:16 pm | Green Party
The Government must rule out opening any more charter schools, as the first of the experimental schools has just been told it is closing, the Green Party said today. The Minister of Education Hekia Parata has today given Whangaruru School in Northland ... More >>
Wellington: Don’t ditch the trolley buses!
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 12:28 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Gareth Hughes made a final plea this morning to Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) to not replace Wellington’s iconic, pollution free trolley bus system with dirty diesel buses. Gareth Hughes spoke with GWRC councillors ahead ... More >>
Oil permits show National isn’t serious about climate change
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 12:26 pm | Green Party
The National Government has today awarded nine new oil and gas exploration permits, in the latest demonstration it has absolutely no intention of living up to the Paris agreement to halt climate change, the Green Party says. “National couldn’t even ... More >>
China’s ‘assurances’ not good enough for extradition
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 11:25 am | Green Party
Minister of Justice Amy Adams should not extradite a New Zealand resident to China because she can’t rely on that Government’s assurances that it will not subject him to torture or the death penalty, the Green Party says. More >>
Surplus gone, time to concentrate on serious economic issues
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 2:33 pm | Green Party
Surplus gone, time to concentrate on serious economic issues National’s obsession with its nanosecond surplus has ended up being a lose-lose for New Zealand because it came at the price of fewer jobs and more pollution, the Green Party says. The ... More >>
A road is not a plan for a just transition from coal
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 12:46 pm | Green Party
15 December 2015 A road is not a plan for a just transition from West Coast coal The West Coast region needs central government leadership to help it thrive in a post-coal world, not another road, the Green Party said today. Buller’s mayor has ... More >>
Consumers pay the price of broadband decision
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 12:03 pm | Green Party
Consumers pay the price of broadband decision The Commerce Commission’s decision to raise the price of broadband internet will hit consumers in the pocket and is the legacy of National’s failed meddling in the Telecommunications Act in 2010, ... More >>
Govt inaction on poverty killing kids
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 8:50 am | Green Party
Govt inaction on poverty killing kids The Government’s refusal to end child poverty is putting children lives at risk as a report reveals the rate that children are dying from conditions associated with poverty has skyrocketed in the past few years, ... More >>
Sam Lotu-Iiga backs Greens’ position on prisons inspectorate
Monday, 14 December 2015, 3:24 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging the new Minister of Corrections to pick up its Bill on an independent prisons inspectorate after the idea was backed by previous Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga. More >>
Government shows astonishing disregard for Paris agreement
Monday, 14 December 2015, 11:40 am | Green Party
The National Government’s statement that it will not change New Zealand’s climate target and policies shows astonishing disregard for the Paris climate agreement and the global commitment to limiting warming to well below 2 degrees, the Green Party ... More >>
Green Party welcomes Paris Agreement
Sunday, 13 December 2015, 11:38 am | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed the Paris climate agreement saying New Zealand must now honour the commitment it made in Paris with action at home. More >>
Newest detainee form shows Govt once again dropped the ball
Friday, 11 December 2015, 1:09 pm | Green Party
Newest detainee form shows Govt once again dropped the ball The newest form that New Zealand detainees are being asked to sign makes them liable for removal costs despite assurances to the contrary by both the New Zealand and Australian Government, ... More >>
