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Kids bear the costs of Govt’s charter school experiment
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 11:11 am | Green Party
The Minister of Education must step up and take responsibility for the children at Whangaruru School who have been failed by her charter school experiment, the Green Party said today. Education Minister Hekia Parata has today confirmed her earlier ... More >>
New UN report a concern for NZ-Saudi relationship
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 10:54 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Government cannot genuinely hold Saudi Arabia to account over a new UN report that has found they bombed civilian targets, while at the same time trying to foster a closer relationship with Saudi Arabia by gifting them a $3 million slaughterhouse, ... More >>
Housing crisis still worrying Reserve Bank
Thursday, 28 January 2016, 9:58 am | Green Party
National’s housing policy half-measures aren’t enough to stop the Reserve Bank keeping interest rates on hold, which in turn is holding back small businesses, the Green Party said. “If it wasn’t for the Auckland housing crisis, I’d expect ... More >>
Green Party pops champagne for CRL announcement
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 3:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party celebrated the National Government's U-turn on the City Rail Link (CRL), with a mock-opening of the planned Karangahape rail station, which will be built on the site of its Auckland office. More >>
Green Party celebrates end to CRL delay
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 1:39 pm | Green Party
27 January 2016 Green Party celebrates end to CRL delay The Green Party is celebrating a major victory today following the Prime Minister’s announcement that the National Government will no longer stand in the way of the City Rail Link (CRL), the Green ... More >>
Education and steeper fines needed to get stock out of water
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 11:43 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today calling for better education and steeper fines for those who allow their stock to pollute waterways, after cattle on a Canterbury farm were deliberately let into a lake to drink last week. “Farmers up and down the country ... More >>
More cracks in Government’s economic façade
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 11:08 am | Green Party
More cracks are appearing in the National Government’s façade of economic management, with the Crown accounts back in deficit and international ratings agency Fitch downgrading its predictions for New Zealand’s economy, the Green Party said. More >>
National’s Obstruction of Ind. Costings Unit Not Surprising
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 4:55 pm | Green Party
National’s Lack of Support for Independent Costings Unit Not a Surprise The Green Party is disappointed but unsurprised that John Key has refused to support setting up an independent policy costings unit, said the Green Party today. In her State ... More >>
Metiria Turei’s State of the Nation speech
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 12:41 pm | Green Party
I te tuatahi ka mihi au ki ngā mana whenua o tēnei rohe, āra, ko Te Ātiawa, ko Taranaki Whānui, ko Ngāti Toarangatira hoki. Kia ora koutou katoa mō tō manaakitanga. More >>
Greens cut through spin with independent policy costing unit
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 12:40 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has announced a policy to bring more clarity into the political system today, in Co-leader Metiria Turei’s State of the Nation Speech. More >>
Not one more acre of confiscations
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 8:43 am | Green Party
24 January 2016 Not one more acre of confiscations The Green Party launched a petition at Rātana today in support of its Members’ Bill to stop the compulsory acquisition of whenua Māori under the Public Works Act. More >>
Green Party Pays Respect to Barry Brickell
Sunday, 24 January 2016, 12:59 pm | Green Party
Green Party Pays Respect to Barry Brickell The Green Party wishes to express sadness at the death of renowned Coromandel conservationist and craftsperson Barry Brickell, whose unique miniature railway and potteries are iconic features of the Coromandel ... More >>
NZers need full information about TPPA costs and trade-offs
Friday, 22 January 2016, 12:06 pm | Green Party
NZers need full information about TPPA costs and trade-offs The Green Party is asking the Government to release information about what trade-offs it made and what the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will cost, following a new expert economic ... More >>
Gender pay gap no accident and needs a Government response
Friday, 22 January 2016, 10:50 am | Green Party
Gender pay gap no accident and needs a Government response The staggering difference between the salaries of men and women within Government departments shows how much work needs to be done to close the gender pay gap, said the Green Party today. The ... More >>
TPPA will limit ability to stop climate change
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 2:59 pm | Green Party
The Government will sign away the power to do what’s needed to prevent climate change and protect the environment when it signs the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), the Green Party said today. More >>
TPPA repeats Treaty of Waitangi injustices
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 9:18 am | Green Party
New expert analysis of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) shows that it will take power away from Māori, the Green Party said today. More >>
Auckland bus and train fares should fall, not rise
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 1:26 pm | Green Party
Rumours that Auckland Transport is set to raise the fares on buses and trains are disappointing given the huge fall in oil prices, said the Green Party today. More >>
Low inflation provides opportunity
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 11:45 am | Green Party
Low overall inflation provides ideal economic conditions for the Government to tackle snowballing housing costs, stagnating wages, and increasing climate pollution, the Green Party said today. More >>
South Island drought a sign of growing challenge for farmers
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 11:17 am | Green Party
An Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report released today, highlights that climate change will expose farmers to more frequent droughts like the one being experienced in the South Island. It confirms that government and farmers ... More >>
Major disruption in jobs will accelerate growing inequality
Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 12:46 pm | Green Party
The government has a clear role to play to support people through the job losses and disruption of what the World Economic Forum is describing as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Green Party said today. More >>
