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National Government wins another fossil
Friday, 4 December 2015, 11:53 am | Green Party
The National Government's love affair with fossil fuels has just become more embarrassing, as New Zealand was voted one of the top ten most attractive nations for the fossil fuel industry to do business in, the Green Party says. The Government was yesterday ... More >>
Super Fund and ACC should Divest for Paris
Friday, 4 December 2015, 11:01 am | Green Party
The Superannuation Fund and the ACC Fund should join the 500 institutions, worth $3.4 trillion USD (approximately $5.09 trillion NZD), who have pledged to divest from fossil fuels as part of the Divest for Paris campaign, the Green Party said. More >>
Minister failing to grasp basics of his portfolio
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 3:12 pm | Green Party
Corrections Minister Sam Lotu-liga cannot continue in the role after he failed to answer basic questions about teens in prison today and dismissed a senior Corrections officer’s statements about prison understaffing as “her opinion”, the Green ... More >>
Review of Roastbusters investigation raises questions
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 3:04 pm | Green Party
The review of Child, Youth, and Family’s (CYFS) involvement and investigations into the Roastbusters case has raised further questions about whether New Zealanders can trust those meant to protect our vulnerable members of society, the Green Party ... More >>
Bill to stop Public Works Act Māori land confiscations
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 1:21 pm | Green Party
Parliament will get the opportunity to make the Treaty of Waitangi a stronger part of our nation’s laws with a Members’ Bill drawn today, the Green Party said today. More >>
Australia and NZ Greens call for human rights inquiry
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 11:08 am | Green Party
The Green parties of New Zealand and Australia have lodged a submission with the Australian Human Rights Commission asking it to establish an inquiry into the treatment of New Zealand citizens who are detained in immigration detention centres. Green ... More >>
Mojo Mathers launches disability-assist dog Bill
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 10:57 am | Green Party
Green Party disability issues spokesperson Mojo Mathers is marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by launching a new Member’s Bill, which will create a more inclusive and accessible New Zealand. Ms Mathers’ Human Rights (Disability ... More >>
Minister must address teen prison lockdown “akin to torture"
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 10:36 am | Green Party
The Green Party is demanding that Corrections Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga stop the lockdown of teenagers for 23 hours a day in Mt Eden Prison and clarify what Corrections has done about the practice since first alerted to it more than a year ago. “The latest ... More >>
Government to be asked to come clean
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 11:30 am | Green Party
Government to be asked to come clean on fossil fuel subsidies The Green Party will be asking the Government today to reveal the full extent of taxpayer support for fossil fuels, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei says. Yesterday 950 international ... More >>
Parliament to debate supermarket referee
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 10:56 am | Green Party
Parliament will today have the opportunity to support the establishment of a supermarket adjudicator tasked with developing a code of conduct to level the playing field between big supermarkets and local produce suppliers, following problems exposed by the 2014 ... More >>
Govt keeping consumers in the dark about hepatitis scare
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 10:42 am | Green Party
The hepatitis A berry outbreak has highlighted that consumers are in the dark about where their food comes from, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party to vote against National’s RMA changes
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 4:34 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will oppose the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill, Green Party Environment spokesperson Eugenie Sage said today. “National has wasted its opportunity to strengthen the Resource Management Act (RMA). Instead many of the changes proposed ... More >>
Fossil of Day award shows up National’s climate hypocrisy
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 11:18 am | Green Party
New Zealand being awarded the Fossil of the Day award at the Paris climate talks is an embarrassing indictment that shows up the National Government’s failure to walk the talk on climate change, the Green Party said. More >>
Govt abandons older Kiwis
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 11:09 am | Green Party
The Government’s failure to build affordable housing, and to ensure rentals are long-term and healthy to live in, has created a ticking time bomb of homelessness as hundreds of thousands of baby boomers arrive at retirement, the Green Party said ... More >>
Key needs to walk-the-talk when on the world stage
Monday, 30 November 2015, 12:17 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key risks New Zealand being seen as two-faced at the Paris Climate talks later today when he’ll call for reform of fossil fuel subsidies, while New Zealand is throwing around massive tax breaks for oil exploration, the Green Party ... More >>
Key must apologise over Malaysian diplomat case
Monday, 30 November 2015, 11:22 am | Green Party
The Prime Minister needs to immediately apologise to Tania Billingsley for the Government’s handling of her case and he must instruct Murray McCully to immediately release an unredacted version of the John Whitehead report into the matter, the Green Party ... More >>
MPI failing our animals and damaging our reputation
Monday, 30 November 2015, 10:35 am | Green Party
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy must immediately investigate the way in which the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been enforcing animal welfare standards in our dairy industry, the Green Party said today. The call comes after TV One’s ... More >>
NZ should send navy to monitor Japan’s whale hunt
Sunday, 29 November 2015, 1:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to send a navy vessel to the Southern Ocean to ensure Japan adheres to international law when it resumes whaling early next year. Japan has announced that it will resume whaling after a one-year hiatus, ... More >>
Kiwi climate marchers challenge Govt to show leadership
Saturday, 28 November 2015, 1:36 pm | Green Party
The tens of thousands of Kiwis who marched in solidarity around the country today sent a loud and clear message to the Government that they want a climate change plan New Zealand can be proud of, the Green Party said today. The New Zealand People’s ... More >>
Green Party congratulates Kirk Hope
Friday, 27 November 2015, 4:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party congratulates Kirk Hope on his appointment as Chief Executive of BusinessNZ. “Our congratulations go to Kirk Hope for his appointment as BusinessNZ Chief Executive,” Green Party Co-leader James Shaw said. “Mr Hope is the right ... More >>
