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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 >>
Sexual violence services need more help - MPs
Friday, 11 December 2015, 1:00 pm | Green Party
A Committee of MPs from across Parliament has today called for better, and more sustainable funding for specialist sexual violence services after finding that current funding is not enough to keep people safe, the Green Party said today. More >>
Inadequate DOC funding is failing Northland
Friday, 11 December 2015, 11:47 am | Green Party
The National Government should immediately promise the funding needed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) to save Northland forests from being destroyed by possums, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s two-faced approach to climate talks
Friday, 11 December 2015, 11:44 am | Green Party
Govt's junkfood relationship devastating for kids
Friday, 11 December 2015, 8:32 am | Green Party
Latest data proves the Government's hands-off approach to obesity, and refusal to limit the junkfood industry's influence, has had devastating impacts on childrens' health, the green Party says. More >>
OCR cut good for families, bad for Auckland housing
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 10:05 am | Green Party
With unemployment rising and the economy going off on the wrong track, cutting the Official Cash Rate (OCR) was the right decision to help small and medium-sized businesses invest to create jobs and bring mortgage payments down for families, the Green Party ... More >>
