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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 >>
Cuts to Native Affairs show deeply disappointing
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 2:27 pm | Green Party
Cuts to Native Affairs show deeply disappointing The news that Native Affairs, an award winning show on Māori Television, is to be cut down to half an hour and to a sole presenter is disheartening and a step in the wrong direction, the Green Party ... More >>
Serco contract should be cancelled rather than not renewed
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 12:56 pm | Green Party
The Serco contract should be immediately cancelled rather than merely just not being renewed, the Green Party says. More >>
New report shows National going backwards on climate change
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 11:10 am | Green Party
A new report released overnight by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe shows the National Government is going backwards on climate change, the Green Party said today. The report assessed 58 countries on their emissions and efforts to cut ... More >>
OIA report must signal new era of accountability
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 4:28 pm | Green Party
The Ombudsman’s finding that Ministers’ offices interfered in their departments’ Official Information Act (OIA) releases must signal the end of the Government’s abuse of the OIA, and a new era of public accountability, the Green Party says. More >>
Bennett’s first act on climate ignores Pacific’s pleas
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 4:27 pm | Green Party
Paula Bennett’s first act as incoming Climate Change Minister has been to reject pleas from the Pacific Islands for New Zealand to back a 1.5 degree limit to global warming that could give them the chance of survival, the Green Party has said. More >>
John Key cannot ask deportees to rely on ‘assurances’
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 3:11 pm | Green Party
As Prime Minister, John Key should know that the ‘assurances’ of a politician do not trump legal documents or the law of the land as he claimed today with regards to the rights of deportees, said the Green Party today. More >>
Recycling could be improved for just 10 cents a pop
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 12:18 pm | Green Party
Recycling could be improved for just 10 cents a pop The Government’s waste strategy is not working, but could be easily improved by introducing a ‘cash for containers system’ that would incentivise recycling and pay consumers 10 cents a bottle, the ... More >>
State care compensation cases need prompt resolution
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 11:28 am | Green Party
Resolving state care compensation cases in a just and prompt manner should be a priority for the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), the Green Party said today. More >>
Evidence shows John Key misled New Zealanders
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 9:22 am | Green Party
Evidence shows John Key misled New Zealanders about detainees An Australian Immigration Service form, released this morning by the Green Party’s lawyer Greg Barns, shows that John Key misled New Zealanders about the ability of Kiwi detainees to apply ... More >>
Groser’s departure a chance to refresh climate agenda
Monday, 7 December 2015, 5:11 pm | Green Party
The Green Party hopes the departure of Tim Groser as Minister for Climate Change puts to bed an era of hot air and spin from the Government in dealing with New Zealand’s runaway climate pollution. More >>
