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25 years of children's rights but Government failing them
Friday, 20 November 2015, 9:47 am | Green Party
20 November 2015 25 years of the rights of children but Government failing to deliver More >>
Government must stop cuts to Opposition funding
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 3:14 pm | Green Party
The National Government should respect the more than half of Kiwis who didn’t vote National at the last election, and immediately reinstate funding it has cut from the Opposition since it’s been in power, the Green Party says. While the Government ... More >>
Govt missing in action
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 1:03 pm | Green Party
The National Government and Minister for the Environment Dr Nick Smith have been missing in action in failing to provide local authorities with clear national direction on how to plan for sea-level rise, the Green Party said today. More >>
What have we learned five years on from Pike River tragedy?
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 11:44 am | Green Party
On the fifth anniversary of the Pike River tragedy, the Green Party has condemned the Government for reneging on its promise to recover the dead men’s remains, and for failing to hold anyone accountable for the disaster, or to honour the men with ... More >>
If the UK can ditch coal, Fonterra can too
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 11:01 am | Green Party
Fonterra should follow the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s lead and phase out coal use instead of building new coal-fired milk drying plants, the Green Party said. More >>
Green Party mourns Jonah Lomu
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 3:22 pm | Green Party
Green Party mourns Jonah Lomu The Green Party wishes to extend its deepest sympathies to the family, friends and fans of Jonah Lomu. “Today is a very sad day for New Zealand; we have lost an icon,” said Green Party sports and recreation spokesperson ... More >>
NZ must not extradite people to be tortured
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 11:52 am | Green Party
The Green Party wants to know how the Government can be completely sure a New Zealander being extradited to China will not be tortured or face the death penalty when the New Zealander faces murder charges. More >>
Govt must build more state houses
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 11:21 am | Green Party
Govt must build more state houses to get our children off the streets The Green Party is calling on the Government to uphold its obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child * and increase the supply of state homes in ... More >>
Another case of pay hypocrisy from the Government
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 11:06 am | Green Party
The Green Party is accusing the Government of hypocrisy following revelations that it is paying Paula Rebstock $2000 a day to chair the Child Youth and Family review panel at the same time as it refuses to pay Parliamentary cleaners a living wage ... More >>
Change the Govt if you want action on climate
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 4:00 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s unwillingness to work cross-party to address climate change is putting businesses and the economy at greater risk, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party abstaining on Returning Offenders Bill
Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 2:05 pm | Green Party
“While we recognise the need for legislation to cater for the deportees returning to New Zealand, we do not believe the Government has gone about this the right way,” said Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei. More >>
Families set to suffer as SkyCity hits jackpot
Monday, 16 November 2015, 11:51 am | Green Party
The roll-out of 470 new gambling machines and tables at SkyCity’s Auckland casino from today, as reported on RNZ this morning, will hit families in the pocket and put already-vulnerable Kiwis at further risk, the Green Party said. The multi-national ... More >>
Green Party expresses sympathy for Paris victims
Saturday, 14 November 2015, 7:52 pm | Green Party
The Green Party's thoughts are with the people of France, as we offer our sympathy to the family and friends of those who have been killed and injured in the attack. More >>
What role did ministers play in secret report?
Friday, 13 November 2015, 11:53 am | Green Party
Ministers must say whether they had anything to do with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s (NZTE) refusal to release a report into the deaths of 900 lambs sent to Saudi Arabia as a Government bribe to a Saudi businessman, the Green Party said today. More >>
Supermarket referee long overdue
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 1:43 pm | Green Party
Supermarket referee long overdue Parliament will have the opportunity to establish a supermarket referee to ensure supermarkets treat suppliers fairly, after Green MP Mojo Mathers’ Commerce (Supermarket Adjudicator and Code of Conduct) Amendment ... More >>
Environmental decision making should not be political
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 12:26 pm | Green Party
The Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith should not be given the power to appoint Environment Protection Agency (EPA) decision-makers who decide applications for seabed mining and other development in New Zealand’s oceans, the Green Party said today. More >>
Amy Adams must clarify why New Zealanders are being detained
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 10:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Justice Minister to release the full list of the reasons New Zealanders are imprisoned on Christmas Island, and for the Prime Minister to correct his statement that the detainees were “rapists and murderers”. More >>
John Key should “back” sexual violence survivors
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 12:38 pm | Green Party
The Government’s treatment of sexual violence survivors and history of cutting funding to sexual and family violence services stands in stark contrast to John Key’s tirade about rapists in Parliament yesterday, the Green Party says. More >>
Minimum standards needed now
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 12:18 pm | Green Party
The Government is allowing Kiwi children to become seriously ill because it refuses to create minimum health and safety standards for rental homes and properly renovate state houses, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens offer Government chance to vote for the environment
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 12:10 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is offering the National Government the chance today to vote for the environment, and show it can work constructively across parities to future proof our economy by voting for two Green Party Members’ Bills, the Green Party says. More >>
