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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 >>
National fiddling while Auckland burns
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 11:25 am | Green Party
The National Government’s failure to take meaningful action to curb property speculation is creating a serious risk to the financial and economic stability of the country, said the Green Party today. More >>
Is John Key losing it?
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 4:17 pm | Green Party
John Key’s comments about opposition MPs backing rapists in Parliament today is a huge misjudgement that shows the Prime Minister is losing it, the Green Party says. More >>
IMF report more evidence of inaction on housing crisis
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 12:20 pm | Green Party
A report released today by the IMF shows the Government’s inaction on the housing crisis is creating a significant risk to New Zealand’s economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens call on transport minister to adopt ‘gold coin’ trial
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 11:30 am | Green Party
Green Party calls on transport minister to adopt ‘gold coin’ bus trial The Green Party is calling on Transport Minister Simon Bridges to adopt Wellington City Council’s trial of “gold coin” bus fares and fund it nationwide, if public transport use ... More >>
Trade Minister Also Responsible For Climate Change Issues
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 10:43 am | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging Trade Minister Tim Groser to explain to the public whether he supported cutting climate change out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). All the specific references to climate change and fossil fuel subsidies ... More >>
John Key puts Australian politics ahead of human rights
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 10:34 am | Green Party
It’s time for John Key to stop putting his mateship with Malcom Turnbull above the need to call Australia out for its appalling human rights abuses, the Green Party said today. More >>
Pay women more
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 10:15 am | Green Party
The Government should set a target date for when women will be paid on par with men in the public sector to show that it take fair pay seriously this Equal Pay Day, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ Govt cannot support Australia on UN Human Rights Council
Monday, 9 November 2015, 12:11 pm | Green Party
With Australia due to get a grilling at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) today, the Green Party is once again calling on the National Government to rule out supporting Australia’s bid for a membership on the UNHRC next year. More >>
Minister needs SIS to reassess denied security clearances
Sunday, 8 November 2015, 10:35 am | Green Party
The Minister in charge of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS), Chris Finlayson, must instruct the agency to reassess all of those New Zealanders who have been denied security clearance and tarnished as a result of unfair vetting processes, ... More >>
TPPA fails to acknowledge climate change
Saturday, 7 November 2015, 6:09 pm | Green Party
It's appalling that the environment chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) does not explicitly cite climate change, the biggest threat to our global wellbeing, said the Green Party today. More >>
Kiwis must have a say on TPPA
Friday, 6 November 2015, 9:45 am | Green Party
The Government must commit to an extended timeframe for select committee consultation on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and public hearings throughout the country, the Green Party said today. More >>
Minister in the dark for months about SIS breaking the law
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 3:22 pm | Green Party
Minister in the dark for months about SIS breaking the law The fact that it took over four months for the Minister to be informed of major breaches of the law by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) shows he has lost control of ... More >>
New Govt punishment for our most vulnerable families
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 1:58 pm | Green Party
The Government’s announcement that it will kick homeless families off the Housing New Zealand wait-list if they refuse to move into mouldy state homes is a classic case of victim-blaming, the Green Party says. Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett ... More >>
Green Party supports fair pay and conditions for MBIE staff
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 1:10 pm | Green Party
Green Party supports fair pay and conditions for MBIE staff The Green Party is supporting Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) staff who are taking industrial action today. “It’s no wonder the Minister of MBIE is failing in his goal to ... More >>
Northland’s disappearing forests will spread
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 12:59 pm | Green Party
Northland’s disappearing forests will spread Northland forests are disappearing under National’s watch as a direct result of their long-term conservation budget cuts, the Green Party said today. The National Government has cut $376 million from ... More >>
