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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 >>

Green Party proposes business tax breaks

Thursday, 5 November 2015, 10:33 am | Green Party

The Green Party has today launched a suite of new policies that will dramatically increase the number of electric vehicles on New Zealand roads, save Kiwis money, and cut pollution. More >>

Maiden Speech – Green Party MP Marama Davidson

Thursday, 5 November 2015, 9:20 am | Green Party

Ehara i te mea ko te hāngūtanga o te wāhine he taonga tuku iho nō tāukiuki, nō ō tātou kuia. E kāo. Māku e kī atu. Ehara tēnei kauhau mō te wāhine e whai mana ana - engari kē ia, ko te mana o te wahine. He mana wāhine! He mana tūturu! ... More >>

SIS breaks the law again IGIS finds

Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 12:54 pm | Green Party

A highly critical review of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) today shows the powers of New Zealand spy agencies need to be curbed and political oversight beefed up, the Green Party said today. More >>

National scores a fail in economics as unemployment rises

Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 12:22 pm | Green Party

The extra 11,000 Kiwis now out of work as a result of National’s economic mismanagement shows the Government’s plan is not working for all New Zealanders, the Green Party says. The September quarter Labour Market Statistics show unemployment up to six ... More >>

Royal visit opportunity to pull out of fossil fuels

Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 11:36 am | Green Party

The Green Party is calling on the Government to follow the lead of our future king and stop investing public money in fossil fuels. More >>

Green Party supports fair pay for DOC workers

Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 9:08 am | Green Party

The Green Party is supporting Department of Conservation staff who have found themselves the victims of the Government’s cuts to DOC funding, and are taking industrial action this Conservation Week. “DOC staff are the victims of conservation funding ... More >>