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Green Co-leader calls for cross-party action on climate chan
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 4:05 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader James Shaw has renewed his call for cross-party action on climate change at today’s trans-transman Environmental Defence Society Climate Change and Business Conference, saying a lack of policy stability is letting business down. More >>
Detainee rights not raised by Key
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 3:40 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key’s admission today that he did not even ask his Australian counterpart to return Kiwis currently detained in off-shore detention centres to mainland Australia shows how little he tried to advocate for them when meeting Malcolm ... More >>
Govt can create housing options that are good all round
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 2:54 pm | Green Party
A new report from the Productivity Commission shows that the Government has many options to help solve the Auckland housing crisis and it must choose those that will create better cities for people and the environment, the Green Party said. More >>
Report highlights Government’s failure
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 1:05 pm | Green Party
The inaugural Environment Aotearoa report highlights the major shortfalls in the Government’s environmental management, and must lead to urgent action to protect our indigenous wildlife, rivers, and seas, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens congratulate Kristine Bartlett and union movement
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 3:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed the Government’s announcement today that it will set up a joint employer-union working group to address claims under the Equal Pay Act. More >>
New Zealand contributing less to climate change fund
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 2:40 pm | Green Party
New data released by the Green Party today shows that New Zealand is contributing far less than other comparable countries to a fund that helps developing countries combat climate change. More >>
Protection for subcontractors a win for building industry
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 11:25 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming new financial protections for subcontractors as a win for the building industry after years of struggle following the collapse of Mainzeal in early 2013. Today, Parliament will pass the Construction Contracts Amendment Bill. More >>
Government’s new plan same as the old plan
Monday, 19 October 2015, 5:16 pm | Green Party
The Government’s plan to curb childhood obesity is largely a rehash of existing programmes and offers very little to reduce the attraction of junk food. More >>
What’s the plan for NZ detainees?
Monday, 19 October 2015, 12:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging Prime Minister John Key to tell New Zealanders what his next step will be, following his failure, over the weekend to secure any meaningful concessions on Kiwis detained in Australia. More >>
PM's failure to get win for Kiwis
Sunday, 18 October 2015, 12:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will press on with a human rights complaint about the detention and treatment of Kiwis in Australia, following an apparent failure of Prime Minister John Key today to secure any reasonable concessions from his Australian counterpart. More >>
Green parties to lodge complaint with AHRC
Friday, 16 October 2015, 12:12 pm | Green Party
The Green parties of New Zealand and Australia will be lodging a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) about the detention and treatment of New Zealanders in Australia. More >>
Govt’s obesity plan must put people ahead of profits
Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:53 am | Green Party
The Government has an opportunity with its obesity plan to put the health of New Zealanders ahead of the profits of multi-national junk food companies, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt encouraging New Zealanders to become tenants
Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for stronger controls on agricultural land and business sales to overseas investors following new information that Americans were the biggest investors in New Zealand farmland in the past two years. More >>
Waikato Regional Council is sitting on its hands
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 3:04 pm | Green Party
The Waikato Regional Council (WRC) is failing to protect the Waikato River and the communities who value it from increasing pollution, by allowing Landcorp’s upstream dairy conversions to continue and allowing others to take place without resource ... More >>
Two dollar tax bribe at what cost?
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 12:19 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to rule out borrowing to pay for tax bribes while funding for core education and health services continues to fall behind what’s needed, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt plans to melt Antarctica!
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 11:39 am | Green Party
The National Government’s plans for emissions reduction will melt Antarctica if all other countries follow our lead, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens will ensure gender balance in Cabinet
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 9:44 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today announcing that, in Government, it will ensure half of all Green Cabinet Ministers are women, and will call on other members of any coalition Government it is involved in to do the same. More >>
James Shaw’s speech to the NZ Council of Trade Unions
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 9:42 am | Green Party
Me aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone. Mai te tīmatanga, ko Papatūānuku te whaea whenua, ko Hineahuone te ira tangata tuatahi, he wāhine. Tīhei Mauriora! More >>
TPPA will hit farmers in the pocket
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 1:15 pm | Green Party
Leaked TPPA documents show that farmers will be stopped from saving some seed from their crops to grow again and may face other restrictions, as the National Government signs away farmers’ rights as part of the deal, the Green Party said today. More >>
Surplus good but at what cost?
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 1:07 pm | Green Party
National today achieved their own narrow goal for the economy by achieving a surplus, but it’s come at the cost of the things that matter to families and children, the Green Party said today. More >>
