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Charter schools evaluation reveals next to nothing

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 12:27 pm | Green Party

The only useful conclusion in the Government-sanctioned evaluation of charter schools is the confirmation that smaller classes work better, the Green Party says. The evaluation, carried out by consultancy firm Martin Jenkins and released publicly yesterday, was ... More >>

Greens support E tū union launch

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 11:36 am | Green Party

Today’s launch of the new union E tū, formed through the merger of the EPMU and the Service and Food Workers’ Union, has been welcomed by the Green Party. The new union covers over 50,000 members and is New Zealand’s largest private sector ... More >>

Super Fund tilts towards clean energy

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 11:25 am | Green Party

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund’s commitment to invest NZ$540 million in clean energy is its clearest signal yet that they are taking climate change seriously, the Green Party said today. More >>

Sacrificing habitat of threatened species is a bad deal

Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 1:34 pm | Green Party

The Department of Conservation’s (DoC) decision to allow the habitat of threatened species such as long-tailed bat to be used for an irrigation reservoir sets a dangerous precedent that threatens our native wildlife, the Green Party said today. DoC’s ... More >>

Bee-killing pesticides need to go

Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 11:50 am | Green Party

The Government needs to ban neonicotinoid pesticides in light of new research that proves they kill bees and other important pollinating insects, the Green Party said today. More >>

Bad TPPA deal will cost New Zealanders

Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 10:05 am | Green Party

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) makes it more likely that everyday New Zealanders will become tenants in our own land, while private companies snap up the limited gains of about one percent of GDP, the Green Party said today. “The ... More >>

Greens celebrate $120 million savings from banking tender

Monday, 5 October 2015, 5:16 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is celebrating the conclusion of an uphill battle to get National to run a competitive tender process for New Zealand’s biggest banking contract – the Government’s master banking contract. More >>

Apology to David Wong-Tung and Oravida

Friday, 2 October 2015, 4:07 pm | Green Party

“On the 19th of June 2015, I issued a press release under the title “Govt. stuck in the mud over swamp kauri allegations.” More >>

Biggest gender pay gap since 2008

Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:36 pm | Green Party

Biggest gender pay gap since 2008 New data released today shows that the difference between median hourly wages for men and women is the largest since National took office in 2008 – evidence that National’s hands-off approach to closing the gender ... More >>

New Zealand must do more for our Pacific neighbours

Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:14 pm | Green Party

The Government must listen to Pacific leaders and start taking climate change seriously on the international stage, the Green Party said today. More >>

Green Party will return prisons to state control

Friday, 2 October 2015, 11:19 am | Green Party

Green Party will return prisons to state control The Green Party will return all prisons to state control because a person’s liberty should not be monetised. Fresh allegations have been made against our failing private prison system about beatings ... More >>

Parata’s comments highlight massive holes in Govt’s plan

Friday, 2 October 2015, 11:00 am | Green Party

Hekia Parata’s admission that the Government wants to tie school funding to achievement data, and her bizarre comments about charter schools and Apartheid, shows just how flawed National’s ideologically driven education reforms are, the Green Party said ... More >>

Government’s hunt for oil is a dying dream

Thursday, 1 October 2015, 2:43 pm | Green Party

Government’s hunt for oil is a dying dream Shell’s decision to halt oil exploration off the Otago coast is another blow to the Government’s oil obsession, the Green Party said today. “Shell is joining the likes of Anadarko, Petrobras, and TAG Oil, ... More >>

NZ must look to balance rights for Kiwis in Australia

Thursday, 1 October 2015, 12:14 pm | Green Party

NZ must look to balance rights for Kiwis in Australia The National Government should immediately move to secure and balance the rights of Kiwis living in Australia, said the Green Party today. Australia recently stepped up its policy of indiscriminate ... More >>

Wasted opportunity to change lanes to electric cars

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 12:50 pm | Green Party

The Government should be showing leadership and replacing the Crown cars with high-end electric cars instead of buying 34 more diesel BMW limousines, the Green Party said. More >>

Five year test a better bright line test

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 11:36 am | Green Party

The National Government still has time to extend the bright line test to five years to better curb rampant housing speculation, the Green Party said today. More >>

Australian and NZ Green parties call on deportation halt

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 3:23 pm | Green Party

Australian and New Zealand Green parties call on deportation halt The Green parties of New Zealand and Australia are jointly calling on the Australian Government to halt the indiscriminate deportation of New Zealanders, and people from other countries, ... More >>