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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 >>

NZ should use leaders’ summit

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 11:47 am | Green Party

The Green Party is calling for New Zealand to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at President Obama’s Leaders’ Summit, following similar calls by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon. More >>

Greens applaud great start by Government over Kermadecs

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 9:15 am | Green Party

The Green Party is excited by the news that the Government is creating an ocean sanctuary at the Kermadecs and hope that more is to come. More >>

CYFS Minister needs to support our kids

Monday, 28 September 2015, 1:48 pm | Green Party

The Government must not use the Rebstock review to justify their own irrational ideological obsession to privatise CYFS, the Green Party said today. More >>

John Key must back signing of SDGs with action

Monday, 28 September 2015, 1:19 pm | Green Party

It would be hypocritical of John Key to sign up to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to end extreme poverty around the world and stop climate change, if he does not actually implement those policies at home, said the ... More >>

Even TPPA supporters want more transparency

Monday, 28 September 2015, 12:37 pm | Green Party

The National Government must listen to the overwhelming chorus of voices calling for them to come clean on exactly what’s in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), including from people who support the deal, the Green Party said. More >>

Capital Gains Tax still the best option for Auckland

Friday, 25 September 2015, 2:52 pm | Green Party

A proper Capital Gains Tax remains the most essential immediate option to fix the Auckland housing crisis, the Green Party said. More >>

Will Groser sign the TPPA dud deal?

Friday, 25 September 2015, 2:44 pm | Green Party

Statements by Trade Minister Tim Groser today suggest he has given up on securing a good deal for New Zealand dairy exports and may not even attend the next round of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) ministerial negotiations, the Green ... More >>

CYFS’s radical overhaul should not include privatisation

Thursday, 24 September 2015, 12:14 pm | Green Party

CYFS’s radical overhaul should not include privatisation The radical overhaul that is needed for kids in CYFS care to thrive should not include privatisation or abdicate government responsibility the Green Party said today “The Rebstock Report ... More >>

Parliament passes Green Party’s original Bill

Thursday, 24 September 2015, 12:13 pm | Green Party

Parliament passes Green Party’s original Bill The Green Party is pleased that its original Bill to include the Red Peak design as an option in the upcoming flag referendum has passed after being adopted by the Government. “There was a genuine ... More >>

Govt failing Auckland commuters

Thursday, 24 September 2015, 12:10 pm | Green Party

Govt failing Auckland commuters The Green Party is calling on the Government to urgently bring forward funding for the City Rail Link, following the announcement that rail passenger patronage grew 23 percent in the year to August 2015. “Public ... More >>