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Govt must rule out huge line charge increases for households
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 11:20 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to rule out huge increases to electricity lines charges, in the wake of a suggestion from the Electricity Authority that some households could be facing $500 increases to their yearly electricity bills just ... More >>
Minister in denial over Police budget cuts
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 1:01 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to urgently address cuts to the Police budget and push resources back into frontline community policing, the Green Party said today. More >>
Export of ancient swamp kauri is state-sponsored negligence
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 11:49 am | Green Party
The illegal export of ancient swamp kauri logs needs to stop and a Ministerial inquiry started to prevent more environmental destruction and the loss of New Zealand taonga, the Green Party said today. “It’s clear that the Ministry of Primary Industries ... More >>
Green Party launches Bill to increase refugee quota
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 10:10 am | Green Party
The Green Party has launched a Member’s Bill that would require the Government to lift New Zealand’s refugee quota to 1000 per year, the first increase in 28 years. More >>
IEA report shows need for NZ climate plan
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 2:25 pm | Green Party
An International Energy Agency report out today shows the need for New Zealand to develop a clear and practical plan to reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party said. More >>
Paying people smugglers is pretty illegal Mr Key
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 11:01 am | Green Party
The Green Party is asking the Prime Minister to confirm whether he supports paying money to people smugglers, as the Australian Government has been accused of doing. More >>
Govt cheating iwi, first-home buyers and our legal system
Monday, 15 June 2015, 11:06 am | Green Party
15 June 2015 Govt cheating iwi, first-home buyers and our legal system The Government must honour Treaty settlements and allow Ngati Whatua, Tainui and other iwi first right of refusal on Crown-owned land, rather than trying to please its property developer ... More >>
CEO pay shows entrenched inequality
Monday, 15 June 2015, 10:06 am | Green Party
Ten percent pay rises for CEOs are evidence of an economy based on entrenched inequality, the Green Party said today, following the release of The New Zealand Herald’s executive pay survey . More >>
James Shaw’s speech to the Asia-Pacific Green Federation
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 8:47 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader James Shaw’s speech to the Asia-Pacific Green Federation Congress More >>
Green Party launches climate change test bill
Sunday, 14 June 2015, 8:45 pm | Green Party
All new legislation would get put to the ‘climate change test’ under a new Members Bill launched by the Green Party today at the Federation of Asia-Pacific Green Parties Congress in Wellington. More >>
Greens release climate snapshot of the Asia-Pacific region
Friday, 12 June 2015, 11:54 am | Green Party
12 June 2015 Greens release climate snapshot of the Asia-Pacific region The Green Party today released a climate change snapshot of the Asia-Pacific region which highlights that the region is home to the countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions ... More >>
New report demands transport rethink from Govt
Friday, 12 June 2015, 10:56 am | Green Party
New research from the NZTA shows that the Government needs to rethink its transport spending priorities, the Green Party said today. More >>
Tighter laws needed to stop skirting around animal welfare
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 4:04 pm | Green Party
National has made New Zealand’s live export ban meaningless by skirting it, which is why the laws need to be made watertight, said the Green Party today. More >>
Town Hall decision a victory for Christchurch and democracy
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 3:18 pm | Green Party
The decision to restore Christchurch’s Town Hall is a victory for the people of Christchurch and a validation of their democratic rights, the Green Party said today. More >>
Leaks prove Pharmac under threat from TPPA
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 11:05 am | Green Party
The latest Wikileaks documents prove the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a threat to Pharmac, and New Zealanders access to affordable medicine, the Green Party said today. The leaked documents include a series of principles and procedures ... More >>
Ball back in Govt’s court to fix Auckland housing crisis
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 10:31 am | Green Party
The decision to cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) today is the right one but will add fuel to Auckland’s rapidly rising house prices unless central government acts swiftly and smartly, the Green Party said today. The Reserve Bank Governor reduced ... More >>
Government’s live animal exports policy in tatters
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 9:30 pm | Green Party
Revelations that 50,000 live sheep are being shipped to Mexico highlights massive inconsistencies in the Government’s live animal export policy says the Green Party. More >>
Super Fund backs coal while the world rushes to dump it
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 11:34 am | Green Party
Super Fund backs coal while the world rushes to dump it The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has been increasing its investment in the world’s dirtiest coal companies over the last three years despite large declines in their value as the world dumps ... More >>
Govt must step up and build affordable housing
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 10:46 am | Green Party
The OECD’s New Zealand report is an urgent wake-up call that shows the level of affordable housing supply is nowhere near enough, particularly in Auckland, and that we need a state-sponsored building programme to catch up, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party mourns the passing of Peter Conway
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 4:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is mourning the loss of trade union economist Peter Conway, and expresses its deepest sympathies to his family after his death today. More >>
