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Pope calls for Government action on climate change
Friday, 19 June 2015, 12:37 pm | Green Party
The Pope’s unprecedented call for genuine action on climate change by governments highlights the National Government’s failure to reduce New Zealand’s net greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt stuck in the mud over swamp kauri allegations
Friday, 19 June 2015, 10:52 am | Green Party
The Government’s excuses for allowing the export of swamp kauri as finished products are being bogged down by mounting evidence that rough sawn slabs of kauri timber are being exported illegally, the Green Party said today. More >>
Dairy growth costing the environment more than ever
Friday, 19 June 2015, 10:50 am | Green Party
Latest reports from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment show dairy intensification is causing more pollution to our waterways, and the water quality of many waterways is continuing to decline, the Green Party said today. More >>
Encyclical shows National out of step with world on climate
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 5:32 pm | Green Party
The Pope’s call for urgent action on climate change highlights an absence of leadership on climate from the National Government, the Green Party said today. More >>
National Govt continues attack on DOC
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 3:37 pm | Green Party
National Govt continues attack on DOC and effective marine protection The National Government is continuing to undermine the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) work protecting New Zealand’s natural spaces by shifting responsibility for new marine ... More >>
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 >>
