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Stand-alone health agency needed for Corrections
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 10:13 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for a stand-alone agency to monitor and provide for prisoners’ health needs. More >>
Housing should be warm and dry – full stop
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 10:04 am | Green Party
Housing should be warm and dry – full stop State houses should be warm and dry, and not require tenants to beg for more help, the Green Party said today. “John Key’s assertion that those in poor quality state housing should ‘reach out for ... More >>
Green Party supports moves regarding corporate manslaughter
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 8:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party supports moves by some within National to institute a corporate manslaughter charge in the Health and Safety Reform Bill. More >>
Govt can improve human health by tackling climate change
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 2:07 pm | Green Party
23 June 2015 Govt can improve human health by tackling climate change The National Government should adopt the recommendations of the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, given that the authors say that climate change threatens to unravel ... More >>
Petition demands Landcorp conversions stop
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 12:22 pm | Green Party
More than 8000 people have asked for a moratorium on state-owned enterprise Landcorp’s conversion of Waikato forestry land to dairy farms, in a petition presented to Parliament by Green MP Catherine Delahunty today. More >>
Green Party supports call for Saudi sheep scandal probe
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 11:18 am | Green Party
The New Zealand public deserve to know the full facts behind the Saudi sheep scandal and the only way this will occur is through the Auditor-General investigating the matter, Green Party Co-leader James Shaw said today. More >>
Green Party wants to work with Govt on audiology regulation
Monday, 22 June 2015, 12:21 pm | Green Party
Green Party wants to work with Govt on audiology regulation The Green Party would like to work with the Government to develop regulations in the audiology industry after widespread concerns about some of the practices that appear to be happening ... More >>
Greens challenge John Key to prove refugee intake numbers
Monday, 22 June 2015, 11:36 am | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging John Key to produce a breakdown of numbers for his claim that New Zealand accepts 3000 to 4000 refugees a year, despite Ministry of Immigration numbers showing otherwise. Earlier this month, Green Party MP, Denise ... More >>
Swamp kauri shambles continues with muddled maths
Monday, 22 June 2015, 11:23 am | Green Party
Further evidence that the Ministry of Primary Industries may have been negligent in its implementation of the Forests Act 1949, including confusing diameter and circumference measurements, means a moratorium on swamp kauri mining and exports is urgent, says ... More >>
Key’s comments expose Saudi sheep scandal
Friday, 19 June 2015, 1:20 pm | Green Party
After weeks of misleading statements, it’s time the Government comes clean about the Saudi sheep scandal, the Green Party said today. “It’s clear that Murray McCully and John Key knew the supposed legal threat was completely empty all along. ... More >>
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 >>
