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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 >>
Local Govt Commission must listen to Wellingtonians
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 2:54 pm | Green Party
People in the Wellington region have sent a clear message that they do not want an Auckland type super-city, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt’s half-baked housing quality standards not enough
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 11:18 am | Green Party
The Government’s proposed health and safety standards for rental properties are nowhere near enough to fix the shoddy state of cold, damp New Zealand homes and keep Kiwi kids from getting seriously sick, the Green Party said today. “If John Key ... More >>
National must protect quarry workers
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 11:04 am | Green Party
Workers in quarries need the same protections as those that work in the mining industry, the Green Party said today. More >>
New Chum beach decision a victory for community
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 10:36 am | Green Party
The withdrawal of the development consent application to build a residential subdivision at the pristine, world-famous New Chum Wainuiototo beach in the Coromandel is a victory for the local community who have spent years fighting the proposal, the Green Party ... More >>
IRD contract set to benefit US economy not NZ
Monday, 8 June 2015, 4:53 pm | Green Party
Profits from work reshaping the IRD’s IT systems will flow offshore given the IRD has chosen an United States based firm for a potentially billion dollar plus contract to design and supply software, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government must keep Relationships Aotearoa going
Monday, 8 June 2015, 11:54 am | Green Party
Government must keep Relationships Aotearoa going The Government should continue funding Relationships Aotearoa until such time as there are other providers ready to continue the services they provide, the Green Party said today. Relationships ... More >>
FTA privilege should be not extend to torturers
Monday, 8 June 2015, 11:50 am | Green Party
The Government should not extend the privilege of a free trade agreement (FTA) to Saudi Arabia given its highest court has reinforced the penalty of torture for exercising free speech, the Green Party said today. More >>
Families struggling to pay their power bills
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 12:30 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to make non-recoverable grants to families struggling with power bills this winter, to help prevent more children becoming sick from cold, damp homes. More >>
Dalziel’s budget plan still sells Christchurch assets
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 10:29 am | Green Party
Lianne Dalziel’s budget plan, announced today, will see Christchurch’s profitable assets sold in three years, said the Green Party. More >>
Govt must fix the 20,000 uninsulated state houses
Friday, 5 June 2015, 11:05 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the Government to immediately insulate and fix the 30 percent of state homes that it has neglected to insulate so far, despite promising to do so. More >>
Dunedin flooding highlights costs of Govt’s inaction
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 3:18 pm | Green Party
Local governments throughout New Zealand will have to pick up the ongoing cost of National’s inaction on climate change, the Green Party said today. “The flooding in Dunedin highlights that the National Government needs to stop being the problem ... More >>
Toddler’s death shows urgent need for housing WoF
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 12:49 pm | Green Party
The Government must introduce a Warrant of Fitness for all houses in New Zealand, starting with state houses, following the release of a coroner’s report which linked the death of an Auckland toddler to the living conditions in her family’s Housing ... More >>
Education Minister challenged to come clean on charters
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 11:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging the Education Minister to come clean on what’s known about the success, or not, of the five charter schools that have been open for more than a year, as annual reports due this week fail to tell the full story. ... More >>
Key proved wrong on costs of climate action
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 5:16 pm | Green Party
The Government’s own economic modelling has proved John Key wrong about the cost of reducing New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party said today following an exchange between the Prime Minister and new Green Party Co-leader James ... More >>
PM needs to stand down McCully and investigate
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 3:33 pm | Green Party
The Prime Minister needs to stand down Murray McCully and investigate the Saudi sheep deal following new contradictory claims by Murray McCully, the Green Party said today. More >>
