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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 >>
Govt must stop demanding reports on National Standards
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 1:20 pm | Green Party
The Education Minister must stop demanding schools report on National Standards and immediately stop collecting data for league tables following evidence that the standards are completely unreliable, the Green Party says. The Ministry of Education’s ... More >>
Are our spy agencies stopping asylum seekers
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 12:48 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key needs to confirm if our spy agencies were involved in snooping on asylum seekers and potentially breaching our international human rights obligations, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Mentally ill NZers are not a cash cow for National’s mates
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 3:38 pm | Green Party
2 June 2015 Mentally ill NZers are not a cash cow for National’s mates More >>
Spy review panel needs to look at NSA roll back
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 11:45 am | Green Party
The intelligence and security review panel needs to look overseas and realise that unbridled power for spy agencies to undertake mass spying is no longer acceptable, and ensure that New Zealanders do not have less privacy protections than American ... More >>
James Shaw speech to 2015 Green AGM
Sunday, 31 May 2015, 12:02 pm | Green Party
I want to start by paying tribute to Russel and all the work he’s done for our party and our cause. More >>
New Green’s leader calls on PM to talk over climate change
Sunday, 31 May 2015, 12:00 pm | Green Party
New Green Party Co-leader James Shaw has challenged John Key to find common ground over climate change, in his inaugural speech at the Green Party’s AGM today. More >>
Government needs to know what’s worth saving
Sunday, 31 May 2015, 11:06 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on all New Zealanders to implore the Government that action on climate change is imperative to save our economy, environment and way of life. More >>
Russell Norman: Launch of Green Party Climate Campaign
Sunday, 31 May 2015, 11:05 am | Green Party
Worth Saving - Speech at the launch of Green Party Climate Campaign by Dr Russel Norman More >>
James Shaw elected new Green Party male Co-leader
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 4:36 pm | Green Party
James Shaw has been elected as the new male Co-leader of the Green Party at its AGM in Auckland today. More >>
Information about Live Stream at Green Party AGM
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 11:52 am | Green Party
What: Key speeches and announcements at the Green Party AGM will be live streamed over the weekend More >>
