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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 >>
Speech to 2015 Green Party AGM – Metiria Turei
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 10:58 am | Green Party
It’s certainly been a while since I’ve had four men chasing after me to become my partner. More >>
Greens moving forward and setting agenda
Saturday, 30 May 2015, 10:53 am | Green Party
Green’s Co-leader Metiria Turei has kicked off the Party’s AGM in Auckland with a speech celebrating the achievements of the past year and claiming credit for some recent political wins. More >>
NZ’s environment once again at risk from seabed prospectors
Friday, 29 May 2015, 1:06 pm | Green Party
The Government should immediately implement a moratorium on seabed mining, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government won’t act to protect kids from pesticide residues
Friday, 29 May 2015, 11:43 am | Green Party
29 May 2015 Government won’t act to protect Kiwi kids from pesticide residues in food More >>
Auditor General must investigate Saudi sheep pay-off
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 2:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has asked the Office of the Auditor General to investigate the pay-offs given to a disgruntled Saudi businessman by the Government. A Cabinet paper released earlier in the week shows that the Government spent nearly $11 million dollars to ... More >>
Norway moves first to dump coal investments
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 10:55 am | Green Party
The Green Party today called on the Government to secure cross-party support to sell its investments in coal mining companies. The Norwegian Parliament’s finance committee agreed in a bipartisan motion yesterday to instruct the $1.2 trillion Government ... More >>
Judith Collins puts workers’ lives at risk
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 10:49 am | Green Party
28 May 2015 Judith Collins puts workers’ lives at risk Judith Collins’ backbench machinations in “her” caucus are putting workers’ lives at risk, the Green Party said. “National’s backdown on health and safety legislation shows that ... More >>
Dairy price drop means Landcorp must stop dairy conversions
Thursday, 28 May 2015, 9:05 am | Green Party
Today’s cut to Fonterra’s forecast farmgate milk price means that government-owned Landcorp must stop converting forests to dairy farms or risk doing serious damage to the rural economy, the Green Party said. More >>
PPP for Holiday Highway will double cost to taxpayer
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 12:58 pm | Green Party
The use of private sector finance to build the Pūhoi-Warkworth motorway will make an already uneconomic project more expensive, the Green Party said today. The National Government today announced it was putting the financing and construction of the Pūhoi-Warkworth ... More >>
Govt leaves Maori and domestic violence victims stranded
Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 12:27 pm | Green Party
The Government’s closure of Relationships Aotearoa creates a worrying gap in the provision of specialist counselling services to Maori and domestic violence victims and perpetrators, the Green Party said today. “By shutting down Relationships Aotearoa, ... More >>
