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New dodgy deal revealed in Cabinet paper
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 8:29 pm | Green Party
New dodgy deal revealed in Cabinet paper New information shows the Government did a second dubious deal with a disgruntled Saudi businessman who was blocking progress on the Gulf States Free Trade Agreement (FTA), says the Green Party today. A Cabinet ... More >>
Maui’s dolphin numbers fall
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 1:48 pm | Green Party
Maui’s dolphin numbers fall It’s time for the Government to pull out all the stops to protect Maui’s dolphin in the wake of news that estimated numbers have fallen to between 43 and 47 individuals, said the Green Party today. Research from ... More >>
NZ forces should not be risked training Iraqi army
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 12:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to withdraw New Zealand troops from Iraq given the Iraqi army seems unwilling to fight the Islamic State, Green Party defence spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. More >>
Echoes of GFC with huge trade deficit
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 12:04 pm | Green Party
26 May 2015 Echoes of GFC with huge trade deficit New Zealand is now experiencing the worst annual trade deficit since the height of the global financial crisis because the National Government has failed to diversify the economy away from dairy and oil, ... More >>
$367 m Contact pay-out shows cash comes before customers
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 10:31 am | Green Party
Contact Energy’s decision to pay nearly 100% of its profit to its shareholders rather than drop retail electricity prices, invest in clean energy technology exports, or pay down debt, shows that it doesn’t put its customers first, the Green Party ... More >>
Govt must listen to public on climate change action
Monday, 25 May 2015, 1:14 pm | Green Party
Government must listen to public on climate change action The Green Party is today calling for the Government to listen to the hundreds of people who called for real climate action at the Government’s own climate change consultation meetings so ... More >>
Why are we paying climate polluters $31m to pollute?
Sunday, 24 May 2015, 1:28 pm | Green Party
Why are we paying climate polluters $31m to pollute? Figures in National’s 2015 Budget revealing that nearly $31 million is being spent on increasing greenhouse emissions show just how much the emissions trading scheme (ETS) is unfair to New ... More >>
Environmental protection the winner on the day
Friday, 22 May 2015, 4:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating a victory for the environment, as John Key admits lack of support from other political parties has halted plans to gut the principles of the Resource Management Act. More >>
MPs announce cross-party working group on LGBTI rights
Friday, 22 May 2015, 12:52 pm | Green Party
Pink Shirt Day is the perfect time for politicians of all stripes to launch a cross-party LGBTI working group. MPs put aside their differences today and donned pink shirts to take a stand against the bullying of LGBTI people in New Zealand. The group has ... More >>
Conservation funding cuts a sad way to mark biodiversity day
Friday, 22 May 2015, 12:39 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is disappointed that Budget 2015 continues Government cuts to conservation spending, increasing the risks to our native species. The Department of Conservation’s operational funding has been cut by $8.7million down from a budgeted $352million ... More >>
Greens support Budget moves to protect biodiversity
Friday, 22 May 2015, 11:03 am | Green Party
The Green Party will support the new levies on international passengers to protect New Zealand’s biosecurity, announced in Budget 2015. “New Zealand’s biosecurity is vital to our agricultural and tourism sectors, not to mention our natural environment, ... More >>
Reduced spend on refugees undermines resettlement
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 6:12 pm | Green Party
Government is cutting $1.5million from essential refugee services, potentially stranding vulnerable refugees overseas, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s police cuts risk community safety
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 6:10 pm | Green Party
National’s police cuts risk community safety Real cuts to Police funding will leave our communities more vulnerable to crime, the Green Party said today. Budget 2015 sees further long-term cuts to police spending. Police spending peaked in 2010 and ... More >>
Nasty cuts to Kiwisaver show young NZers are fair game
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 5:56 pm | Green Party
Government moves to axe the $1000 Kiwisaver kick-start show that the Government has abandoned young New Zealanders, the Green Party says. More >>
Metiria Turei’s 2015 Budget Speech: The abandoned generation
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 3:25 pm | Green Party
Mr Speaker Today John Key could have kept his promise to reduce child poverty. More >>
Today’s Budget still no solution to child poverty
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 3:06 pm | Green Party
Today’s Budget is still no solution to child poverty, the Green Party said. “John Key could have kept his promise to tackle child poverty, but he chose instead to do the bare minimum,” Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said. More >>
Govt must guarantee homes built on Crown land are affordable
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 10:35 am | Green Party
21 May 2015 Govt must guarantee 100% of homes built on Crown land are affordable More >>
Taxpayer funded captioning gives broadcasters a free pass
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 1:15 pm | Green Party
Increasing taxpayer funding to captioning is letting profitable broadcasters off the hook from their responsibilities, said the Green Party today. More >>
The abandoned generations poised to be left out of budget
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 11:00 am | Green Party
National’s admission it will break its promise to reduce child poverty in tomorrow’s budget is the latest sign that the National Government has abandoned New Zealanders under 40, the Green Party says. “New Zealanders aged under 40 have been abandoned ... More >>
Government must put bees first
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 10:52 am | Green Party
20 May 2015 Government must put bees first The Environmental Protection Agency needs to apply the precautionary principle and stop the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoids due to the detrimental affect they have on New Zealand’s bees, the Green party ... More >>
