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Greens happy about zero hours law changes
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 10:00 am | Green Party
14 April 2015 Greens happy Government adopting their zero hours law changes The Green Party is happy the Government is adopting key sections of Denise Roche’s members’ bill that winds back the worst aspects of National’s unfair zero hours law. This ... More >>
Public should have been told about dangerous incident
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 9:01 am | Green Party
13 April 2015 Public should have been told about dangerous deep sea drilling related incident More >>
Government in denial and out of touch on Auckland housing
Monday, 13 April 2015, 12:34 pm | Green Party
John Key has once again shown how out of touch he is with ordinary New Zealanders by denying there’s a crisis in the Auckland housing market, the Green Party said today. “John Key obviously doesn’t know what it’s like for a young couple wanting ... More >>
Government tries to hide massive deforestation in report
Friday, 10 April 2015, 2:17 pm | Green Party
The Government’s greenhouse gas inventory, released today, shows that in the last recorded year of 2013, twice the area of land was deforested as opposed to planted with new trees. This is in contrast to the Government’s misleading comments about ... More >>
Budget surplus back-down deeply embarrassing for Govt
Friday, 10 April 2015, 11:38 am | Green Party
The Government must be deeply embarrassed that it won’t achieve its long-promised Budget surplus this year, the Green Party said today. Government financial statements published today show a $269 million deficit in the Crown’s operating balance before ... More >>
Prison closures could increase community risk
Friday, 10 April 2015, 10:59 am | Green Party
Closing provincial prisons is counterproductive to rehabilitating prisoners and integrating them back into the community said the Green Party today. More >>
Pristine wilderness remains vulnerable unless protected now
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 2:15 pm | Green Party
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry should instruct her department and the New Zealand Conservation Authority to prioritise a national park investigation for conservation land in South Westland, the Green Party said today. More >>
Movie jobs decline despite National’s promises and deals
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 2:13 pm | Green Party
The number of jobs in the screen industry has been in decline since 2009, despite National’s promise that its backroom deals with Warner Bros would secure more jobs here, the Green Party said today. More >>
Dolphin death highlights need for tougher stance on set nets
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 4:38 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for a total ban on recreational set nets in the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary to stop more Hector’s dolphins from being caught in them and drowning. Scientists have today confirmed the death of a Hector’s dolphin ... More >>
National must rule out new diesel for Main Trunk Line
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 1:03 pm | Green Party
The National Government must rule out KiwiRail’s proposal to replace electric with new diesel trains on the Main Trunk Line, the Green Party said today. KiwiRail is proposing to replace electric trains with more diesel-powered engines in a cost-saving ... More >>
Govt lets down sexual violence victims - again
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 12:27 pm | Green Party
Govt lets down sexual violence victims - again The Green Party is concerned a widespread inquiry into how the court system treats sexual violence victims is being watered down. The Green Party understands the Government has decided on a September deadline ... More >>
New Zealand going backwards on human rights
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 11:32 am | Green Party
Despite the National Government’s claim that New Zealand is progressive on human rights, we’re falling behind on best practice especially in areas of child poverty and equality, said the Green Party today. More >>
Lower dairy prices highlight lack of economic diversity
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 10:47 am | Green Party
Further falls in dairy prices overnight highlight why New Zealand needs to diversify its economy, the Green Party said today. Global dairy commodity prices fell further overnight. Whole milk powder, a key price for Fonterra's pay out to farmers, fell ... More >>
Greens: Children must come first in Government’s CYF review
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 2:53 pm | Green Party
The well-being of children must be the paramount consideration underlining the Government’s review of Child Youth and Family (CYF), the Green Party said today. More >>
National ignores Reserve Bank advice on housing
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 11:52 am | Green Party
National ignores Reserve Bank advice on housing, fuelling house price inflation The National Government’s HomeStart package, which starts today, will likely be absorbed into higher margins for developers according to the Reserve Bank, the Green Party ... More >>
Maui's dolphin sighted in new oil block
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 3:51 pm | Green Party
The sighting of a Maui’s dolphin in an area the Government has just opened up to oil and gas exploration shows how willing Energy Minister Simon Bridges is to sacrifice the environment for oil, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens welcome ban on animal cosmetics testing
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 2:45 pm | Green Party
After more than a year of campaigning by Green MP Mojo Mathers, the Government has finally agreed to ban cosmetics testing on animals, the Green Party said today. “I’m over the moon that the Government has acknowledged my work on this issue by finally ... More >>
"Mean" Govt should drop appeal of minimum wage decision
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 11:19 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to drop its mean-spirited move to appeal a court decision that respite carers should be paid at least the minimum wage. The Green Party can reveal that Crown lawyers yesterday lodged an application to appeal ... More >>
Govt set to miss first deadline on climate target
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 10:31 am | Green Party
Govt set to miss first significant deadline on climate target The National Government looks set to miss the first United Nations (UN) deadline to submit its emissions reduction target for 2030, the Green Party said today. Mexico, Norway, Switzerland ... More >>
Ministers exclude emissions from ‘environment reporting'
Monday, 30 March 2015, 3:40 pm | Green Party
The National Party Government has today revealed that the national environmental report topics for this year will, incredibly, exclude New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party said today. “The topics, vetted by the Minister ... More >>
