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Dr Russel Norman: Super Cyclone Pam and climate change
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 2:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party’s thoughts and condolences are with the people of Vanuatu, whose country has been devastated by Super Cyclone Pam. Our sympathies are with the families and friends of those who have lost loved one in this disaster, with reports of many ... More >>
Government must back Pacific calls for climate action
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:45 am | Green Party
Government must back Pacific calls for climate action In the wake of cyclone Pam, the National Government must respond to calls from our Pacific neighbours to take real action on climate change, the Green Party said today. “John Key has said in ... More >>
Bridges’ tunnel doesn’t make sense
Monday, 16 March 2015, 5:40 pm | Green Party
The Waitemata Harbour tunnel idea announced today by Transport Minister Simon Bridges doesn’t make sense unless the City Rail Link is built first, the Green Party said. More >>
Taxpayers' Union Welcomes Green Party Pledge
Monday, 16 March 2015, 5:16 pm | Green Party
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming confirmation from the Green Party that it will block Simon Bridges’ proposal to increase travel entitlements for MPs elected prior to 1999. Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman, Ben Craven, says: More >>
Greens block expansion of MP travel benefits
Monday, 16 March 2015, 2:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has blocked the Government’s plan that could have increased travel benefits for MPs that entered Parliament prior to 1999. Any party opposing an aspect of a Statute Amendment Bill means that component does not proceed. More >>
Govt should back farmers' dairy conversion moratorium call
Monday, 16 March 2015, 1:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Government-owned Landcorp to take a break from converting swathes of land into dairy farms that will make more waterways too polluted to swim in. More >>
Green Party extends sympathies to Vanuatu
Monday, 16 March 2015, 1:31 pm | Green Party
The Green Party’s thoughts and condolences are with people of Vanuatu who have been affected by Cyclone Pam, and believes this must serve as a wakeup call for action on climate change. More >>
NZ’s spying is damaging relations with Pacific neighbours
Sunday, 15 March 2015, 1:07 pm | Green Party
NZ’s spying is damaging relations with our Pacific neighbours New Zealand’s relationships with its Pacific neighbours have been damaged by the latest revelations that the GCSB has been spying on Cabinet Ministers and top level Government officials in the ... More >>
Failings in the Resource Management Act need to be addressed
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 3:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party said today it commends Auckland Council and the Titirangi landowners who are looking at ways to avoid the felling of a centuries-old kauri tree, but failings in the Resource Management Act (RMA) still need to be addressed. Various organisations ... More >>
Metiria Turei asks John Key on a lunch date
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 1:01 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei is inviting John Key to join her for lunch at decile 1 Windley School in Porirua next Wednesday, following the Prime Minister’s offer to undertake such a visit during question time yesterday. “I’m challenging ... More >>
Govt backs down on MP pay Bill riddled with basic errors
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 10:30 am | Green Party
The Government’s attempt to change the formula for setting MPs’ salaries could be riddled with embarrassing errors, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt surplus looking unlikely
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 1:33 pm | Green Party
Govt surplus looking unlikely The Treasury’s announcement today that a deficit for the 2014-15 financial year is likely shows that the Government is failing to meet the key economic target that it set itself, the Green Party said today. “National ... More >>
Government washes its hands of better protection for nature
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 4:37 pm | Green Party
The Government has distanced itself from the Auckland Council decision to allow the destruction of a centuries-old kauri and rimu trees in Titirangi to make way for two houses, the Green Party said today. When asked by Green Party conservation spokesperson ... More >>
Kids need help now, Prime Minister
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 11:15 am | Green Party
Children in poverty can’t wait for the Budget to bring them enough food, or shoes - they need urgent Government action in the wake of evidence that one in six kids are going without the basics, the Green Party says. More >>
Will John Key still send refugees to Manus Island?
Tuesday, 10 March 2015, 10:58 am | Green Party
John Key must categorically tell New Zealanders and the world whether he will send refugees to Manus Island, in the wake of a damning UN report on Australia’s main detention centre, the Green Party said today. The UN says Australia is breaching ... More >>
What will gutting the RMA bring tomorrow?
Monday, 9 March 2015, 12:24 pm | Green Party
If kauri trees are to be axed today, what will gutting the RMA bring tomorrow? More >>
Key must explain how GCSB spying on citizens is lawful
Sunday, 8 March 2015, 11:39 am | Green Party
John Key needs to come clean with New Zealanders and explain how it is lawful for the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to spy, without a warrant, on New Zealand citizens who are part of the governments of the Cook Islands and Niue, ... More >>
120 years until Kiwi women will earn the same as Kiwi men
Sunday, 8 March 2015, 11:35 am | Green Party
Kiwi women will have to wait 120 years, until the year 2134, before they earn as much as their male counterparts, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens Call for release of cost benefit analysis of TPPA
Saturday, 7 March 2015, 11:32 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the National Government to release their cost benefit analysis of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). More >>
Greens lodge complaint as spying allegations confirmed
Friday, 6 March 2015, 9:55 am | Green Party
The Green Party has lodged a complaint with the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) over allegations that the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has been spying on New Zealanders in the Pacific. This morning the ... More >>
