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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 >>

Clearer picture needed on air quality to safeguard health

Thursday, 5 March 2015, 1:48 pm | Green Party

The Government needs to beef up the monitoring of a harmful airborne particle in order to protect New Zealanders’ health, the Green Party said today. More >>

Time for PM to come clean on Pacific spying

Thursday, 5 March 2015, 11:17 am | Green Party

John Key must come clean and tell New Zealanders whether the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has illegally spied on them during mass information gathering on behalf of the United States of America, said the Green Party today. More >>

Demanding passwords at the border is unacceptable

Thursday, 5 March 2015, 10:45 am | Green Party

Insisting people give up their laptop and smartphone passwords at the border, without a search warrant or due process, is completely unacceptable and goes against common perceptions of privacy, the Green Party said today in response to a discussion document ... More >>

Pay transparency is vital to reduce inequality

Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 2:19 pm | Green Party

The Green Party today welcomed calls for a conversation about public sector pay caps, but stressed that the conversation must also include pay transparency and the ratios between the highest and lowest incomes, as part of a larger plan to address inequality ... More >>

Approving GE trees in Brazil will have dire implications

Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 12:25 pm | Green Party

The approval of GE trees by a Brazilian regulatory body will have implications for New Zealand’s clean, green image and potentially the pockets of taxpayers, the Green Party said today. More >>

McCully must be proactive on human rights

Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 10:47 am | Green Party

Murray McCully must take a proactive stance on human rights abuses in West Papua during his meeting with the Indonesian Foreign Minister. More >>

Productivity Commission should investigate carbon intensity

Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 9:47 am | Green Party

The Green Party has suggested a Productivity Commission inquiry into how New Zealand can best raise living standards while simultaneously reducing net greenhouse gas emissions. “Measuring carbon intensity and agreeing on ways to reduce it can help ... More >>