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NZ Govt duplicitous on climate
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 12:39 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand delegation at the UN Climate Conference in Lima today advocated for reducing fossil fuel subsidies, only a week after the Government announced $8 million more for oil and gas exploration subsidies here, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ finally ratifying maritime labour convention good news
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 3:39 pm | Green Party
It is great news that New Zealand has finally ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, the Green Party said today. More >>
Brakes needs to be put on China extradition treaty
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 11:38 am | Green Party
Today, on International Human Rights Day, the Green Party is calling on the Government to discontinue talks on an extradition treaty with China. On Monday, it emerged the Government was looking at a possible extradition treaty with China; a country with ... More >>
Report shows National must change economic plan
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 11:04 am | Green Party
An OECD report today shows the fundamental philosophy of New Zealand Governments over the past 30 years has been wrong, and the only hope for New Zealand is if National dramatically changes direction, the Green Party said today. “The Organisation for ... More >>
Greens call for end to cruelty of factory farming
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 10:39 am | Green Party
The Government must end the legalised cruelty of factory farming, the Green Party said today. More >>
National giving Auckland growing pains
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 8:44 am | Green Party
The National Government is suffocating Auckland’s transport development by holding back its funding for the vital City Rail Link, said the Green Party today. More >>
National giving Auckland growing pains
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 5:30 pm | Green Party
The National Government is suffocating Auckland’s transport development by holding back its funding for the vital City Rail Link, said the Green Party today. More >>
National to allow oil drilling in Maui’s Dolphin sanctuary
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The Government is pushing the Maui’s Dolphin to the brink of extinction with its announcement today giving the green light to oil drilling in their Marine Mammal Sanctuary, the Green Party said today. National has announced 15 new drilling permits ... More >>
MPIs failure compounded contamination incident
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 10:28 am | Green Party
MPIs failure to follow procedure compounded contamination incident The report of the Government inquiry into the whey protein contamination incident released today shows that the Ministry for Primary Industries failed to follow established procedure ... More >>
Failure to cut emissions could cost $34,000 per household
Monday, 8 December 2014, 10:01 am | Green Party
Treasury figures, released by the Sustainability Council today, show failing to take action to cut greenhouse gas emissions will cost between $2,000 and $34,000 per household, the Green Party said. The Sustainability Council has obtained figures ... More >>
Greens call to investigate serious conflict of interest
Sunday, 7 December 2014, 5:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has asked the Auditor General to investigate serious conflicts of interest over Food and Grocery Chief Katherine Rich’s membership on the board of the Health Promotion Agency (the Agency). “I’ve asked the Auditor General to ... More >>
Central Govt to blame for Auckland rail delay
Sunday, 7 December 2014, 12:23 pm | Green Party
The National Government is delaying Auckland’s rail development, while pushing ahead with the expensive Puhoi to Wellsford motorway, a motorway with declining traffic volumes, benefiting fewer people and business, said the Green Party today. More >>
Greens say no to Wellington mega city
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 12:08 pm | Green Party
Green Party Wellington MPs, councillors, and community board members have jointly come out in opposition to the proposal for a Wellington region mega city today. More >>
Sealord’s actions bad for workers and regional economies
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 12:23 pm | Green Party
The constant drive to cut costs by diverting work to workers from other countries leaves New Zealand workers increasingly vulnerable, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Greens call for mandatory captions
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 11:48 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to honour the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by requiring the captioning of television. This year, the theme of International Day of Persons with Disabilities is ‘The Promise of Technology’, ... More >>
Dairy price collapse a call to action on R&D
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 10:47 am | Green Party
The decline in dairy commodity prices should be a call to action for the Government to massively step up its investment in research and development (R&D), the Green Party said today. The key dairy commodity, whole milk powder, plunged further, putting ... More >>
Green Party to defend human rights against Government attack
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 1:34 pm | Green Party
Green Party to defend human rights against Government attack The Green Party will be holding to its principles and defending New Zealanders’ human rights by opposing the Government’s proposals to extend spy surveillance and cancel passports. “No ... More >>
Police get it wrong on Dirty Politics complaint
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 11:16 am | Green Party
The Green Party is criticising the Police’s decision to not investigate evidence of criminal activity detailed in the book Dirty Politics. The Police wrote to the Green Party yesterday to confirm they will not be investigating a range of alleged ... More >>
Report must be final wakeup call on poverty
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 8:57 am | Green Party
Report must be final wakeup call on poverty A report showing one in six children are going without basics like fresh food and warm clothing must be the final call to action on child poverty for John Key and his Government, the Green Party said ... More >>
National’s economy rises and falls with dairy prices
Monday, 1 December 2014, 12:04 pm | Green Party
The weakness of National’s one product to one market economic strategy was highlighted today with falling dairy prices hurting the terms of trade this quarter, the Green Party said. The merchandise (goods) terms of trade fell 4.4 percent in the September ... More >>
