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Opposition should be involved in new GCSB boss appointment
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 2:55 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the opposition to be involved in the selection of a new director for the Government Communications Security Bureau following the resignation of current director Ian Fletcher today. More >>
Chief Archivist to investigate Prime Minister
Monday, 22 December 2014, 5:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the decision by the Chief Archivist to investigate their complaint into the Prime Minister’s practice of deleting official text messages. On 28 November 2014, the Green Party asked the Chief Archivist to look into John ... More >>
It’s not too late – cancel the Pokies deal
Monday, 22 December 2014, 11:01 am | Green Party
John Key should pull the plug on his SkyCity Convention Centre deal as the costs of it blow out and Ministers now suggest Auckland Council could pick up the running tab, the Green Party says. Economic Development Minster Steven Joyce this morning ... More >>
Government must rule out paying more for SkyCity Centre
Friday, 19 December 2014, 4:04 pm | Green Party
The Government must rule out asking the taxpayer to cover any additional costs in the building of the SkyCity Convention Centre, the Green Party said today. SkyCity today applied for resource consent for the International Convention Centre, which ... More >>
CAA report conflicts with Brownlee’s claims
Friday, 19 December 2014, 1:15 pm | Green Party
New details that have emerged today from the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) report into the Gerry Brownlee security breach indicates the bigger picture is being kept from the public. More >>
Govt spend on transport out of step with reality
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 5:20 pm | Green Party
The National Government is planning to allocate ever increasing amounts of taxpayer funding to build expensive new motorways despite record numbers of New Zealanders flocking to buses and trains, said the Green Party. More >>
Solar homes stymied by Govt inaction
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 1:02 pm | Green Party
Government inaction is allowing the big power companies to discourage the nascent solar power sector, the Green Party said today. Green Party MP Gareth Hughes launched a petition today calling on the Government to empower the Electricity Authority to ... More >>
Irresponsible tax cuts lead to seventh successive deficit
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 1:22 pm | Green Party
National's borrowing to pay for cutting the top tax rate was irresponsible and will likely lead to a seventh successive deficit, the Green Party said today. Treasury have forecast a $572 million deficit this year in its Half Year Economic and Fiscal ... More >>
New Zealand Government part of global climate problem
Monday, 15 December 2014, 10:23 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Government’s position on climate change is part of the global problem that we need to overcome if we are to avoid catastrophic climate change, the Green Party said today. More >>
Lima’s Call for Climate Action is Exactly What It Is
Monday, 15 December 2014, 9:13 am | Green Party
The Lima Call for Climate Action just adopted is simply that – a call for future action, says the Green party. The agreement reached on climate change by the 20th UN conference on climate change was described by the Peruvian chair as a ‘good ... More >>
Key even worse than Abbott on Climate Fund
Sunday, 14 December 2014, 12:27 pm | Green Party
The John Key Government is lagging behind even climate reprobate Tony Abbott on commitments to the Green Climate Fund, the global fund designed to support developing countries with low carbon economic development and adaptation to a changing climate. More >>
Govt must review welfare so its fit for purpose
Friday, 12 December 2014, 11:23 am | Green Party
The Government must commit to a comprehensive review of the welfare system following a report that shows the children of some beneficiaries are being unfairly penalised and are missing out as a result, the Green Party said today. More >>
New Zealand should condemn West Papua killings
Friday, 12 December 2014, 11:17 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Government needs to demand accountability from the Indonesian government for the latest killings in West Papua, the Green Party said today. More >>
Dirty Dairy Accord failing to clean up rivers
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 1:29 pm | Green Party
The first monitoring report of the Sustainable Dairying Water Accord fails to show progress on cleaning up our rivers since the Accord was introduced, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens welcome commitment to make Parliament accessible
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 1:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the commitments made in the Speaker's report on improving the accessibility of Parliament for disabled people. The Speaker’s report was a response to the recommendations of the Government Administration select committee ... More >>
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 >>
