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Govt must lift social housing supply
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 11:27 am | Green Party
National’s decision to shift the state provision of housing to third parties is a smokescreen for the Government decreasing the provision of affordable housing, the Green Party said today. More >>
National spending less than half needed on urban cycleways
Monday, 6 October 2014, 9:16 am | Green Party
National ignored official advice and is spending less than half what was originally recommended by the Ministry of Transport on urban cycleways, the Green Party has revealed today. More >>
Special votes return 14 Green Party MPs again
Saturday, 4 October 2014, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The return of Green MP Steffan Browning to Parliament on the special votes means the Green Party will continue this term with a strong team of 14 MPs again. More >>
Extradition request for Malaysian diplomat
Friday, 3 October 2014, 5:04 pm | Green Party
“The extradition request by the New Zealand government is a good step forward and we are pleased the matter is progressing. More >>
SkyCity hotel just another dodgy part of SkyCity deal
Friday, 3 October 2014, 12:02 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand public have once again been deceived by National and SkyCity regarding the cost of the International Convention Centre deal, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ must use its ties with China to protect Hong Kong protest
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 10:51 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Government needs to urge China to respect human rights and the freedom to protest in Hong Kong, the Green Party said today. More >>
New report links 2013 drought and climate change
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 3:22 pm | Green Party
A new report on global extreme weather events confirms climate change was a factor in last year’s crippling North Island drought. “Scientists are generally wary of linking single weather events to climate change, so this is a significant acknowledgement ... More >>
National hiding numbers on effect of welfare penalty
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 1:30 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to start reporting the effects of welfare reforms on children, said the Green Party today. More >>
Seymour appointment green light for failing charter schools
Monday, 29 September 2014, 2:53 pm | Green Party
Appointing ACT’s David Seymour as Parliamentary Under Secretary to the Education Minister will mean taxpayers picking up an even bigger bill for the Government’s failing charter schools experiment, the Green Party said today. More >>
New report wake-up call for dairy export sector
Monday, 29 September 2014, 11:08 am | Green Party
An international dairy report has shown Fonterra is adding little value to its dairy exports compared to European and Chinese dairy companies, exposing the weakness of the National Government’s volume-led dairy strategy, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
Will John Key stop delaying Auckland City Rail?
Monday, 29 September 2014, 10:57 am | Green Party
Another steep rise in Auckland public transport patronage in August demonstrates the need for the Government to start investing in rail and busway infrastructure now, not in the 2020s, the Green Party said today. “The rail network is close to ... More >>
Key should look to Children’s Commissioner
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 11:57 am | Green Party
John Key should not reinvent the wheel when it comes to ideas for tackling child poverty, and instead look to the recommendations of the Children’s Commissioner’s Expert Group on Child Poverty, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says. “It is ... More >>
NZ fossil fuel industry admits days are numbered
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 10:28 am | Green Party
The oil and gas industry’s acknowledgment that fossil fuels’ days are numbered has left National isolated in its refusal to work towards a clean energy future, the Green Party said today. The new chief executive of the Petroleum Exploration ... More >>
Dairy drop exposes bankruptcy of economic strategy
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 10:23 am | Green Party
Fonterra’s cut to the dairy pay-out today shows National needs new ideas for the economy other than reliance on increasing commodity dairy production, which pollutes our waterways more and threatens New Zealand’s clean, green brand, the Green Party ... More >>
McCully must table emissions target while at UN
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 12:34 pm | Green Party
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully needs to table a New Zealand emissions reduction target while at the UN climate summit in New York this week, the Green Party said today. More >>
John Key bats away child poverty problem, again
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 11:27 am | Green Party
John Key cannot continue another term of ignoring the overwhelming statistics that child poverty is the biggest challenge facing New Zealand, said the Green Party today. More >>
Govt must take action over West Papua
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 11:24 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Government needs to back up its parliamentary support of media freedom in West Papua with action, the Green Party said today. More >>
Time for new Key Government to take strong action on climate
Monday, 22 September 2014, 12:51 pm | Green Party
The UN Climate Summit in New York on Tuesday is the final, final chance for John Key to demonstrate New Zealand’s commitment to help secure a safe, stable future for our children, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens ramp up defence of environment and workers
Monday, 22 September 2014, 12:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is heading into a new parliamentary term promising to ramp up efforts to defend both the environment and workers from National plans to ram through changes that will attack both, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. National has ... More >>
Action needed to increase voter turnout numbers
Monday, 22 September 2014, 10:57 am | Green Party
Expanded civics and citizenship education is urgently needed to turn around the low voter turnout in New Zealand, the Green Party said today. The Electoral Commission has estimated voter turnout for the 2014 election at 77.04 percent of those enrolled ... More >>
