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‘Rock star’ economy hitting the rocks
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 1:51 pm | Green Party
National’s so-called ‘rock star’ economy is unravelling and today’s trade figures for July showing a 7.5 percent fall in exports from June is a sign of the trouble ahead, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s tax cuts mean health, education cuts
Monday, 25 August 2014, 2:03 pm | Green Party
John Key is again dangling tax cuts in front of voters, but such cuts will come at the cost of cuts to health, education and environmental protection, the Green Party said today. More >>
Land sale highlights need for clean water rules
Monday, 25 August 2014, 1:10 pm | Green Party
Concerns raised about the possible impact of the sale of Lochinver Station, and resulting increased dairy intensification on the property, highlight the need for stronger clean water rules, the Green Party said today. More >>
Auckland home buyers $220,000 worse off under National
Sunday, 24 August 2014, 3:25 pm | Green Party
New home buyers in Auckland are on average $228,400 worse off when buying a home now than when National came to power, and National’s meek deposit policy does nothing to make housing more affordable says the Green Party. “Since National came to power ... More >>
Key must come clean over SIS
Friday, 22 August 2014, 12:01 pm | Green Party
John Key must release all the information regarding the declassification of Security Intelligence Service documents that embarrassed Phil Goff prior to the 2011 election, the Green Party said today. More >>
Forestry Co-op great idea, but not if foreign controlled
Friday, 22 August 2014, 11:22 am | Green Party
The proposal to set up a forestry co-operative to market New Zealand forest products is welcome, but not if it is foreign controlled and its prime concern is to simply export more unprocessed logs, the Green Party said today. More >>
Latest F for Hekia Parata
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 4:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party agrees with the need for more collaboration and non-contact time for teachers, but disagrees that the Government’s hierarchical approach is the way to achieve that, said the Green Party today. More >>
National’s poverty denial hurting Maori and Pasifika people
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 11:35 am | Green Party
John Key's poverty denial is damaging the wellbeing of Maori and Pasifika people as new research shows they are getting poorer, sicker and less likely to be employed under National, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party welcomes watchdog inquiry into dirty politics
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 3:05 pm | Green Party
Green Party welcomes spy watchdog inquiry into dirty politics Spy watchdog, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS), has confirmed it will investigate Green Party concerns that Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) documents were declassified for ... More >>
Greens to produce bigger surpluses and repay debt sooner
Wednesday, 20 August 2014, 10:03 am | Green Party
The Green Party has released its full fiscal costings for their 2014 election priorities which show they will deliver larger surpluses and pay down debt sooner than National. More >>
PM must take action over Collins’ Whale Oil leak
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 3:23 pm | Green Party
The Prime Minister John Key must properly investigate Minister of Justice Judith Collins, leaking a public servants’ name and contact details to the Whale Oil blogsite, the Green Party said today. More >>
Soaring debt shows National poor economic managers
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 1:31 pm | Green Party
Treasury’s pre-election update today shows net government debt will be substantially higher than forecast just three months ago, the Green Party said today. More >>
National to cut $3.8bn from health, education, environment
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 11:38 am | Green Party
Findings in an independent analysis of the Government’s books, commissioned by the Green Party, reveal National is planning multi-billion dollar cuts to health, education, and environment spending over the next three years. More >>
Folly of asset sales exposed by Meridian windfall dividend
Monday, 18 August 2014, 1:07 pm | Green Party
The folly of the National Government's asset sales was exposed today when Meridian Energy announced a windfall dividend which the Government will now only get half of, the Green Party said. “Meridian’s windfall dividend underlines that selling ... More >>
Greens launch billion dollar plan to reduce child poverty
Sunday, 17 August 2014, 3:17 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today launched a billion dollar package to significantly reduce child poverty in New Zealand. The details of the plan were released at the party’s campaign launch in Auckland. The plan is the core component of the Green Party's ... More >>
Green Party Election Campaign Launch 2014
Sunday, 17 August 2014, 3:15 pm | Green Party
Aroha mai, Aroha atu. When love is given, love is returned. Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei Address at the Green Party Election Campaign Launch 2014 AUT, 17 August 2014 Aroha mai, Aroha atu. When love is given, love is returned This is the Aotearoa ... More >>
Green Party launches policy to require 100% captioning of TV
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 11:17 am | Green Party
The Green Party today announced that building a more accessible and inclusive society for disabled people will be a social priority for this election. The Green Party will: 1. Amend the Broadcasting Act and Telecommunications Act to require targets ... More >>
Green Party to lodge official complaints
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 10:01 am | Green Party
Green Party to lodge official complaints The Green Party is today lodging a series of complaints with the Police, Parliamentary Service, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and the Privacy Commissioner after revelations in Nicky Hager’s new ... More >>
Minister restarted native logging against advice
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 9:34 am | Green Party
Conservation Minister Nick Smith ignored scientific and technical advice when he pushed through law changes to allow logging on West Coast conservation land, the Green Party said today. New information released to TVNZ shows that the Department ... More >>
John Key’s SkyCity empire will suck Auckland dry
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 1:32 pm | Green Party
John Key has gifted SkyCity the opportunity to create a gated empire in Auckland city where the casino can siphon off all the spending associated with a convention centre, while Auckland pays in increased gambling harm, the Green Party said today. More >>
