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Government punishes beneficiary babies
Friday, 11 July 2014, 11:09 am | Green Party
Papers released to the Green Party shows that the Government turned their back on babies of beneficiaries against official advice, said the Green Party today. Documents released by Treasury to the Green Party under the Official Information Act show that ... More >>
DOC restructuring a failure
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 4:56 pm | Green Party
The State Services Commission has found that the Government’s restructuring of the Department of Conservation (DOC) is not working, the Green Party said today. More >>
National breaks promise to insulate every state house
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 10:50 am | Green Party
National has broken its promise to insulate every state house by the end of 2013, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. “Of the 68,386 houses under Housing New Zealand’s management, 30 percent have not been insulated. That is a dismal ... More >>
McCully should stand down while review considers his actions
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 10:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the review into Foreign Affairs’ handling of allegations of attempted rape by a Malaysian Diplomat to be expanded to cover actions of Ministers, and for the Minister of Foreign Affairs to stand down while the review is being held. More >>
High cost of storm damage sign of things to come
Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 3:51 pm | Green Party
New figures showing storm damage cost New Zealand $77 million in the first half of the year are a reminder of what we’re up against with climate change, the Green Party said today. According to the Insurance Council of New Zealand, insured storm ... More >>
SkyCity’s commitment to preventing harm non-existent
Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 11:49 am | Green Party
National has done a deal with a company that continues to flout New Zealand’s gambling regulations, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. In a media sting earlier this year, an elderly man was allowed to play pokie machines continuously ... More >>
Its official - Teamkey is not working for most kiwis
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 3:05 pm | Green Party
Latest Government data proves John Key is not working for all New Zealanders as the incomes of the poorest half of kiwis stayed the same in the 6 years under National, while the top 20 percent’s rose by thousands, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt putting targets ahead of children
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 10:52 am | Green Party
The National Government ignored official warnings about the safety of kids in some home-based early childhood services, because it needed more kids in those services to meet its enrolment targets, the Green Party revealed today. More >>
Housing figures National’s shame
Monday, 7 July 2014, 4:56 pm | Green Party
The number of Auckland households in urgent and serious need of housing has increased tenfold since March 2012, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Fed Farmers leading wrong way on water
Monday, 7 July 2014, 12:37 pm | Green Party
Federated Farmers needs to show greater leadership on water quality, the Green Party said today. The Green Party is responding to claims by the outgoing and incoming Federated Farmers’ dairy section chairs that ‘there is no need for urgent action” ... More >>
Key must get whaling assurance from Abe
Monday, 7 July 2014, 9:53 am | Green Party
John Key must seek a concrete assurance from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Japan will not flout the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on whaling, the Green Party said today. More >>
Whaling must be top of agenda for Japan PM visit
Friday, 4 July 2014, 1:48 pm | Green Party
New Zealand must make protecting whales a priority during next week’s visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Green Party oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today. More >>
Government underfunding jeopardises recycling
Friday, 4 July 2014, 10:58 am | Green Party
The Government’s underfunding of the TV Takeback scheme jeopardises the whole e-waste drop-off network across the country, the Green Party said today. The TV Takeback scheme was put in place to deal with the glut of old TVs needing to be recycled arising ... More >>
ACC investments risking native species
Friday, 4 July 2014, 9:14 am | Green Party
The National Government has invested in a gold drilling company whose activities threaten a critically endangered native frog species, the Green Party has revealed today. Despite being a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, ... More >>
Bottom lines for water create a licence to pollute
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 10:44 am | Green Party
The Government has pulled the plug on cleaning up our dirty rivers so they are safe for swimming, the Green Party said today. The Green Party was commenting on the Government’s national bottom lines for water quality released today by Environment Minister Amy ... More >>
Green Party’s answer to climate Big Ask
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 9:12 am | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed a Gen Zero report calling for concrete climate commitments from all parties ahead of the election. More >>
Green MP Holly Walker to step down from party list
Monday, 30 June 2014, 1:19 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Holly Walker has decided to withdraw from the party’s list in the upcoming election and will not seek a second term in Parliament. Ms Walker was number 12 on the Green Party list. More >>
National plays politics with regional transport
Monday, 30 June 2014, 12:37 pm | Green Party
National’s announcement that it intends to spend $212 million upgrading regional roads is not just a naked election bribe, but poor economics, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>
Horrendous conditions on pig farm show MPI failing
Sunday, 29 June 2014, 8:01 pm | Green Party
The horrendous conditions animals are living in at a Canterbury pig farm are completely unacceptable and show that MPI are failing to do their job by putting economic interests ahead of animal welfare, said the Green Party today. Footage obtained by Farm Watch ... More >>
Transport upgrades an insulting election bribe
Sunday, 29 June 2014, 2:20 pm | Green Party
It's an insult for the National Party to offer regional families their roading upgrades as an election bribe funded by the asset sales slush fund, when investing in the local roading network should come out of operational budgets as part of the normal ... More >>
