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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 >>
Nick Smith wrong again on Maui’s
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 3:37 pm | Green Party
Conservation Minister Nick Smith has been proven wrong again, when he downplayed the impact of seismic testing on the world’s smallest and most endangered dolphin, the Maui’s dolphin, the Green Party said today. More >>
Tukituki plan decision dams National’s weak water rules
Friday, 27 June 2014, 10:22 am | Green Party
The Board of Inquiry decision on the Tukituki regional plan confirms that National’s approach to water quality rules will allow our rivers to become toxic, the Green Party said today. “The Board’s decision signals that the Government’s favoured ... More >>
Govt relents to Green Party pressure on banking contract
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 1:11 pm | Green Party
National has finally relented to years of Green Party pressure by agreeing to put the Government’s banking contract to competitive tender, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. Treasury and the Ministry of Business, Innovation & ... More >>
Domestic violence report shows Government is on wrong track
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 12:51 pm | Green Party
The latest report from the Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) shows the Government is on the wrong track when it comes to domestic violence, said the Green Party today. More >>
Gareth Morgan adds signature to Green Party rivers campaign
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 10:08 am | Green Party
Gareth Morgan adds signature to Green Party rivers campaign Over 1000 New Zealanders including Gareth Morgan and Maisey Rika have signed on to the campaign to ensure New Zealand’s rivers are clean and safe for swimming, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
Commitment to reducing animal testing needed
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 9:55 am | Green Party
Green Party calls on Government to demonstrate commitment to reducing animal testing The failure of the Primary Production Committee to include any measures to address public concerns around unnecessary animal testing in the Animal Welfare Amendment ... More >>
