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Extreme weather “picture of the future”
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 10:23 am | Green Party
The Green Party is accusing the Government of systematic inaction over climate change, as New Zealand scientists warn the extreme weather battering the country is a “picture of the future”. “The extremes of weather we’re seeing fit with predictions. ... More >>
Fund school support staff centrally
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 2:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging the Education Minister to move to the central funding of school support staff as primary principals and teachers reject her $359 million flagship education plan. More >>
Govt inaction on protecting Maui’s dolphins criticised
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 1:37 pm | Green Party
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has published a report that concludes the situation for New Zealand’s highly endangered Maui’s dolphin is dire, and that the Government’s “current management situation falls short of that required ... More >>
Has Key joined efforts to thwart Obama on climate?
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 1:33 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on John Key to confirm or deny that New Zealand is part of a small handful of countries trying to block global action on climate change. More >>
Greens launch plan for 3D printing strategy
Monday, 9 June 2014, 12:00 pm | Green Party
Green Party information and technology spokesperson Gareth Hughes launched a component of the Green Party’s Smart Green Innovation package today. The Blueprint For The Future, a digital manufacturing strategy for New Zealand, will: develop a digital ... More >>
Greens commit to all obesity recommendations
Monday, 9 June 2014, 11:55 am | Green Party
The Green Party congratulates the New Zealand Medical Association for its ground-breaking report on battling obesity, and commits to implementing all its recommendations when in Government. More >>
Green Party to decriminalise abortion
Friday, 6 June 2014, 10:51 am | Green Party
The Green Party will decriminalise abortion and assert the right of women to make decisions regarding their own health and the wellbeing of their family or whanau. Abortion is currently a crime under the Crimes Act. It is only legal if two consultants ... More >>
John Banks must go
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 3:40 pm | Green Party
The National Government has been propped up for the past three years by a criminal MP who got his seat through a dodgy deal with John Key, and it is time for that arrangement to end, the Green Party said today. In the High Court at Auckland Act MP John Banks ... More >>
Writer, artists, comedians, Olympic rower in rivers campaign
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 2:14 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating World Environment Day with a renewed call for swimmable rivers. More >>
Environment Commissioner condemns regulation of oil and gas
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 1:01 pm | Green Party
New Zealand’s independent environmental watchdog has condemned the Government’s regulation of the oil and gas industry by calling it inadequate, the Green Party said today. More >>
Key issue for education must be tackling inequality
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 2:34 pm | Green Party
The key issue in education the Government needs to address is inequality and the effect this has on children’s ability to learn before anything else, Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said today. More >>
Nats’ ETS costs motorists up to $112m a year
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 12:23 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) costs motorists $25-$112 million per year, but they get nothing back, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. Motorists have been paying between 2.2 cents and half a cent per litre ... More >>
John Key’s head in the Pacific sand over climate
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 12:20 pm | Green Party
John Key needs to front up to Pacific leaders and communities and explain why his Government is not taking climate change seriously, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party AGM 2014 Speech: Climate Change
Sunday, 1 June 2014, 1:48 pm | Green Party
Thank you very much Jeanette for that introduction and thank you, all of you, for the very warm welcome. More >>
Green Party launches major climate protection plan
Sunday, 1 June 2014, 1:38 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today announced a suite of major election policies to transition New Zealand to carbon neutrality by 2050, including a charge on carbon that will be returned to all households as a Climate Tax Cut on the first $2000 of income, ... More >>
Speech: Turei - If not for the Greens, then who?
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 12:06 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei’s speech to Green Party AGM If not for the Greens, then who? Introduction Over the last few weeks I’ve had a glimpse of the future and I’ll tell you what, it looks absolutely beautiful. With our education ... More >>
Greens launch free healthcare policy for teenagers
Saturday, 31 May 2014, 11:44 am | Green Party
Greens launch free healthcare policy for teenagers The Green Party today launched a $29 million plan to improve the health of young people aged 13-17, including making GP visits free for this group. The plan offers free doctors’ visits and free medicine ... More >>
Monorail decision victory for people and environment
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 4:22 pm | Green Party
Monorail decision victory for people and environment The decision not to allow a monorail in Fiordland is a victory for all the New Zealanders who stood up for the environment, the Green Party said today. More than 18,000 people signed Save Fiordland’s ... More >>
Greens propose cheap fix to Govt’s expensive charity blunder
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 12:50 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has a Member’s Bill that would have solved the fiasco concerning a Queenstown social housing provider's $6 million tax bill. The Queenstown Lakes Community Trust was facing the bill from IRD after it was deemed by the Charities ... More >>
Taxpayers subsidising millions in pollution under ETS
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 3:01 pm | Green Party
It has been revealed in Parliament today that taxpayers are paying millions of dollars for companies to pollute under the Government’s failed emissions trading scheme (ETS), the Green Party said today. “The Government has admitted that hundreds of ... More >>
