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School closures about saving Hekia, not kids
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 11:28 am | Green Party
School closures about saving Hekia, not kids The National Government’s decision to merge Phillipstown and Woolston schools is another disaster for Christchurch and proves this Government is more interested in saving face than in what is best for ... More >>
National opens conservation land for oil and gas exploration
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 10:57 am | Green Party
The National Government is opening up over 4,600 square kilometres of conservation land for petroleum exploration, the Green Party said today. The conservation land, which is part of Block Offer 2014, is on the West Coast region of the South Island ... More >>
Treasury confirms National bad with money
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 11:54 am | Green Party
National is failing to manage the Government’s accounts prudently, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. The Government’s financial statements for the eight months to February 2014 show the operating deficit before gains and losses ... More >>
Key needs to front on Dunne’s links to pokie money
Sunday, 6 April 2014, 12:29 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key needs to explain just why he has appointed Peter Dunne as Minister of Internal Affairs given his links to the pokie industry, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Don’t Scrap our Trolley Buses, say Greens
Friday, 4 April 2014, 3:19 pm | Green Party
The Green party is launching a campaign to keep Wellington’s trolley buses, and convert them into a more efficient, reliable and flexible bus service, using the latest electric technology, including batteries that can be recharged from overhead ... More >>
SkyCity parking concessions undervalued
Friday, 4 April 2014, 11:31 am | Green Party
The parking concessions given to SkyCity for funding an international convention centre have been undervalued, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Government turning to deep sea drilling out of desperation
Friday, 4 April 2014, 10:56 am | Green Party
New analysis by the Green Party released today shows that easy oil and gas in New Zealand is running out and the Government is turning to risky deep sea and ultra-deep sea drilling out of desperation. Of the 405,000 square kilometres of land and sea ... More >>
Latest fruit fly discovery raises serious questions
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 2:59 pm | Green Party
The discovery of yet another fruit fly in Whangarei raises serious questions about our biosecurity preparedness, the Green Party said today. Three Queensland fruit flies have been discovered in New Zealand since May 2012. More >>
Greens: Compulsory Code of Conduct Bill for supermarkets
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 2:22 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today launched legislation that will see a compulsory code of conduct brought in for New Zealand supermarkets and a fairer, more transparent system for New Zealand suppliers. More >>
Whales at risk from massive seabed mining project
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 11:56 am | Green Party
Evidence in front of the Environmental Protection Authority today shows that a proposed sea bed mining operation off the coast of Taranaki could negatively impact on the health of whales, the Green Party said today. Trans-Tasman Resources Limited (TTR) ... More >>
Time for Simon Bridges to resign climate change portfolio
Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 10:39 am | Green Party
Time for Simon Bridges to resign his climate change portfolio Energy Minister Simon Bridges should resign from his associate climate change portfolio, the Green Party said today. Following the release of the United Nations climate report earlier in ... More >>
Auckland rail electrification another Green win
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 12:40 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating the introduction of electric trains in Auckland today as a result of funding won by the Greens in 2007 and calling for further enhancements to Auckland’s rail network, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter ... More >>
Green Party saddened by death of Bev Grammer
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 10:58 am | Green Party
“We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of former Disabled Persons Assembly president and disability issues advisor Bev Grammer,” Green Party disability issues spokesperson Mojo Mather said today. More >>
Whales the winners at International Court of Justice
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 10:03 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the ruling of the International Court of Justice on the legality of Japan’s ‘scientific’ whaling programme. “This is a clear win for the whales,” said Green Party Oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes. “It was ... More >>
Greens will defend freedom of speech in court
Monday, 31 March 2014, 5:27 pm | Green Party
“Colin Craig’s decision to press ahead with his defamation case stunt is disappointing,” a Green Party spokesperson said. More >>
National turns back on local councils over climate change
Monday, 31 March 2014, 3:24 pm | Green Party
The Government has turned its back on local councils as they struggle to deal with increasing risks from climate change, the Green Party said today. More >>
Reports show National flogging off Genesis too cheaply
Monday, 31 March 2014, 2:55 pm | Green Party
Five independent reports have all concluded that National is selling Genesis shares for less than they are worth, and losing the taxpayer money, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
IPCC report wake up call for Govt that’s failing on climate
Monday, 31 March 2014, 2:14 pm | Green Party
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report into the likely impacts of climate change in New Zealand is a massive wakeup call, the Green Party said today. More >>
Bill should cut huge cost of domestic violence
Monday, 31 March 2014, 12:36 pm | Green Party
New research released today reveals that domestic violence costs New Zealand businesses $368 million a year and demonstrates the need for workplace protections, the Green Party said. Green Party women’s spokesperson Jan Logie has today launched her new ... More >>
Green Party calls for Auckland Airport Rail by 2025
Saturday, 29 March 2014, 1:41 pm | Green Party
The Government must start the Auckland City Rail Link next year to avoid holding up the development of a rail line to Auckland International Airport, the Green Party said today. Auckland International Airport has released a 30 year development plan ... More >>
