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What has ACC Minister been doing?
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 4:00 pm | Green Party
The ACC Minister needs to front up and explain what, if any, changes she has made to the broken culture of ACC rather than denying that she has any part to play in the dysfunction of her Ministry, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens dam Tukituki decision
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 3:43 pm | Green Party
With the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council actively promoting the Ruataniwha dam scheme and the Government suppressing important information on its potential impacts, it is not surprising that the Ministerially appointed panel has agreed to it the scheme, ... More >>
What has ACC Minister been doing?
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 3:26 pm | Green Party
The ACC Minister needs to front up and explain what, if any, changes she has made to the broken culture of ACC rather than denying that she has any part to play in the dysfunction of her Ministry, the Green Party said today. Yesterday, the District ... More >>
Workers at Canterbury Yarns need redundancy support
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 11:00 am | Green Party
Workers faced with redundancy at Canterbury Yarns need a redundancy support co-ordinator, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Green Party donation disclosure
Monday, 14 April 2014, 2:49 pm | Green Party
These donations have been submitted and gone through the formal disclosure processes of the Electoral Commission. More >>
Green Party selects NGO leader as Mt Roskill candidate
Monday, 14 April 2014, 11:25 am | Green Party
The Green Party has selected former Oxfam New Zealand Executive Director Barry Coates as its candidate for the Mt. Roskill electorate. Barry recently stepped down from Oxfam after ten years. He brings an enormous range of skills and experiences to his ... More >>
IPCC report shows Government ignoring climate experts
Sunday, 13 April 2014, 10:22 pm | Green Party
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report into climate mitigation, just released in Berlin, shows the National Government is ignoring the pleas of the world’s best climate scientists. The report says deep and fast emission cuts are ... More >>
Reviewable tenancies will increase risks for children
Sunday, 13 April 2014, 3:25 pm | Green Party
Instead of kicking families out of their homes if they can't pay their rent, parents with young children should have the opportunity to purchase equity in a state-built home over time, the Green Party said today More >>
48,000 New Zealanders drinking faecally contaminated water
Sunday, 13 April 2014, 11:34 am | Green Party
48,000 New Zealanders drinking faecally contaminated water Some 48,000 people were provided with water that had issues with faecal contamination, 18,000 of whom were from Canterbury, the Green Party said today. The Ministry of Health’s Annual Report ... More >>
Latest inventory shows National driving climate change
Friday, 11 April 2014, 11:34 am | Green Party
New Zealand's latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory submitted to the UN confirms National’s policies are driving climate change, the Green Party said today. The annual inventory shows New Zealand's gross emissions have risen 20 per cent under National and are ... More >>
Latest inventory shows National driving climate change
Friday, 11 April 2014, 11:34 am | Green Party
New Zealand's latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory submitted to the UN confirms National’s policies are driving climate change, the Green Party said today. The annual inventory shows New Zealand's gross emissions have risen 20 per cent under National and are ... More >>
Call for inquiry: Peter Dunne and Northern Wellington Trust
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 5:06 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Denise Roche today wrote to the Parliamentary Registrar of Pecuniary Interests requesting an inquiry into whether Peter Dunne should have included his involvement as chair of the Northern Wellington Festival Trust on the Register of ... More >>
Greens support high profile Kiwis’ call for climate action
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 12:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party fully supports a group of high profile Kiwi business people, lawyers, academics and commentators delivering a petition to parliament today calling for the Government to take the threat of climate change more seriously. Wiseresponse, ... More >>
Government leaving Kiwis and environment out in the cold
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 11:41 am | Green Party
The Government is making it harder for ordinary New Zealanders to protect the places they care about, the Green Party said today. “The Environment Minister told officials that she didn’t want Aucklanders to be able to access environmental legal aid for ... More >>
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 >>
