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Govt must be up-front about sale of Solid Energy assets
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 4:11 pm | Green Party
Today in Parliament the Green Party exposed the National Government’s possible plans for backdoor privatisation of state-owned energy company Solid Energy. “In Parliament today, National wouldn’t rule out selling chunks of Solid Energy’s ... More >>
Govt must be up-front about sale of Solid Energy assets
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 4:10 pm | Green Party
Today in Parliament the Green Party exposed the National Government’s possible plans for backdoor privatisation of state-owned energy company Solid Energy. More >>
Green rebuild would lessen Christchurch flood risk
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 11:01 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to investigate the option of offering to purchase the houses of Christchurch residents affected by persistent flooding, and is saying it would require planning for climate change to be included in the ... More >>
Sign language should be officially recognised in parliament
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 10:44 am | Green Party
New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) should be officially recognised in parliament’s Standing Orders as a part of the current review, the Green Party said today. In today’s submission to the Standing Orders review, the Green Party is asking for NZSL to be ... More >>
Moratorium on squid fishing needed
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 9:41 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to adopt a precautionary approach and implement a moratorium on the use of trawl nets around the Auckland Islands following the release of information showing that the sea lion pup count has decreased 18 percent ... More >>
Health Minister advised DHB not to take legal action
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 7:02 pm | Green Party
Health Minister advised DHB not to take legal action Health Minister Tony Ryall’s admission that he advised the Southern District Health Board not to take legal action over $15 million of missing public funds requires an urgent investigation into the ... More >>
Tertiary strategy out of step with real issues
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 3:30 pm | Green Party
The single minded focus on economic outcomes evident in the Government’s Tertiary Education Strategy released today is out of step with the real issues facing New Zealand, the Green Party said today. More >>
Minister’s decision on vulnerable kids bill welcomed
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:26 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Social Development Minister’s decision to remove Child Harm Prevention Orders from the Vulnerable Children’s Bill. “It is great that the Social Development Minister has listened to the concerns raised about the ... More >>
National uses earthquakes to privatise education
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 5:13 pm | Green Party
Fears the National Government is planning to use the Christchurch Earthquake to privatise public education have been realised today with the announcement of the partial privatisation of four new schools, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt needs to stop asbestos coming into NZ
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 1:44 pm | Green Party
New Zealand must stop importing goods that contain dangerous substances such as asbestos, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. Kiwirail has suspended its fleet of 40 DL locomotives after asbestos was found in them. More >>
Green Party launches legal fund to defend defamation case
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 1:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has launched an appeal to cover the costs of defamation action being taken against the party by Conservative Party leader Colin Craig. Concerned New Zealanders can donate to the legal defence fund by going to https://greens.org.nz/defendfreespeech ... More >>
Death of endangered sea lion shows need for Govt action
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 11:50 am | Green Party
Death of endangered sea lion shows need for Govt action The Green Party is calling on the Government to re-evaluate its squid fishery management following news that a second endangered sea lion has died in a squid fishing net this year. “Why is ... More >>
Power prices up $360 under National – new analysis
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 10:04 am | Green Party
Power prices up $360 under National – new analysis Average power prices have risen by $360 under National, according to new analysis of MBIE data by the Green Party, with most of the money going to big energy companies not lines companies. This follows ... More >>
Business New Zealand admits NZ Power benefits
Friday, 28 February 2014, 4:25 pm | Green Party
Business New Zealand has finally admitted that the Green Party’s plan for cheaper power for families and businesses will be good for the economy, but they need to stop downplaying NZ Power’s benefits, Green Party energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes ... More >>
Chch rebuild spend needs openness
Friday, 28 February 2014, 10:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for openness about the proposed new Christchurch Convention Centre saying that Cantabrians deserve all of the information they need about investments in the rebuild. More >>
NZers have a right to know if privacy violated
Friday, 28 February 2014, 10:29 am | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key needs to give an assurance to the New Zealand public that their privacy has not been breached, following new revelations that the UK’s security agency has been collecting hundreds of thousands of images from private webcam videos, ... More >>
New oil drilling regulations muzzle New Zealanders
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 2:32 pm | Green Party
Risky exploratory deep sea drilling should be a prohibited activity in our Exclusive Economic Zone, but if the Government is going to recklessly allow it to happen, the public should have a say on each and every proposal, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government error hides true size of child poverty
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 1:37 pm | Green Party
The Government is continuing to fail our kids who are in poverty by not even measuring the size of the problem correctly, the Green Party said today. The Government has today admitted that it got its calculations wrong when measuring child poverty and ... More >>
Lochinver farm sale highlights weak foreign ownership laws
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 12:01 pm | Green Party
Tenders close today for the sale of one of New Zealand’s most valuable farms, raising the distinct possibility it will fall into foreign ownership, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Ryall still has questions to answer
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 10:30 am | Green Party
Departing Health Minister Tony Ryall still has questions to answer about his role in the management of a potential fraud case involving public money, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. More >>
