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Genesis sale sends asset sales cost over 1/2 billion dollars
Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 2:24 pm | Green Party
John Key’s inability to admit that his asset sales have been a complete failure has now cost the New Zealanders taxpayer over half a billion dollars, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Govt needs to speed up processes for at risk Afghan
Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 11:05 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Government has an obligation to safeguard any former Afghan staff that worked in its service, Green Party defence spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. More >>
Stable inflation expectations show rate hikes not the answer
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 4:56 pm | Green Party
Stable inflation expectations released today show that the Reserve Bank doesn’t need to start hiking interest rates, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said. More >>
Bathurst’s job losses shows coal not sustainable
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 2:14 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s plan for digging and drilling our way to economic prosperity is coming undone, the Green Party said today. Today, coal mining company Bathurst Resources announced it is making 29 staff redundant and signalled a delayed start ... More >>
Genesis sale decision is pure political expediency
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 9:22 am | Green Party
National’s decision to privatise Genesis Energy only a few months after the last asset sale is all about pure political expediency, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Greens would have lifted minimum wage to $15/hr immediately
Monday, 24 February 2014, 4:18 pm | Green Party
National’s small movement of the minimum wage is too little for the hundreds of thousands of Kiwis working for low pay and their families. The Greens would have immediately raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Green Party Co-leader Metiria ... More >>
Green Party suspends David Hay membership
Monday, 24 February 2014, 10:08 am | Green Party
The Green Party has suspended David Hay's membership for one year following an investigation into misconduct. A panel found Mr Hay’s behaviour breached party rules, and recommended he be suspended for one year. More >>
GE Food should be labelled
Monday, 24 February 2014, 8:53 am | Green Party
New Zealanders should be able to choose not to eat GE food, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens will defend defamation case, if it happens
Friday, 21 February 2014, 5:21 pm | Green Party
“The Green Party will vigorously defend any case of defamation brought by Colin Craig because we believe in the freedom of political speech and we believe in an inclusive and tolerant society,” said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today. More >>
Government fails meat inspection
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 5:05 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to stop allowing large meat processors to undertake their own meat safety inspections, the Green Party said today. More >>
Health Minister needs to get his story straight
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 4:32 pm | Green Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall has today raised more questions than answers and needs to get his facts straight on what he knew about potential fraud involving publically funded health dollars, the Green Party said today. More >>
Households on their own over rising power prices
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 3:18 pm | Green Party
Consumers cannot count on the Government to tackle rising power prices because it won’t even admit they’re a problem, the Green Party said today. More >>
Environment reporting must be independent from Ministers
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 1:53 pm | Green Party
National has broken its 2011 election promise to have fully independent state of the environment reporting, the Green Party said today. "In 2011 the National Government promised to have the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) independently ... More >>
GCSB bungles again
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:39 pm | Green Party
Serious questions need to be asked about why the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) got fundamental reporting numbers wrong in their Annual Report, the Green Party said today. The GCSB has today been forced to acknowledge errors in their ... More >>
Key telling porkies on Working for Families
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 12:17 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key is trying to mislead the public of New Zealand over his history of cutting Working for Families payments to families, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Calls for investigation into potential health spend fraud
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 12:14 pm | Green Party
An investigation is needed into a dispute between South Island DHBs and GP organisation South Link Health (SHL) and allegations of possible fraud involving millions of dollars, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. More >>
Tertiary education cuts leading to skills shortage
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 3:09 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s cuts to postgraduate student allowances will add to skills’ shortages, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party vision of health for New Zealand
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 10:08 am | Green Party
Green Party vision of health for New Zealand Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague is taking the Green Party vision of an active, educated, and healthy society on the road. In conjunction with local Green Party branches, Mr Hague is travelling ... More >>
Green Party Co-leader statement on allegation of defamation
Monday, 17 February 2014, 6:16 pm | Green Party
Statement by Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman on Colin Craig’s allegation of defamation “I stand by my views, made both in my opening speech to Parliament earlier this year and restated at the Big Gay Out on Sunday February 9. “Colin ... More >>
Key and Joyce stuck in the dark ages on solar
Monday, 17 February 2014, 11:05 am | Green Party
Key and Joyce stuck in the dark ages on solar John Key and Steven Joyce are stuck in the dark ages, making ridiculous arguments to try to defend the power of big electricity companies, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. The Greens launched ... More >>
