Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Green Party - Latest News [Page 188]
Metiria Turei: powhiri for party leaders
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 3:46 pm | Green Party
Metiria Turei’s Waitangi Day speech on Te Tii Marae at the powhiri for party leaders More >>
Green Party welcomes Govt back down on Waihopai Three
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 2:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming today’s decision by the Crown to drop its court action against the three Waihopai peace activists. Peter Murnane, Adrian Leason and Sam Land were found not guilty in 2010 of charges of burglary and wilful damage of the ... More >>
Wages go backwards under National
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 11:21 am | Green Party
New data released today shows that salaries and wages are not keeping up with the rising cost of living, the Green Party said today. Statistics New Zealand today released its Quarterly Labour Cost Index showing how salaries and wages have changed over ... More >>
National's oil obsession runs out of gas
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 9:26 am | Green Party
The rapid decline in oil production and exports under the current government confirms that National's oil drilling obsession has been an economic and environmental failure, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. Oil production in New Zealand ... More >>
New report predicts 250% jump in climate-related deaths
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 3:41 pm | Green Party
A new report predicting a 250 percent jump in heat-related deaths shows National must take the threat of climate change more seriously, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government needs to lead on increasing forestry value
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 2:52 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to provide leadership in the forestry sector so that more value is added to our exports and more jobs are created for New Zealanders, Green Party forestry spokesperson Steffan Browning said today. The New Zealand Timber Industry ... More >>
Deep sea drilling is not our future
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 11:49 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to abandon their failing deep sea drilling plans and to build a clean energy future for New Zealand. More >>
Time for Govt to address gender pay gap
Monday, 3 February 2014, 2:46 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to step up and commit to pay equity, Green Party women’s spokesperson Jan Logie said today. More >>
UN – NZ failing on domestic violence and protecting children
Saturday, 1 February 2014, 11:14 am | Green Party
A UN report on New Zealand human rights has confirmed this Government needs to do better, the Green Party said today. More >>
Methyl Bromide and people don’t mix
Friday, 31 January 2014, 12:44 pm | Green Party
CentrePort needs to come clean about the use and release of the toxic gas Methyl Bromide, the Green Party said today. CentrePort has admitted that it is not recaputuring all the gas which is used as a fumigant. More >>
New climate report shows NZ must do more
Friday, 31 January 2014, 12:19 pm | Green Party
A major new report on climate change shows that New Zealand must play its part in reducing emissions yet the National Government continues to deny the problem even exists, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ Parliament sends support for gay rights at Sochi Olympics
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 2:25 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand Parliament has shown global leadership by unanimously passing a motion, moved by Green Party MP Jan Logie, expressing support to the gay community in Russia in the lead up to the Sochi Olympics. More >>
Imminent OCR rises highlight National’s big economic fail
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 10:12 am | Green Party
The signalled Official Cash Rate (OCR) hikes over this year highlight National’s failure to build a strong, resilient, jobs-rich economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
DOC needs extra money to protect native wildlife
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 10:08 am | Green Party
The serious once in a 15 year threat about to hit our native birds and bats must be tackled by the Government by allocating extra funding for the Department of Conservation (DOC), the Green Party said today. More >>
Power prices up 22% under National
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 4:50 pm | Green Party
Data tabled in parliament today shows that power prices have risen 22% since National came to power; increasing 3% last year alone despite demand falling by 2%, said the Green Party today. More >>
Time for Govt to fund cycle lanes to protect cyclists
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 11:19 am | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging the Government to come up with some real solutions to make cycling safe. The Green Party believes Associate Transport Minister Michael Woodhouse was right to reject some of the coroner’s safety recommendations in relation ... More >>
Time for Govt to fund cycle lanes to protect cyclists
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 11:19 am | Green Party
Time for Govt to fund cycle lanes to protect cyclists The Green Party is challenging the Government to come up with some real solutions to make cycling safe. The Green Party believes Associate Transport Minister Michael Woodhouse was right to reject ... More >>
Russel Norman: Opening of Parliament Speech
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 3:05 pm | Green Party
The 2014 election offers New Zealanders the opportunity to make history by electing the first genuinely progressive government in more than a generation. The 2014 election offers New Zealanders the opportunity to make history by voting for a strong Green ... More >>
UN inquiry highlights NZ’s shameful human rights record
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 11:09 am | Green Party
The National Government should be ashamed that New Zealand is consistently breaching basic human rights, according to evidence given to the United Nations, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s tax cuts cost vs. Green’s child poverty measures
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 10:28 am | Green Party
The Green Party’s child poverty reduction measures announced on Sunday will cost one-tenth the cost of National’s tax cuts for the top 10 percent of income earners, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
