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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 >>
Greens welcome Labour’s commitment to kids
Monday, 27 January 2014, 1:59 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the policy announcements in David Cunliffe’s State of the Nation speech, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. Mr Cunliffe announced that Labour would create a $60 a week payment for most 1-3 year olds, boost free ... More >>
Reclaiming our children’s birth right
Sunday, 26 January 2014, 1:28 pm | Green Party
Our country was built on the values of hard work, a fair share and looking out for your neighbour. And if you do, you’ll make it, and so will your family. This is the opening line in the New Zealand story. More >>
Green Party launch policy to tackle inequality on education
Sunday, 26 January 2014, 1:11 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has announced a major policy proposal today to tackle the effects of growing inequality on children’s educational achievement by establishing on-site community hubs in low decile schools. More >>
Greens call for end to ‘Aid that Kills’
Saturday, 25 January 2014, 1:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is today calling on the Government to end their $6.3 million police training programme in West Papua in light of new evidence from a New Zealand journalist about abuses being carried out by the police. More >>
National’s mismanagement sees asset sales cost balloon
Friday, 24 January 2014, 12:31 pm | Green Party
National has cost taxpayers over $440m so far with its asset sales policy, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. The Crown Financial Statements to the end of November 2013, released today, show that the sale of Meridian and Air New ... More >>
Record bank profits show talk of interest rate hikes premature
Friday, 24 January 2014, 10:05 am | Green Party
Talk by the big four Australian-owned banks of looming interest rate hikes needs to be tempered by new Reserve Bank profit data released this week showing that last year was the banks’ most profitable, the Green Party said today. More >>
MPI must identify Fruit Fly pathway urgently
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 2:33 pm | Green Party
With so many economic eggs in the primary production basket, we can’t afford biosecurity lapses, the Green Party said today. A Queensland fruit fly was found in a surveillance trap yesterday in Whangarei and the Ministry for Primary Industries is planning controls ... More >>
National fails to address inequality in education
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 1:22 pm | Green Party
National’s announcement of four additional teacher roles won’t address the key reason for our decline in education performance, growing inequality, says the Green Party. More >>
NZ climate action embarrassing compared to EU announcement
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 11:14 am | Green Party
NZ climate action embarrassing compared to EU announcement New Zealand’s continuing failure to do our share on climate change puts our clean green image at risk, the Green Party said today. The European Union (EU) today released a target for member ... More >>
Urgent action needed on animal abuse reports
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 10:17 am | Green Party
The reports of animal abuse occurring on overseas farms owned by a New Zealand company are highly concerning and the owners must take immediate action to ensure these abuses stop, the Green Party said today. More >>
Inflation numbers show smart polices needed
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 2:32 pm | Green Party
Today’s low inflation numbers show that the Reserve Bank doesn’t need to hike interest rates, which would hurt exporters and families with mortgages. Instead, smart policies are need to fix sectors where prices are rising too rapidly, Green ... More >>
Time for reassessment of toxic flame retardants
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 11:57 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to reassess the risk of toxic flame retardants to give our kids safe and clean environments to grow up in. The issue of toxic flame retardants in children’s clothing has been ... More >>
