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Live-streaming select committees
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 10:02 am | Green Party
Today, we take a step in the right direction for parliamentary openness and transparency, with the start of a trial of live-streaming public sessions of Select Committees. More >>
GCSB’s powers extended even further
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 5:39 pm | Green Party
Extra powers given to the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) threaten to kneecap the growth of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in New Zealand at a time when the public’s trust in the spy agency is at an all-time ... More >>
Green Party releases amendments to SkyCity legislation
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 11:06 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei today released a series of amendments to the New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill that seek to reduce the harm that will result from the expansion of gambling opportunities this legislation allows. More >>
Govt must not interfere in final copper pricing decision
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 10:43 am | Green Party
The National Government should respect the statutory independence of the Commerce Commission and let the final decision the Commission has made for copper-line internet pricing stand, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government puts Transmission Gully cost on to taxpayers
Monday, 4 November 2013, 1:34 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s choice of an ‘availability model’ for the Transmission Gully Public-Private Partnership means that taxpayers foot the bill for this $3 billion duplicate motorway whether traffic volumes are as high as forecast or not, Green ... More >>
Corrections needs to reconsider reintegration centre
Monday, 4 November 2013, 12:11 pm | Green Party
The Department of Corrections should reconsider scrapping a plan to actively manage post release prisoners that could have cut re-offending rates, Green Party corrections spokesperson David Clendon said today. More >>
Record bank profitability causing long-term damage
Monday, 4 November 2013, 11:01 am | Green Party
The Green Party are calling on the Government to strengthen Kiwibank in light of yet another season of record bank profits in a sector dominated by foreign-owned banks. More >>
Green Party welcomes support for rental housing WOF
Monday, 4 November 2013, 8:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes Social Development Minister Paula Bennett’s support for a warrant of fitness programme for all private landlords, and are calling on her cabinet colleagues to implement the programme, the Green Party said today. More >>
Give Phillipstown a break
Friday, 1 November 2013, 3:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is questioning whether Hekia Parata is carrying out a genuine consultation with Phillipstown school when it’s clear that she has a pre-determined view about its merger. More >>
US Bank’s Meridian purchase shows asset sales folly
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 1:17 pm | Green Party
The large stake in Meridian Energy taken by Bank of New York Mellon Corporation shows that asset sales are a route to foreign ownership of important New Zealand companies, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
IPCA Decision Welcomed By Green Party
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 10:58 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Independent Police Conduct Authority decision to investigate why police decided not to prosecute Government spies for breaking the law. More >>
Minister must say no to monorail
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 6:40 pm | Green Party
The Conservation Minister Nick Smith should stand up for conservation and turn down the monorail proposal, the Green Party said today. More >>
$3 billion duplicate motorway a waste of public money
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 2:16 pm | Green Party
The National Government is continuing its wasteful attitude towards public money by pushing ahead the Transmission Gully Public-Private Partnership, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>
Manufacturing crisis worsens under National
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 12:08 pm | Green Party
New figures showing a net decrease in manufacturing companies of nearly one per day, along with statistics showing that manufactured exports have reached a seven-year low, highlight the ongoing crisis in manufacturing, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel ... More >>
Locals protest mineral prospecting in Schedule 4
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 10:27 am | Green Party
Coromandel locals are today protesting the prospecting of minerals by Sea Group Holdings Limited in a Schedule 4 area – an area the National Government has promised to protect from mining, the Green Party said. More >>
Metiria’s Mohua wins bird of the year
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 6:56 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei is thrilled her campaign for the Mohua was successful in taking out Forest and Bird’s annual bird of the year ompetition, and is calling on the Government to derail plans for a monorail to be built in the Mohua’s habitat ... More >>
Fonterra’s string of failures
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 4:04 pm | Green Party
Today’s independent report into the WPC80 events at Fonterra paints a worrying picture about the high error rate within the company, the Green Party said today. More >>
Treasury warned against flood of asset sales
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 10:16 am | Green Party
Treasury warned the National Government that it shouldn’t attempt to sell assets in quick succession because there would be insufficient demand and the revenue to the Crown would be reduced, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Govt's child poverty denial an international embarrassment
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 9:58 am | Green Party
The National Government’s head in the sand approach to child poverty risks becoming an international embarrassment as the Children’s Commissioner turns to a philanthropist to fund a project to measure the number of kiwi children living below the bread line, ... More >>
Waihopai activists liable while GCSB off scot-free
Saturday, 26 October 2013, 2:58 pm | Green Party
The $1.2 million liability bill given to three peace activists at the Court of Appeal yesterday contrasts strikingly with the lack of consequences for GCSB's illegal spying and links to international spying scandals, the Green Party said today. More >>
