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Green Party launches clean energy proposals

Sunday, 6 October 2013, 11:22 am | Green Party

The Green Party has launched a set of proposals that will make it easier for families to reap the benefits of solar panels and other small scale renewable distributed generation. More >>

Incomes lag as house prices rocket under National

Friday, 4 October 2013, 12:51 pm | Green Party

John Key has broken his promise of a brighter future for New Zealanders with incomes lagging as rocketing house prices put homeownership further and further out of reach for families, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>

Council should drop dam media complaint

Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:58 am | Green Party

The Hawkes Bay Regional Council should drop their complaint about Radio New Zealand’s coverage of the environmental impacts of the proposed Ruataniwha dam project, says the Green Party. More >>

NZ Govt must do all it can for Greenpeace activists

Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:28 am | Green Party

The New Zealand Government must use all means at its disposal to seek the release of two New Zealanders who have been charged with piracy in Russia, Green Party MP Gareth Hughes said today. More >>

Government following the Green Party lead on housing

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 4:05 pm | Green Party

The Weymouth rent-to-own and social housing project announced today shows that National is now playing catch-up with the Greens on housing policy after John Key rejected Green Party plans for similar initiatives at the beginning of the year, Green Party ... More >>

Treasury support modernisation of Reserve Bank governance

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:30 am | Green Party

Treasury recommendations to modernise the Reserve Bank align with Green Party legislation that will require the bank to move a board governance model and regularly publish its minutes, the Green Party said today. More >>

Plenty more to do on home insulation

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 10:11 am | Green Party

The Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart scheme that grew out of Green Party negotiations with successive Labour and National governments was a huge success but there’s plenty more to do to adequately insulate Kiwi homes and the current Government needs ... More >>

Joyce’s meddling removes important voices on uni councils

Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 4:56 pm | Green Party

Steven Joyce’s tinkering with the size of university councils won’t save money while it will shut out important voices, Green Party MP Gareth Hughes said today. More >>

The power of local

Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 1:48 pm | Green Party

The Green Party welcomes the New Zealand Initiative’s (NZI) paper ‘A Global Perspective on Localism’, as a timely contribution to the debate on the future of local government in New Zealand. More >>

Govt bail-out of Solid Energy privatisation by stealth

Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 2:15 pm | Green Party

The National Government’s proposed bail-out deal for Solid Energy is backdoor privatisation, the Green Party said today. Four foreign-owned banks – ANZ, BNZ, ASB and Westpac – will take a $75 million ownership stake in Solid Energy in return for writing ... More >>

FirstHome well-intentioned but poorly thought-out

Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:59 pm | Green Party

It is good to see the National Government acknowledging the need to help families into affordable housing but its FirstHome policy is poorly thought-out, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>

Greens support push for TPP transparency

Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 11:58 am | Green Party

All New Zealanders that value democracy need to get behind an electronic petition calling for the release of the draft text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Green Party trade spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. More >>

First home buyers need Progressive Ownership

Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 11:42 am | Green Party

Young families looking to get into homeownership are being shut out of the market by the current Government’s policies and need the Greens’ Progressive Ownership scheme to help them get into their first home, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei ... More >>