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National fails to act as more manufacturing jobs lost

Friday, 25 October 2013, 3:38 pm | Green Party

The closure of Tachikawa Forest Products in Rotorua with the loss of 120 jobs is another example of manufacturers losing their jobs because of the high dollar while the current National Government does nothing, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman ... More >>

Green Party comment on Bathurst coal mine decision

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:56 pm | Green Party

“We are deeply disappointed that the stunning Denniston Plateau will be sacrificed for a climate damaging open cast coal mine,” said Green Party mining spokesperson Catherine Delahunty. More >>

Risky deep sea well gets EPA go ahead without consent

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:30 pm | Green Party

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given oil giant Anadarko the green light to drill an exploratory deep sea oil well offshore from Auckland’s iconic west coast beaches without a consent or public consultation, the Green Party has ... More >>

Greens call on Auditor-General to investigate police

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:16 pm | Green Party

The Auditor-General needs to investigate how police made errors that could have seen criminals escape justice, the Green Party said today. Today Parliament was required for a second time to pass retrospective legislation to remedy an error that meant ... More >>

Treasury backs call for restrictions on foreign house buyers

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 2:10 pm | Green Party

Treasury loan-to-value (LVR) documents released today show the Government isn’t listening to their economic advisors’ calls for restrictions on overseas buyers of homes to help dampen housing demand and rapidly rising house prices. More >>

NZ must front up on international spying

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:41 pm | Green Party

The New Zealand Government must front up on what it knew about the United States’ monitoring of overseas leaders, the Green Party said today. More >>

Meridian flop another failure for National’s asset sales

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 9:02 am | Green Party

The Meridian Energy flop is another failure for National’s asset sales agenda, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>

National MP must explain SkyCity contradiction

Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 6:59 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is raising serious questions about contradictory evidence provided to a parliamentary select committee by National Party MP Sam Lotu-Iiga’s electorate chairman in relation to the SkyCity Convention Centre deal. More >>

Bennett’s sanctions against kids must stop

Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 1:17 pm | Green Party

Paula Bennett must immediately stop her benefit sanctions regime following new revelations it is actively hurting children, the Green Party said today. Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) research today damns Ms Bennett’s sanction regime for harming children, ... More >>

SkyCity deal bad for the people and bad law too

Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 10:44 am | Green Party

SkyCity deal bad for the people and bad law too Crown Law advice that future Governments could repeal laws allowing SkyCity to expand its gambling business without paying the casino compensation is further proof that the deal is not only bad for Auckland, ... More >>

Massive increase in New Zealand’s projected emission

Monday, 21 October 2013, 10:37 am | Green Party

Ministry for the Environment projections show we are on the wrong track when it comes to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party said today. More >>

Afghan amnesty needs to include SAS interpreters

Monday, 21 October 2013, 10:22 am | Green Party

The Minister of Defence Jonathan Coleman needs to widen the amnesty regarding Afghan interpreters who assisted New Zealand forces to include those that served with our recent SAS deployment, the Green Party said today. More >>

Greens support public option for KiwiSaver

Monday, 21 October 2013, 10:01 am | Green Party

The Green Party sees New Zealand First’s proposal for a public option for KiwiSaver as a move in the right direction, providing that it is about providing competition to the existing private KiwiSaver funds and not proposing to nationalise them. More >>

Green Party to crack down on problem gambling

Friday, 18 October 2013, 8:50 am | Green Party

The Green Party today released a package of measures to reduce the harm caused by problem gambling. More >>

New Zealand hits one million adults with obesity

Thursday, 17 October 2013, 4:04 pm | Green Party

The need for urgent action to fight obesity has been reinforced today, with the Ministry of Health Annual Report confirming that New Zealand has tipped the scales with one million adults now obese More >>

Govt should refuse Sri Lanka chair

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 5:27 pm | Green Party

The Green Party has written to Minister McCully urging him to publicly challenge Sri Lanka and oppose the appointment of President Rajapaksa when it comes time to appoint the Commonwealth Chairperson-In-Office, the Green Party said today More >>

PM must stand Banks down and not allow his vote on SkyCity

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 3:44 pm | Green Party

The Prime Minister must stand John Banks down as minister and demand he abstains from voting on the NZ International Convention Centre Bill because of criminal charges he now faces over SkyCity donations to his mayoral campaign, the Green Party said ... More >>