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IRD transformation project needs to be open to NZ firms
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 1:49 pm | Green Party
The Inland Revenue Department is needlessly shutting out New Zealand contractors from a slice of the biggest ICT contract in New Zealand’s history, Green Party ICT spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today. More >>
Green Party - Living wage campaign for parliament cleaners
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 9:30 am | Green Party
The Green Party is launching a campaign, Clean Up the House , with the goal of ensuring all parliamentary cleaners are paid a living wage of $18.40 an hour and is challenging MPs from other parties to spend an evening with the cleaners. More >>
APEC an opportunity for Key to raise plight of Arctic 30
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:14 am | Green Party
The APEC meeting in Bali provides a great chance for New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to raise the plight of the Arctic 30 directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Green Party MP Gareth Hughes said today. More >>
Referendum Kiwis’ chance to say ‘no’ to wasteful asset sales
Monday, 7 October 2013, 8:57 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Kiwis to vote ‘no’ to asset sales in the coming referendum as new figures show the sale of Meridian will cost $1.6 million ever week in lost net dividends, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
NZ needs to ensure West Papuan APEC protestors are safe
Monday, 7 October 2013, 8:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Prime Minister John Key to show leadership while he is at the APEC summit over the West Papua issue. More >>
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 >>
Court says SkyCity can’t flout NZ smoke-free law
Monday, 30 September 2013, 7:02 pm | Green Party
SkyCity’s willingness to push the envelope when it comes to our smoke-free laws got a well-deserved setback, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Kiwis to have their say on asset sales
Monday, 30 September 2013, 5:22 pm | Green Party
The asset sales referendum will be Kiwis’ chance to have their say on National’s asset sales, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
