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Investment treaties should not threaten housing policy
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 12:44 pm | Green Party
A Government’s right to make legislation restricting foreign ownership of our housing stock should not be hamstrung due to free trade agreements signed up to by either Labour or National, Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Residents at risk should have say on Ruataniwha dam proposal
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 11:36 am | Green Party
30 July 2013 Residents at risk should have say on Ruataniwha dam proposal The Green Party today asked the Environmental Protection Authority to extend the timeframe for public submissions on the Tukituki proposal after a Waipawa resident discovered ... More >>
61% of monitored sites on NZ Rivers now unsafe for swimming
Monday, 29 July 2013, 6:04 pm | Green Party
Water quality is getting worse under the National Government according to the Government’s own data, which shows that it is unsafe to swim at nearly two-thirds of monitored recreational sites on New Zealand rivers, the Green Party said today. More >>
PM has questions to answer on NZDF actions
Monday, 29 July 2013, 1:47 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key needs to front up and say whether he signed off on a warrant to spy on a New Zealand journalist, and if not, what was the legal basis for the surveillance, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Migrants will benefit from housing policy
Monday, 29 July 2013, 10:42 am | Green Party
All migrants to New Zealand as well as all New Zealanders and permanent residents already living here will benefit from policies to make housing more affordable by placing constraints on overseas buyers of residential property. More >>
Greens welcome Labour moves on housing policy
Sunday, 28 July 2013, 11:40 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomed Labours’s announcement about restricting overseas buyers access to the New Zealand housing market. “This is a sensible measure to help reduce demand and lower prices meaning more New Zealanders can own their own home. More >>
Royal Commission needed after intelligence targets journos
Sunday, 28 July 2013, 11:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into NZ intelligence services after it was revealed that the Defence Force has been spying on a NZ journalist working overseas. More >>
Time for country of origin labelling
Friday, 26 July 2013, 4:18 pm | Green Party
Industry wants it, New Zealanders want it, we have a members bill to do it - the time for Country of Origin Labelling is now, the Green Party said today. Beef + Lamb today announced that they recognised consumers rights to know the origin of their ... More >>
Questions to Speaker on Andrea Vance’s access records
Friday, 26 July 2013, 10:02 am | Green Party
Q: Who, if anyone, approached him seeking approval to access Andrea Vance’s building access records held by the Parliamentary Service?A: No person approached me seeking approval to access Andrea Vance’s building access records held by the Parliamentary ... More >>
PM’s office menacingly asks for journalist’s phone records
Friday, 26 July 2013, 9:54 am | Green Party
New information that reveals a journalist’s phone records were sought by the Prime Minister’s office raises serious questions about the freedom of the press, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Govt’s action to undermine privacy speaks louder than words
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 3:50 pm | Green Party
National seems confused between talking about the right to privacy and actually upholding that right in its changes to the GCSB spy bill, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Front up Ms Bennett
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 3:24 pm | Green Party
“Welfare reforms under National are at the heart of increased workloads for WINZ staff. If her Ministry decides to cut costs by removing staff in this environment Bennett should be willing to front up on the issue, said Green Party state services ... More >>
Organic farming: clean green solution to pesticide residues
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 12:19 pm | Green Party
Organic farming is our truly sustainable solution to the widespread discovery of pesticides in New Zealand the Green Party said today. A new study, published in the latest Environmental Pollution journal, has found agricultural chemical residues ... More >>
National’s highway obsession forcing councils into debt
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 10:33 am | Green Party
National is underfunding local roading in favour of a handful of uneconomic highway projects and the result is the local councils have to take on more debt, Green Party local government spokesperson Eugenie Sage said today. More >>
Govt response to election inquiry inadequate
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 6:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging the Government’s response to the inquiry into the 2011 General Election, released today, which provides virtually no information on what the Government’s response actually is. More >>
Auckland Council’s good work will be undone by SkyCity deal
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 3:35 pm | Green Party
Auckland Council is to be congratulated on its sinking lid policy which will curb the number of pokies in the Auckland region, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Spy Law Stitch Up Just Cosmetic
Monday, 22 July 2013, 5:00 pm | Green Party
The changes to the controversial spy laws negotiated by John Key and Peter Dunne are cosmetic and don’t address the fundamental flaws in the Bill says the Green Party. More >>
Government copyright review delay confirms fears about TPPA
Friday, 19 July 2013, 10:48 am | Green Party
The Government is admitting that the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will sign away New Zealanders rights by putting the copyright review on hold until the agreement is concluded, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party welcomes Dunedin rental Warrant of Fitness Bill
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 2:32 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Dunedin City Council’s move to put forward a Local Bill creating a Warrant of Fitness for rental properties and believes all rentals in New Zealand should have to meet liveability standards, Green Party housing spokesperson ... More >>
Greens challenge Police to protect cyclists
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 1:49 pm | Green Party
Green MP Julie Anne Genter has called for an independent review of the Police’s decision not to prosecute the driver involved in a fatal collision with cyclist Jane Farrelly near Taupo in March. More >>
