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Green MP Holly Walker organises Petone beach clean-up
Sunday, 7 July 2013, 11:58 am | Green Party
Who: Green MP Holly Walker working alongside Friends of Petone Beach and the Hutt City Council More >>
Parliament can still stop SkyCity deal
Saturday, 6 July 2013, 8:48 am | Green Party
All those MPs currently supporting the SkyCity deal must rethink their support and vote against the legislation that will enable this dirty deal, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today More >>
Trans prisoners deserve safety
Friday, 5 July 2013, 2:23 pm | Green Party
The Minister of Corrections needs to take urgent action to protect transgender prisoners from violence while in the care of the state, the Green Party said today. More >>
Pike River families cheated out of compensation
Friday, 5 July 2013, 12:05 pm | Green Party
Pike River families have been cheated out of their full legal compensation entitlements and the Government should look at steps to ensure the full legal compensation of $110,000 is paid to each family. More >>
$17 million added to asset sales bill
Friday, 5 July 2013, 12:04 pm | Green Party
The cost of National’s asset sales has grown by a further $17 million bringing the total costs that have been revealed to the public to $72 million, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Crown takeover must have clear boundaries
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 4:21 pm | Green Party
The Crown Manager’s terms of reference must clearly ensure that their powers are restricted to the issue of building consents and not other council business, the Green Party said today. More >>
PM’s lack of transparency, tries to dodge SkyCity questions
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 3:08 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key’s move to dodge questions about the SkyCity pokies deal today was a failed attempt to distance himself from a deal that’s growing more unpopular with Aucklanders every day, the Green Party says. More >>
GCSB Bills threaten ICT jobs
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 11:51 am | Green Party
New spying laws before Parliament not only have the potential to significantly compromise our privacy, they risk future job creation and the growth of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in New Zealand, the Green Party said today. More >>
IWC says Govt must act for survival of Maui’s dolphins
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 9:42 am | Green Party
The Government needs to urgently implement the recommendations of the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Scientific Committee which has expressed ‘extreme concern’ over the plight of the critically endangered Maui’s dolphins, the Green ... More >>
Christchurch Residents Need Clarity On Consents
Monday, 1 July 2013, 2:52 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the National Government and the City Council to step up and tell the people of Christchurch what the removal of the Council’s building consent accreditation means for the rebuild. More >>
Government nerves show as it gambles on pokies sign-off
Monday, 1 July 2013, 1:31 pm | Green Party
Another delay in signing the pokies for convention centre contract reveals Government nervousness about drafting a legally and morally dodgy deal, the Green Party said today. More >>
PM’s inquiry may be illegal
Monday, 1 July 2013, 11:42 am | Green Party
The Prime Minister’s inquiry into the leaking of the Kitteridge report appears to have acted beyond the law by accessing Peter Dunne’s email account log without his permission, and the Green Party has lodged a complaint with the Ombudsmen on ... More >>
Government must stop dragging their feet on forestry
Monday, 1 July 2013, 11:38 am | Green Party
The adoption of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard shows that a national environmental standard is possible and the Government should advance one urgently, the Green Party said today. More >>
Federated Farmers should back local farmers
Monday, 1 July 2013, 8:54 am | Green Party
Federated Farmers are backing the wrong side with their decision to support Environment Minister Amy Adams’ intention to block local councils from being able to regulate for genetic engineering in their local communities, the Green Party said today. More >>
Vanity motorway projects not answer to Auckland transport
Friday, 28 June 2013, 2:16 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s Auckland motorway plan will cost the New Zealand public an exorbitant amount of money for little value, the Green Party said today. The National Government today announced a $5 billion plan for a Waitemata Harbour rail and road ... More >>
Green Businesses save money and create jobs.
Friday, 28 June 2013, 12:18 pm | Green Party
Green Party Mayoral Candidate Aaron Hawkins has called on the Dunedin City Council to offer low interest rates advances to local businesses to invest in energy saving measures & renewable energy sources. More >>
Time for Mayor to stop supporting SkyCity deal
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 5:07 pm | Green Party
Auckland Mayor Len Brown needs to rethink his support of the SkyCity deal following a resounding vote against it by the Auckland City Council, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Urgent need for Green housing solutions in Christchurch
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 3:20 pm | Green Party
The Tenants Protection Association’s (TPA) survey released today shows the urgent need to improve the quality and affordability of housing, especially in Christchurch, the Green Party said today. More >>
Christchurch rebuild not an excuse for more asset sales
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 1:53 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the National Government to stop putting pressure on Christchurch to sell strategic assets to pay for the rebuild. The Government today announced a $4.8 billion cost sharing agreement with the Christchurch City Council. More >>
Probable u-turn on Auckland rail link welcomed
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 2:18 pm | Green Party
The Government’s probable u-turn on building the city rail link in Auckland is a major win for Aucklanders and the Green Party who has been relentlessly campaigning for more than five years to get the project started. More >>
