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Housing bubble can be controlled
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:02 pm | Green Party
Families do not need to be locked out of buying their first home by the introduction of measures to control house price inflation, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Cancel unnecessary projects to fund Auckland transport
Monday, 15 July 2013, 4:14 pm | Green Party
There is no need to impose new taxes on Aucklanders if uneconomic and unnecessary projects are dropped from the Government’s wishlist and more cost-efficient projects are prioritised, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>
Govt hiding SkyCity deal’s negative economic aspects
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 4:15 pm | Green Party
The Government has completely failed to alert the public to the negative economic impacts of their dirty deal with SkyCity, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
House Prices Lower with CGT –Treasury
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 3:51 pm | Green Party
Treasury have said that property prices will be lower and our tax system fairer if we had a capital gains tax, the Green Party said today. More >>
Privileges complaint upheld
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 3:12 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes today’s decision by the Speaker to allow the Privileges Committee to consider the issue of access to parliamentary email logs and security access records. More >>
MPs’ chance to do the right thing
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 11:40 am | Green Party
10 July 2013 MPs’ chance to do the right thing The Green Party welcomes the decision of the Speaker to allow a personal vote on the New Zealand International Convention Centre as an opportunity for MPs to vote with their conscience and help protect people ... More >>
Environment Minister waters down environmental protections
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 11:11 am | Green Party
The National Government intends to reduce New Zealanders’ right to appeal in the courts decisions that are detrimental to the environment, the Green Party said today. More >>
Voluntary water accord no substitute for binding standards
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 8:43 pm | Green Party
The voluntary Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord is no substitute for effective binding rules and standards, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt breaks promise over Schedule 4 mining permit
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 8:40 pm | Green Party
The Government has broken its promise not to allow mining on Schedule 4 land, the Green Party said today. More >>
Speaker needs to consider conscience vote on Skycity bill
Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 4:27 pm | Green Party
The Speaker of the House David Carter needs to consider allowing a personal vote on any changes to relax gambling law in SkyCity’s favour so that all MPs can vote with their consciences, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
SkyCity deal could lead to crime and suicide
Monday, 8 July 2013, 5:25 pm | Green Party
The SkyCity deal could lead to an increase in relationship breakdowns, depression, suicide, reduced work productivity, bankruptcies, and gambling-related crime according to the Government’s own assessment of the deal, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt shouldn’t sell companies to bail out coal company
Monday, 8 July 2013, 3:33 pm | Green Party
National’s backwards priorities have been highlighted by its plan to use the proceeds from selling renewable electricity assets to bail out a failing coal company, Green Party energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today. More >>
City Rail Link should be built as soon as possible
Monday, 8 July 2013, 12:28 pm | Green Party
The announcement that the first section of the City Rail Link will be built as early as 2016 revives the case for getting the CRL completed as soon as possible, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>
Fifty one thousand more signatures to asset sales petition
Monday, 8 July 2013, 11:50 am | Green Party
The Keep Our Assets coalition will resubmit the citizens’ initiated referendum petition to stop asset sales with an additional fifty one thousand signatures today. More >>
Govt must not override Council process with SkyCity deal
Monday, 8 July 2013, 11:10 am | Green Party
The Government must not bypass the normal resource consent process for the Auckland convention centre it wants to build with SkyCity, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
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 >>
