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GE controls need strengthening, not slashing
Monday, 24 June 2013, 10:15 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for Environment Minister Amy Adams to back off from her threats to strip councils of their power to regulate for genetic engineering in their communities. More >>
NZ will benefit from shake-up in government banking
Friday, 21 June 2013, 12:47 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman welcomes moves to put the government’s banking contract out for tender. More >>
Colony systems are still cages
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:03 pm | Green Party
Colony systems are still cages, and describing them as cage-free egg production is misleading, the Green Party said today. This was in response to the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) release today of their proposed changes to the ... More >>
Greens launch new bill to make Reserve Bank more transparent
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:01 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today launched an exposure draft of new legislation to bring the Reserve Bank into the twenty-first century. The draft legislation, in the form of a Member’s Bill, will make the Reserve Bank Board responsible for setting the Official ... More >>
Gaming reforms fail to tackle problem gambling
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:58 pm | Green Party
Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain’s package of reforms in the gaming sector do nothing to reduce the harm from gambling on pokie machines in pubs and sports clubs, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Dairy industry faces oil and gas waste costs and risks
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:24 am | Green Party
The Green Party congratulates Fonterra on its decision to not accept milk from cows grazed on any new land farms – areas where oil and gas waste is spread and covered, the Green Party said today. More >>
Time for Government action on gender pay
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:58 am | Green Party
John Key needs to live up to his promise to address pay equity as new evidence shows women’s pay still lags well behind men’s, the Green Party said today. More >>
PM needs to get his head out of the sand
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 11:32 am | Green Party
The Prime Minister’s denial of the crisis in manufacturing show that he is completely out of touch with reality and needs to spend time talking to real businesspeople and workers, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Green Party no longer supports Flavell Gambling Bill
Monday, 17 June 2013, 11:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party will not be supporting Te Ururoa Flavell’s Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill. More >>
Manufacturing Inquiry shows there is an alternative
Monday, 17 June 2013, 10:47 am | Green Party
The report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Manufacturing shows that there is a clear alternative to the failed economic policies of the National Government, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Environment Court restrictions bad for the environment
Monday, 17 June 2013, 10:23 am | Green Party
Restricting access to the Environment Court will be a disaster for environmental protection and is yet another attack by this Government on our democracy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Transport gimmicks a waste of public money
Sunday, 16 June 2013, 9:07 pm | Green Party
The Government should be spending the public's money on projects that will genuinely improve New Zealand's transport system, not on expensive PR gimmicks, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>
Jobs losses confirm need for action on manufacturing crisis
Friday, 14 June 2013, 4:14 pm | Green Party
The loss of 84 high-skill, well-paid jobs at Safe Air in Blenheim due to the high dollar shows the urgent need for change to end the crisis in manufacturing, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Bill a win for communities and animals
Friday, 14 June 2013, 2:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Psychoactive Substances Bill as it is reported back to the House today, and is delighted that an amendment limiting animal testing has finally been included, despite the submissions on animal testing being rejected by ... More >>
Govt should stop SkyCity deal not just delay it
Friday, 14 June 2013, 11:22 am | Green Party
It is no surprise that the dirty deal between SkyCity and the Government has been delayed, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Savage attack on bee health
Friday, 14 June 2013, 11:15 am | Green Party
14 June 2013 Savage attack on bee health The Minister of Primary Industries needs to step in and withdraw the approval for yet another bee harming pesticide that has just been approved, the Green Party said today. The Environmental Protection Agency ... More >>
Report highlights risk of Government's mining agenda
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 1:48 pm | Green Party
Mining has always been boom and bust industry and a report released by Ernst & Young confirms this, the Green Party said today. Ernst & Young released their annual Business risks facing mining and metals 2013-2014 report yesterday, highlighting that “the ... More >>
Green policies will tackle National’s housing bubble
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 12:07 pm | Green Party
New figures confirm that the housing bubble is re-inflating and none of National’s ‘solutions’ will control it. What’s needed are Green Party policies to make affordable housing a reality, Green Party housing spokesperson Holly Walker said ... More >>
National fails to show leadership on climate change
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 11:41 am | Green Party
By failing to develop national plans the National Government is not preparing New Zealand for the reality of climate change, the Green Party said today. More >>
Not another excuse to trample Christchurch democracy
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 11:38 am | Green Party
Issues with the speed of building consents in Christchurch is not an excuse for the Government to trample on Cantabrians’ democracy again, the Green Party said today. More >>
