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Key must front on NSA info
Monday, 10 June 2013, 10:36 am | Green Party
The Government must tell the public if it has access to information about New Zealanders it may have received from the United States' National Security Agency, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Denniston decision a victory for Forest and Bird and the RMA
Friday, 7 June 2013, 6:27 pm | Green Party
The High Court decision today on the Denniston opencast mine shows that the mine is not a done deal, said Green Party conservation spokesperson Eugenie Sage. Ms Sage was responding to the High Court's decision on Forest and Bird's appeal against an ... More >>
National Government unstable, unethical
Friday, 7 June 2013, 4:19 pm | Green Party
The National Government is unstable and unethical and relies on the vote of disgraced ex-minister Peter Dunne and disgraced ACT leader John Banks who is currently before the courts, the Green Party said today. More >>
Conference Shows That Action Is Needed On Climate Change Now
Friday, 7 June 2013, 3:42 pm | Green Party
Today’s Green Party-hosted climate change conference at Parliament has confirmed the urgent need for the National Government to act on climate change or leave New Zealand unprepared for the future, the Green Party said today. More >>
UN official calls on NZ to set a binding emissions target
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 6:36 pm | Green Party
United Nations leader on climate change Christiana Figueres is urging New Zealand to sign up to a legally binding greenhouse emission reduction target. More >>
Government overrides rule of law again
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 11:35 am | Green Party
6 June 2013 Government overrides rule of law again National’s undemocratic law making is in the spotlight again with the Law Society slamming the constitutionality of new housing legislation, calling it ‘contrary to the rule of law and good legislation ... More >>
Meeting the Challenge: A Strategy for NZ Climate Policy
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 11:32 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Kennedy Graham is hosting a climate change conference at Parliament on Friday. More >>
Health Minister is wrong – school nurses are needed
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 4:18 pm | Green Party
The Health Minister is wrong to say that every low decile primary and intermediate school has their own dedicated school nurse, which is why principals, teachers and nurses say they are desperately needed, the Green Party said today. More >>
Electricity Authority has failed to control prices
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 12:50 pm | Green Party
The National Party-created Electricity Authority has failed to control the unjustifiable rise in electricity prices and has crossed a line by entering into political debate in an attempt to cover for its failure, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said ... More >>
Gaming tables in SkyCity deal have huge potential for harm
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:21 am | Green Party
The Key Government has downplayed the extent of the increase in gambling harm that will flow on from their dirty deal with SkyCity, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Government should stop tax breaks to rich oil companies
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:17 am | Green Party
5 June 2013 Government should stop tax breaks to rich oil companies The Government should stop its multimillion dollar tax breaks to the oil and gas industry and use the money saved to support the transition to clean energy, says Green Party energy ... More >>
OECD gives thumbs up to Green economic direction
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 9:24 am | Green Party
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) supports key Green Party policies for enhancing economic prosperity, the Green Party said today. More >>
Charter schools on the ruins of Christchurch education
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:50 pm | Green Party
Official documents show the Government is planning to set up charter schools on the site of closed state schools, possibly those in Christchurch, the Green Party said today. The Education Amendment Bill, which makes charter schools law, is likely to ... More >>
Major issues with SkyCity deal – legal opinion
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:36 pm | Green Party
The Government’s deal with SkyCity can be unwound by a future Government and the Heads of Agreement on which it is based could be unlawful according to a damning legal opinion by Franks and Ogilvie released by the Green Party today. More >>
National seizing control of Aucklanders’ rates
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 10:50 am | Green Party
Central government is giving itself more power to control how Auckland rates are spent on transport projects with the passage of the Land Transport Management Amendment Bill tonight, said Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter. More >>
Norman: Protecting our democracy from crony capitalism
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 9:43 am | Green Party
Dr Russel Norman - June 1 2013: Speech to Green Party AGM More >>
Fonterra should suspend milk from oil and fracking land
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 9:08 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Fonterra to suspend taking milk from land where oil and fracking waste, including highly toxic chemicals, has been spread and covered in Taranaki. More >>
Metiria Turei AGM Speech: Healthy Kids Ready to Learn
Sunday, 2 June 2013, 12:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has made no secret of its mission to win hearts and minds. Our passions, like the fight against child poverty, and a love of the environment, have affected mainstream thinking. New Zealand is a better place already because of all of you. More >>
Healthy kids ready to learn
Sunday, 2 June 2013, 11:40 am | Green Party
The Green Party has announced a plan to put nurses into every low decile primary and intermediate school in New Zealand. More >>
Government needs to address causes of prison riots
Sunday, 2 June 2013, 9:57 am | Green Party
The Spring Creek prison riot is the latest in a string of prison incidents that need urgent attention from the Corrections Minister, said the Green Party today. More >>
