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Minister Backs Down Over Salisbury

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 2:44 pm | Green Party

The Green Party welcomes Education Minister Hekia Parata’s U-turn on closing Salisbury School but deplores the unnecessary fear and stress this mangled process has put families through, Green Party associate education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty ... More >>

Auckland community leaders say back off SkyCity deal

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:17 pm | Green Party

Auckland community leaders today sent a clear message to the Government that they do not want the dirty deal involving pokie machines for a convention centre to proceed, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>

Green Party to Contest Ikaroa Rāwhiti By-Election

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 9:15 am | Green Party

The Green Party has decided to contest the Ikaroa Rāwhiti by-election. Nominations for the Green Party candidacy have opened and a candidate selection meeting will be held on Friday 24 May. More >>

National Cutting Public Transport Funding As Demand Surges

Monday, 20 May 2013, 3:11 pm | Green Party

Official figures belie John Key’s claim that the National Government is investing in public transport in parallel with its multi-billion dollar highway projects, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>

National Government’s Inaction On Poverty Fails Pacific Kids

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:46 am | Green Party

The National Government's head in the sand approach to poverty means Pacific children are being denied the same opportunities to thrive as others, the Green Party said today. More >>

NZ Has No Capacity to Deal with Deep Sea Oil Drilling Leak

Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:33 am | Green Party

The Government is expanding its risky deep sea drilling programme despite knowing that New Zealand does not have equipment to deal with a subsea leak, according to papers released to the Green Party under the Official Information Act. More >>

Green Party launches the Kiwi Bid to protect our beaches

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 1:07 pm | Green Party

Today in Piha the Green Party launched a major campaign to stop the Government’s planned expansion of risky deep sea drilling, including offering New Zealanders the opportunity to join a counter bid to protect our oceans and beaches. More >>

National to increase NZ’s debt by $61 billion over 5 years

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 10:49 am | Green Party

Budget numbers reveal our national level of indebtedness will skyrocket by $61 billion over five years, which is an economic ticking time-bomb, says the Green Party. More >>

Petrol tax should be invested in public transport

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 5:27 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is urging the Government to invest revenue, raised by their increase in petrol tax, on public transport in light of evidence that car traffic volumes are decreasing. More >>

Govt abuses urgency to extend Anadarko Amendment

Friday, 17 May 2013, 1:37 pm | Green Party

The Government is trying to pass legislation under urgency which would make the Anadarko Amendment – which limits protest at sea – apply to an additional 1.7 million square kilometres, the Green Party said today. More >>

Power Price Surge Highlights Need For NZ Power

Friday, 17 May 2013, 12:01 pm | Green Party

The latest surge in businesses’ electricity costs highlights the failure of the current electricity market and the need for the introduction of NZ Power to bring down electricity prices, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>

Budget numbers show National’s failure on home affordability

Friday, 17 May 2013, 11:09 am | Green Party

The Budget’s projection that house prices will rise between 23 percent and 46 percent by 2017 exposes the National Government’s lack of action on affordable housing, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>

Green Party Response to Family Care Legislation

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 5:09 pm | Green Party

The Government’s rush to pass legislation to restrict payments to those caring for disabled family members is deeply disappointing, Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty said today. More >>

Funding for treatment not prevention under National

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 5:00 pm | Green Party

Health Minister Tony Ryall today cut funding from services that can help prevent obesity but boosted funding to treat diabetes and heart disease, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. More >>

National fails lifelong learners

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 3:54 pm | Green Party

The Government’s restrictions on access to student allowances for New Zealanders over 40, and cutting access altogether for New Zealanders over 65, make a mockery of the idea of life-long learning and will harm the economy, says the Green Party. More >>

National’s Whiteware White Wash Won’t End Poverty

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 3:14 pm | Green Party

Pre-budget talk of a big focus on child poverty has proven to be nothing more than hot air, with budget announcements falling well short of what is needed to help the 250,000 New Zealand kids that live in poverty, says Green Party Co-leader Metiria ... More >>