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ACC levies used as budget bribe
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:43 pm | Green Party
National is meddling with ACC levies to try sugar a budget that does little for ordinary New Zealanders. More >>
National’s Train Wreck of Debt Gathers Momentum
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:42 pm | Green Party
National’s self-proclaimed ‘Building Momentum’ Budget is looking more like an out of control debt train wreck with the country’s overseas net debt topping $200 billion by 2017 and the current account deficit topping $17 billion a year, ... More >>
Home insulation scheme saved but more needed
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 2:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating that its efforts have saved the home insulation programme but is disappointed that National has chosen to reduce funding for this hugely successful policy, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Social harm of SkyCity deal must be costed
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 3:52 pm | Green Party
The Government should put its SkyCity convention centre deal on hold till it has factored in the costs of social harm caused by law changes in the deal, the Green Party said today. More >>
National blocked changes to MMP
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 3:16 pm | Green Party
The National Government had the numbers to pass MMP changes with Green Party support but chose not to out of self-interest, the Green Party said today. Yesterday, Justice Minister Judith Collins ruled out implementing changes to MMP recommended by the ... More >>
Health Budget not even treading water
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 2:01 pm | Green Party
Tony Ryall’s health budget tomorrow needs to significantly increase if he wants to achieve more than just treading water, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague says. More >>
IMF confirms National’s failure to rebalance economy
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 11:05 am | Green Party
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed today that the economy remains seriously out of balance, with low household savings and high debt levels. More >>
Govt playing politics with our electoral system
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 4:15 pm | Green Party
The Government has today confirmed that they are putting politics before the public by not implementing the Electoral Commission’s MMP recommendations before the next election, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt must take heed of public concern over charter schools
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 1:24 pm | Green Party
The Government must listen to the public’s concerns and make changes to its charter schools legislation for the sake of New Zealand children and their parents, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Govt must take heed of public concern over charter schools
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 1:24 pm | Green Party
The Government must listen to the public’s concerns and make changes to its charter schools legislation for the sake of New Zealand children and their parents, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Greens Reveal Major Imbalances In NZ Economy
Monday, 13 May 2013, 1:07 pm | Green Party
An economic report commissioned by the Green Party shows that the National Government’s stated objective of rebalancing the economy has failed and reveals major underlying vulnerabilities. More >>
Government deals SkyCity a royal flush
Monday, 13 May 2013, 9:57 am | Green Party
SkyCity has been dealt a royal flush by the Government who has handed it a list of gambling concessions the casino could never have dreamed of in exchange for a convention centre for Auckland, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greater commitment needed to protecting Mackenzie Basin
Monday, 13 May 2013, 9:35 am | Green Party
The Government needs to protect the outstanding landscape and biodiversity values of the Mackenzie Basin by prioritising a new conservation or national park and promoting sustainable management on pastoral leases, the Green Party said today. More >>
National/Act's battle lines drawn over public education
Sunday, 12 May 2013, 11:57 am | Green Party
The Government has revealed plans for a wholesale privatisation of state education with John Banks outlining his vision for 50 or 60 charter schools and a Government commitment to the "private provision of education", the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt must not hand state housing to developer mates
Sunday, 12 May 2013, 11:28 am | Green Party
A Government plan to transfer Housing New Zealand properties to the community sector must be not be seen as a chance to abdicate responsibility for vulnerable state tenants or to benefit the Government's developer mates, the Green Party said today. More >>
Housing accord won’t fix affordable housing crisis
Friday, 10 May 2013, 4:14 pm | Green Party
The Green Party are pleased to see progress on the issue of housing affordability in Auckland, but says that we still have a long way to go. More >>
Foreign buy-up of Mighty River Power begins
Friday, 10 May 2013, 3:50 pm | Green Party
National’s under-pricing of the Mighty River Power share float has cost the public millions, as retail investors sell up and the company slips further into overseas ownership, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Key fails to keep jobs promise
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 1:01 pm | Green Party
The latest figures show a minimal net increase in jobs at a time when John Key promised an employment boom, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Key Govt transfers wealth to those at the top
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 12:46 pm | Green Party
Mighty River Power’s shares have been transferred from all New Zealanders to corporates and a small minority of already well off New Zealanders, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Minister needs to ensure quality of residential facilities
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 11:35 am | Green Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall needs to ensure that no other residential facilities are operating as poorly as Parklands was, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. More >>
