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Greens to reduce power bills
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 12:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has a plan to reduce the power bills that Kiwi households and businesses pay while encouraging energy efficiency, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Love Is The Winner
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 8:32 am | Green Party
17 April 2013 Love Is The Winner Today is a momentous day in our political history that sends a strong message from Parliament about equality and the right to live free from discrimination, the Green Party said today. “New Zealand has just joined ... More >>
Spy agency can’t be trusted with greater powers
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 4:13 pm | Green Party
National is giving the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) greater powers to spy on New Zealanders without doing anything to restore confidence or show they will responsibly use those powers, the Green Party said. More >>
Longfin eels need a lifeline
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 3:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to implement urgently the protections for longfin eel recommended by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE). More >>
Headline CPI hides rising electricity prices
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 11:01 am | Green Party
17 April 2013 Headline CPI hides rising electricity prices The low headline Consumer Price Index change hides significant rises in electricity prices, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government to allow more spying on New Zealanders
Monday, 15 April 2013, 6:22 pm | Green Party
The Government’s response to a review of the GCSB is to reward the agency which has failed to act within its law by giving it more powers to spy on New Zealanders, says the Green Party. More >>
Statistics NZ Business Survey: no case for Govt RMA assault
Monday, 15 April 2013, 1:30 pm | Green Party
The Statistics NZ Business Operations Survey released today shows there is no basis for the Government’s assault on the Resource Management Act (RMA), the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party will build Auckland city rail link
Monday, 15 April 2013, 9:41 am | Green Party
The Green Party has today launched a major campaign to get the Auckland City Rail Link built and is accusing the Government of standing in the way of transforming Auckland into a modern vibrant city. More >>
Illegal spying is not acceptable - Op-ed By Russel Norman
Friday, 12 April 2013, 6:29 pm | Green Party
Memo to GCSB: Don’t spy on New Zealanders, you’re not allowed. It’s quite simple really; the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003, states “interceptions not to target domestic communications”. What part of that do you not understand? More >>
Charter school legislation deeply flawed
Friday, 12 April 2013, 5:17 pm | Green Party
“The establishment of the charter school system in New Zealand will be to the detriment of a high-quality public education system,” Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Dunne undermines our reputation by supporting detention
Friday, 12 April 2013, 4:39 pm | Green Party
The immigration bill to allow mass detention of refugees will not pass without Peter Dunne’s vote, and the amendment to increase the threshold for arbitrary detention from 12 to 30 is meaningless, said the Green Party today. More >>
Highest net emissions ever under National Government
Friday, 12 April 2013, 3:02 pm | Green Party
New Zealand’s net greenhouse gas emissions have hit the highest level ever and are continuing to grow under the National Government, the Green Party said today. More >>
Stand up for kids: Protect our schools nationwide marches
Friday, 12 April 2013, 12:41 pm | Green Party
12 April 2013 Stand up for kids: Protect our schools nationwide marches What: Green Party MPs Metiria Turei, Catherine Delahunty, Denise Roche, Eugenie Sage, and Gareth Hughes will be joining with teachers tomorrow to protest the GERM education reforms ... More >>
Government erodes promise on Schedule 4 mining
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 3:05 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has discovered that the Government is eroding its promise to New Zealanders to not mine in Schedule 4 areas, by handing out an exploratory permit to a mining company that allows drilling in Schedule 4. More >>
DOC changes undermine Cave Creek measures
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 3:01 pm | Green Party
Changes and cuts being made to the Department of Conservation (DOC) undermine measures implemented in response to the Cave Creek disaster, the Green Party said today. More >>
Why is National leaving savers vulnerable?
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:39 am | Green Party
11 April 2013 Why is National leaving savers vulnerable? New information released by the Green Party today shows that New Zealand is one of only two countries in the OECD that does not protect bank savers’ deposits with insurance. More >>
MoBIE's report is a waste of paper
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 10:05 am | Green Party
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s report into the Pike River tragedy is nothing more than a waste of paper, the Green Party said today. More >>
Smarter priorities for transport budget than Holiday Highway
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 4:34 pm | Green Party
There are smarter transport priorities the Government should fund, rather than wasting more money on the Puhoi to Wellsford Holiday Highway, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>
Green Party SOP will protect Schedule 4 areas from mining
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 4:16 pm | Green Party
Today the Green Party is introducing an amendment to the Crown Minerals Bill to prohibit petroleum and minerals prospecting and exploration in New Zealand’s most treasured places areas listed in Schedule 4. More >>
Outsourcing hospital food will cost NZ in the long run
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 3:15 pm | Green Party
Short term attempts at saving money in the Health system will likely cost New Zealanders in the long run, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
