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Greens go to Devoy on Maori youth prosecution rates
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 1:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has written to the new Race Relations Commissioner, Dame Susan Devoy, asking her to investigate new findings which show Māori youth are disproportionately prosecuted for crimes compared to other ethnicities. More >>
Kids need a Government that cares, not punishment
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 12:13 pm | Green Party
April 10 2013 Kids need a Government that cares, not punishment A Unicef report today is further evidence that the Government is failing children by refusing to put their needs first and blaming them for being poor, the Green Party said. The Unicef report ... More >>
Key mustn’t change law to suit GCSB
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 10:54 am | Green Party
The Government Communications Security Bureau should follow the law rather than have the Government change the law to allow the agency to spy on New Zealanders, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Released details of illegal spying to affected Kiwis
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 5:20 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to release the details of spying activity to the 88 New Zealand citizens who were illegally spied on by the GCSB, and those people should be given the opportunity to pursue legal action against the GCSB. More >>
Research makes the case for extending home insulation scheme
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 11:33 am | Green Party
8 April 2013 New research makes the case for extending home insulation scheme Two new health reports identifying damp housing as one of the root causes of child illness is further evidence of the need to extend the successful Warm Up New Zealand insulation ... More >>
Greens seek Commission of Inquiry after new GCSB revelations
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 11:27 am | Green Party
9 April 2013 Greens seek Commission of Inquiry after new GCSB illegal spying revelations Revelations that 85 people may have been illegally spied on by Government security and intelligence agencies and the leaking of that information show why daylight and ... More >>
"Petrobras Law": Law-Making At Its Worst
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 9:49 am | Green Party
9 April 2013 "Petrobras Law": Law-Making At Its Worst The Green Party is calling on the Government to withdraw its proposed ‘Petrobras law’ amendment to the Crown Minerals Act following the release of a legal opinion that shows it ... More >>
Regulation of food claims welcomed
Monday, 8 April 2013, 10:45 am | Green Party
8 April 2013 Regulation of food claims welcomed Bringing in regulation for health claims made on food labels is definitely a step in the right direction, but the Green Party looks forward to further strengthening. The Minister for Food Safety signed ... More >>
NZ must work within UN framework on Korean crisis
Monday, 8 April 2013, 10:11 am | Green Party
John Key must clearly state that New Zealand will work through a United Nations’ framework to deal with the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, rather than simply following the United States and Australia into any future conflict because they are, as Key ... More >>
Nats’ offer document misleads on Mighty River risks
Friday, 5 April 2013, 1:38 pm | Green Party
The Mighty River Power offer document release by the National Government today fails to adequately spell out the risks for Kiwi mums and dads of investing in Mighty River, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Greens seek open ISC inquiry into GCSB appointment
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 1:08 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman is asking the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) to investigate the appointment of Ian Fletcher to head the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). More >>
Asset sales led to higher directors’ fees and higher prices
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 11:42 am | Green Party
4 April 2013 Asset sales led to higher directors’ fees and higher power prices The cost of National’s asset sales has risen again with Mighty River Power’s board receiving extravagant pay rises, and it’s Kiwi households and businesses ... More >>
PM’s questionable brain fades re GCSB
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 5:06 pm | Green Party
Prime Minister John Key has misled the public about the appointment of his friend Ian Fletcher to head New Zealand’s external spy agency the Government Communications Security Bureau, the Green Party said today. More >>
Failures in prisons need addressing
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 1:16 pm | Green Party
The inadequacies of the current internal complaints processes in prisons needs to be addressed, said the Green Party today. “The internal systems for dealing with complaints in prisons are failing. Prisoners and their families don’t have an effective ... More >>
Asset sales lead to brinksmanship over Tiwai smelter
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 12:35 pm | Green Party
2 April 2013 Asset sales lead to brinksmanship over Tiwai smelter National needs to stop their asset sales plans to strengthen the Government’s hands in negotiations with Rio Tinto, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. Rio Tinto has ... More >>
Contact confirms asset sales mean higher power prices
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 9:34 am | Green Party
Contact Energy’s call for higher power prices to satisfy the profit demands of private investors is confirmation that asset sales would mean Kiwi households would pay more for electricity, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Greens launch Green Paper on work- life balance
Monday, 1 April 2013, 10:55 am | Green Party
The Green Party today launched a discussion paper to promote better work-life balance for Aotearoa/New Zealand. More >>
Telecom job losses shows need for government leadership
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 11:48 am | Green Party
28 March 2013 Telecom job losses shows need for government leadership The loss of around a thousand jobs at Telecom will be a hard blow for the families of these workers and highlights the need for a government strategy to boost the ICT sector, Green ... More >>
Asset sales in crisis as Tiwai smelter's future in doubt
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 10:31 am | Green Party
28 March 2013 Asset sales in crisis as Tiwai smelter's future in doubt It is reckless for National to ask New Zealanders to buy into Mighty River and the other electricity SOEs in light of the turmoil over the Tiwai Point smelter, Green Party Co-leader ... More >>
Our most precious wilderness not safe from mining
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 9:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party today revealed that the National Government is allowing mining companies to search for minerals on our most protected conservation land. More >>
