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Deputy Auditor General confirms Ministers not ‘vindicated’
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 11:39 am | Green Party
27 March 2013 Deputy Auditor General confirms Ministers not ‘vindicated’ by SkyCity report The pokies-for-convention centre deal should be scrapped after the Deputy Auditor General confirmed minsters did wrong over the deal, and were not completely ... More >>
Ombudsman’s inquiry welcome, but too late for some schools
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 2:31 pm | Green Party
An investigation into school closure consultation comes as Green Party research shows several Christchurch schools are still trying to extract vital information from the Education Ministry, while the final decision on their future is due this Thursday, ... More >>
EQC breach a slap in the face
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:23 am | Green Party
26 March 2013 EQC breach a slap in the face The accidental release of 83,000 claimants’ details is a slap in the face to those Cantabrians who are calling out for information on their claims, the Green Party said today. “Given what Cantabrians have gone ... More >>
Manufactured exports shrink further
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:15 am | Green Party
26 March 2013 Manufactured exports shrink further Manufactured exports continue to fall under the National Government providing further evidence of a growing crisis in manufacturing, the Green Party said today. More >>
DoC staff cuts endanger precious wildlife and plants
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:06 am | Green Party
Today’s cuts to Department of Conservation staffing will put precious plants, wildlife and landscapes that New Zealanders love and value at risk, Green Party conservation spokesperson Eugenie Sage said. The proposed axing of another 140 jobs at DoC today ... More >>
Indigenous biodiversity at risk from DOC staff cuts
Monday, 25 March 2013, 8:30 am | Green Party
Further job cuts at the Department of Conservation will put our native wildlife and landscapes at risk and further undermine New Zealand’s ‘100% Pure’ brand, the Green Party said today. More >>
90 percent of Kiwis not interested in Key’s asset sales
Friday, 22 March 2013, 4:25 pm | Green Party
The overwhelming majority of New Zealanders have not registered any interest in buying shares in companies that already belong to them, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
National ministers proved wrong on climate change
Friday, 22 March 2013, 4:06 pm | Green Party
Climate denying National Government Ministers have been proven wrong with a climate scientist today confirming that more droughts are expected under climate change, the Green Party says. More >>
Govt incompetence allows Solid Energy to ruin itself
Friday, 22 March 2013, 2:29 pm | Green Party
The Key Government’s hands off approach to managing the economy allowed the formerly profitable Solid Energy to run itself into the ground, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
GDP figures reveal shrinking tradable sector
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 2:51 pm | Green Party
Increased economic activity in the final quarter of 2012 is not the good news story the Government is painting with economic activity in the tradable sector of the economy actually declining, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government blocks Solid Energy inquiry for political reasons
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 2:31 pm | Green Party
The Government is shutting down parliamentary scrutiny on the extraordinary financial mismanagement at Solid Energy because National Party Ministers are implicated in the company’s failure. says the Green Party. More >>
Health Ministry says welfare reforms will harm kids
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 4:18 pm | Green Party
Official papers show that the National Government’s welfare reforms will harm New Zealand’s most vulnerable children, the Green Party said today. More >>
Nats fail to rebalance the economy
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 12:01 pm | Green Party
20 March 2013 Nats fail to rebalance the economy The $10 billion a year current account deficit is proof of National’s failure to manage the economy and puts New Zealand on a dangerous path of unsustainable debt, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman ... More >>
All NZers deserve protection from toxic port gases
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 11:46 am | Green Party
20 March 2013 All NZers deserve protection from toxic port gases The recapture of methyl bromide is a national health, safety and environmental issue that needs leadership from the Government, not just a port by port approach, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
GE fungus leak breaks regulations
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 5:14 pm | Green Party
The unapproved release of a genetically engineered fungus is massive wake up call to our environmental regulators, the Green Party said today. More >>
Seven months is long enough, can we trust Novopay or not?
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 1:29 pm | Green Party
Schools and families need to know if they can have confidence in Novopay but have been left dangling by the Government’s announcement on the flawed pay system, the Green Party said today. More >>
ICT industry deserves govt support
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 12:30 pm | Green Party
19 March 2013 ICT industry deserves govt support A report showing that a third of ICT companies view insufficient local demand as a barrier to growth shows the need for government procurement policy to back Kiwi businesses, Green Party ICT spokesperson ... More >>
National planning Cyprus-style solution for New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 11:32 am | Green Party
National planning Cyprus-style solution for New Zealand The National Government are pushing a Cyprus-style solution to bank failure in New Zealand which will see small depositors lose some of their savings to fund big bank bailouts, the Green ... More >>
MPI pig-headed about biosecurity
Monday, 18 March 2013, 4:27 pm | Green Party
The Ministry of Primary Industries needs to reconsider its decision on risky raw pig meat imports in light of the Auditor General's recent report showing the lack of preparedness for dealing with biosecurity incursions, the Green Party said today. More >>
Stagnating productivity another sign of economic failure
Monday, 18 March 2013, 12:57 pm | Green Party
Stagnating productivity another sign of economic failure The Government’s programme to build a more productive and competitive economy is failing, the Green Party said today. More >>
