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Report shows need for methyl bromide recapture
Sunday, 17 March 2013, 6:18 pm | Green Party
The Customs Service needs to urgently act to ensure ports have the ability to recapture methyl bromide in shipping containers in light of a damning report, Green Party biosecurity and customs spokesperson Steffan Browning said today. More >>
Greens call to more money for home insulation scheme
Sunday, 17 March 2013, 5:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the National Government to commit funds for the continuation of the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart home insulation scheme in this year’s Budget, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Phone book opt in change a good call
Friday, 15 March 2013, 2:55 pm | Green Party
“Today’s news that the White Pages telephone directory will be an opt in system for Auckland is great news for the environment and for people who don't read, need or want a phone book,” said Green Party ICT spokesperson Gareth Hughes. More >>
Auckland rulebook needs Auckland input
Friday, 15 March 2013, 12:13 pm | Green Party
15 March 2013 Auckland rulebook needs Auckland input The draft unitary plan now needs input from Aucklanders so they can achieve the smart, green Auckland they want, the Green Party said today. Today’s release of the draft Auckland unitary plan is one ... More >>
Burmese visit must pay attention to human rights issues
Friday, 15 March 2013, 12:01 pm | Green Party
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully must continue to raise constitutional and human rights issues with Burma, the Green Party said today. More >>
Kiwi kids left shivering because of prepaid metering
Friday, 15 March 2013, 10:52 am | Green Party
15 March 2013 Kiwi kids left shivering because of prepaid metering Kiwi parents shouldn’t be forced to choose between feeding their children and keeping them warm, the Green Party said today. Research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today shows ... More >>
Govt must take action on overseas property speculators
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 4:56 pm | Green Party
A survey showing around one in ten properties throughout New Zealand are purchased offshore highlights the fact that this practice is making the housing market harder for New Zealanders to get into, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
New opportunities for foreign corporates to profit from kids
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 12:18 pm | Green Party
14 March 2013 New opportunities for foreign corporates to profit from kiwi kids. The National/Act Government has just laid out the welcome mat for large foreign owned corporations to receive huge tax payer subsidies to run profit-making schools in ... More >>
Collins must stop Family Court reforms
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 12:16 pm | Green Party
Judith Collins needs to listen to the judges, lawyers and others who have warned that her Family Court reforms will create a serious risk to the safety of parents and their children, the Green Party said today. More >>
Good progress on Bill to protect rivers
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 10:42 am | Green Party
Today Catherine Delahunty welcomed the next stage in the progress of her bill to clean up our rivers through the house. More >>
Nats’ power grabs no solution to Auckland housing
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 11:12 am | Green Party
13 March 2013 Nats’ power grabs no solution to Auckland housing Minister Nick Smith needs to stop threatening Aucklanders with another National power grab and drop his fixation on increasing urban sprawl, in light of a official report that his approach ... More >>
Get real, not GE, about drought solutions
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 11:01 am | Green Party
13 March 2013 Get real, not GE, about drought solutions Taking advantage of farmers’ desperate situations to push the genetic engineering (GE) agenda is unacceptable, the Green Party said today. This was in response to Federated Farmers Vice-President ... More >>
Key Govt must run referendum that respects NZers concerns
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 1:42 pm | Green Party
The Government has no mandate whatsoever for their programme of selling profit-generating state owned assets, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. The Keep Our Assets coalition, which includes the Green Party, today presented a petition containing ... More >>
Farmers hung out to dry as National fails to show leadership
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 11:43 am | Green Party
12 March 2013 Farmers hung out to dry as National fails to show leadership on climate change Farmers need the Government to show leadership on climate change and support them to face the challenges ahead, Green Party climate change spokesperson Kennedy ... More >>
Solid Energy needs to come clean on Don Elder
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 10:46 am | Green Party
12 March 2013 Solid Energy needs to come clean on Don Elder Solid Energy needs to explain to the public the emerging inconsistencies in relation to Don Elder’s appearance before Parliament’s Commerce Select Committee, the Green Party said today. Former ... More >>
Greens have workable solution to unfair bank fees
Monday, 11 March 2013, 4:27 pm | Green Party
The Green Party supports a class action against unfair bank fees and today offered ready legislation to ensure future bank fees are fair and transparent. More >>
Time to cut cruel animal testing
Monday, 11 March 2013, 2:23 pm | Green Party
New Zealand should celebrate the end of cosmetic animal testing in Europe by making the same promise in our own country, the Green Party said today. Today the final phase of the European Union (EU) Cosmetics Directive comes into force, meaning that ... More >>
Joyce can’t pick every winner
Sunday, 10 March 2013, 12:51 pm | Green Party
Innovation is too important to leave up to Steven Joyce’s best guesses, the Green Party said today. More >>
How much water to go under the bridge before action taken?
Sunday, 10 March 2013, 11:21 am | Green Party
National’s freshwater reform package lacks concrete steps to protect our waterways when urgent action is required, the Green Party says. More >>
Government books highlight growing inequality
Friday, 8 March 2013, 11:15 am | Green Party
8 March 2013 Government books highlight growing inequality A day after the public learned a Government SOE is paying its ex-boss $5,000 a day to sit by the phone, the Crown’s books highlight the growing inequality in New Zealand under National, ... More >>
