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Don Elder needs to front up

Thursday, 7 March 2013, 10:07 am | Green Party

7 March 2013 Don Elder needs to front up After receiving over $10 million of taxpayers’ money to head Solid Energy, Don Elder has a moral responsibility to explain to Parliament and the New Zealand public how things went so wrong on his watch, Green Party energy ... More >>

NZ Govt must put pressure on Fiji over torture

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 10:12 am | Green Party

6 March 2013 NZ Govt must put pressure on Fiji over torture The New Zealand Government needs to put pressure on Fiji to launch a truly independent inquiry regarding the torture of civilians by Fijian officials, the Green Party said today. More >>

Growing organics the focus

Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 9:45 am | Green Party

New figures released today show the organic sector is booming and that the Government should back it by implementing organic targets and better labelling, the Green Party said today. More >>

Longstone’s exit payment the cost of Parata’s mismanagement

Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 1:58 pm | Green Party

Hekia Parata’s inability to manage her education portfolio has just cost New Zealanders more than $425,000, says Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei. State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie has just announced details of the $425,475 exit payment to former Education ... More >>

Kapiti Expressway a waste of taxpayers’ money

Monday, 4 March 2013, 4:10 pm | Green Party

The Environmental Protection Agency’s rubber-stamp for the Kapiti Expressway is no surprise and does not alter the fact that building it would be an enormous waste of taxpayers’ money, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said ... More >>

National show contempt for public with assets sales push

Monday, 4 March 2013, 3:30 pm | Green Party

National’s plan to sell Mighty River Power before Kiwis can have their say in the asset sales referendum displays a contempt for the New Zealand public, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>

Govt must address racial discrimination in justice system

Monday, 4 March 2013, 10:27 am | Green Party

The release of a report by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination means that the Government can no longer ignore the overrepresentation of Māori and Pasifika communities in the New Zealand justice system, the Green Party said today. More >>

National’s lack of ambition holding Auckland back

Friday, 1 March 2013, 10:20 am | Green Party

1 March 2013 National’s lack of ambition holding Auckland back Steven Joyce’s predictable response to a government-commissioned report on the future of Auckland is typical of this government’s lack of vision and lack of ambition for our largest ... More >>

MoBIE decision disrespectful to workers

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 5:18 pm | Green Party

Leaving 135 public service workers in limbo is the worst possible way to start the restructure of health and safety in New Zealand, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>

A-G report shows no plan for foot and mouth

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 4:57 pm | Green Party

The Auditor-General’s report shows that the Government has not been treating biosecurity seriously enough and has been trying to do it on the cheap, the Green Party said today. More >>

Nats to spend $30 million on Transmission Gully contract

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 3:15 pm | Green Party

National is planning to spend over $30 million just on the contracting process for the $3.4 billion Transmission Gully highway, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>

Salmon farm decision sets dangerous precedent

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 1:38 pm | Green Party

The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has run roughshod over local democracy by allowing four new salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds, said Green Party fisheries spokesperson Steffan Browning. More >>

RMA proposals promote more resource exploitation

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 10:48 am | Green Party

The National Government’s proposed changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) would kneecap sustainability and weaken local councils, the Green Party said today. More >>

Assets mustn’t be sold before referendum

Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 4:01 pm | Green Party

The Supreme Court’s decision that asset sales wouldn’t materially impair water claims under the Treaty of Waitangi doesn’t change the facts that asset sales are economically reckless and are opposed by the vast majority of New Zealand, Green ... More >>

Manufactured Exports Plunge, Jobs Go As Nats Fail To Act

Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 1:20 pm | Green Party

27 February 2013 Manufactured Exports Plunge, Jobs Go As Nats Fail To Act New data shows that the value of manufactured exports fell by nearly 7 percent last year as the high dollar hurt Kiwi businesses and contributed to 17,000 job losses in the ... More >>

Manufactured exports plunge, jobs go as Nats fail to act

Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 12:36 pm | Green Party

27 February 2013 Manufactured exports plunge, jobs go as Nats fail to act New data shows that the value of manufactured exports fell by nearly 7 percent last year as the high dollar hurt Kiwi businesses and contributed to 17,000 job losses in the ... More >>