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Hekia Parata must be sacked
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 10:01 am | Green Party
The Prime Minister should sack his Education Minister after her latest and most dangerous failure has left her position untenable, the Green Party said today. More >>
Court decision reveals Education Minister incompetent
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 8:18 pm | Green Party
The High Court’s decision that the Minister of Education acted unlawfully when she decided to close a special school for girls is another example of an incompetent minister out of her depth, the Green Party said today. More >>
EPA should consider public opposition to salmon farm
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 4:12 pm | Green Party
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) should take into account the petition of over 11,000 New Zealanders that highlights strong public opposition to the application by New Zealand King Salmon to build nine new polluting salmon farms in the Marlborough ... More >>
Govt awards permit to Deepwater Horizon company
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 1:23 pm | Green Party
11 December 2012 Govt awards permit to Deepwater Horizon company The Government is gambling with our environment and economy by awarding deep sea drilling permits to a company partially responsible for the Gulf of Mexico disaster of 2010, said Green ... More >>
Another glossy publication, still no plan for jobs
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 10:58 am | Green Party
The latest glossy report by Steven Joyce fails to deliver a plan for sustainable jobs, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Raising family income key to addressing child poverty
Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 8:47 am | Green Party
The Children's Commissioner's ‘Solutions to Child Poverty’ report, released today, reinforces the need to improve family incomes to ensure all New Zealand children get a good start in life and can fulfil their potential, the Green Party said today. More >>
Report opportunity for preventing further tragedies
Monday, 10 December 2012, 4:48 pm | Green Party
The Royal Commission’s report into the Christchurch earthquakes is a thorough and insightful examination of why the CTV building failed and 115 people were killed, the Green Party said today. More >>
Freshwater Has Taken A Dive Under This Government
Monday, 10 December 2012, 12:45 pm | Green Party
10 December 2012 Freshwater Has Taken A Dive Under This Government The Green Party welcomed today's recommendations of the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society after its annual meeting and conference. The New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society met ... More >>
NZ criticised at international climate change talks
Friday, 7 December 2012, 11:27 am | Green Party
The National Government should listen to criticism at climate change talks in Doha and sign up to binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Green Party climate change spokesperson Kennedy Graham said. More >>
Govt Found Investing Illegally In Cluster Bombs
Friday, 7 December 2012, 9:15 am | Green Party
The Green Party has discovered the Government continues to invest in cluster bomb manufacturers despite making a specific commitment not to. More >>
Cruel cages remain on the menu
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 4:14 pm | Green Party
The Government has let down New Zealanders who care about animal welfare by continuing to allow cruel cages for egg laying chickens, the Green Party said today. More >>
GCSB Incompetence Could Cost Taxpayers Millions
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 3:58 pm | Green Party
6 December 2012 GCSB Incompetence Could Cost Taxpayers Millions It is outrageous the taxpayer could end up footing the bill for the Government Communications Security Bureau’s incompetence and the Prime Minister is responsible, Green Party co-leader ... More >>
Govt must learn lessons from latest report into IT security
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 3:54 pm | Green Party
The release of the Deloitte Phase II Report by the Ministry of Social Development into IT security at the Ministry is an important step towards ensuring that all New Zealanders can trust the Government with their private information, the Green Party ... More >>
NZ shamed in international climate change report
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 12:07 pm | Green Party
6 December 2012 NZ shamed in international climate change report New Zealand is ranked 41 out of a possible 61 for its performance on climate change and under National our position will plummet, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said today. The annual ... More >>
Greens seek more pragmatic approach to monetary policy
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 10:12 am | Green Party
A cut in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) would have eased pressure on the overvalued exchange rate, helping to rebalance the economy towards exports and manufacturing, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government Should Halt Christchurch Closure, Merger Campaign
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 9:11 am | Green Party
5 December 2012 Government Should Halt Christchurch Closure And Merger Campaign The Government should call an immediate halt to its Christchurch school closure campaign, as the primary teachers’ decision to strike over its ‘renewal plan’ reveal ... More >>
National’s Kyoto decision causing backlash at Doha
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 2:23 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s decision to reject making meaningful commitments to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions has raised the risk of New Zealand being locked out of international carbon markets. More >>
Govt’s deep sea drilling plans in tatters
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 12:16 pm | Green Party
4 December 2012 Govt’s deep sea drilling plans in tatters The Green Party welcomed news that Petrobras has abandoned its plans to conduct risky deep sea oil drilling in New Zealand and says it shows the Government's plans for deep sea drilling are ... More >>
NZ slammed for Kyoto decision
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 11:45 am | Green Party
The National Government’s failure to make meaningful commitments to reduce New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions has been slammed by the most senior United Nations climate change figure. More >>
Governor misled Parliament on bank profitability
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 10:29 am | Green Party
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler misled Parliament at his first appearance at the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee when he told the members that bank profits were “about average or below” most other OECD economies, the Green Party said ... More >>
