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High dollar killing Kiwi jobs
Friday, 5 October 2012, 4:05 pm | Green Party
5 October 2012 High dollar killing Kiwi jobs The loss of 40 more highly skilled, high paid manufacturing jobs due to the high dollar, this time at the Christchurch Engine Centre, highlights the urgent need for action on monetary policy, Green Party ... More >>
Government Not Listening On Conservation
Friday, 5 October 2012, 2:15 pm | Green Party
5 October 2012 Government Not Listening On Conservation A new survey shows New Zealanders care about the environment even if the Government doesn’t, Green Party conservation spokesperson Eugenie Sage said today. The results of the Department of Conservation’s ... More >>
Government Abandoning Christchurch Heritage
Friday, 5 October 2012, 1:32 pm | Green Party
5 October 2012 Government Abandoning Christchurch Heritage The Minister for Earthquake Recovery has the power to take action to preserve Christchurch’s heritage – including the Cranmer Courts – and should use it, not let such an important building be demolished, ... More >>
Complacency over bank profitability damaging economy
Friday, 5 October 2012, 10:52 am | Green Party
Excess profits in the banking industry and the high level of foreign ownership of the banking sector is causing long term damage to the economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
DoC workers an endangered species under National
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 4:53 pm | Green Party
4 October 2012 DoC workers an endangered species under National Another round of job cuts at the Department of Conservation (DoC) will see less done to protect New Zealand’s precious plants, wildlife and landscapes, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
Experts reveal Government on the wrong track
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 2:20 pm | Green Party
4 October 2012 Experts reveal Government on the wrong track National’s policies of charter schools and teacher performance pay don’t work to lift achievement, according to education experts who spoke at a forum at Parliament today. Green Party ... More >>
Rena review not broad enough to best learn lessons
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 12:58 pm | Green Party
4 October 2012 Rena review not broad enough to best learn lessons The Green Party welcomes the independent review of Maritime New Zealand's response to the grounding of the Rena, announced by Government today, but says it is not the broad-based independent ... More >>
Meagre rises in income not keeping up with rising costs
Thursday, 4 October 2012, 12:49 pm | Green Party
New figures showing the smallest rise in hourly earnings in over a decade highlight the urgent need to raise the minimum wage and make sure that vulnerable families can make ends meet, the Green Party said today. More >>
Recapture needed for methyl bromide
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 2:35 pm | Green Party
3 October 2012 Recapture needed for methyl bromide until alternatives available Government must recapture methyl bromide now, while the research it is funding into alternatives is being carried out, the Green Party said today. The Green Party was responding ... More >>
Key either incompetent or misled the public – Green Party
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 1:45 pm | Green Party
3 October 2012 Key either incompetent or misled the public – Green Party (Reissuing, correcting time between raid and briefing) More >>
Govt fails Green Party’s Rena report card on oil spill
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 12:59 pm | Green Party
3 October 2012 Govt fails Green Party’s Rena report card on oil spill protection The Government has not acted to protect New Zealand from future devastating oil spills like the Rena, the Green Party said today. “The Government’s been asleep at the ... More >>
Court closures about saving money – Green Party
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 12:01 pm | Green Party
Shutting courts in small towns is about saving money and will reduce access to justice, Green Party courts spokesperson David Clendon said today. More >>
National Standards site should be pulled
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 10:59 am | Green Party
The Government’s National Standards website should be pulled down following revelations nearly half of all assessments were marked incorrectly, the Green Party said today. More >>
Rena costs highlight Govt’s negligence
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 1:58 pm | Green Party
2 October 2012 Rena costs highlight Govt’s negligence for not raising Oil Pollution Levy A year since the Rena disaster, the Government has failed to raise the Oil Pollution Levy on industry to pay for similar accidents, the Green Party said today. A decade ... More >>
Govt’s backwards transport policy behind rail line closure
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 12:48 pm | Green Party
2 October 2012 Govt’s backwards transport policy behind rail line closure KiwiRail’s decision to close the Gisborne-Napier rail line is a huge disappointment for the Gisborne community and a result of the National Government’s wrong-headed transport ... More >>
Greens welcome police investigation into GCSB spying
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 11:48 am | Green Party
A police investigation into the Government Communications Security Bureau’s illegal interception of Kim Dotcom’s communications needs to be comprehensive and thorough, the Green Party said today. More >>
Just another GE mirage
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 11:31 am | Green Party
The announcement about scientists producing GE milk will damage New Zealand’s brand on which our more than $10 billion a year dairy exports rely, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens call in the cops over illegal GCSB spying
Friday, 28 September 2012, 10:32 am | Green Party
The Green Party has lodged a complaint with the Police over the Government Communications Security Bureau’s illegal interception of Kim Dotcom’s communications, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Time for full independent inquiry into GCSB
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 4:09 pm | Green Party
27 September 2012 Time for full independent inquiry into GCSB The report by the Inspector-General released today is five and a half pages of excuses aimed at justifying clearly illegal behaviour by the Government Communications Security Bureau, Green Party Co-leader ... More >>
Whitetip shark measures a good start, now stop shark finning
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 2:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party supports the Government’s measures, announced today, to protect the whitetip shark, but is calling on the Government to put an end to shark finning in New Zealand waters. More >>
