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Greens welcome Super Fund ethical divestment decision
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 12:03 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the New Zealand Superannuation Fund’s decision to divest, on ethical grounds, from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said. More >>
All parties should support enquiry into manufacturing
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 11:05 am | Green Party
All parties should support enquiry into manufacturing All political parties with an interest in protecting jobs should support a proposed enquiry into manufacturing, FIRST Union said today. Green Party Co Leader Russel Norman will today seek the support ... More >>
Select Committee inquiry needed into manufacturing crisis
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 9:42 am | Green Party
Parliament cannot continue to sit on its hands while the crisis in manufacturing destroys thousands of jobs and drives Kiwis overseas, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
No limit on unregistered teachers in charter schools
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 11:47 am | Green Party
The majority of teachers at charter schools could be unregistered because the Government has set no minimum level, the Green Party revealed today. “It’s bad enough these profit-making schools don’t have to meet the same standards and obligations imposed ... More >>
Inquiry into GCSB must be transparent
Monday, 24 September 2012, 2:43 pm | Green Party
24 September 2012 Inquiry into GCSB must be transparent The Government Communications Security Bureau’s (GCSB) unlawful actions in regard to the Kim Dotcom case should be of concern to all New Zealanders, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said ... More >>
Govt's backwards transport policy leads to job losses
Monday, 24 September 2012, 10:01 am | Green Party
24 September 2012 Government’s backwards transport policy leads to job losses The Key Government’s under-funding of rail to pay for grandiose motorway projects is to blame for the loss of 158 jobs at Kiwirail, Green Party transport spokesperson ... More >>
Standards publishing will set back education
Saturday, 22 September 2012, 11:50 am | Green Party
22 September 2012 Standards publishing will set back education The publishing today of primary school league tables based on unreliable data will be used as a defacto league table and is a big step backwards for education in New Zealand, Green Party ... More >>
National standards release another blow for schools
Friday, 21 September 2012, 1:03 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Education Minister not to release her national standards data next week. “Schools already know very well which of their kids are not achieving. More >>
Action is needed on child poverty now
Friday, 21 September 2012, 11:54 am | Green Party
21 September 2012 Action is needed on child poverty now A new study that shows too many children are suffering from poverty and deprivation highlights that the Government is doing nothing to address it, Green Party children’s spokesperson Holly Walker ... More >>
Exodus to Australia breaks another record as Nats fail
Friday, 21 September 2012, 11:46 am | Green Party
21 September 2012 Exodus to Australia breaks another record as Nats fail to act The growing exodus of New Zealanders for Australia is the result of National’s failure to act to protect and create jobs, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. ... More >>
NZ votes to kill Maui’s dolphins
Friday, 21 September 2012, 10:53 am | Green Party
21 September 2012 NZ votes to kill Maui’s dolphins It is outrageous that New Zealand was one of only two countries to vote against protection measures for the critically endangered Maui’s dolphin at the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s ... More >>
NZ out of step on GE
Friday, 21 September 2012, 10:41 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Government needs to follow the lead of Austria and France who are taking action around their approval processes for genetic engineering (GE), the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt can’t be a pacifist in a currency war
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 5:26 pm | Green Party
The Government today passed over a huge opportunity to empower the Reserve Bank to take the pressure off the overvalued New Zealand dollar by signing a weak Policy Target Agreement with the new Reserve Bank Governor, said the Green Party. More >>
Govt can’t be a pacifist in a currency war
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 5:00 pm | Green Party
The Government today passed over a huge opportunity to empower the Reserve Bank to take the pressure off the overvalued New Zealand dollar by signing a weak Policy Target Agreement with the new Reserve Bank Governor, said the Green Party. More >>
Immediate withdrawal of unsafe GE corn vital
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 11:56 am | Green Party
Research released yesterday shows the Government’s lax policy on genetic engineering is putting the health of New Zealanders at risk, the Green Party said today. More >>
New Zealanders need the Prime Minister to do his reading
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 3:48 pm | Green Party
John Key’s refusal to read important documents is an insult to ordinary New Zealanders who care about democracy and to 270,000 children living in poverty, the Green Party said today. More >>
CAD figures show economic rebalancing failing
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 11:46 am | Green Party
CAD figures show economic rebalancing failing Today’s worsening current account deficit figures reveal that the National Government’s goal of rebalancing the New Zealand economy is failing, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>
Green Party 'Take the Step’ Auckland campaign launch
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 10:58 am | Green Party
Following a successful launch last week in Wellington, the Green Party is bringing the 'Take the Step - Be a Champion for Children' campaign to end child poverty to Auckland, with an event tomorrow morning at Edmund Hillary School in Papakura. More >>
Govt delays paying carers following court victory
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 10:55 am | Green Party
The actions of the Government since its decision not to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling in the family carers’ case are looking more and more like delaying tactics, Green MP Catherine Delahunty said today. More >>
Petroleum wrong focus for economy
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 3:23 pm | Green Party
18 September 2012 Petroleum wrong focus for economy The Green Party says the Government should be creating an energy strategy that reduces New Zealand’s dependence on fossil fuels rather than acting as a cheerleader for the petroleum industry at their ... More >>
