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Comprehensive modernisation of adoption law to enter ballot
Sunday, 14 October 2012, 10:52 am | Green Party
Green MP Kevin Hague today unveiled a Bill to comprehensively overhaul adoption law and address related surrogacy issues, which will be entered in the next Members’ bill ballot. More >>
Government ignores advice on universal child assessment
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 6:48 pm | Green Party
A ‘tool’ that has identified children of beneficiaries at risk of being abused should be applied to all children if it’s a solution to keeping kids safe from maltreatment, the Green Party said today. More >>
Public sector CEO pay needs review
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 3:50 pm | Green Party
There needs to be a review of the salaries paid to public sector chief executives, Green Party MP Dr Kennedy Graham said today. More >>
Green Party on Rena Long-term Environmental Recovery Plan
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 1:39 pm | Green Party
“The Government should not take signs of environmental recovery as an excuse for its inaction to make our coastal shipping safer,” said Green Party oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes. More >>
Evidence mounts of crisis in manufacturing
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 12:19 pm | Green Party
11 October 2012 Evidence mounts of crisis in manufacturing The National Government can continue to stick its head in the sand but the evidence of a crisis in manufacturing keeps on growing, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. The BNZ’s ... More >>
Challenge to John and Willie – stand up for wahine
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 10:36 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei is calling on Maori men leaders to stand up for their wahine and keep boxer Mike Tyson out of New Zealand. More >>
Government guilty of state sanctioned neglect
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 8:51 am | Green Party
By refusing to deal with poverty in its Children’s Action Plan the Government is guilty of neglecting the country’s most vulnerable children, the Green Party said today. More >>
IMF shows it’s time to stop fighting yesterday’s war
Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 11:04 am | Green Party
The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook report (WEO) shows that New Zealand needs to move beyond using a 20 year old monetary policy and join the modern world to protect jobs and the economy, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
11 “near misses” since Rena
Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 9:44 am | Green Party
In the year since the Rena grounding, New Zealand’s worst environmental maritime disaster, there have been 11 “near miss” incidents in our waters, the Green Party said today. More >>
National offers young workers a hefty pay cut
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 11:57 am | Green Party
The National Government thinks the way forward for New Zealand is to give young workers a pay cut, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Govt Should Review Huawei Contracts In Light Of Report
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 9:02 am | Green Party
8 October 2012 Govt Should Review Huawei Contracts In Light Of Damning Report The Green Party is calling on the Government to seriously consider the damning findings of the United States House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee report into ... More >>
Govt’s job creation plan now located in Australia
Monday, 8 October 2012, 12:12 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s credibility on job creation is at an all-time low, due to huge job losses in the manufacturing sector and record numbers of New Zealanders moving to Australia, the Green Party said today. More >>
Foreign trusts must be broken open
Monday, 8 October 2012, 11:18 am | Green Party
Revenue Minister Peter Dunne tonight endorsed tax avoidance as a legitimate practice when challenged about the use of secret New Zealand foreign trusts as a tax haven. More >>
Government back down on fruit in schools
Monday, 8 October 2012, 10:28 am | Green Party
The National Government are not serious about addressing child poverty and nutrition, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens offer suite of measures to address high kiwi dollar
Sunday, 7 October 2012, 10:27 am | Green Party
The Green Party today proposed a suite of measures that would help rebalance the economy onto a more productive footing by taking upward pressure off the high New Zealand dollar. More >>
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 >>
