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Why is National copying Australia’s failed highway PPPs?
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 10:46 am | Green Party
Public-Private Partnerships to build highway projects have been expensive failures in Australia, with the public bearing the cost, and National should not be looking to copy this failed model, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said ... More >>
Environment Court ruling a win for clean rivers
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 2:54 pm | Green Party
5 September 2012 Environment Court ruling a win for clean rivers and a signal to Government The Green Party today welcomed the Environment Court decision on the Horizons Regional Council’s One Plan. The Environment Court has ruled that nutrient management ... More >>
No need to sell assets to return to surplus
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 12:49 pm | Green Party
The Government’s target of returning to surplus by 2014/15 will be easier to achieve if the asset sales don’t go ahead, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Genetic Engineering not in our best interest
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 11:21 am | Green Party
The United States State Department and American multinational companies have been pushing for the release of genetically engineered food into the New Zealand environment at a biotechnology conference being held in Rotorua this week, the Green Party said ... More >>
Roll-call of blunders marks asset sales agenda
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 1:22 pm | Green Party
4 September 2012 Roll-call of blunders marks asset sales agenda National’s flagship asset sale policy has been marked by mismanagement and crisis while the real economic problems facing our country have been neglected, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman ... More >>
Rebstock’s appointment highlights opportunity for ACC
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 10:40 am | Green Party
The appointment of Paula Rebstock as permanent chair of ACC is an opportunity to steer the corporation back towards the role and principles it was founded on, the Green party said today. More >>
National’s cosy relationship with Westpac needs to end
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 9:19 am | Green Party
The National Government continues to drag its heels on tendering the government master banking contract, the Green Party said today. More >>
Delay gives Kiwis a chance to stop asset sales
Monday, 3 September 2012, 4:36 pm | Green Party
3 August 2012 Delay gives Kiwis a chance to stop asset sales The delay in the sale of shares in Mighty River Power gives New Zealanders the chance to have their say in the citizens-initiated referendum and stop asset sales, Green Party Co-leader ... More >>
Govt needs to begin PRT withdrawal now
Monday, 3 September 2012, 4:31 pm | Green Party
The Government should be looking at ways to withdraw our forces in Afghanistan, as soon as possible, rather than concentrating on an arbitrary date, Green Party defence spokesperson Kennedy Graham said today. More >>
Skycity deal needs full analysis on NZ Gamblefree day
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 12:06 pm | Green Party
01 September 2012 Skycity deal needs full analysis on NZ Gamblefree day The Key Government needs to initiate a study into the problem gambling harm their deal with SkyCity will cause, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. Today is Gamblefree ... More >>
Napier-Gisborne rail closure short sighted
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 12:04 pm | Green Party
1 September 2012 Napier-Gisborne rail closure short sighted KiwiRail’s announcement that it will close the Napier-Gisborne rail line is a penny pinching move that will be devastating for the regional economy and make roads in the region more dangerous ... More >>
Referendum can be held before assets sold
Friday, 31 August 2012, 1:02 pm | Green Party
A public referendum on asset sales could be held early next year before any of the power companies are sold, the Green Party said today. More >>
Living wage essential to assist low paid
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 11:16 am | Green Party
The growing gap between rich and poor in New Zealand shows why a living wage is needed, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>
Green Bill to protect waterways passes first reading
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 8:28 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty’s Members Bill to close a loophole in the Resource Management Act allowing on-going pollution, passed it’s first reading today. More >>
Government leaves poorest kids out in the cold
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 3:42 pm | Green Party
29 August 2012 Government leaves poorest kids out in the cold The Government has revealed it is completely heartless when it comes to the 20 per cent of kids trapped in poverty, rejecting any possibility of giving the poorest kiwi kids the helping ... More >>
Govt backtrack on software patents damaging
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 2:29 pm | Green Party
29 August 2012 Govt backtrack on software patents damaging The National Government’s decision to open the way for the patenting of software will damage our high-growth software industry and stifle innovation in the sector, the Green Party said today. ... More >>
Subsidising monster trucks comes at cost to safety
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 2:26 pm | Green Party
29 August 2012 Subsidising monster trucks comes at cost to safety The National Government’s $45 million plan to open up more routes to 53-tonne trucks comes at the same time it is cutting spending on road safety and rail, Green Party transport spokesperson ... More >>
Govt funds pro GE-lobbyists jamboree
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 12:43 pm | Green Party
The Minister of Science and Innovation, Steven Joyce, needs to tell the public how much taxpayer funding is going into a conference featuring a number of pro-GE lobbyists and companies, Green Party primary production spokesperson Steffan Browning said ... More >>
Greens to push for housing standards in MOU with Government
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 1:26 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will be pushing for the implementation of recommendations in the Children’s Commissioners expert advisory group report around minimum standards for rental accommodation when it meets the Minister of Housing this week. More >>
Mighty River squanders $3.8m preparing for sale
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 10:20 am | Green Party
Mighty River’s annual report reveals that it has spent $3.8m in the year to June 2012 preparing itself for sale under the Government’s asset sales agenda, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
