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Missing child placement checks to be actioned
Friday, 29 June 2012, 11:20 am | Green Party
In response to Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei’s questions in the house this week the Government has now agreed to revisit placements of children and young people and run checks where they were missed. More >>
Asset sales open door for IP theft
Friday, 29 June 2012, 9:34 am | Green Party
The National Government’s asset sales policy opens the door for Chinese Government-owned companies to steal intellectual property from our energy companies and undermine their competitive advantage in the export market, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman ... More >>
Tariana Turia must come clean on what she knew about refuge
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 7:03 pm | Green Party
A letter released by the Green Party shows that Associate Social Development Minister Tariana Turia was briefed on the problems with Te Roopu Whakaruruhau O Nga Wahine Maori, in apparent contradiction of her public statements. More >>
Green bill gives chance to debate foreign ownership
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 2:19 pm | Green Party
Parliament will have an opportunity to debate tightening our overseas ownership laws due to a Green Party bill that would restrict overseas buyers from purchasing New Zealand farmland, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Minister’s weak decision puts Maui’s dolphins at risk
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 2:17 pm | Green Party
These measures will not protect Maui’s dolphins from extinction, Gareth Hughes Green Party ocean’s spokesperson said today. More >>
Green Party Bill receives unanimous support of the House
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 6:15 pm | Green Party
The Register of Pecuniary Interests of Judges Bill passed its first reading tonight with support from across the House. More >>
Motorway costs blow-out by $300m
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 3:35 pm | Green Party
The latest cost blow-out in the Wellington Northern Corridor motorway project raises further questions about why the Government is committing $12 billion of taxpayer money to projects with low or negative returns for the economy, Green Party transport ... More >>
ACC’s compo deal should come with no strings attached
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 3:34 pm | Green Party
ACC should remove the obligation on victims of its privacy breach to sign away their right to talk about its compensation offer or take any legal action in the future, the Green Party said today. More >>
Cost no barrier to child safety
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 3:19 pm | Green Party
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett must put cost aside and urgently review the safety of all children who’ve ended up in care through the Youth Court, the Green Party said today. More >>
New RBNZ governor an opportunity for modern monetary policy
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 11:52 am | Green Party
The appointment of Graeme Wheeler as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank is an opportunity for the Government to adopt a modern monetary policy, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>
Family farmers’ voices on TAF not heard
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 11:37 am | Green Party
The Green Party are concerned that the voices of family farmers have not been heard in the changes to Fonterra, Green Party agriculture spokesperson Steffan Browning said today. More >>
Higher fees another hidden cost of asset sales
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 9:53 am | Green Party
Kiwis are set to face higher power prices as directors’ fees double under National’s asset sales policy, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>
Black day for Fonterra
Monday, 25 June 2012, 4:20 pm | Green Party
Today’s vote by Fonterra members to accept the proposed Trading Amongst Farmers scheme puts family farmers at risk, the Green Party said today. More >>
Desperate PM misleads public
Monday, 25 June 2012, 10:59 am | Green Party
25 June 2012 Desperate PM misleads public A desperate John Key, having lost the argument about asset sales, has resorted to attacking parliamentary support funding for a disabled MP in an attempt to distract the public from his failed asset sales policy, ... More >>
World heritage areas should not be open to mining
Monday, 25 June 2012, 10:10 am | Green Party
Our world heritage areas should be entirely off limits to mining and placed in Schedule 4 protection, said the Green Party today. “Land which is internationally recognised for its landscapes of untouched beauty, and which New Zealanders love and want to ... More >>
Gaps in CYFS policy failing our most vulnerable
Sunday, 24 June 2012, 11:40 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the Minister of Social Development to front up and tell the public whether CYFS is undertaking mandatory checks of all family placements. More >>
Govt’s “one-off funding boost” won't satisy budgeting demand
Friday, 22 June 2012, 12:18 pm | Green Party
Family budgets are stretched. The New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services reported a 27% increase in the total number of clients seen in 2010/11 compared to the previous year, the Green Party said today. More >>
EPA rubber stamps dead duck motorway
Friday, 22 June 2012, 12:04 pm | Green Party
Today’s Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) decision to rubber stamp the Transmission Gully motorway project is a poor decision that will see over a billion dollars of tax payers’ money wasted, says the Green Party. More >>
ACC pay shouldn’t be tied to cutting claimants entitlements
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 12:32 pm | Green Party
21 June 2012 ACC pay shouldn’t be tied to cutting claimants entitlements ACC claimants should not lose their entitlements so that ACC team managers and their staff can get bonus payments, Green Party ACC spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. Documents ... More >>
$900 million for empty beds
Thursday, 21 June 2012, 12:12 pm | Green Party
The Government is wasting money by spending $900 million on a new prison full of beds that will remain empty the Green Party said today. More >>
