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TPPA will allow tobacco companies to sue NZ
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 12:00 pm | Green Party
The Government should not sign us up to be sued by tobacco companies, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Green Party welcomes PCE call for improved river protection
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 6:50 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s recommendations about the need to improve the protection of our wild and scenic rivers. More >>
NZ drops to 43 in Government’s favoured water report
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today challenged the Government to take urgent to action to address our poor water quality given that New Zealand’s ranking has dropped to 43rd in the Government’s favourite environmental performance study, Yale University’s ... More >>
SOE Sell off a Windfall for Bankers
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 4:31 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand public’s loss of their state owned assets will result in a windfall for the private banking and finance sectors, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Teacher Cuts Not “Good News”
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 4:14 pm | Green Party
The Government’s partial back-down over teacher cuts is not “good news” as Education Minister Hekia Parata says, but an embarrassing admission it stuffed up, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>
Green’s Home Insulation Scheme has Billion Dollar Benefits
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 2:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party’s insulation scheme negotiated with National has produced more than one billion dollars in benefits for New Zealanders according to new reports from the Ministry of Economic Development. More >>
Smart, Green Procurement Policy to Aid Cleantech Adoption
Monday, 28 May 2012, 12:29 pm | Green Party
A new report shows that a smart, green government procurement policy is needed to help business overcome barriers to adopting cleantech, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>
Government should be ashamed going to Rio
Monday, 28 May 2012, 11:13 am | Green Party
The Green Party agrees with the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) chair Dr Morgan Williams that the WWF report released today is a “wake up call for NZ”. “The National Government is criticising the Report because it refuses to see the hole it is digging ... More >>
Budget attacks specialist teaching
Monday, 28 May 2012, 10:12 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to rethink the cuts to education announced in the Budget before we lose technology teaching from intermediate and primary schools. More >>
Green Party Back HRC’s Aged Care Recommendations
Sunday, 27 May 2012, 10:41 am | Green Party
The Green Party supports the Human Rights Commission’s recommendations for the aged care sector, Green Party Health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. More >>
National to spend $150 million doing up new office?
Friday, 25 May 2012, 6:28 pm | Green Party
The Government’s plan to spend proceeds from state asset sales on upgrading the New Zealand embassy in London shows that National has no coherent plan to spend profits from asset sales but will simply fritter them away on whatever they need the cash ... More >>
Govt reverses asset testing policy for aged care
Friday, 25 May 2012, 6:17 pm | Green Party
An increased number of older New Zealanders will pay more for their residential aged care as a result of changes hidden in the budget, the Green Party said today. More >>
New Zealand Needs Hope And A Plan, Not More Excuses
Friday, 25 May 2012, 3:35 pm | Green Party
25 May 2012 New Zealand Needs Hope And A Plan, Not More Excuses New Zealanders are sick of National making excuses for its failed economic management and are angry that families are being made to pay for its mistakes, Green Party Co-leader Russel ... More >>
Budget 2012: Burden not being shared out fairly
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 3:32 pm | Green Party
24 May 2012 Budget 2012: Burden not being shared out fairly Budget 2012 fails to deliver any fundamental changes to the structural problems facing the New Zealand economy while ramping up the burden on lower and middle-income New Zealanders, the ... More >>
Green Party comment on Urewera sentencing
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 1:21 pm | Green Party
There should be a full and independent inquiry into all aspects of the so called Urewera case now that sentencing is completed, Green Party Police spokesperson David Clendon said today. More >>
Green Party comment on Urewera sentencing
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 1:20 pm | Green Party
There should be a full and independent inquiry into all aspects of the so called Urewera case now that sentencing is completed, Green Party Police spokesperson David Clendon said today. More >>
Green Party research shows National backing the rich
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 8:25 pm | Green Party
23 May 2012 Green Party research shows National backing the rich New research by the Green Party shows an ordinary working family could be more than $11,000 worse off this year due to budget changes made by the National Government, while high income ... More >>
Ratepayers will pick up Nat’s roading tab
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 11:31 am | Green Party
The Government’s freeze on road maintenance funding to pay for expensive new motorways will cost ratepayers, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party supports living wage campaign
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 10:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party supports the Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand campaign which has been launched today. The Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota initiated the Living Wage campaign. More >>
UN advises Govt it’s not too late to cancel welfare reforms
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 11:36 am | Green Party
The Government must cancel its welfare reforms after the UN slammed them for breaching human rights, the Green Party said today. Overnight, the UN’s Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights said that the National Government’s Welfare reforms ... More >>
