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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 >>
Green Party Celebrates Mokihinui Decision
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 11:24 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today welcoming the news that Meridian Energy is pulling out of plans to dam the Mokihinui river. The campaign to save the Mokihinui has been running since 2007. More >>
Asset sales will leave Govt and economy worse off
Monday, 21 May 2012, 12:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today released the detailed findings of a new report that shows the Government and the economy will be permanently worse off if asset sales go ahead. More >>
Govt agencies neglected workers safety at Mapua
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 2:48 pm | Green Party
The Government must support workers who have suffered health problems from cleaning up the toxic site at Mapua, Green Party toxics spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said today. More >>
Green Party comment on police staff cuts
Friday, 18 May 2012, 5:12 pm | Green Party
“National’s cuts will turn police into paper shufflers,” Green Party police spokesperson David Clendon said today. “Cutting 125 non-sworn police jobs will inevitably mean police officers spend more time on administration and less time catching ... More >>
Green Party Supports Call For New Water Rules
Friday, 18 May 2012, 1:47 pm | Green Party
The Government should implement the Land and Water Forum’s recommendations to set national environmental standards for freshwater, Green Party water spokesperson Eugenie Sage said today. The Land and Water Forum released its second report today which ... More >>
Billion dollar highway not fiscally responsible
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 1:43 pm | Green Party
The National Government needs to explain why it is pushing ahead with uneconomic projects like the four-lane highway from Warkworth to Wellsford, while crying poverty and cutting services in the coming Budget, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie ... More >>
Govt needs to reveal performance pay model
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:20 am | Green Party
The Government needs to reveal what model of performance pay they intend to use for teachers, Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said today. More >>
Social Housing need – A ticking time bomb
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 11:57 pm | Green Party
National’s announcement today of successful applicants to the $25.3 million Social Housing Unit (SHU) Growth Fund is just a drop in the ocean, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt’s cost cutting hits NZ kids learning
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 10:56 am | Green Party
The Government has taken Treasury’s bad advice and increased class sizes despite knowing that this policy will negatively affect children, Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said today. More >>
