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Asset sales don’t add up

Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 7:56 pm | Green Party

New figures, which show that New Zealand has lost $21 billion in dividends since the sales of BNZ, Telecom, and Contact, prove that asset sales are a folly that we don’t need to repeat, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>

Minister’s Akaroa Marine Reserve decision quashed

Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 1:54 pm | Green Party

09 May 2012 Minister’s Akaroa Marine Reserve decision quashed The Minister of Conservation needs to do the right thing now and approve the Akaroa Marine Reserve proposal, the Green Party said today. The High Court yesterday quashed the Minister of Conservation’s ... More >>

Govt needs to do the research on student loans

Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 1:15 pm | Green Party

The Government’s student loan and allowance changes are so poorly researched that the Minister doesn’t even know how they will interact with other key policies, the Green Party said today. More >>

Half of New Zealanders know poverty first hand

Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 11:58 am | Green Party

New Zealand needs a major re-think of what is a liveable family income, as a new study reveals half of all households are likely to have spent time in poverty, the Green Party says. More >>

Green MPs Back International Opposition to TPP

Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 10:05 am | Green Party

New Zealand must follow the lead of Australia and refuse to sign any trade agreement that includes investor state dispute settlement provisions, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>

Government Should Get Out of Our Bedrooms

Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 4:08 pm | Green Party

The Prime Minister is unable to deny that young women on welfare will be forced to take long term contraception in order to stop their benefits being cut, the Green Party said today. More >>

Minister contradicting Ministry on school league tables

Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 11:31 am | Green Party

The Minister of Education Hekia Parata is contradicting the Ministry on the issue of publishing school league tables, the Green Party said today. More >>

Govt. crashes the books even further

Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 11:21 am | Green Party

The National Government’s poor fiscal management and, in particular, its very expensive 2010 tax cut package, has driven the Government’s books even further into the red, the Green Party said today. More >>

Where Will the Cuts Come From?

Monday, 7 May 2012, 5:35 pm | Green Party

“Today’s announcement of shuffling of money within the social development budget to pay for the Government’s punitive welfare reforms begs the question of where the money will come from,” said Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei. More >>

Energy Subsidiaries Vulnerable to 100% Privatisation

Monday, 7 May 2012, 12:53 pm | Green Party

The Green Party today released a comprehensive list of all the current subsidiaries owned by Genesis, Meridian, Solid Energy, and Mighty River Power that could easily be sold into 100% private ownership under National’s plans for partial privatisation. More >>

Govt falsely trying to sell SkyCity deal as reducing harm

Monday, 7 May 2012, 10:29 am | Green Party

The Government’s plan to greatly increase the number of pokies at SkyCity is being falsely sold by John Key as some sort of harm minimisation plan, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today. More >>

Green policies translated into NZ Sign Language

Friday, 4 May 2012, 4:50 pm | Green Party

In what is a first for a political party in New Zealand and possibly the world, I am thrilled that the Green Party has marked New Zealand Sign Language week by getting parts of our website translated into New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). More >>

Greens Propose Alternative Student Loan Repayment Solution

Friday, 4 May 2012, 4:22 pm | Green Party

4 May 2012 Greens Propose Alternative Student Loan Repayment Solution There is a better way to change student loan repayment rates that will help graduates who can afford to pay their loans off faster, without putting the squeeze on young families, ... More >>

Expensive PR won’t convince Kiwis on asset sales

Thursday, 3 May 2012, 2:11 pm | Green Party

New Zealanders should be told how much the National Government is spending on PR - such as the website it launched today - to promote asset sales, which Kiwis overwhelmingly oppose, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>

Upcoming zero budget will see more jobless

Thursday, 3 May 2012, 12:19 pm | Green Party

The Key Government has failed to deliver on its biggest promise to Kiwi families with employment growing at barely half the rate promised, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>

Loans changes an attack on families

Thursday, 3 May 2012, 12:00 pm | Green Party

Hard working young families are being targeted as the group the Government will hurt in order to balance its books this budget, the Green Party said today. The Government has indicated a raft of changes will be made to the loans scheme including lifting ... More >>