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Government must face up to transport budget blow-out
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 1:30 pm | Green Party
The Government must act responsibly and cancel wasteful spending on low-value highway projects following official warnings that the transport budget will blow-out in the coming decade, Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said today. More >>
Convention Centre Process Should Be Restarted – Green Party
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 11:54 am | Green Party
The bidding process for Auckland’s Convention Centre must be stopped and retendered following revelations John Key offered an unfair advantage to Skycity, the Green Party said today. More >>
Lack of scrutiny of Solid Energy’s underground coal fire
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 6:37 pm | Green Party
It is unacceptable that Solid Energy’s underground coal gasification project which involves lighting coal on fire underground – lacks independent monitoring, the Green Party said today. More >>
SkyCity deal will harm wider community
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 4:41 pm | Green Party
SkyCity chief executive Nigel Morrison is making desperate claims in an effort to minimise the harm SkyCitys operations cause the wider community, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Half of all exporters hurting from high exchange rate
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 9:51 am | Green Party
Half of all New Zealand companies involved in exporting are being hurt by the high and volatile New Zealand exchange rate, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today. More >>
Govt Must Raise Human Rights With Chinese Leader
Monday, 16 April 2012, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand Government must put human rights firmly on the agenda during meetings with Chinese political leader Jia Qinglin, Green Party foreign affairs spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. More >>
SkyCity Profits From Proceeds Of Crime
Monday, 16 April 2012, 2:29 pm | Green Party
16 April 2012 SkyCity Profits From Proceeds Of Crime The Government should can its convention centre deal with SkyCity and instead strengthen the gambling law to stop casinos benefiting from the proceeds of crime, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ Must Resist Chinese Govt Pressure Over Crafar Farms
Monday, 16 April 2012, 11:24 am | Green Party
The Chinese Government is putting pressure on New Zealand to loosen our overseas investment rules through a top level diplomatic visit, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Green Party Comment on Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown
Saturday, 14 April 2012, 5:51 pm | Green Party
We wish retiring Australian Greens leader Bob Brown the best for the future and congratulate both Christine Milne and Adam Brandt on their election as leader and deputy, said Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei today. "Bob has been one of the Green political ... More >>
Number Of Exporting Companies Stagnates Under National
Friday, 13 April 2012, 12:54 pm | Green Party
13 April 2012 Number Of Exporting Companies Stagnates Under National The number of New Zealand companies involved in exporting has stagnated under National’s economic leadership, raising basic questions about the quality of economic transformation ... More >>
Frack-free Christchurch leads the way
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 3:23 pm | Green Party
Today’s unanimous vote by Christchurch City Council to declare the city a fracking-free zone is significant and shows momentum is building against this dangerous drilling technique, Green Party energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today. More >>
Where is the fiscal impact analysis of the ETS changes?
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 12:17 pm | Green Party
The National Government is proposing to make sweeping changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) without providing the public with a detailed fiscal analysis on how much these changes will ultimately cost the taxpayer, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel ... More >>
Green Party On Government's ETS Consultation
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 6:57 pm | Green Party
“The proposals in the consultation are a regressive move on Climate Change,” said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman, in response to the consultation document on the Government’s proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). More >>
National’s veto is latest attack on mums and babies
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 5:31 pm | Green Party
The Government has sent a clear message to mothers and babies that it doesn’t care about them by announcing it will veto a bill extending paid parental leave to six months, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Relaxing Urban Limits Will Lead To Sprawl
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 12:18 pm | Green Party
11 April 2012 Relaxing Urban Limits Will Lead To Sprawl And A Less Productive Economy The Productivity Commission’s main recommendations for affordable housing will create sprawling, congested, and less productive cities, Green Party Co-leader Dr ... More >>
Transpower Wrong On GHG Emissions
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 12:19 pm | Green Party
10 April 2012 Transpower Wrong On GHG Emissions Transpower is circumventing Government policy and not being a good corporate citizen, Green Party climate change spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. Transpower have been forced to reveal that they are ... More >>
Deep Sea Drilling Off The Kaikōura Coast Is Madness
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 3:42 pm | Green Party
5 April 2012 Deep Sea Drilling Off The Kaikōura Coast Is Madness The Green Party today called on the Government to halt moves to allow exploratory deep sea drilling off the Kaikōura coast. Gareth Hughes will be tabling a petition from Steffan Browning ... More >>
Russel Norman: How to crash the budget
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The fiscal neutrality or otherwise of the 2010 tax changes is important because it goes to the heart of the economic competence of National. They claimed the cut to income tax for upper income earners plus the cut the company tax rate was balanced ... More >>
Lobbying Disclosure bill pulled from ballot
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 1:35 pm | Green Party
A Green Party member's bill pulled today from the Parliamentary ballot will establish a publicly accessible register of lobbyists, Green Party open government spokesperson Holly Walker said. More >>
Rena lawsuit not enough
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 1:23 pm | Green Party
Maritime New Zealand’s decision to lay legal charges against the owners of the Rena under the Resource Management Act is a good move, but highlights how inadequate our laws are for recouping costs relating to a major environmental disaster says ... More >>
