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Downscale of public prisons for private ventures a bad move
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 5:44 pm | Green Party
The Government closing public prisons while funding the building of private facilities at Wiri in Auckland by a group of foreign companies will be bad for New Zealand, the Green Party says. More >>
Green Party comment on Ports of Auckland lock-out notice
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 1:18 pm | Green Party
Ports of Auckland’s moves to lock-out union workers after an Employment Court agreement to continue bargaining means that the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown must step into the long-running Ports dispute, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Denise ... More >>
GDP highlights National’s ‘one trick pony’ economy
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:37 pm | Green Party
Today’s GDP statistics highlight an increasing dependence on milk powder to earn our way in the world, the Green Party said today. More >>
ACC should release Boag-Pullar 45-point list
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:00 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is pushing for cultural reform at ACC and is calling on the organisation to release a 45-point list detailing some of its privacy and protocol breaches. More >>
Time for port to end waterfront dispute
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 8:57 pm | Green Party
21 March 2012 Time for port to end waterfront dispute The Green Party says news that workers at the Ports of Auckland will resume negotiating their collective employment agreement without the threat of job losses highlights the weakness of the port company’s ... More >>
Key opening foreign owned Bathurst Resources inappropriate
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 4:49 pm | Green Party
The Prime Minister should not be attending the event of a company that is currently applying to mine conservation land, the Green Party said today. “The Prime Minister’s attendance at the opening of foreign owned Bathurst Resources’ new head office ... More >>
John Key too slow - Smith inquiry still needed
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 4:36 pm | Green Party
John Key should have had the guts to sack or stand Nick Smith down two days ago when it became obvious the former ACC Minister had used his ministerial influence to help a friend in her dispute with ACC. More >>
Greens call for independent inquiry into Smith
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 1:20 pm | Green Party
The Prime Minister must stop hiding behind the Privacy Commissioner’s inquiry into a mass leak of ACC claimant details and order an independent inquiry into the behaviour of one of his most senior ministers. More >>
Green Party comment on Urewera verdict
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 6:44 pm | Green Party
20 March 2012 Green Party comment on Urewera verdict There should be a full and independent inquiry into all aspects of the so called Urewera case once sentencing is completed, Green Party Police spokesperson David Clendon said today. The "Urewera Four'' ... More >>
Minister should be stood down over ACC dispute
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 4:39 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for Government Minister Nick Smith to be stood down while a full independent investigation is conducted into his behaviour in a friend’s ACC dispute. More >>
Green Party welcomes the PCE’s water report
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 1:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report on water which provides an accessible guide to the science of water quality. More >>
Green Party expresses condolences to Tongan communities
Monday, 19 March 2012, 3:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party expresses its condolences to Tongan communities after the sudden passing of King George Tupou V in Hong Kong yesterday. More >>
Local Govt Reforms Driven By Ideology, Not Good Governance
Monday, 19 March 2012, 12:00 pm | Green Party
A manufactured crisis is being used as an excuse to drive ideological changes to local government, the Green Party says. “Central government proposals to cap rates, limit council spending, and force amalgamations would further undermine local democracy,” ... More >>
ACC’s actions compound privacy breach
Friday, 16 March 2012, 11:14 am | Green Party
Insensitive treatment of ACC clients who have had their privacy compromised is evidence of a culture of complacency and should be included in the Privacy Commissioner’s investigation, the Green Party said today. Green Party ACC spokesperson Kevin Hague ... More >>
Cool heads can resolve port dispute
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:46 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the industrial dispute at the Port of Auckland can be resolved at a settlement conference on Monday if cool heads can continue to prevail. More >>
Gutting state sector no way to get economy moving
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 2:51 pm | Green Party
Sacking public servants will not result in less crime or better educational outcomes for New Zealand, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Gutting state sector no way to get economy moving
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 2:42 pm | Green Party
Sacking public servants will not result in less crime or better educational outcomes for New Zealand, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Green Party asks Privacy Commissioner to step in on ACC
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Privacy Commissioner to investigate systemic issues relating to the privacy of individuals’ information at ACC. Green Party ACC spokesperson Kevin Hague said ACC’s regular breaching of people’s privacy suggested it was ... More >>
Leak to blogger must be investigated
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 10:11 am | Green Party
14 March 2012 Leak to blogger must be investigated There needs to be a full investigation regarding who leaked the personal details of a striking Ports of Auckland worker, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Denise Roche said today. Personal details ... More >>
Otago Rail Trail comes full circle
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 10:08 am | Green Party
The trail that helped inspire the New Zealand Cycle Trail project — the Otago Rail Trail — has been incorporated as a Great Ride in that same network, the Green Party said today. “The Otago Rail Trail was the first of its kind and encouraged communities ... More >>
