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Maiden Speech - Holly Walker
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 6:13 pm | Green Party
Mr Speaker, I never met Rod Donald. To many people, it will seem amazing that, just six short years since his tragic death, there is already a Green MP who never met Rod. To many, it will seem very sad - indeed it is. More >>
Maiden Speech Eugenie Sage, Green MP
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 6:03 pm | Green Party
When I first walked onto Parliament’s grounds as a member of this House last November, I heard a tui, practising its scales below the Beehive. The tui’s chorus is sweeter than anything I might say in this chamber so I took its song as auspicious. A sign ... More >>
Maiden Speech - Steffan Browning
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 5:43 pm | Green Party
I acknowledge my parents both no longer with us, Ivan passing away a few years ago, and Alice just a week and a day before the election. I wish you were here. And my late half-brother Trevor, you also were so supportive of my vision. More >>
Maiden Speech - Julie Anne Genter
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 5:09 pm | Green Party
It is with gratitude and humility that I stand here. Gratitude to those who have gone before, gratitude to all those who have taught me on my journey so far. Special thanks to my father John and my brothers Sean and Liam, who are here today; to my ... More >>
Mojo Mathers - Maiden Speech
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 5:04 pm | Green Party
Mr Speaker, it was the desire to save a very special river, the Waikirikiri, which led directly to my involvement in politics. More >>
Ministers’ Crafar blunder the result of NZ China Strategy
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 4:45 pm | Green Party
The decision to allow Shanghai Pengxin to buy the Crafar farms was a politically motivated one aimed at keeping the Chinese Government happy, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Sky City profits high:no need to subsidise conference centre
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 12:59 pm | Green Party
Sky City’s record profits released today highlight how unnecessary it is for the Government to change legislation in exchange for a new convention centre, says the Green Party. More >>
Update on accessibility funding for Mojo Mathers
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 12:15 pm | Green Party
This morning the Green Party has written to the Speaker of the House requesting that he convene the Parliamentary Services Committee meeting as soon as possible to that issues relating to the funding of electronic note taking for Mojo Mathers can be ... More >>
Green MPs’ maiden speeches to be translated live into NZSL
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 11:56 am | Green Party
In honour of Green Party MP Mojo Mathers’ introduction to Parliament, New Zealand Sign Language interpreters will be signing from the front of the House during the Green Party’s maiden speeches on Wednesday. More >>
Green Party welcomes MMP Review
Monday, 13 February 2012, 3:14 pm | Green Party
13 February 2012 Green Party welcomes MMP Review The Green Party welcomes the MMP Review, launched today by the Electoral Commission, following the success of MMP in the 2011 Referendum. “This review process gives the public the chance to have ... More >>
Carers deserve a fair deal not endless litigation
Monday, 13 February 2012, 1:21 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to come to a fair and equitable agreement with families wanting to be paid for caring for their own disabled children, Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty said today. More >>
National runs interference on returns of SOEs
Friday, 10 February 2012, 10:10 am | Green Party
Energy state-owned assets (SOEs) up for sale have been returning 14.3 percent on average over the last five years even after discounting the rate for Solid Energy’s one-off revaluation, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government tenders for disaster
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 5:37 pm | Green Party
The Government’s decision to open up 25 new blocks for oil and gas exploration is an old fashion economic strategy that ignores New Zealand’s potential to lead the world in renewable energy generation, the Green Party said today. More >>
Minister inaction will make him accessory to extinction
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:10 pm | Green Party
The Government has today confirmed it will not take steps to further protect the critically endangered Maui’s dolphins following the recent death of one in a set net off the coast of Taranaki, the Green Party said today. More >>
Blog: A stingy evidence-averse decision on the minimum wage
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:49 pm | Green Party
As I predicted in my blog post last week, John Key’s Government has announced today what amounts to a nil increase in the minimum wage – a paltry increase of 50c an hour. The nominal increase is 3.8% – but at the same time the Consumer Price Index ... More >>
National selling assets returning 18.5% on average
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 3:59 pm | Green Party
The National Party is planning to sell state-owned assets (SOEs) making an average total shareholder return of 18.5% over the last five years, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ inc China strategy and Crafar farms judicial review
Friday, 3 February 2012, 2:11 pm | Green Party
The Key Government appears willing to sacrifice New Zealand’s productive farmland and infrastructure in order to facilitate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (MFAT) China strategy, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Transport BIM predicts likely budget blowout
Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:47 pm | Green Party
The Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Transport shows that the existing transport funding shortfall is likely to grow massively if oil prices are high, the Green Party said today. More >>
Weakening of Biodiversity Strategy looks imminent
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 5:21 pm | Green Party
DOC’s Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Conservation suggests the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy will be weakened, the Green Party said today. “In its latest Briefing to the Incoming Minister , DOC makes changes to the Biodiversity Strategy ... More >>
Treasury takes aim at New Zealand's biosecurity protections
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 4:59 pm | Green Party
Treasury recommendations to weaken biosecurity protection for short-term growth will undermine the long-term strength of our export economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
