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BIMs back Greens’ call for charge for irrigation water
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 2:32 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today renewed their call for a price on the commercial use of water following the release today of three Briefings to Incoming Ministers which recommended the use of market mechanisms to allocate water efficiently. More >>
Government proposals reduce rights in SOEs
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 7:13 pm | Green Party
The best way for Maori to retain established legal rights in state owned energy companies is to keep them in public ownership, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Government must act to protect Maui’s dolphin
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 11:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for a moratorium on set-net fishing off the coast of Taranaki following the death of a highly endangered Maui’s dolphin that got trapped in a net. More >>
Crafar decision short-sighted
Friday, 27 January 2012, 2:41 pm | Green Party
The Government’s decision to allow foreign ownership of the Crafar farms is not in New Zealand’s interest,” said the Green Party today. “As food prices rise globally, selling off our productive land such as the Crafar farms to overseas ... More >>
Central govt.’s cosy deal with SkyCity bad for Auckland
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 4:13 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s cosy negotiations with SkyCity — which will increase the number of pokie machines at its Auckland casino in exchange for a convention centre — is another example of central government interference with Auckland affairs, ... More >>
Good news for landlords, not for renters
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 1:02 pm | Green Party
Hey guys, guess what? GOOD NEWS! TradeMe Property has analysed house rental listings for the last three months and determined that tenant demand is up. The number of enquiries from potential tenants about rental properties in the December quarter ... More >>
Internet goes on strike (why this Frogblog is black)
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 10:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party is blacking out their website for an hour today to protest the Stop Internet Piracy (SOPA) and PROTECT IP (PIPA) Acts currently debated in the US because of its impacts on New Zealanders access to a free and open Internet and online businesses. More >>
Ross Sea should be declared a Marine Protected Area
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 1:33 pm | Green Party
The Jung Woo 2 is the third ship to come to grief in the Ross Sea in little over a year and should serve as a wakeup call for the Government to close off the Ross Sea as a Marine Protected Area, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party on Families Commission and Rental Accommodation
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 1:22 pm | Green Party
“The Families Commission has rightly identified the poor quality of rental accommodation as a major issue facing New Zealand families,” Green Party Housing Spokesperson Holly Walker said today. More >>
Sinking may have been inevitable, Rena disaster wasn’t
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 11:25 am | Green Party
The Government could have been better prepared to avoid the Rena disaster says the Green Party who has reiterated their call for an independent inquiry. “With the sinking of the stern section of the Rena the Government has stated its focus is to ... More >>
Green Party extends support for Christchurch
Friday, 23 December 2011, 5:53 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is extending support for the people of Christchurch and Canterbury in the wake of two major earthquakes today. More >>
National selling assets returning healthy profits
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 3:50 pm | Green Party
22 December 2011 National selling assets returning healthy profits The National Party is planning to sell state-owned assets (SOEs) at a time when they are returning record dividends which are likely to rise significantly over time, the Green Party said ... More >>
Russel Norman's address in reply speech
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 9:09 pm | Green Party
We're about to break for Christmas, a time for family, sleeping in, barbeques, trips to the beach, and spending time with our mates and family. More >>
WINZ exacerbates growing food bank lines this Christmas
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 1:49 pm | Green Party
20 December 2011 WINZ exacerbates growing food bank lines this Christmas Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) is helping to make Christmas particularly miserable for some Kiwi families by restricting the payment of some special needs grants, the Green ... More >>
Greens call for new parliamentary oath
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 11:35 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the parliamentary oath to be modernised and says there is public support for the change. More >>
Rethink of biosecurity needed
Sunday, 18 December 2011, 6:59 pm | Green Party
The revelation that the Psa crisis may have been caused by allowing imports of kiwifruit pollen sends another clear message that our Biosecurity system is substandard, says Labour’s Biosecurity spokesperson Damien OConnor. “The real danger is that lessons ... More >>
Greens raise foreign ownership concerns over AMI sale
Friday, 16 December 2011, 5:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is raising concerns over the sale of AMI to Australian–owned insurance giant IAG, saying it will result in greater foreign ownership of the New Zealand insurance sector and will see a reduction in competition. More >>
Productivity Commission’s solutions will cost NZers
Friday, 16 December 2011, 12:49 pm | Green Party
The Productivity Commission’s failure to advocate for a capital gains tax on property excluding the family home in its draft report on housing affordability is a missed opportunity, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Fonterra is the Govt's ambulance at bottom of poverty cliff
Friday, 16 December 2011, 12:25 pm | Green Party
11 December 2011 Fonterra is the Govt's ambulance at bottom of poverty cliff Fonterra’s plan to supply milk to children in schools, starting in Northland, highlights how bad child poverty has got in New Zealand says the Green Party. “Milk in schools ... More >>
Key challenged to send ministerial observer to whale hunt
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 12:26 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging John Key to send Murray McCully to the Southern Ocean to observe the whale hunt, after New Zealand issued a statement yesterday expressing concern that confrontations in the Southern Ocean will eventually lead to injury ... More >>
