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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 >>
Crafar decicion must not fall through Xmas season cracks
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 11:26 am | Green Party
15 December 2011 Crafar farms decision must not fall through Xmas season cracks The Overseas Investment Office needs to tell the public when it will come to a decision about Shanghai Pengxin’s bid to buy the Crafar farms, Green Party Co-leader Dr ... More >>
Greens release MP portfolios for 50th Parliament
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 2:16 pm | Green Party
With a new expanded caucus of 14 MPs, the Green Party today released a list of what portfolios those MPs will be concentrating on. More >>
Helpline must be funded
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 11:13 am | Green Party
14 December 2011 Helpline must be funded New Zealand’s only 24-hour Rape Crisis Hotline is in danger of being shut down if the Government does not step in to save the service, the Green Party said today. “Auckland’s 24/7 Sexual Abuse HELP line ... More >>
Fonterra must explain self-reporting inaccuracy
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 11:22 pm | Green Party
13 December 2011 Fonterra must explain self-reporting inaccuracy Fonterra needs to explain the vast discrepancy between claims made today about the success of the Clean Stream Accord and the findings of an independent review commissioned by the Ministry ... More >>
Green Party congratulates David Shearer on Labour leadership
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 1:11 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leaders Metiria Turei and Russel Norman have congratulated David Shearer on his election as Labour Party leader. More >>
Durban agreement not enough to stop climate change
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 10:08 am | Green Party
13 December 2011 Durban agreement not enough to stop climate change The Durban agreement does not go far enough to avert dangerous climate change within our children’s lifetime, says Green Party climate change spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham. “The ... More >>
Dunne needs to ask Ohariu voters if they want asset sales
Monday, 12 December 2011, 12:57 pm | Green Party
12 December 2011 Dunne needs to ask Ohariu-Belmont voters if they want asset sales More >>
Dunne must answer questions over supressed alcohol report
Sunday, 11 December 2011, 11:15 pm | Green Party
Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne’s actions in supressing research regarding the public’s attitude to alcohol during the consideration of the Alcohol Reform Bill is deeply concerning, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today. More >>
Government must fundamentally change climate policy
Sunday, 11 December 2011, 5:29 pm | Green Party
11 December 2011 Government must fundamentally change climate policy “The new Government must fundamentally re-write its climate change policy as one of its first priorities,” said Green Party Climate Change spokesperson Kennedy Graham. Dr Graham was commenting ... More >>
