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Green Party comment on Labour's savings policy announcement
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 4:04 pm | Green Party
“The Green Party’s position is to have an urgent national conversation on raising the age of retirement, due to on-going issues with the affordability of New Zealand Superannuation as it currently stands,” said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman, ... More >>
Changes must end all discrimination against Catholics
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 2:32 pm | Green Party
27 October 2011 Royal succession changes must end all discrimination against Catholics Green MP Keith Locke says that any changes to the royal succession laws must end all discrimination against Catholics. British Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed ... More >>
Greens call on Fonterra to help protect waterways
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 11:10 am | Green Party
As the Maui gas leak continues to limit milk processing capabilities, the Green Party is calling on Fonterra to assess which farmers have the ability to dispose of unprocessed milk safely, and intervene to support farmers who do not. More >>
Greens welcome NZahead report
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 10:58 am | Green Party
Another report highlighting high levels of hardship among our children provides more reasons to invest in bringing children out of poverty, the Green Party said today. More >>
Treasury predicts persistent cash deficits
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 3:19 pm | Green Party
The results of the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) show that Treasury are predicting persistent cash deficits and growing government debt continuing beyond June 2016, calling into question the National Government’s fiscal and economic ... More >>
Greens Welcome Back Metro Bus Services
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 2:12 pm | Green Party
GREENS WELCOME BACK METRO BUS SERVICES The Green Party welcomes the opening of the Central Station bus exchange in Lichfield Street and the return of Metro bus services to part of central Christchurch. More >>
Green MP to speak at pay equity forum in Wellington tonight
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 12:04 pm | Green Party
Who: Green MP Catherine Delahunty, CTU President Helen Kelly, Service and Food Workers Union campaigner Lyndy McIntyre, Nicole Skews from the Wellington Young Feminists Collective, and Susan Guthrie, co-author of The Big Kahuna (with Gareth Morgan). ... More >>
Key must come clean about TPP and Pharmac before election
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 11:15 am | Green Party
John Key needs to be absolutely clear with the New Zealand public before the election about whether he would trade off Pharmac in the interest of signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Locke writes on Defence's release of prisoner reports
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 2:30 pm | Green Party
Green Defence spokesperson Keith Locke writes about yesterday’s (late afternoon!) release of Defence reports into prisoner treatment in Afghanistan. ‘Yesterday Defence Minister Wayne Mapp released two NZ Defence Force statements on prisoner treatment ... More >>
Greens question seafarer training standards
Friday, 21 October 2011, 10:38 am | Green Party
The Government should investigate the adequacy of Filipino seafarer training, in light of serious concerns raised by the European Commission, said the Green Party today. More >>
New Game Animal bill undermines conservation
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 4:29 pm | Green Party
Neither the Minister of Conservation nor any government agency is willing to support the Game and Animal Council Bill, the Green Party said today. “This bill would lead to the destruction of parts of our conservation estate, places that New Zealanders ... More >>
Greens and Govt launch second phase of Tui clean up
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 11:39 am | Green Party
The Green Party and the Government today launched phase two of the $16.2 million clean-up of the Tui Mine site near Te Aroha. More >>
Govt. can give Bay of Plenty businesses certainty today
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 11:13 am | Green Party
The Government needs to put in place a financial support plan for businesses in the Bay of Plenty affected by the Rena oil disaster now rather than wait until Christmas, the Green Party said today. More >>
Radioactive shipping not worth the risk
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 9:17 am | Green Party
The grounding of the cargo ship Rena near Tauranga Harbour shows the risks to New Zealand of moving Australian uranium yellowcake through our ports, said the Green Party today. More >>
Prisoner bill knocks out safeguards
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 4:33 pm | Green Party
A bill tabled in Parliament last week knocks out one of the key safeguards against prisoners getting abused in our prisons, the Green Party said today. The Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims (Redirecting Prisoner Compensation) Amendment Bill creates ... More >>
NZ public must not be kept in dark on TPP
Monday, 17 October 2011, 12:00 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand public has the right to know what public servants are willing to negotiate away in order to conclude the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, Green Party trade spokesperson Kennedy Graham said today. More >>
Rena inquiry must look at turning back 90s deregulation
Friday, 14 October 2011, 12:30 pm | Green Party
Any inquiry resulting from the Rena disaster must look at the impact that deregulation has had on New Zealand’s coastal shipping, Green Party Oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today. More >>
Govt. needs to consider economic support for BOP businesses
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 12:20 pm | Green Party
The Government needs to start putting together a financial support plan for businesses in the Bay of Plenty affected by the Rena oil disaster, the Green Party said today. “It’s now time for the Government to be considering financial support for those ... More >>
Government must release review of oil spills
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 7:58 pm | Green Party
The Government should release all information relating to their decision not to purchase an emergency response multi purpose vessel that could have removed oil from the Rena, says the Green Party. More >>
Steven Joyce caught lying over Rena accusations
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 12:23 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has released email correspondence showing that Steven Joyce lied on TVNZ’s Close Up show last night when he said, “I have not had a single request of my office or of the Ministry for any briefing from any opposition politician whatsoever.” More >>
