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Greens, Labour co-host Smart Transport Conference
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:52 am | Green Party
What: Smart Transport for New Zealand Conference (programme attached) When: Tomorrow, Friday 19 August, 12:30 - 5:30pm Where: Beehive Theatrette, Parliament Buildings, Wellington Who: * Green Party Transport spokesperson Gareth Hughes, Co-leader Russel ... More >>
More mine inspectors proves Govt can improve safety now
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 4:03 pm | Green Party
The Government's announcement of more mine inspectors shows that action to improve worker safety can happen prior to the report of the Pike River Royal Commission, West Coast based MP Green Party MP Kevin Hague said today. More >>
John Key should attack poverty not report
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 4:35 pm | Green Party
John Key should apologise for rubbishing a report that highlights the economic cost of child poverty in New Zealand said the Green Party today. During question time in Parliament today John Key labelled a report commissioned by Every Child Counts ... More >>
NZ needs clean green jobs, not risky deepwater drilling
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 4:23 pm | Green Party
New Zealand needs clean, green jobs, not risky deepwater drilling, said the Green Party today. David Clendon, Green Party spokesperson on resource management and offshore drilling was responding to news that Shell Oil will be partnering with OMV to undertake ... More >>
Super Fund profiting from one of the world’s dirtiest miners
Monday, 15 August 2011, 3:56 pm | Green Party
Norilsk Nickel is one of the world’s largest producers of nickel and palladium, as well as Russia’s leading gold producer. It’s also one of the dirtiest mining companies in the world. The company’s hometown operations in Russia have resulted ... More >>
Supermarket chains need to come clean with their mark-ups
Monday, 15 August 2011, 11:49 am | Green Party
Supermarket chains Foodstuffs and Progressives need to come clean and tell New Zealanders what margins they put on fresh fruit and vegetables, Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Welfare reform will fail without job creation policies
Sunday, 14 August 2011, 3:32 pm | Green Party
Welfare changes announced today will do little to help disengaged young people unless accompanied by meaningful job creation policies and increased training opportunities, the Green Party said today. More >>
Poroporoaki ki a Sir Paul Reeves: Greens pay tribute
Sunday, 14 August 2011, 11:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party today pays respect to Sir Paul Reeves, the first Maori Governor General and former Archbishop of the Anglican Church. More >>
2011 survey shows producers being squeezed by supermarkets
Sunday, 14 August 2011, 11:24 am | Green Party
A 2011 Green Party survey of more than 100 fruit and vegetable growers has found that despite high retail prices for fruit and vegetables, growers as well as consumers are struggling. More >>
Report shows need for child poverty policy
Sunday, 14 August 2011, 11:20 am | Green Party
14 August 2011 Report shows need for child poverty policy A new report shows the huge cost of child poverty, and reinforces the need for a plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty by 2014, the Green Party said today. “Failure to address the poor ... More >>
Brownlee wrong to attack draft Christchurch plan
Friday, 12 August 2011, 2:37 pm | Green Party
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee needs to go into bat for Christchurch rather than belittling the draft plan for Christchurch’s rebuild, Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. Mr Brownlee referred to the draft ... More >>
Super Fund complacent on ethical investment
Friday, 12 August 2011, 1:43 pm | Green Party
Bill English’s statement that the New Zealand Superannuation Fund has one of the world's most developed ethical investment policies needs rethinking, the Green Party said today. More >>
Fitzsimons contributes to compassionate economy project
Friday, 12 August 2011, 1:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party continues its online project exploring New Zealand women’s visions of a “compassionate economy” with a contribution from former Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons on Sunday. More >>
Greens support rail and green spaces in Chch rebuild
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 5:01 pm | Green Party
Light rail and more green spaces will find favour with Christchurch residents, Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today. Dr Graham was responding to a draft plan released today by Christchurch City council for the rebuild ... More >>
Radio NZ moving from charity case to basket case
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 4:44 pm | Green Party
Radio New Zealand setting up a Charitable Trust for the Concert Programme shows the dire state of public broadcasting under the National Government, Green Party broadcasting spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. Radio New Zealand registered as a charitable ... More >>
Indonesian seafarers should stay till they are paid
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 3:09 pm | Green Party
Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman should halt the deportation of 32 Indonesian seafarers, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today. Last month 32 Indonesian crew walked off the Oyang 75 in Lyttelton complaining of ... More >>
Super Fund caught investing in tobacco
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 2:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has caught the New Zealand Superannuation Fund investing in tobacco, failing once again to live up to their own self-imposed standards as a responsible investor. A parliamentary written question today revealed that the New Zealand Superannuation ... More >>
Parliament at risk of fines
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 4:52 pm | Green Party
Parliament is at risk of fines or possibly even having its internet disconnected due to the Government’s new file-sharing law which comes into force tomorrow, the Green Party said today. More >>
Manufacturers, retailers need regulation to own e-waste
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 4:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the Community Recycling Network’s launch of e-cycle depots with money from the Green-initiated Waste Minimisation Fund. Green Party spokesperson on waste, David Clendon, said: “This excellent initiative will be more and more ... More >>
Gender pay gap needs legislative solution
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 4:44 pm | Green Party
A Goldman Sachs report on the gender pay gap is right to highlight the problem, but it won’t be solved by simply encouraging women into male-dominated trades or appointing more women to boards, the Green Party said today. More >>
