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Green plan would help restore Hutt River / Te Awakairangi
Monday, 22 August 2011, 5:39 pm | Green Party
The Hutt River would benefit from a new plan to make our rivers and lakes clean enough to swim in again, Green Party Hutt South Candidate Holly Walker said today. “The Hutt River is often unsafe for swimming during the summer months due to toxic algal ... More >>
Fonterra to cripple organic dairying
Monday, 22 August 2011, 3:37 pm | Green Party
Fonterra’s move to confine its take of organic milk to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty will cripple New Zealand’s organic dairy sector the Green Party said today. “Organic dairy is the future of dairy in New Zealand and Fonterra are actively putting off ... More >>
Locke welcomes Smith-Voorkamp charges being dropped
Monday, 22 August 2011, 1:33 pm | Green Party
The Police decision to drop charges against Cornelius Arie Smith-Voorkamp is a welcome move, Green Party human rights spokesperson Keith Locke, said today. Police today dropped all charges against Mr Smith-Voorkamp who was arrested soon after the February ... More >>
Govt boasts of taxpayer subsidies for water polluters
Monday, 22 August 2011, 1:05 pm | Green Party
John Key is boasting about the hundreds of millions of dollars that taxpayers are spending to clean up rivers and lakes while he pours cold water on any suggestion that the industry causing the pollution should contribute to the cost, the Green ... More >>
Greens launch plan to clean up New Zealand’s rivers and lake
Sunday, 21 August 2011, 11:05 am | Green Party
21 August 2011 Greens launch plan to clean up New Zealand’s rivers and lakes The Green Party has today launched a plan to clean up New Zealand’s rivers and lakes. “Our sparkling rivers and lakes are a key part of what makes Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>
Green plan to clean up NZ rivers and lakes to be launched
Saturday, 20 August 2011, 11:11 am | Green Party
20 August 2011 Media Advisory: Green plan to clean up NZ rivers and lakes to be launched in Wellington What: Launch of Green Party Clean Rivers Priority 2011 When: tomorrow, 11:00am, Sunday 21 August 2011 Where: Waitangi Park, Waterfront, Wellington; wet ... More >>
Prue Hyman contributes to Green Party compassionate economy
Friday, 19 August 2011, 4:24 pm | Green Party
Prue Hyman contributes to Green Party compassionate economy project The Green Party continues its online project exploring New Zealand women’s visions of a “compassionate economy” with a contribution from noted feminist economist Prue Hyman this weekend. ... More >>
Green party announces cost saving transport plan
Friday, 19 August 2011, 3:27 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will save billions from the Government’s books by cutting wasteful spending on new motorway developments and investing in smart public transport initiatives instead, Transport Spokesperson Gareth Hughes announced today. More >>
Joint Greens-Govt national on-road cycle trail launches
Friday, 19 August 2011, 12:41 pm | Green Party
The first on-road leg of the New Zealand Cycle Trail opens this weekend, running from Taumarunui to New Plymouth on the Forgotten Highway taking cyclists through some of the North Island’s most spectacular scenery. More >>
Greens welcome independent national environmental reporting
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 10:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the Government’s proposal to move national environmental reporting to the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, as the Greens proposed in 2008. More >>
Greens and CTU launch equal pay petition
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 11:23 am | Green Party
The Green Party has joined with the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) to launch an equal pay petition today, taking up the Government's challenge to prove that equal pay issues are a major concern in modern workplaces. More >>
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 >>
