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Dodgy labelling case could be just the tip of the iceberg
Monday, 30 May 2011, 3:20 pm | Green Party
A company fined today for importing Chinese powdered royal jell and labelling it as ‘Made in New Zealand’ could be just the tip of the iceberg of more widespread false labelling, Green Party Commerce spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Browning Electable At Number 10
Monday, 30 May 2011, 9:34 am | Green Party
Kaikoura electorate candidate Steffan Browning has been confirmed at a very electable number 10 on the Green Party’s candidate list for the 2011 election. The Kaikoura electorate could easily have two MPs in December. More >>
New MP in Hutt South?
Sunday, 29 May 2011, 12:55 pm | Green Party
Green Party Hutt South Candidate Holly Walker has been confirmed at number 12 on the Green Party’s candidate list for the 2011 election. If elected, she would become the first female MP from Lower Hutt since Sonja Davies retired in 1993. More >>
Green Party Confirms List Rankings
Sunday, 29 May 2011, 12:17 pm | Green Party
Green Party Confirms List Rankings May 29 2011 New female candidates feature in the Green Party’s list for the 2011 election announced today. More >>
The Greens Mean Business in Epsom
Saturday, 28 May 2011, 12:16 pm | Green Party
David Hay, Green Party candidate for Epsom has welcomed his ACT party rival John Banks to the race in Epsom. More >>
Why you should care about the file-sharing law (GP podcast)
Friday, 27 May 2011, 11:28 am | Green Party
If you're an internet nerd, chances are you'll know all about the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act recently passed by Parliament. Tech savvy types are united in opposition to the law change, which could see internet access cut off for internet ... More >>
Parting gift from Treasury head a game changer
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 1:40 pm | Green Party
The outgoing head of Treasury, John Whitehead, has left New Zealand with one of the best parting gifts ever — the groundwork for an alternative set of measures to define ‘progress’. More >>
Green Tetris game aims to keep coal in the hole
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 11:02 am | Green Party
The Green Party is launching today a Member’s Bill and a tetris-like computer game to further the message that dirty lignite coal should stay in the ground. More >>
Gareth Hughes puts nose on the line for parliamentary rugby
Thursday, 26 May 2011, 10:38 am | Green Party
Who: Green MP Gareth Hughes What: A game of 'ye olde' parliamentary rugger When: 2:30 pm - Saturday 28 May 2011 Where: Murupara Club field, Murupara More >>
Beehive must wake up to honey bee crisis
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 4:44 pm | Green Party
Unless we take decisive action to protect our bees, we could be faced with massive bee deaths, a horticultural industry in crisis, food shortages and escalating food prices. The honey bee is indispensable to our horticulture, our ecology and our economy. ... More >>
Bringing agriculture into the ETS - record Fonterra payout
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 12:39 pm | Green Party
Bringing agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) sooner is fair, especially given the strong position of the dairy industry, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Statistics, hyberbole, and hypocrisy on the minimum wage
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 12:21 pm | Green Party
There has been heated debate in recent days about the effect of raising the minimum wage on employment. The Greens have long advocated raising the minimum wage to $15/hr, and it was included in the Green Party’s Alternative Budget Paper last week as ... More >>
Greens and Govt tackle toxic clean up and management
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 10:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party and the Government today announced a plan to better manage toxic sites in New Zealand, including an additional $9.9 million to clean up the Tui Mine site near Te Aroha. More >>
Public discussion on controversial file sharing legislation
Monday, 23 May 2011, 4:11 pm | Green Party
Green MP Gareth Hughes is hosting an online public discussion with New Zealand tech experts about the Government’s controversial “guilt-upon-accusation” file sharing law, on Wednesday. More >>
State housing budget slashed again
Friday, 20 May 2011, 3:49 pm | Green Party
John Key’s Government has again slashed state house funding at a time of dire housing need, said the Green Party today. More >>
More money for mining, drilling
Friday, 20 May 2011, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Government’s large increase in funding to promote mining and drilling is a 19th century economic strategy that will take New Zealand backwards, said the Green Party today. More >>
Borrowing to pay for motorways is poor quality spend
Friday, 20 May 2011, 2:25 pm | Green Party
Borrowing to fund new motorways when oil prices are projected to stay high is fiscally irresponsible, said the Green Party today. Budget 2011 creates a borrowing facility of up to $750 million to pay for the Government’s Roads of National Significance ... More >>
Budget 2011: The courage to look at revenue
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 3:24 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is the only party that has the courage to say we need to increase Government revenue in order to reduce borrowing and avoid damaging spending cuts. It is responsible to raise revenue and short-sighted just to cut, borrow and sell, ... More >>
Greens: Budget 2011 lacks courage on revenue
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 2:38 pm | Green Party
The National Government’s refusal to raise revenue has left it with no other options but to cut, borrow, and sell in this year’s Budget, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Green Party: Alternative Budget Initiatives Audio
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 11:05 am | Green Party
John Key has signalled that this Budget is, and can only be about reining in spending through budget cuts. Lots of them. Some of them severe. But is this the only way forward from here? More >>
