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NZSAS Present 35 Times When Prisoners Taken
Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:35 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke has received confirmation from the National-led Government that NZ's SAS combat soldiers were present on 35 occasions when Afghani prisoners were taken into custody and possibly handed over to units that use torture. More >>
Govt can address debt, economic transformation this Budget
Monday, 16 May 2011, 11:32 am | Green Party
The National Government can rapidly reduce record levels of debt while beginning the process of transforming the economy, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Right wrong on the youth minimum wage
Sunday, 15 May 2011, 4:16 pm | Green Party
Has the abolition of youth rates of pay had anything to do with the current record levels of unemployed young people today? Green MP and youth affairs spokesperson Gareth Hughes has done some research to show there is little correlation between ... More >>
Raise the minimum wage to help the Govt books
Sunday, 15 May 2011, 9:44 am | Green Party
The Government can make smart choices in next week’s Budget that raise hundreds of millions of dollars and deliver significant social benefits, the Green Party said today. More >>
PM needs to show leadership on Pike River body retrieval
Friday, 13 May 2011, 6:28 pm | Green Party
Following the news that a second body has been identified in the Pike River mine, the Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to take the lead and provide certainty for families. More >>
Public denied say on dirty coal plans
Friday, 13 May 2011, 11:41 am | Green Party
Just as foremost climate scientist James Hansen arrived in New Zealand with a dire message about lignite coal, the Gore District Council decided not to notify Solid Energy’s resource consent for a pilot lignite briquetting plant, said the Green ... More >>
Greens welcome appointment of Roger Sutton to CERA
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 4:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the appointment of Roger Sutton as the Chief Executive of the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority. More >>
NPS REG could damn our pristine rivers
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 3:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes moves to increase renewable electricity generation in New Zealand but has concerns that the National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation, which goes into effect tomorrow, will facilitate the development of environmentally ... More >>
Workers face wage cuts to pay for Kiwisaver changes
Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:42 pm | Green Party
Workers look set to carry the full cost of changes to Kiwisaver after the Government removed rules requiring employers to share the costs fairly, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today. More >>
Killer chemical needs urgent reassessment
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 2:21 pm | Green Party
The lethal insecticide implicated in the recent Thailand tourist deaths was scheduled for “priority reassessment” in New Zealand before 2008, but is still in widespread use, said the Green Party today. Chlorpyrifos was identified as a priority for reassessment ... More >>
Vulnerable to shoulder costs of poor economic management
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 1:47 pm | Green Party
Budget 2011: Vulnerable will shoulder costs of Government’s poor economic management. John Key has today signalled that middle and lower-income New Zealanders will be shouldering a disproportionate cost of the Government’s poor economic management, ... More >>
100,000 families in warmer, drier, greener homes
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 10:25 am | Green Party
The success of the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart home insulation scheme is an example of smart, green economics at work, said the Green Party today. More >>
Government Crows About Slashing Support for Accident Victims
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 3:07 pm | Green Party
John Key’s Government has slashed support for accident victims and is claiming it as a success, said the Green Party today. The Government announced today that it has made savings in the non-earners ACC account. More >>
Possible Thailand lethal insecticide used in NZ
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 12:47 pm | Green Party
The lethal insecticide implicated in recent Thailand tourist deaths is used in New Zealand and should be phased out, said the Green Party today. More >>
BBC questions NZ’s “100% Pure” brand
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 12:16 pm | Green Party
New Zealand’s economically valuable “100% Pure” brand has been questioned in international media due to the pollution of our rivers and lakes, the Green Party said today. More >>
Minister pulls teeth from clean water rules
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 9:15 am | Green Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith has taken the teeth out of the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management (NPS), said the Green Party today. More >>
Govt must act on pesticides bee-fore it’s too late
Monday, 9 May 2011, 11:12 am | Green Party
News that bee keepers are experiencing significant losses in bee populations should spur the Government into action on restricting bee killing pesticides, Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Green Co-leader addresses Grey Power AGM
Sunday, 8 May 2011, 6:26 pm | Green Party
The aged care sector is fast reaching crisis point, and comprehensive changes are needed, the Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman told the Grey Power AGM this afternoon. More >>
Legitimate ACC claims delayed in the courts
Sunday, 8 May 2011, 3:08 pm | Green Party
John Key’s Government is forcing accident victims to go to the courts to get ACC support where justice is delayed – often for years, said the Green Party today. More >>
Candidate slams the Government’s new Kāpiti Expressway
Friday, 6 May 2011, 4:52 pm | Green Party
Green’s Te Tai Hauāuru Candidate slams the Government’s new Kāpiti Expressway proposal More >>
