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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 >>
Aussie banks continue to post record profits
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 1:33 pm | Green Party
Record bank profitability and subsequent dividend payments offshore highlights an on-going structural weakness in our economy, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today. More >>
Boot camp band aid can’t fix youth unemployment
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 11:58 am | Green Party
High rates of youth unemployment are unacceptable and won’t be fixed by sending more young people to army-style boot camps, the Green Party said today. More >>
Another day, another expensive PM helicopter ride
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 9:21 am | Green Party
The Prime Minister needs to fill in some of the blanks around his helicopter use, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Govt confirms NZers will pay for oil spill
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 3:20 pm | Green Party
The Government confirmed today that New Zealanders will carry full financial liability and responsibility for containment and clean up if there is a catastrophic oil spill in deep water off the Canterbury Coast, said the Green Party. “The Government’s ... More >>
Protect Abel Tasman & Golden Bay from Drilling, Mining
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 2:48 pm | Green Party
New Zealanders and tourists love the wild coast of Abel Tasman and Golden Bay, so the Government should protect it from fossil fuel drilling and mining, said the Green Party today. More >>
Greens Welcome New Drug Report
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 2:13 pm | Green Party
The Law Commission’s report on Controlling and Regulating Drugs will lead to better health and social outcomes, if adopted, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
US trade deal could scuttle Pharmac
Monday, 2 May 2011, 2:43 pm | Green Party
Kiwis could be paying more for pharmaceuticals if the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade negotiations are successful, the Green Party said today. More >>
US influence over copyright law undermines our democracy
Monday, 2 May 2011, 1:10 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is seeking clarification over possible US intervention in the run-up to the passing of the controversial Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act under urgency recently. More >>
Russel's Dirty Rivers Wrap-up - Latest Green Party Podcast
Friday, 29 April 2011, 3:46 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman is about to wrap his second annual Dirty Rivers Rafting Tour. Russel has been visiting rivers that are either dangerously polluted, or threatened due to large dam and irrigation projects, and rafting or kayaking them ... More >>
Brash back to peddle his divisive policies
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 2:23 pm | Green Party
The next leader of the ACT Party Don Brash’s extremist views on race relations should be of concern to the current Government, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. More >>
Motorway madness is low quality spend
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 12:55 pm | Green Party
The leaked Government Policy Statement (GPS) on transport funding has an out-dated focus on motorways and won’t deliver economic prosperity, said the Green Party today. More >>
