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Green Party considers political positioning
Monday, 4 April 2011, 12:08 pm | Green Party
A draft remit circulating with branches considers support arrangements for either large Party after the November election. It expresses a preference for supporting Labour with a confidence and supply arrangement and describes as ‘extremely unlikely’ ... More >>
Govt’s revealed energy agenda is from 19th century
Monday, 4 April 2011, 10:43 am | Green Party
The Government’s leaked energy strategy reveals their incoherent economic plan to take us back to the 19th century, said the Green Party today. More >>
Poll shows NZ supports levy for Christchurch - Greens
Monday, 4 April 2011, 9:08 am | Green Party
A new poll shows strong support for a temporary levy to pay for Christchurch earthquake recovery, the Green Party announced today. More >>
Fonterra cleans up water pollution in Australia but not NZ
Sunday, 3 April 2011, 12:44 pm | Green Party
Fonterra cleans up water pollution in Australia but not NZ The Greens are congratulating Fonterra for investing in clean water technology in their Australian factory but want to know why they won’t do the same at their factory in the Wairarapa. As part ... More >>
Greens announce hip hop tour of universities
Friday, 1 April 2011, 9:19 am | Green Party
The Green Party today announced that it will be carrying out a hip hop tour of universities to help raise student’s awareness of environmental and social justice issues. “We are always keen to find new ways to reach out to people not involved in politics ... More >>
Government employment changes will hit workers hard
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 1:32 pm | Green Party
Workplace relations will be tipped even more in favour of employers from tomorrow, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today. More >>
Govt climate change target is green-washing
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 1:08 pm | Green Party
The Government’s greenhouse gas emissions target announced today is little more than green-washing, said the Green Party. Climate Change Minister Nick Smith today announced the Government's long term target of a 50 percent reduction in New Zealand ... More >>
Commerce Commission needs to find answers to milky questions
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 12:28 pm | Green Party
The Commerce Commission should consider whether regulatory changes may be needed to make our highly concentrated domestic milk market more competitive, Green Party consumer affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. The Commerce Commission is ... More >>
Milk pricing inquiry urgently needed - Greens
Thursday, 31 March 2011, 9:16 am | Green Party
The Minister of Commerce needs to listen to New Zealanders' concerns over milk pricing and initiate a Commerce Commission inquiry, Green Party consumer affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Greens offer econ plan (after Govt. admits they have none)
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 11:29 am | Green Party
The Green Party has an economic plan to pay for the Christchurch earthquake that avoids borrowing and severe cuts to Government spending, said Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman today. More >>
Public Service Used as Scapegoat for Failed Policies
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 4:04 pm | Green Party
The public sector should not be attacked for the poor state of the government’s books when the real reason for the economy’s parlous state is economic mismanagement, Green Party state sector spokesperson Keith Locke said today. More >>
The Beehive needs to pay attention to our beehives
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 12:06 pm | Green Party
“The Government must intervene to protect New Zealand honeybees from pesticides that have been implicated in bee deaths,” Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. The Green Party today launched a nationwide petition calling on the Government ... More >>
Earthquake Recovery needs to focus on sustainability
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 10:41 am | Green Party
The new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority established today needs to have a focus on sustainability, said the Green Party. More >>
Kedgley: NZ must deal with youth drinking
Monday, 28 March 2011, 11:53 am | Green Party
Reports today that children are being treated for alcohol and addiction, show the urgent need for the Alcohol Law Reform bill to be significantly strengthened, Green Party alcohol spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Images in Vice magazine needed age restriction
Sunday, 27 March 2011, 1:28 pm | Green Party
Green Party Women’s Affairs Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty today confirmed that she had lodged a complaint with the Office of Film and Literature Classification concerning a recent issue of Vice magazine depicting nude young women in scenes of ... More >>
Welfare Working Group and its distinctly unambitious target
Friday, 25 March 2011, 2:26 pm | Green Party
At page 60 of its report (PDF) the Welfare Working Group suggests: From the modelling reported in Chapter 10, we are of the view that the evidence from welfare reform in New Zealand and overseas indicates that a reduction of around 100,000 people [in ... More >>
Food from Japan: A small risk is still a risk
Friday, 25 March 2011, 11:55 am | Green Party
New Zealand should follow Australia and halt imports of food from Japan, Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Children exposed to saturation advertising
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 1:35 pm | Green Party
Voluntary guidelines touted today as reducing advertising to children will still allow up to 10 minutes of advertising to be screened every hour during school age children’s TV programming, Green Party broadcasting spokesperson Sue Kedgley said ... More >>
Credit downgrade last thing a fragile economy needs
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 1:12 pm | Green Party
Credit downgrade last thing a fragile economy needs now The Government has raised the risk of a credit downgrade by borrowing to pay for the Christchurch earthquake rather than raising a levy, the Green Party said today. “John Key’s strategy ... More >>
Christchurch Ministry needs sustainability focus
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 11:31 am | Green Party
The new Christchurch Ministry needs to have a focus on sustainability from the start, said the Green Party today. More >>
