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Public Opinion Forced Government’s Hand on Sow Crates
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 2:50 pm | Green Party
The decision to ban sow crates is a great leap forward for animal welfare—even though the ban won’t be in place until 2016, the Green Party said today. “Public opinion has forced the Government to ban sow crates, despite huge pressure from the ... More >>
More droughts, erosion if no progress at Cancun
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 12:49 pm | Green Party
We can expect more erosion and dry spells like the one affecting growers around the country if no progress is made at Cancun, said the Green Party today. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) warned yesterday that Northland could be in official ... More >>
Key must condemn United States directives to spy on Clark
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:39 am | Green Party
The Prime Minister must condemn the United States for its spying on United Nation’s leaders, Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today. The Prime Minister has declined to comment on reports that top United Nation’s officials ... More >>
Good trade news masks increasing oil vulnerability
Monday, 29 November 2010, 1:11 pm | Green Party
Positive news released today on New Zealand’s balance of trade figures mask an increasing vulnerability of our economy to oil prices, the Green Party says. More >>
Greens question NZTA independence
Monday, 29 November 2010, 12:05 pm | Green Party
The release of the Sandhills Expressway route on a Saturday just one week after the Mana by-election is yet more evidence the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is at the political beck and call of the Minister of Transport, said the Green Party ... More >>
Call for independent worker representative
Sunday, 28 November 2010, 11:16 am | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the announcement of a Royal Commission into the Pike River mine disaster, but called on the Government to include an independent representative of workers as one of the Commissioners. More >>
Greens congratulate Tongan Democratic
Friday, 26 November 2010, 1:11 pm | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke today congratulated the Tongan Democratic Party for its election victory yesterday. Mr Locke has been actively supporting the Tongan democracy movement for twenty years. He recently visited Tonga in August as part of a team of New Zealand ... More >>
Green Party mourns mine workers
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 10:54 am | Green Party
The Green Party mourns the 29 miners likely killed at Pike River Mine after a second explosion in the mine yesterday afternoon. West Coast Green Party MP Kevin Hague was devastated by the latest news. “The West Coast is a tight-knit community and ... More >>
Welfare Working Group fails the reality test
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 2:55 pm | Green Party
The Welfare Working Group’s (WWG) relentless focus on paid work ignores the fundamental reality of the current economic situation, the Green Party said today. “The options paper released today by the WWG is a missed opportunity to genuinely address how ... More >>
CBD Rail loop or 23 motorway lanes?
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 2:52 pm | Green Party
The Business Case for the Auckland CBD Rail Link shows that the project should be the transport priority to relieve congestion in Auckland and stimulate economic development, said the Green Party today. More >>
True test of Welfare Working Group will come tomorrow
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 1:31 pm | Green Party
The real test of the Welfare Working Group (WWG) will be what it is prepared to consider when it releases its options paper tomorrow, the Green Party said today. More >>
Spending caps a victory for democracy
Monday, 22 November 2010, 3:09 pm | Green Party
The addition of spending caps to the electoral finance and the MMP referendum bills is a victory for common sense and democracy, the Green Party said today. More >>
St James cycle trail lives up to promise of great ride
Friday, 19 November 2010, 11:00 am | Green Party
The opening of the first completed Great Ride of Nga Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trail, near the tourist town of Hanmer Springs, was welcomed by the Green Party today. The 64 kilometre cycle trail passes through the backcountry of the St James Conservation ... More >>
NZ Govt needs to act on whaling
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 2:24 pm | Green Party
Maritime New Zealand’s report on the collision between the Ady Gil and the Japanese whale ship Shonan Maru No. 2 in January shows the need for Government action on whaling in the Southern Ocean this summer, the Green Party said today. More >>
Spring brings more cyclists, urgent need for care
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 1:08 pm | Green Party
The five tragic deaths and additional serious injuries to people on bicycles this week highlight the urgent need for extra care and attention when using a motor vehicle, said the Green Party today. More >>
PSC refuses full overhaul of MPs expenses
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 11:22 am | Green Party
The Parliamentary Services Commission last night blocked a move by the Green Party to set up an independent overhaul of MPs expenses and entitlements. It did agree to end the international travel perk for current MPs but not for ex MPs. More >>
EPA really Govt bulldozer for prisons, motorways
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 1:03 pm | Green Party
The new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears to be a bulldozer to push through controversial Government projects with limited input from the affected communities, said the Green Party today. More >>
Greens warn public about Local Govt Bill
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:26 am | Green Party
The Government is using urgency to ram through a controversial bill that will allow for the privatisation of New Zealand’s water supplies, the Green Party warned today. The Local Government 2002 Amendment Bill will go through all its stages and pass ... More >>
Government’s banking contract with Westpac
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:08 am | Green Party
The Green Party revealed today that the Government has failed to run an open tender process for the Government’s banking contract with Westpac for over 21 years. “The Government’s master banking contract with Westpac covers all Government departments ... More >>
National blocks review of MPs expenses
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 2:47 pm | Green Party
That the members of this House, recognising that the public are entitled to an open and transparent democratic system in which they can have confidence , call on Mr Speaker to establish an independent review of all expenses and allowances for current ... More >>
