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Don’t turn Hobbiton into Mordor, Mr Key
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 1:37 pm | Green Party
Overseas investors should have no say in changing New Zealand laws, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today. More >>
Canterbury earthquake law: Home by Christmas?
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 12:39 pm | Green Party
The controversial Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act can be repealed early, said the Green Party today. More >>
NZFSA must investigate pesticide residues in food
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 5:37 pm | Green Party
It is unacceptable that more than 90% of fruit and vegetables tested in the latest Food Residue Surveillance programme contained pesticide residues, Green Party food safety spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Gollum at risk of extinction in the Nevis River
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 4:06 pm | Green Party
While everyone is worrying about The Hobbit , a unique, rare, and threatened native fish species called Gollum is at risk of extinction in the Nevis River in Central Otago, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt's housing plan inadequate
Monday, 25 October 2010, 12:04 pm | Green Party
The solution to New Zealand’s housing crisis is to increase the housing stock, not simply shuffle the existing inadequate resources around, the Green Party said today. More >>
Southland coal would be climate disaster
Friday, 22 October 2010, 12:33 pm | Green Party
Digging up the reserves of lignite in Southland can only increase global greenhouse gas emissions, said the Green Party today. More >>
Govt has no plan for high oil prices
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 4:30 pm | Green Party
Minister of Finance Bill English demonstrated that the Government has no plan for coping with high oil prices, said the Green Party today. More >>
Special ed target welcome but needs commitment
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 5:23 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the Government’s long-awaited response to the review of special education, but sounded a note of caution about how its changes would be implemented without new funding. More >>
Fonterra to subsidise overseas-owned competitors?
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 2:52 pm | Green Party
News that a Chinese company is looking to purchase another New Zealand dairy company underlines the short-sightedness of requiring Fonterra to continue to subsidise milk supply to its competitors the Green Party said today. More >>
Green proposal for Disability Commissioner adopted
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:42 pm | Green Party
News that the Government has adopted a Green Party proposal to appoint a full-time Disability Commissioner was welcomed by Green MP Catherine Delahunty today. More >>
World statistics day: stats for the Government
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:14 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today joined Statistics Minister Maurice Williamson in welcoming World Statistics day, and called for reflection on New Zealand’s sobering inequality statistics. More >>
Greens join nationwide call for fairness at work
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 12:06 pm | Green Party
Green MPs will today join nationwide stop work actions to support fairness at work, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens, Government announce pest control project
Monday, 18 October 2010, 4:33 pm | Green Party
The Government and Green Party today announced a $4 million pilot project that aims to protect New Zealand’s forests and native species with better pest control. More >>
New Focus On Children Good, But Not Enough
Sunday, 17 October 2010, 4:39 pm | Green Party
The Green party today welcomed Labour's move to place children at the heart of policy making. In her speech to the Labour party conference, Deputy Leader Annette King acknowledged that poverty and inequality are increasing. More >>
Better Puhoi-Wellsford plan ready now
Friday, 15 October 2010, 12:22 pm | Green Party
A plan to save lives and money on the motorway between Puhoi and Wellsford got a strong endorsement from the Green Party today. More >>
60% of Auckland councillor votes wasted under FPP
Friday, 15 October 2010, 12:21 pm | Green Party
The Auckland Council elections have resulted in hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders votes being wasted because the elections were run under the flawed first-past-the post system (FPP), said the Green Party today. More >>
Government must reconsider price of alcohol
Friday, 15 October 2010, 11:28 am | Green Party
News that alcohol is cheaper than bottled water undermines the Government’s entire approach to alcohol reform, and must not be ignored, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt. can reduce debt with higher quality spend
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 4:39 pm | Green Party
The Government’s fiscal position can be made stronger by following it’s own advice to households — invest in higher quality assets, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt. gives up leadership on waste
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:33 pm | Green Party
The Government’s newly released Waste Strategy fails to show any meaningful leadership on waste, the Green Party said today. More >>
Congratulations to Mayor Wade-Brown
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 4:00 pm | Green Party
The Green Party offered congratulations to Wellington’s new mayor-elect, Celia Wade-Brown today. More >>
