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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 >>

Struggling families hit hardest by food, GST rises

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 3:22 pm | Green Party

Rising food prices coupled with the increase in GST will hurt Kiwi families who are already struggling financially, the Green Party said today. More >>

New Parliament oil report shows folly of Govt

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 1:48 pm | Green Party

New Zealand is highly vulnerable to oil price shocks that are nearly certain to occur in the next few years according to a research report published by Parliament today, said the Green Party. More >>

Dr Russel Norman Speech to the NDU Conference

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 11:00 am | Green Party

My grandfathers were a couple of out-of-work, heavy-drinking carpenters who barely survived the Depression with their families intact. My mother never went to high school. Instead she went to work at a paper bag factory when she was 13. My father ... More >>

Central Govt can fund smart rail projects

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 5:07 pm | Green Party

Central government can fund the smart rail projects that Aucklanders are calling out for by simply shifting money from uneconomic motorway projects, said the Green Party today. More >>

Public Transport is smarter

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 2:17 pm | Green Party

The Green party is calling on the Wellington Regional Council to rethink its transport strategy and abandon a proposed $2 billion spend on new motorways, which will not reduce congestion, and instead focus on the development of trains, buses, walking, ... More >>