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Is The PM A Racist Too Mr Williamson?
Sunday, 5 September 2010, 10:54 am | Green Party
Maurice Williamson is wrong to call New Zealander’s who are concerned about the loss of our productive farmland to overseas interests racist, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Waterview fast track to the 1950s
Friday, 3 September 2010, 4:46 pm | Green Party
The Waterview connection is not the transport project 21st century Auckland needs to be fast-tracked, said the Green Party today. More >>
Slashing Home Help will end up Costing DHB More
Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:08 pm | Green Party
The mean-spirited slashing of home help for 500 elderly or disabled people in Wellington will likely end up costing the District Health Board more money, Green Party Aged Care spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
Is the PM a racist too Mr Williamson?
Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:38 am | Green Party
Maurice Williamson is wrong to call New Zealander’s who are concerned about the loss of our productive farmland to overseas interests racist, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Greens show the way for Energy Strategy
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 10:16 am | Green Party
Green Party MPs Metiria Turei and Kennedy Graham challenged Minister Brownlee’s vision with a forward looking submission on the Government’s draft Energy Strategy today. More >>
Economic Sovereignty and Dignity
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 2:26 pm | Green Party
When I ask my friends who have travelled and lived overseas why they came home, they say because New Zealand is a wonderful place to bring up a family. And what could be a better endorsement of our country than it being a wonderful place to raise our ... More >>
Will Govt. stop land sell-off to overseas owners?
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 4:26 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on John Key’s Government to guarantee that none of South Canterbury Finance’s farmland will be sold to foreign owners. More >>
Government needs to invest to protect NZ jobs
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:09 am | Green Party
John Key’s Government can save the 20,000 at risk jobs in the construction industry by investing in state and community housing, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens launch bill to strengthen Bill of Rights
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 10:45 am | Green Party
Green MP Keith Locke today launched a member’s bill to strengthen New Zealand’s Bill of Rights Act. More >>
Risk of foreign ownership with finance collapse
Monday, 30 August 2010, 1:16 pm | Green Party
Whatever the outcome of troubled finance company South Canterbury Finance, the Government must move quickly to stop its prime South Island farmland from falling into foreign ownership, the Green Party said today. More >>
Women under-represented on CCO boards
Monday, 30 August 2010, 1:11 pm | Green Party
Women are underrepresented in Government appointments to the boards of Auckland Council’s new council-controlled organisations (CCOs), the Green Party said today. More >>
Two Lignite Plants Is Two Too Many
Sunday, 29 August 2010, 2:36 pm | Green Party
Two new lignite plants in New Zealand are two lignite plants too many, said Green Party Energy spokesperson, Dr Kennedy Graham today. More >>
Superfund Performance Lags Way Behind Norwegians
Sunday, 29 August 2010, 2:23 pm | Green Party
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund would be worth $3.2 billion more today if it had performed in line with its ethically invested counterpart in Norway, Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman said today. More >>
Key Government hides from the truth about oil
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 11:32 am | Green Party
The Green Party is once again calling on John Key's Government to open a formal inquiry into the effects of an imminent oil price shock. More >>
State of Auckland report supports green transport
Friday, 27 August 2010, 3:52 pm | Green Party
The State of our City report demonstrates that Auckland urgently needs a CBD rail loop and other green transport priorities because it is the economic engine of the country, said the Green Party today. More >>
Free trade deals must not overrule NZ sovereignty
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 10:47 am | Green Party
Free trade deals with countries such as China must not get in the way of New Zealand’s economic sovereignty, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today. More >>
Liquor advertising restrictions bill denied
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 4:49 pm | Green Party
A bill to restrict the advertising of alcohol on television and radio was today denied the chance to be heard in Parliament, the Green Party said today. More >>
OnePlan a step in the right direction
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 1:07 pm | Green Party
Decisions about the proposed “OnePlan” for resource management in the Horizons region were today welcomed by the Green Party as a step in the right direction. More >>
No justification for casino exemption
Monday, 23 August 2010, 4:01 pm | Green Party
Exempting casinos from the proposed new restrictions on opening hours for bars and clubs is absurd and unjustifiable, the Green Party said today. More >>
Show some spine, say Greens
Monday, 23 August 2010, 2:32 pm | Green Party
The Government should show some spine over proposed liquor law changes, and adopt a stronger and more comprehensive approach, the Green Party said today. More >>
