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Norman Challenges Key To Save Lives
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 3:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today called on John Key to allow his National MPs a conscience vote on whether the blood alcohol content (BAC) of drivers should be lowered.Yesterday the Government ruled out changes to road safety legislation lowering the BAC More >>
Green Party seeks to assist Key with investment
Monday, 26 July 2010, 3:20 pm | Green Party
John Key has the opportunity to stop New Zealanders becoming tenants in their own country by supporting a Green Party Member’s Bill, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Government has no plan for poverty-related illness
Monday, 26 July 2010, 1:51 pm | Green Party
Research on rheumatic fever rates in Northland shows the need to guarantee health essentials for all New Zealanders, the Green Party said today. More >>
Council Abandons Communities For Cheap Alcohol
Sunday, 25 July 2010, 10:54 am | Green Party
The Hutt City Council has effectively left local communities to fight on their own to stop liquor stores opening up in their neighbourhoods, said Harbour Ward candidate Robert Ashe today. More >>
Water Seen As Resource Most At Risk In Hutt Valley
Sunday, 25 July 2010, 10:41 am | Green Party
Hutt Valley residents taking part in the Greater Wellington Community Workshop on Thursday have identified fresh water as the natural resource most at risk in our region, said Harbour Ward candidate Robert Ashe. More >>
Everyone deserves a warm healthy home
Friday, 23 July 2010, 11:36 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Gareth Hughes is touring universities to promote his new member’s bill that will help ensure that everyone has a warm home. He will also be talking to students about the substandard housing they have to live in. More >>
Greens support Women’s Refuge
Friday, 23 July 2010, 11:07 am | Green Party
John Key’s Government needs to do more to reduce domestic violence, said the Green Party today. More >>
Brownlee’s modern Maori land grab
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 3:53 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Minister Brownlee to front up and discuss the ownership of New Zealand’s oil outside the 12 nautical mile limit. More >>
Chch does not need any more pokie machines
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 2:20 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today called on the Christchurch City Council to reinforce it’s sinking lid policy on gaming machines in Christchurch. More >>
Key claims mining mandate while dodging questions
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 3:04 pm | Green Party
John Key is being disingenuous with his bizarre claims of a mandate to mine conservation areas, while at the same time avoiding questions in the House, the Green Party said today. More >>
Second environmental backdown in two days
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 1:15 pm | Green Party
John Key’s Government has once again been forced to back down on an environmental issue thanks to the passionate protests of thousands of New Zealanders, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens celebrate a victory for common sense
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 12:23 pm | Green Party
The Government changed its mining plans because New Zealanders love their National Parks and because of the economic value of the country's clean, green brand, the Green Party said today. More >>
Investment rewrite must protect our dairy industry
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 12:21 pm | Green Party
The Government’s current review of overseas investment needs to take make certain New Zealand retains the ability to block companies like Chinese Government owned Bright Dairy from controlling our dairy industry, Green party Co-leader Dr Russel ... More >>
Medical certificates an unworkable sick joke
Monday, 19 July 2010, 1:46 pm | Green Party
After ringing 40 GPs nationwide it appears National’s policy of requiring medical certificates for only one day’s sick leave is simply unworkable, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman. More >>
New data shows stagnant action on water quality
Monday, 19 July 2010, 10:06 am | Green Party
Recent recreational water quality data released by the Ministry for the Environment paints a depressing picture of the state of our rivers and lakes, the Green Party said today. More >>
Will Key Break Promise And Mine National Parks?
Sunday, 18 July 2010, 11:52 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on John Key to stand by his Government’s promises to continue protecting National Parks and other areas of high conservation value from mining, ahead of a Cabinet decision expected Monday. More >>
Confusion On Foreign Ownership Has Simple Solution
Sunday, 18 July 2010, 11:32 am | Green Party
The National Party’s ongoing confusion on foreign ownership of land has a simple solution says the Green Party - simply keep the privilege of ownership of New Zealand land for New Zealand citizens, permanent residents and companies. More >>
Greens applaud AA advice on tyre pressure
Friday, 16 July 2010, 2:38 pm | Green Party
New Zealanders could save money and hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions by inflating their car tyres correctly, said the Green Party today. More >>
Time to stop private prisons
Friday, 16 July 2010, 12:55 pm | Green Party
John Key’s Government needs to review its policy of setting up private prisons in light of a series of damning reports on the corporations bidding to run prisons here, said the Green Party today. More >>
Govt set to break election promise on employment
Friday, 16 July 2010, 11:15 am | Green Party
The Key Government seems intent on breaking one of its own 2008 election promises and setting employment relations in New Zealand back two decades, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today. More >>
