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Expanded EPA unlikely to have any teeth
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 6:03 pm | Green Party
An expanded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be welcomed if it provided strong independent environmental oversight, but the Green Party is expressing doubts that it will live up to its promise. More >>
Is Natural Dairy lawyer privately advising Govt?
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 10:17 am | Green Party
Finance Minister Bill English needs to find out if a corporate lawyer advising the Government on rewriting the Overseas Investment Act is also working for the overseas investors looking to buy Crafar farms, Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman said ... More >>
NZ needs to back itself, and Kyoto
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 4:12 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to back Adrian Macey’s nomination to chair the Kyoto Protocol negotiations by reaffirming New Zealand’s ongoing commitment to the UN climate change process. More >>
McCully weak on Gaza flotilla assault
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 12:32 pm | Green Party
Foreign Minister Murray McCully needs to do more than offer a diplomatically weak statement on Israel’s deadly attack on a peace flotilla, Green Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Keith Locke said today. More >>
Deep water oil drilling should be placed on hold
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 10:31 am | Green Party
The Greens are calling on the Government to place on hold the proposed deep water oil drilling program in the Great South Basin until the oil industry identifies the exact cause of the US oil catastrophe, explains how it can be prevented from happening ... More >>
Greens farewell Merata Mita
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 10:26 am | Green Party
The Green Party today paid tribute to the life and work of Merata Mita. More >>
Major HR stuff-up due to rushed Super City process
Monday, 31 May 2010, 4:34 pm | Green Party
A major error by the Auckland Transition Agency has left hundreds of skilled council staff unable to apply for positions in the new Auckland Council the Green Party said today. More >>
John Key to sell ‘100% Pure’ brand for $36
Monday, 31 May 2010, 3:39 pm | Green Party
Economic research sponsored by Forest & Bird highlights the folly of the Government’s plans to mine in our most precious places, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government Attack On Public Transport Continues
Sunday, 30 May 2010, 11:07 am | Green Party
A short-sighted funding policy for public transport quietly released by the New Zealand Transport Agency on Friday afternoon will mean more expensive bus and rail fares throughout the country, said the Green Party today. More >>
Key’s chance to get gutsy on whaling
Friday, 28 May 2010, 4:16 pm | Green Party
John Key’s Government has the chance to show some guts and join Australia’s court case to stop illegal whaling, the Green Party said today. More >>
Kiwibank not safe if sold to Super Fund
Friday, 28 May 2010, 12:32 pm | Green Party
Selling Kiwibank to the NZ Super Fund will not protect it from privatisation and foreign ownership, because Super Fund assets must be sold off over time to pay for the superannuation of the baby boomers, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ seafood rejected on international market again
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 3:35 pm | Green Party
Major international shipping company, Maersk, has refused to ship orange roughy, adding to the rising tide of international rejection of the NZ seafood industry, the Green Party said today. More >>
Schedule 4 is already the best compromise
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 11:19 am | Green Party
Pleas from the mining industry and Government for a compromise on Schedule 4 ignore its history as the hard won compromise of the previous National Government, the Green Party said today. More >>
Thoughtless disregard for Kiwibank’s brand
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 3:51 pm | Green Party
Bill English’s casual remarks about privatising Kiwibank are undermining the strength of its “It’s ours” brand, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ citizen on trial in Japan doing what Govt won't
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 3:39 pm | Green Party
The Key Government’s lethargic reaction to whaling in the Southern Ocean is epitomised by its lack of concern for Pete Bethune whose trial begins tomorrow, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ citizen on trial in Japan doing what Govt won't
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 3:39 pm | Green Party
The Key Government’s lethargic reaction to whaling in the Southern Ocean is epitomised by its lack of concern for Pete Bethune whose trial begins tomorrow, the Green Party said today. More >>
Time to come clean on gutting state housing
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 3:38 pm | Green Party
It is time for John Key’s Government to admit they have gutted the budget to build and upgrade state houses, said the Green Party today. More >>
Privatising Kiwibank will add to capital flight
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 2:17 pm | Green Party
Privatising Kiwibank will see even greater amounts of capital leave our shores in the form of bank dividends drained from our economy by the foreign owned banks, the Green Party said today. More >>
Minority Report: Auckland Super City
Monday, 24 May 2010, 12:52 pm | Green Party
The Super City Bill has been flawed from the beginning because of the shoddy process, its undemocratic nature, and, the fact that it sets Auckland’s assets up for privatisation, the Green Party said in a minority report presented to the Auckland Governance Legislation ... More >>
Taxpayers subsidise climate vandalism
Monday, 24 May 2010, 10:16 am | Green Party
Solid Energy's lignite proposals will be a disaster for the climate, Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
