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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 >>
Kiwis Say Love It, Don’t Mine It. Again
Sunday, 23 May 2010, 11:21 am | Green Party
New Zealanders have once again reaffirmed their commitment to the protection of our wild spaces, voicing opposition to mining in protected areas of the conservation estate, the Green Party said today. More >>
Organics are the future, but fund-less
Friday, 21 May 2010, 11:01 am | Green Party
The organics sector got a report but no money on Budget Day despite clear evidence of growth and huge potential for further export earnings, the Green Party said today. More >>
State housing slashed as rents forecast to rise
Friday, 21 May 2010, 9:59 am | Green Party
Rents are forecast to rise so it makes no sense to slash the budget for state houses as John Key’s Government has just done, said the Green Party today. More >>
Essentially a cut for tertiary education
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 5:40 pm | Green Party
Steven Joyce has a deficit of vision for the tertiary education sector, the Green Party said today. More >>
Dr Russel Norman: Budget Speech
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:32 pm | Green Party
It runs a fiscal deficit, it runs an environmental deficit, it runs a social deficit and perhaps most sadly, it betrays a deficit of vision for New Zealand. More >>
Key’s triple deficit Budget
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:26 pm | Green Party
John Key’s Government has chosen a Budget of fiscal, social and environmental deficits when smarter options were available, the Green Party said today. More >>
Mining extension backfires on Brownlee
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 9:58 am | Green Party
The more Kiwis learn about the Government’s mining plans, the less they like them, according to a ShapeNZ poll released today. More >>
Borrowing for tax cuts irresponsible, unfair
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 3:10 pm | Green Party
Borrowing to fund tax cuts for the wealthy, new motorways, and subsidies for greenhouse polluters is fiscally irresponsible, the Green Party said today. More >>
Stopping child abuse needs to be top priority
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 4:17 pm | Green Party
Stopping child abuse needs to be a top priority for the Police, the Government and society as a whole, said the Green Party today. More >>
Warnings on mobile phones needed
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 12:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for health warnings on mobile phone packaging in the light of findings from the Interphone Study which shows extended use of mobile phones may increase the risk of brain tumours. More >>
