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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 >>
John Key defends inequality
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:35 am | Green Party
John Key’s patronising comment that Kiwis shouldn’t be jealous if the rich get big tax cuts in Thursday’s Budget show his Government’s real attitude towards inequality, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government ignores systemic tax crime
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 11:33 am | Green Party
John Key’s Government is ignoring systemic income tax evasion choosing to reward tax avoidance rather than enforce tax law, the Green Party said today. More >>
Progressive power prices among Budget ideas
Monday, 17 May 2010, 11:43 am | Green Party
A multi-billion dollar pre-Budget proposal from the Green Party shows how the Government can help New Zealand’s poorest families and help everyone else in the process. More >>
ERMA’s irresponsible position on methyl bromide
Monday, 17 May 2010, 11:27 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for the immediate phase out of methyl bromide, a highly toxic and ozone depleting gas, and use of recapture technology within one year, when it appears before the Environmental Risk Management Agency (ERMA) today. More >>
Idiotic subsidies must be transparent in Budget
Friday, 14 May 2010, 1:19 pm | Green Party
Taxpayer subsidies to big greenhouse gas emitters must, at the very least, be made transparent in the upcoming Budget, the Green Party said today. More >>
New super mayor will be stuck with huge bill
Friday, 14 May 2010, 12:14 pm | Green Party
Victory in the Auckland local body elections will be bittersweet, as the incoming Auckland Council will need to manage the massive costs of reorganisation, said the Green Party today. More >>
Green anti-apartheid campaigner welcomes apology
Friday, 14 May 2010, 10:57 am | Green Party
The New Zealand Rugby Union’s apology to Maori players excluded from All Blacks tours to South Africa during the apartheid era is welcome, Green Party MP Keith Locke said today. More >>
Pitifully-poor planning by Joyce
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 11:51 am | Green Party
Victoria University of Wellington's (VUW) decision to stop up to 1500 students from attending university this year is because of pitifully-poor planning by the Key Government, the Green Party said today. More >>
Borrowing for tax cuts reckless in light of report
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 2:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is challenging the Government to justify a new round of income tax cuts in light of a new OECD report, which shows that New Zealand has low tax rates compared to the rest of the OECD. More >>
R&D funding boost should prioritise green tech
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 2:45 pm | Green Party
The reinstitution of funding to support research and development is a step in the right direction but the new spend needs to prioritise research in green technology, the Green Party said today. More >>
