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Level playing field needed for MMP referendum
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 11:47 am | Green Party
It is deeply unfair that the referendum legislation to be debated in Parliament today will contain no provision for campaign spending caps, as it means groups will be allowed to try to buy a result, said the Green Party today. More >>
National’s duplicity on water revealed
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 1:44 pm | Green Party
National’s duplicity on water issues has been revealed by news that senior ministers were working to weaken Water Conservation Orders and advance irrigation in Canterbury, at the same time as telling the environment movement they were committed to collaborating ... More >>
500% increase in use of dangerous gas
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 11:49 am | Green Party
New Zealand's use of the highly toxic and ozone depleting fumigant Methyl Bromide has increased by 500% over the past decade, despite a solemn pledge to reduce our use of this dangerous fumigant, the Green Party said today. More >>
Mccully’s Aid Meddling May Hurt Frontline Efforts
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:58 pm | Green Party
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s political interference with independent aid agencies could have disastrous consequences for those working on the front lines, Green Party MP Kennedy Graham said today. More >>
Millionaires pay less tax than secretaries
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 11:54 am | Green Party
Sam Morgan’s helpful admission that he effectively pays no tax is the reason why the Key Government needs to roll out a comprehensive capital gains tax on Budget day, the Green Party said today. More >>
Taxpayers Could Be $1.2 Billion Better Off
Saturday, 17 April 2010, 10:13 am | Green Party
Government figures revealed today show that the taxpayer would be nearly $1.2 billion better off had Labour and National acted to keep New Zealand’s greenhouse emissions down at 1990 levels, the Green Party said today. More >>
Former Top Spy Paves Way For Frankenstein Animals
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 3:43 pm | Green Party
The decision by the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) to approve genetically modified goats, sheep and cows at AgResearch’s Ruakura research facility is a decision Dr Strangelove would be proud of, said the Green Party’s GE spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
Private Prisons Are A Recipe For Disaster
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 4:06 pm | Green Party
Building private prisons will make New Zealand’s criminal justice system worse, said the Green Party today. John Key’s Government today announced plans for a private prison to be built in Wiri. It will be built using a public-private partnership (PPP) ... More >>
Friedmanite Fringe Influencing Govt Welfare Policy
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 2:48 pm | Green Party
Any group tasked with looking at welfare in New Zealand needs to have significant input from those who work with beneficiaries, said Green Party unemployment spokesperson Catherine Delahunty. More >>
English Reveals Plans To Subsidise Agribusiness
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 11:10 am | Green Party
The Government should not use taxpayer funds to subsidise loss-making irrigation schemes in Canterbury, as these schemes will result in further destruction of the region’s rivers for the benefit of a few big corporations, said the Green Party. More >>
Regulate Sunbeds Now
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 10:55 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the government to take immediate action to regulate the sunbed industry following a study by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) that discredits industry claims about sunbeds being healthy. More >>
Stop Cutting Public Health Services
Tuesday, 13 April 2010, 3:17 pm | Green Party
"Auckland DHB is being forced to cut the funding and staffing of their public health service because of a short sighted policy by Minister of Health Tony Ryall," said Green Party Health Spokesperson Kevin Hague. More >>
Greens Concerned Trade Nuking Our Foreign Policy
Tuesday, 13 April 2010, 11:57 am | Green Party
John Key must speak out strongly about New Zealand’s proud record of being nuclear-free and push the Obama administration to commit to a timetable to eliminate all nuclear weapons, said Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman today. More >>
Greens urge Government to lower alcohol limit
Friday, 9 April 2010, 12:02 pm | Green Party
The Government should act to reduce the blood-alcohol limit for all drivers in light of strong public support for this change, the Green Party said today. More >>
Will Whanau Ora address inequality?
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 2:23 pm | Green Party
Whanau Ora may help address inequality if the right funding and structures are in place, said the Green Party today. More >>
PM must read letter about David Carter
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 1:16 pm | Green Party
The Prime Minister or one of his staff must find and read a letter sent months ago regarding Agriculture Minister David Carter, said Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman. More >>
Oversize Trucks Already Costing the Public
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 12:46 pm | Green Party
The taxpayer is currently subsidising overweight trucks, said the Green Party today. More >>
Govt’s ETS uncertainty threatens credibility
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 11:25 am | Green Party
Any credibility generated by New Zealand’s leading role in the Global Research Alliance is being threatened by John Key’s failure to reaffirm his commitment to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Green Party said today. More >>
Mentally ill paying for Government's shortcomings
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 10:14 am | Green Party
Health Minister Tony Ryall’s pressure on health budgets has meant that District Health Boards are spending fund for mental health elsewhere the Green Party said today. More >>
Whaling countries mock IWC compromise
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 9:52 am | Green Party
Pro-whaling countries have hiked up their whaling quotas in an attempt to skew the negotiations at the upcoming IWC meeting, and are manipulating New Zealand’s negotiating position, the Green Party said today. More >>
