Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Green Party - Latest News [Page 317]
Two topical Members’ Bills drawn in Ballot
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 3:47 pm | Green Party
Two Members’ bills on the topical issues of benefit review and international non-aggression have been picked in the Parliamentary Ballot today. More >>
Regulate Sunbeds now
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:15 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley is calling on the government to take immediate action to regulate the sunbed industry following confirmation by the International Agency for Research on Cancer that they are carcinogenic to humans. “There can be no excuse for inaction ... More >>
Disclosure of MP expenses welcome
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 10:58 am | Green Party
With MPs’ expenses now public the next step is to look at how costs to the taxpayer can be kept at a reasonable level, said Green Party Co-Leader Metiria Turei today. The Speaker and Parliamentary Services announced today the quarterly release of expenses ... More >>
Guarantee for Good Biofuel Moves Closer
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 9:13 am | Green Party
A guarantee that biofuels in New Zealand are good for the environment moved a step closer today as a Member’s Bill from Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons passed its first reading in the House with widespread support. “Sustainability standards ... More >>
National Shame for sinking Blue-Green vision
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 9:00 am | Green Party
The National Party rejected its own Bluegreen vision today when it refused to support a Bill designed to ensure our marine animal protection laws work properly, said the Green Party tonight. “National’s Bluegreens will hang their heads in shame – ... More >>
Stop undermining our public hospitals
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 3:57 pm | Green Party
Today in the House the Green Party slammed the Government for contracting out surgery to private hospitals when operating theatres in our public hospitals are sitting idle. Recent Ministry of Health analysis shows that ten out of our 26 hospitals are ... More >>
Ryall undermining public health for private gain
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 4:12 pm | Green Party
In Parliament today the Green Party has criticised the Government’s outsourcing of surgery to the private sector as a move to undermine the public health system. More >>
Natl attack beneficiaries who go public
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 11:13 am | Green Party
National’s attitude to people who dare to speak out on benefit issues is reminiscent of the worst of 1990s beneficiary-bashing, Green Social Development Spokesperson Sue Bradford said today. “Paula Bennett’s release of personal details of two ... More >>
Political games on climate are off target
Monday, 27 July 2009, 1:14 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has accused the Government of playing politics with the most significant threat ever to our economy and our environment while ignoring the obvious practical solutions. More >>
Greens add expertise, vision to Cycleway project
Monday, 27 July 2009, 9:50 am | Green Party
The National Cycleway is an inspired project which the Green Party are very happy to be involved in and I appreciate being able to work with the Prime Minister to get the most from it, said Green Party Cycling spokesperson Kevin Hague today. “The ... More >>
Green Co-Leader slams investment review process
Friday, 24 July 2009, 4:32 pm | Green Party
Dr Norman reveals that the New Zealand law firm which represented the Canadian Pension Fund's attempt to buy into Auckland Airport in 2008 is now represented on the technical advisory group which is advising the Government on how to rewrite overseas investment ... More >>
Auckland could be super tanker, not a super-city
Friday, 24 July 2009, 11:07 am | Green Party
Auckland’s proposed new super-city is likely to end up as a super tanker - a huge, remote monolith that is too big, too inflexible, and too distanced from the community to be effective, or to solve the myriad of challenges facing Aucklanders, Green Party ... More >>
Infrastructure bonds better than PPPs
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 5:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today called for the Government to create infrastructure bonds for New Zealanders to invest in rather than raise financing via the failed public-private partnership (PPPs) model. “All the evidence is that PPPs don’t work because taxpayers ... More >>
Vested interests drive investment rule shake-up
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 5:32 pm | Green Party
The appointment of five lawyers from firms that make money from overseas investment to advise the Government on rewriting overseas investment rules is a blatant conflict of interest, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman. When Finance Minister Bill ... More >>
Time to label pork free range v intensively farmed
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 12:15 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley welcomed the Pork Industry’s decision to investigate labelling pork so that consumers can work out whether pork products are free range or have been intensively farmed. The Green Party has been calling on the Pork Industry ... More >>
Shift heavy freight by rail, not juggernaut trucks
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 11:10 am | Green Party
Heavier, longer trucks will inevitably lead to more crashes and deaths on our roads and will undermine our rail freight network which is better suited for moving heavy freight, Green Party Associate Transport spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More >>
NZ needs to take leadership role on climate change
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 5:13 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Kennedy Graham today challenged Prime Minister John Key to lead the way on climate change response in the Pacific. More >>
Govt must rethink funding for vulnerable students
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 4:48 pm | Green Party
The Government should rethink its education funding priorities in light of recent reports of children facing severe hardship due to their special needs care being cut, said Green Party Education Spokesperson Catherine Delahunty. At Question Time ... More >>
Central govt leaving councils in the poo
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 4:11 pm | Green Party
Investing in sewerage should be a core part of the government’s infrastructure package in order to clean up New Zealand’s long list of polluted waterways, such as that reported in Wellington harbour, Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman said ... More >>
Fonterra must act on dirty dairying to protect NZ
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 3:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Fonterra to apply financial penalties to New Zealand’s most infamous dirty dairying group after it was once again convicted of polluting the environment. Party Co-Leader Russel Norman said today’s Waikato Times report ... More >>
