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Sustainable Biofuels & Forestry Bills go to House
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 1:28 pm | Green Party
Green Party Member’s Bills to give New Zealand better biofuels and encourage sustainable forestry will go before the House, after the pair were drawn from the Member’s ballot today. More >>
Political Prostate Inquiry is Daft and Dangerous
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 10:01 am | Green Party
The Health Select Committee’s prostate cancer inquiry, announced today, is potentially dangerous political interference and a waste of the Committee’s time said Green Party MP Kevin Hague, who is a member of the Committee. “When politicians start ... More >>
Economic models support action on climate change
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 10:00 am | Green Party
New economic modelling shows that New Zealand can continue with an Emissions Trading Scheme at little economic cost and Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons says it is a clear message to Government to stop dithering and get on with it. “The Green ... More >>
Bradford launches Member’s Bill on Referenda
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 11:38 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Bradford this morning launched a Member’s Bill aimed at ending the use of confused questions in Citizens Initiated Referenda. “Many New Zealanders have been shocked this week to discover the actual wording of the referendum question ... More >>
Banks deserve less credit
Monday, 15 June 2009, 12:00 pm | Green Party
Scrutiny of the banking sector should include high credit card interest rates, Green Co-Leader Russel Norman said today. “The Official Cash Rate has fallen 5.75% but credit card rates have fallen only 1.5% on average across the banking sector suggesting ... More >>
Cutting Fruit In Schools would be a rotten move
Monday, 15 June 2009, 11:52 am | Green Party
Cutting free fruit to some of New Zealand’s neediest kids would be an attack on commonsense and child health, Green Health spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. The Fruit in Schools programme has funding till the end of the year, but the Government ... More >>
Government suffocating polytechnics
Monday, 15 June 2009, 9:50 am | Green Party
The Government is squandering another opportunity to boost economic productivity and get young adults off the street by refusing to fully fund tertiary education institutions. Twenty per cent of those in the 15 to 19 age bracket were not employed ... More >>
Kiwi Greens relieved Bob Brown will stand tall
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 3:14 pm | Green Party
“We are delighted to learn that over a thousand donations have been received and that Senator Brown now has the money to avoid bankruptcy. Consequently his leadership of the Greens in the Senate is safe,” said Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons. ... More >>
Integrated Ticketing too important to scale back
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 12:49 pm | Green Party
Aucklanders deserve a decent public transport system that is adequately funded by central Government, Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman said today. The Mt Albert by-election candidate is disappointed Auckland’s $80 million integrated ticketing ... More >>
Playground contamination shows register needed
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 12:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for a national register of contaminated sites in the wake of the alarming discovery of extremely high levels of dioxin under a children’s playground in Taranaki. “We are very concerned at the dioxin risks at New Plymouth’s ... More >>
Govt Gives Biofuel Subsidy to Foreign Farmers
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 11:33 am | Green Party
National’s new biodiesel subsidy scheme risks doing more harm than good to the environment and to New Zealand business, Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons said today as she released a Member's Bill to fix the mistake. “Under the Government’s scheme, ... More >>
Education frontline needs support –now!
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 11:09 am | Green Party
The Green Party is keen to support the backbone of the education sector – the school support staff whose work will be celebrated around New Zealand today – achieve a living wage. Those who work as school support staff include a huge array of often ... More >>
Key must rein in Hide’s radical right agenda
Monday, 8 June 2009, 12:47 pm | Green Party
The release of an obscure cabinet paper revealing a plan to gut local government and open the door to privatisation of assets has Green Co-Leader Russel Norman calling on the Prime Minister to rein in Rodney Hide. The Cabinet Paper, released onto the ... More >>
New plan reduces AK congestion, air pollution
Monday, 8 June 2009, 9:12 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman has today unveiled a bold plan to cut traffic congestion, reduce air pollution and help the economy. “Our new Green Party policy will provide free public transport for all school students during school times and ... More >>
Public transport key to improving Auckland air
Friday, 5 June 2009, 1:06 pm | Green Party
Giving people better public transport options is the answer to improving Auckland’s increasingly polluted air quality, Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More >>
Greens want ntl clinical standards for ambulances
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 5:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the Government’s confirmation that there will be new funding for the ambulance sector. The Government confirmed that a total of $48 million, allocated by the previous government, has been set aside for new ambulance ... More >>
MPs Make Spending Public
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 3:17 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today made public the travel and accommodation spending of its Members of Parliament. The Green Party’s nine MPs released a summary of their expenses for the first four months of 2009, covering air travel and accommodation as well ... More >>
Green Party Co-Leader Metiria Turei's Speech
Monday, 1 June 2009, 3:30 pm | Green Party
There is much to celebrate today. We have elected a new co-leader and should celebrate is that it was an election, an act of democracy. The Green Party is carving a distinctive path through New Zealand's political landscape and our commitment to democracy is ... More >>
Dr Russel Norman Speech: Grand Theft Auckland
Monday, 1 June 2009, 11:22 am | Green Party
They have found themselves constrained by local communities with too much power under the Resource Management Act. The RMA has given local community groups the right to take them to the Environment Court...They will shut up the community groups...They ... More >>
Green Party Elects Metiria Turei Co-Leader
Sunday, 31 May 2009, 10:01 am | Green Party
The Green Party elected Metiria Turei its new female Co-Leader today. Mrs Turei was elected by delegates at the Green Party's AGM in Dunedin. More >>
