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Nats-Labour lag behind world on Indigenous Rights
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 12:19 pm | Green Party
National and Labour's reluctance to sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People shows a lack of genuine commitment to indigenous rights, Green Party Treaty of Waitangi Spokesperson, Catherine Delahunty said today. New Zealand ... More >>
Greens propose fairer filing fee for the community
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 12:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today lodged a complaint with Parliament's Regulations Review Committee about the nine-fold increase in the filing fee for Environment Court appeal applications. The Minister for the Environment has increased the filing fee from $55 to $500 from ... More >>
UN Peacekeeping Funding Frank’s Follies
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 10:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party wants New Zealand to lean on the United Nations to stop using peacekeepers from Fiji. At the time of the Frank Bainimarama led Fiji military coup, Fiji had 269 troops serving in UN peacekeeping missions. Fiji now has more personnel on UN ... More >>
Survey shows junk-food school staple
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 9:26 am | Green Party
The Green Party revealed today its latest survey of school food. It shows that sausage rolls, hot dogs, donuts, cookies and other sugary, fatty foods are the staple foods on offer in a majority of New Zealand schools. More >>
No more excuses to avoid a 2020 target
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 12:31 pm | Green Party
New Zealand's net emissions position - released today - eliminates the last excuse the Government had for avoiding a target and confirms that now is the time to make a firm commitment to an emissions target for 2020, the Green Party said today. The ... More >>
Nat's welfare U-turn obstacle to social mobility
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 12:12 pm | Green Party
Pulling yourself out of poverty by your own efforts just got harder for New Zealanders on benefits. More >>
UN Peacekeeping Funding Frank's Follies
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 10:30 am | Green Party
The Green Party wants New Zealand to lean on the United Nations to stop using peacekeepers from Fiji. More >>
Tax cuts neither a priority nor effective
Saturday, 11 April 2009, 2:43 pm | Green Party
Today's ShapeNZ survey of New Zealander's attitudes towards tax cuts confirms the obvious: There's no wisdom in borrowing to fund tax cuts. Neither are tax cuts the right measure to provide an economic stimulus to an economy slipping deeper into ... More >>
Work & Income treatment of refugees appalling
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 2:55 pm | Green Party
In the House today, Green Party Employment spokesperson Sue Bradford has questioned the Minster for Social Development Paula Bennett over Work and Income's appalling treatment of a group of Burmese refugees. "A group of unemployed Burmese refugees ... More >>
NZ must be 'anti-nuke' all the time
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 2:52 pm | Green Party
NZ must be 'anti-nuke' all the time New Zealand needs to be true to its nuclear-free policy, not timidly choosing when to speak out and cherry-picking which resolutions to support at the United Nations, said Green Party MP, Dr Kennedy Graham. Last December, ... More >>
Greens and National Announce Shared Initiatives
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 12:28 pm | Green Party
The Green Party and the National Party are working together to implement a nationwide home insulation programme and to update New Zealand's energy efficiency strategy, while the Parties have also agreed to develop a New Zealand based regulatory system ... More >>
Aucklanders ought to be heard on governance
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 4:42 pm | Green Party
The Government's decision to plough ahead with planned changes to Auckland's governance without further consultation is unacceptable, say the Greens. "Aucklanders deserve to have a say on the Government's response to the Royal Commission's report, as John ... More >>
PCE report challenges Government on environment
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 3:02 pm | Green Party
A new report calls for more environmental protection of the South Island high country at the same time as the Government is weakening the laws and rules that could protect it, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government uncertainty over ETS must end
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 11:44 am | Green Party
Business leaders and the public favour prompt Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) action to doing nothing by a margin of 2:1, according to a survey by the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development (NZBCSD). The survey of 482 business decision ... More >>
'Polar Bear' Ministry cuts expected tomorrow
Monday, 6 April 2009, 5:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party expects the Government's 'polar bear hunt' to close in for the kill at the Ministry for the Environment tomorrow, culling initiatives that have saved the taxpayer money. Ministry for the Environment staff have been called to a presentation ... More >>
Cycleway an idea too good to leave unfunded
Monday, 6 April 2009, 5:01 pm | Green Party
Money that could otherwise fund the Prime Minister’s national cycleway looks set to go to roads if Bill English’s comments on TVNZ’s Q&A programme on Sunday are anything to go by. The Green Party was alarmed by the Finance Minister’s lack of ... More >>
Poor Politics blunts Sex Offender Law
Friday, 3 April 2009, 11:59 am | Green Party
The National-led Government's poor political process jeopardised a critical law change on sex crimes, the Green Party said today. "Dealing with sex offenders properly is essential to keep our communities safe, but last night's law change was poorly crafted ... More >>
Fight-back against school junk food starts today
Friday, 3 April 2009, 11:54 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley is launching a nationwide petition and School Food campaign today to try to persuade the Government to reinstate the Nutritional Guidelines requiring schools to sell healthy food in school canteens, which it dropped earlier this year. ... More >>
Time to crack down on the Aussie banks
Friday, 3 April 2009, 10:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party has called on the Government to broker a better deal for Kiwi businesses, workers and home-owners from the big Australian-owned banks following a critical report from the Finance and Expenditure Committee yesterday. The Finance and Expenditure ... More >>
Obama's charm sinks NZ's UN human rights bid
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 12:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is concerned that the Government's withdrawal from its bid for a UN Human Rights Council seat reflects a weakening commitment to human rights issues. New Zealand had been campaigning actively since last year to make it on the UN Human ... More >>
