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Green Party pulls plug for planet’s sake
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 9:45 am | Green Party
In a bold move to combat global warming and the Government’s indifference to New Zealand’s Kyoto commitments, the Green Party is leading from the front and will immediately stop using most electrical appliances in its Parliamentary offices as ... More >>
Meridian can't see Mokihinui eels for the trees
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 12:54 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has firmly rejected Meridian's suggestion of a land-swap to mitigate the impact of its proposed Mokihinui hydro dam because it ignores the main species at risk - the eels and other native fish that inhabit the unique Mokihinui River ... More >>
National's tax cuts from a bygone era
Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 12:48 pm | Green Party
The Government's tax changes - that take effect tomorrow - help those earning more than $100,000, increasing the poverty gap, Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman said today. "They are targeting the biggest tax cuts to those who need them the least ... More >>
Ambulance staffing at the bottom of the cliff
Monday, 30 March 2009, 2:58 pm | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley said revelations that staff and volunteer shortages in ambulance services are forcing nurses to spend hours away from their ward duties - in order to care for patients being transferred - calls into question the viability and safety ... More >>
Hugging polar bears saves tax-payer money
Sunday, 29 March 2009, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The Inland Revenue Department made a profit from sustainability initiatives last year, cutting energy and travel spending by over one million dollars. More >>
Councils Become Local Branch Offices to Lord Mayor
Friday, 27 March 2009, 9:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party today voiced support for one Auckland Council to be given powers to develop environmental and transport policy, as well as one district plan, one rates system and one rates bill. More >>
New Chance for NZ as Global Citizen on Aid
Friday, 27 March 2009, 2:36 pm | Green Party
Helen Clark's appointment to the role of Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) offers New Zealand an excellent opportunity to become a responsible global citizen on development aid, said Green Party MP Dr Kennedy Graham. "The appointment ... More >>
Govt ignores Rodney power plant risks
Friday, 27 March 2009, 1:11 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has slammed the Government's incompetence in strategically planning the future of New Zealand's electricity supply as Genesis ploughs ahead with a power station that would result in much higher power prices. More >>
United Nations appointment an honour for NZ
Friday, 27 March 2009, 10:13 am | Green Party
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons today welcomed former Prime Minister Helen Clark's nomination by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to head the United Nations Development Programme. Once confirmed by the UN General Assembly, it will ... More >>
NZ for Sale? For Sure, says English
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 5:26 pm | Green Party
The current review of overseas investment rules, particularly those around sensitive land suggests that the ACT Party is unduly pushing National Government policy, said Green Party Overseas Investment spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham. No part of New Zealand ... More >>
Get real and put Transmission Gully to bed
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 1:08 pm | Green Party
It's time for the Government to admit that Transmission Gully is an expensive white elephant which fails their own roading criteria and won't provide an alternative road out of the capital in the event of an earthquake, said Green Party Wellington ... More >>
Shock funding cut to coastal shipping
Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 1:05 pm | Green Party
The Government plans to cut almost all funding for coastal shipping from 2009, the Green Party has discovered. "Sea freight is a key part of our transport infrastructure," said Green Maritime Transport spokesperson Sue Bradford today. More >>
Sheep shipments will slaughter NZ's overseas image
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 10:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government not to resume the cruel and unnecessary trade in exporting live sheep overseas for slaughter. "There are no benefits, only risks to New Zealand, from resuming live sheep exports," said Green Party Animal ... More >>
Govt plans to sink TVNZ in unchartered waters
Monday, 23 March 2009, 1:24 pm | Green Party
Giving $15 million dollars of TVNZ's Charter funding to NZ on Air and then doing away with TVNZ's Charter itself makes no sense - unless the government's real agenda is to ready TVNZ for sale, said Green Party Broadcasting Spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
Holiday buy back threatens work & family wellbeing
Monday, 23 March 2009, 11:07 am | Green Party
National's plan allowing employers to buy back workers' holidays undermines workplace productivity and threatens the wellbeing of workers and their families. More >>
National wastes opportunity to reduce waste
Friday, 20 March 2009, 12:46 pm | Green Party
The Government wants to dump meaningful waste reduction targets as well as crucial recycling programmes. Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman said, "Kiwis want to do the right thing and support recycling, so we are disappointed that the chance to ... More >>
Unfinished business angers Mapua residents
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 12:45 pm | Green Party
Residents living next to the Mapua site contaminated by pesticides still have numerous questions regarding their health and the health of the local environment, said the Green Party's Toxics spokesperson Catherine Delahunty. More >>
Unfinished business angers Mapua residents
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 12:45 pm | Green Party
Residents living next to the Mapua site contaminated by pesticides still have numerous questions regarding their health and the health of the local environment, said the Green Party's Toxics spokesperson Catherine Delahunty. More >>
Another attack on Keeping Kids Safe from Violence
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 12:35 pm | Green Party
Yet another smokescreen has emerged to obscure the simple message that New Zealand children deserve to live free of violence. The questions posed in Family First's latest poll reveal the bias of the questioners and their determination to turn back ... More >>
Public transport cuts jeopardise Akld rail gains
Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 3:21 pm | Green Party
The Government's cuts to public transport expenditure and the regional fuel tax scheme put gains from the electrification of Auckland's rail at risk. More >>
