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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 >>
Hobble to work, says Minister
Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 10:15 am | Green Party
Transport Minister Stephen Joyce opened "Walk to Work" day this morning, just two days after taking $15 million from those who walk and cycle and giving it to those who drive. More >>
NZ for sale - going, going...
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 4:51 pm | Green Party
The Government seems keen to put the 'For Sale' sign up on land that is currently off-limits to foreign investment, said Green Party MP Dr Kennedy Graham. More >>
Government opts for oil dependence
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 9:35 am | Green Party
The National Government's newly announced plan to accelerate the building of new state highways while reducing the money spent on alternatives reveals a complete denial of the actual transport challenges faced by this country. More >>
Green Party Welcomes End to Spying on MPs
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 9:28 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Keith Locke has welcomed the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security’s recommendations to stop the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) spying on Members of Parliament. More >>
Govt responsible for job losses at TVNZ
Monday, 16 March 2009, 5:30 pm | Green Party
The Government has no credibility with its calls for employers to tough it out and retain staff when its own policies are causing widespread job losses, said Green Party Broadcasting Spokesperson Sue Kedgley. More >>
Green MP rejects New Zealand's "One Tree Policy"
Monday, 16 March 2009, 3:39 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is urging Government and industry to use the recession as an opportunity to plant trees to generate jobs, and plant a greater variety of trees instead of continuing to gamble on a 'One Tree Policy'. More >>
Don't short-circuit rail electrification
Monday, 16 March 2009, 12:49 pm | Green Party
Auckland Green Party MP Keith Locke has warned against any 'pause' in Auckland's rail electrification project. More >>
Stop trade based on Cruelty to Cats and Dogs
Monday, 16 March 2009, 10:46 am | Green Party
Green MP Sue Kedgley has called on the Government to stop imports of cat and dog fur because of an inhumane international trade that includes skinning animals alive. More >>
3400% Increase in New Superbug
Sunday, 15 March 2009, 11:42 am | Green Party
A virulent new superbug that is highly contagious and resistant to many antibiotics has become established in New Zealand, revealed the Green Party today. More >>
Anti-Business cuts surely unsustainable?
Friday, 13 March 2009, 12:39 pm | Green Party
Cutting funding to the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) shows the Government is taking an unsustainable and anti-business approach to sustainability, said Green Party Co-Leader Dr Russel Norman. More >>
