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Green Party Mâori Issues policy released
Friday, 17 October 2008, 10:36 am | Green Party
Protecting the role of Mâori in our democracy underpins the Green Party Mâori Issues policy released today. More >>
Winston's migrant bashing won't work: Greens
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 4:00 pm | Green Party
Winston Peters' scaremongering about immigration won't work this time around, Green Party Immigration Spokesperson Keith Locke says. More >>
Greens worried campaign is taking its toll on PM
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 3:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is concerned that the stress of the election campaign may be causing the Prime Minister's memory to fail her. The Prime Minister issued a press release today claiming credit for a $1B home insulation scheme saying: "Labour is expanding ... More >>
Buying out broke timber mills is not the answer
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 2:14 pm | Green Party
The Government should be helping the struggling timber industry through the downturn, but purchasing their plants is not the way to do it, the Green Party says. More >>
Cooperation needed to reign in financial cowboys
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 2:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is supporting calls by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for an internationally coordinated overhaul of financial regulation and will be pushing for the next New Zealand Government to join international action. More >>
Maori Party's 'No Dole' will increase poverty
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 10:12 am | Green Party
Maori Party Co-Leader Tariana Turia's suggestion yesterday that the dole should be scrapped is dangerous in the extreme, and especially for Maori who tend to be disproportionately unemployed, the Green Party says. More >>
Guarantee should include responsible lending rules
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 5:25 pm | Green Party
The announcement this afternoon of further details of the Government's deposit guarantee scheme is welcome, but New Zealanders should get a guarantee of responsible lending practices and responsible salary packages in return, the Green Party says. More >>
State home building for jobs, homes, transport
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 1:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says it is time to join the dots between tough economic times, job losses in the construction and timber industries and chronic housing shortages. More >>
Labour heats up left overs and promises hot air
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:21 am | Green Party
Labour's sustainable infrastructure announcement is a disappointing mixture of already-announced initiatives and promises so vague they have no real meaning, the Green Party says. More >>
Whale Rider star campaigns in London
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 9:54 am | Green Party
Whale Rider star Rawiri Paratene will be in London this week to campaign for the Green Party. Rawiri, best known for his acting and directing abilities, is standing as a candidate for the Maungakiekie electorate. More >>
Labour heats up the left overs, promises hot air
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 5:27 pm | Green Party
Labour's sustainable infrastructure announcement is a disappointing mixture of already-announced initiatives and promises so vague they have no real meaning, the Green Party says. More >>
Final Green Party candidate announced
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 2:57 pm | Green Party
Trans-Atlantic rowing race winner Rob Hamill will be calling on Taranaki-King Country to "Party Vote Green" in the upcoming General Election. While Rob has excelled in winning, his candidacy rounds out the Green Party's Final candidate list by being ... More >>
National announces plan to keep homes cold
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 1:58 pm | Green Party
National's plans to cancel the Green Party's $1 billion home insulation programme reveals yet again that they are not interested in the health and welfare of ordinary New Zealanders, Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. More >>
Whale Rider star campaigns for Kiwi Greens
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:16 am | Green Party
Whale Rider star Rawiri Paratene will be in London this week to campaign for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand ahead of the country's general election on the 8th of November. Rawiri, best know for his acting and directing abilities, is standing ... More >>
Greens welcome student allowances
Monday, 13 October 2008, 5:26 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed Labour's promise today to phase in universal student allowances, but says that only the Green Party will make sure that Labour delivers on its pledge. More >>
Consumers opt for cheaper, unhealthy foods: Survey
Monday, 13 October 2008, 9:45 am | Green Party
A Green Party snapshot grocery shopper survey has found that many New Zealanders are increasingly unable to afford healthy food and are purchasing cheaper less healthy alternatives in order to feed their families. More >>
Time for sustainable infrastructure, not tax cuts
Monday, 13 October 2008, 12:46 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for spending on sustainable infrastructure to be brought forward in response to the global financial crisis - but is opposed to further dead-end spending on new motorways. More >>
Food allegations point to massive breach of trust
Friday, 10 October 2008, 11:36 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for an independent review into the New Zealand Food Safety Authority's decision-making processes following allegations the agency hushed-up its own report which questioned the safety of GE Corn variety MON863 for human consumption. More >>
QMS open to widespread abuse Mfish officials say
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 3:44 pm | Green Party
Instead of blowing the trumpet of New Zealand's QMS system, Ministry of Fisheries Chief Executive Wayne McNee should concentrate on preventing the well known and widespread abuse of the system, the Green Party says. More >>
Time to aim a spotlight on contaminated land
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 1:50 pm | Green Party
A Green Party Budget bid aimed at investigating contaminated land in New Zealand has shed a small shaft of light on dioxin contamination at sawmill sites. More >>
