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Northland Suicides Nearly Double
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 10:54 am | Green Party
The rate of suicides has increased dramatically in Northland in the past year, from 12.5 per 100,000 population in 2015/16, to 21.0 per 100,000 population in 2016/17. More >>
Greens will send Navy vessels to protect whales
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 10:41 am | Green Party
The Green Party in government will send a New Zealand Navy vessel to the Southern Ocean, to ensure Japan adheres to international law when it resumes whaling early next year. More >>
Parental leave policy leaves kids in need behind
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 1:43 pm | Green Party
National’s parental leave policy is a last minute U-turn that still leaves tens of thousands of new parents and babies without support, the Green Party today. More >>
Greens plan for largest-ever marine mammal sanctuary
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 11:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party today announced that, in government, it will create New Zealand’s largest marine mammal sanctuary, to protect a blue whale feeding ground off the South Taranaki coast from destructive activities, including seabed iron sands mining. More >>
Greens back upgrade to Capital Connection service
Monday, 28 August 2017, 2:17 pm | Green Party
The Green Party announced today that in government it will work with councils to retain the passenger rail service between Palmerston North and Wellington and increase the number of daily services. Horizons and Greater Wellington Regional Councils have ... More >>
Second language support should be for universal te reo Māori
Monday, 28 August 2017, 1:57 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has reiterated its commitment to universal te reo Māori in schools, following National’s education announcement yesterday. More >>
Suicide rate reflects our broken mental health system
Monday, 28 August 2017, 1:05 pm | Green Party
The record-high annual suicide statistics released today shows why the Government must urgently initiate a nationwide mental health inquiry, the Green Party said today. The provisional statistics found 606 Kiwis took their own life in 2016-17 year, which ... More >>
Greens announce plan to turn trash into cash
Sunday, 27 August 2017, 10:58 am | Green Party
The Green Party today announced a progressive plan to protect our oceans and the places we love with a ban on plastic bags, refunds on drink containers, a phase-out of plastic packaging, and a commitment to sending zero waste to landfill by 2050. ... More >>
Greens commit to Zero Carbon Act in first 100 days
Saturday, 26 August 2017, 11:38 am | Green Party
26 August 2017 Greens commit to Zero Carbon Act in first 100 days The Green Party announced today it will seek to pass binding climate change legislation in the first 100 days in Government. Green Party leader James Shaw made the commitment to a Zero ... More >>
Green MP to debate environmental issues at ECO conference
Friday, 25 August 2017, 1:52 pm | Green Party
Green MP to debate environmental issues at ECO conference Green MP and environment, water and primary industries spokesperson Eugenie Sage will debate MPs from other political parties this weekend at the Environment and Conservation Organisations ... More >>
Afghanistan troop deployment a mistake, say Greens
Friday, 25 August 2017, 12:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says that the National Government's decision to send more soldiers to Afghanistan is a mistake. More >>
Parties agree drugs about health not crime
Friday, 25 August 2017, 9:02 am | Green Party
At Wednesday’s Child Poverty Action Group Whangārei election debate, the Green, Labour and National candidates all agreed that drugs are a health issue, not a criminal issue. More >>
Greens announce light rail for the Capital in a decade
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 6:25 pm | Green Party
Greens announce light rail for the Capital in a decade The Green Party today announced a plan to work with councils to deliver light rail from the railway station to Wellington airport by 2027 and fast track a fully-electric bus fleet for the city. The Green ... More >>
New Zealand should not follow Trump into Afghanistan
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 2:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party would oppose any deployment of combat troops to Afghanistan, following President Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he would immediately beef up the United States’ military presence there. The Government has indicated today that ... More >>
Green Party takes campaign to Europe
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 7:50 pm | Green Party
Green Party takes campaign to Europe: #votefromanywhere F irst they took Manhattan … now it’s Europe’s turn for the Green Party’s international campaign team, led by performing and recording artist Miss Bridget Walsh. On her global pop-up tour ... More >>
Green Party candidate Tane Woodley steps up for Ohariu
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 7:22 pm | Green Party
Green Party candidate Tane Woodley steps up for Ohariu The Green Party has selected Tane Woodley to stand as the Party’s list candidate in the election race for the Party vote in Ohariu, at a selection meeting held last night. More >>
We can end poverty, clean up our rivers, and tackle climate
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 12:07 pm | Green Party
Bigger surplus means we can end poverty, clean up our rivers, and tackle climate change More >>
Is Nelson being kept in the dark by NZTA?
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 8:39 am | Green Party
Nelson Green Party candidate Matt Lawrey is taking NZTA and National MP Nick Smith to task for failing to release the findings of the Southern Link Investigation. The investigation into solving Nelson’s congestion issues was announced by Smith during ... More >>
Greens will fix slum-like rentals exposed in Renting Review
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 8:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party in Government will end the slum-like renting conditions exposed in the People’s Review of Renting by Renters United and Action Station, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party Parliamentary Staff Changes
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 3:11 pm | Green Party
Green Party leader James Shaw has issued the following statement in response to inquiries regarding changes in the Green Party’s parliamentary staffing. More >>
