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Statement from Metiria Turei on MSD

Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 1:36 pm | Green Party

Statement from Metiria Turei on MSD “Today, I have spoken over the phone with an investigator from the Ministry of Social Development. “I was phoned by this person after their office received a letter from me (attached), which I sent on Monday. ... More >>

National squanders another opportunity for real action

Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 11:27 am | Green Party

The National Government’s tinkering with the Emissions Trading Scheme will do nothing to actually reduce New Zealand’s climate pollution, the Green Party said today. More >>

Greens welcome LGNZ support for Māori wards

Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 12:45 pm | Green Party

The Green Party is welcoming Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) recommendation that the process for establishing local wards be made equal, by removing the possibility of referenda being held on proposed Maori wards. More >>

Poorest New Zealanders struggling to pay for housing

Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 12:12 pm | Green Party

Many New Zealanders are increasingly struggling to pay for the roof over their heads, according to the latest overview of poverty trends, the Green Party said today. New Zealanders on the lowest incomes are now spending 51 percent of their income on housing, ... More >>

Grandparents & Children Deserve Better than ‘Penal Welfare'

Monday, 24 July 2017, 10:44 am | Green Party

A study highlighted by Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is even more proof that National’s ‘penal welfare’ approach is failing kids, failing caregivers and failing New Zealand, the Green Party said today. More >>

Local ratepayers need central government action on climate

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 5:25 pm | Green Party

The Local Government Leaders’ Climate Change Declaration is welcome and lays down a challenge for the National Government, the Green Party said today. More >>

New Zealand the most homeless country in the world?

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 1:00 pm | Green Party

On Thursday 27 July, at the Butter Factory, Green MP Marama Davidson will come together with Whangārei’s leading developers, providers and innovators to discuss the epidemic of homelessness in New Zealand, and how we will change it. More >>

National’s housing crisis worsens

Friday, 21 July 2017, 2:01 pm | Green Party

Paula Bennett's frank admission this morning that the Government should have “in hindsight” taken action on the housing crisis sooner will be of little comfort to the growing number of people who are waiting to get into a state house, the Green ... More >>

Benefit sanctions on the rise under National

Thursday, 20 July 2017, 1:18 pm | Green Party

Benefit sanctions on the rise under National The National Government continues to punish beneficiaries and their children by enforcing benefit sanctions, the Green Party said today. The Government’s latest figures show an 8.2 percent increase ... More >>

Children sick because of state of NZ’s housing

Thursday, 20 July 2017, 10:14 am | Green Party

Our kids are being repeatedly hospitalised because the Government refuses to take action to ensure our housing stock is up to scratch, the Green Party said today. More >>

Speech: Turei - Mending the Safety Net

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 2:05 pm | Green Party

Mending the Safety Net – Metiria Turei’s speech to the Green Party 2017 AGM Taku kuru pounamu e! Tīhei mauriora! I te tuatahi ka mihi au ki te mana whenua o te rohe nei; Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrakei, tēnā koutou. Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, ... More >>

Green Party will lift families out of poverty

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 1:51 pm | Green Party

Green Party will lift families out of poverty The Green Party has released a plan today to ensure no New Zealander will live in poverty, whether they are working or on a benefit. The families package , announced today at the Party’s AGM, will increase ... More >>

Speech: Shaw - Party AGM: Green Infrastructure Fund

Saturday, 15 July 2017, 2:16 pm | Green Party

James Shaw speech to the Green Party AGM: Green Infrastructure Fund He koutu whenua, he take whenua, e kore e taea te riri. Tīhei mauriora! (‘A point of land, a base of a hill, cannot be conquered. I breathe the essence of life!) He mihi nui ki ngā ... More >>

Green Infrastructure Fund to help NZ become carbon neutral

Saturday, 15 July 2017, 2:13 pm | Green Party

Green Infrastructure Fund to help NZ become carbon neutral by 2050 The Green Party today announced a plan to kick-start the green economy, create jobs in the clean technology and infrastructure sectors, and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The ... More >>

National wants to destroy conservation land

Thursday, 13 July 2017, 2:27 pm | Green Party

The National Government has said it is open to disposing of conservation land to encourage mining on the West Coast and building a road through Kahurangi National Park, the Green Party said today. Today the Government released its West Coast Economic ... More >>

Government running scared from water charging

Monday, 10 July 2017, 4:08 pm | Green Party

Government running scared from water charging Prime Minister Bill English is running scared from plans to set a fair price for the commercial use of water, the Green Party said today. The Green Party launched its election campaign yesterday with a ... More >>

Green Party will ensure clean, safe drinking water

Sunday, 9 July 2017, 2:32 pm | Green Party

Green Party will ensure clean, safe drinking water for everyone The Green Party is today launching a policy that will ensure New Zealanders have access to clean, safe drinking water with measures including making water bottlers and exporters pay ... More >>