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Study shows universal te reo Māori in schools achievable
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 2:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the release of a new NZCER report on te reo Māori revitalisation that recommends universal te reo in all schools, and is calling on Nikki Kaye to release a plan to build teacher capacity so it can be achieved. More >>
Greens welcome Supreme Court decision on Ruahine
Thursday, 6 July 2017, 12:13 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating a big win for nature today with the Supreme Court ruling that removing protected status from conservation land is permitted only when the conservation values there no longer warrant continued special protection. “This ... More >>
Greens to Fast-Track Airport Rail for America’s Cup
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 10:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party is announcing today that in Government it will fast-track the building of a new rail line to Auckland airport to be completed in 2021, in time for the next America’s Cup. More >>
Nick Smith’s cluelessness on housing putting lives at risk
Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 12:03 pm | Green Party
Nick Smith’s inability to provide any real answers about his failed Special Housing Areas (SHA) experiment in Auckland shows a government that is running away from solving the affordable housing crisis, the Green Party said today. More >>
National wastes chance for green jobs and clean environment
Monday, 3 July 2017, 2:07 pm | Green Party
WasteMINZ’s A Wasted Opportunity confirms that National has squandered potentially up to 9000 green jobs, $500 million in economic benefits, and a cleaner environment for New Zealand, the Green Party said today. More >>
Speech: Shaw - Federation of Multicultural Councils AGM
Saturday, 1 July 2017, 1:34 pm | Green Party
Speech to the Federation of Multicultural Councils AGM James Shaw – Saturday 1st July 2017 Kia ora kotou Nihao Namaste Annyong Kamusta Talofalava Bula Salam alaikum And Warm Pacific Greetings – on this cold Dunedin morning – to you all. *** It’s ... More >>
Greens’ launch Tāmaki Makaurau and Manurewa campaigns
Friday, 30 June 2017, 3:03 pm | Green Party
High profile indigenous rights and environmental activists Marama Davidson (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou) and Teanau Tuiono (Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi, Cook Island Māori) will launch the strongest ever Green Party campaigns for Tāmaki Makaurau and Manurewa ... More >>
Green Party mourns passing of Bruce Stewart
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 11:31 am | Green Party
It was with great sadness that the Green Party learned of the passing of Bruce Stewart QSM (Te Arawa, Tainui), the visionary founder of Tapu Te Ranga marae. More >>
Fight for better Māori representation in local govt to go on
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 11:10 am | Green Party
The Green Party is disappointed that its Member’s Bill to enable better Māori representation in local government was voted down last night, but is vowing to continue its campaign to make it happen. More >>
Govt’s water standards designed to confuse
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 10:35 am | Green Party
Environment Minister Nick Smith is dreaming if he thinks New Zealanders will swallow his confusing freshwater standards that will, in some cases, allow our rivers to get dirtier, the Green Party said today. The comments come on the back of news that ... More >>
Green Party selects Taupō candidate
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 7:25 pm | Green Party
The Taupō branch of the Green Party has selected Julie Sandilands as Taupō candidate for the 2017 general election. More >>
National dithers while tyres burn
Friday, 23 June 2017, 12:41 pm | Green Party
The Government's decision to waste nearly $20 million on subsidies for big business to burn tyres is further evidence of their mismanagement of the waste sector, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party to run campaign to unseat Nick Smith in Nelson
Friday, 23 June 2017, 11:00 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today announcing that its Nelson candidate, second term local councillor Matt Lawrey, will run to win the electorate and unseat Nick Smith in September’s election. More >>
Green Party Run Campaign to Unseat Nick Smith in Nelson
Friday, 23 June 2017, 10:27 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today announcing that its Nelson candidate, second term local councillor Matt Lawrey, will run to win the electorate and unseat Nick Smith in September’s election. More >>
All newborns deserve access to safe sleeping devices
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 10:29 am | Green Party
The Government needs to ensure that all new babies have access to a wahakura safe sleeping device, the Green Party said today. The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) special report on sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) shows ... More >>
James Shaw to host public meeting in Rotorua
Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 4:14 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader James Shaw to host public meeting in Rotorua What: Green Party Co-leader James Shaw and Rotorua Green Party candidate Richard Gillies are hosting a public meeting in Rotorua. Where: Rydges Hotel, 272 Fenton Street, Glenholme, Rotorua. ... More >>
Green Party to welcome 5,000 refugees to New Zealand
Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 8:23 am | Green Party
This World Refugee Day, the Green Party is committing to welcoming 5,000 refugees per year to New Zealand , to ensure we are doing our bit to help people who have been forced to flee their homes around the world. More >>
Another chance to pay women more
Monday, 19 June 2017, 10:15 am | Green Party
The Government should step up to ensure mental health support workers are paid more, the Green Party said today. “Mental health support workers do important and difficult work in our communities. But because the workforce is largely female, they are not ... More >>
NZ First putting politics before child protection
Sunday, 18 June 2017, 11:19 am | Green Party
NZ First putting politics before child protection NZ First has chosen to put political game playing ahead of the safety of children by proposing a referendum on the ten year old amendments to the Crimes Act. NZ First MP Tracy Martin said on Q&A this ... More >>
OECD highlights need to green New Zealand’s economy
Thursday, 15 June 2017, 1:22 pm | Green Party
The OECD’s 2017 Economic Survey of the New Zealand has highlighted a significant need to green New Zealand’s economy if we want to sustain our current growth into the future, the Green Party said today. More >>
