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Solving child poverty critical for mental health
Thursday, 18 May 2017, 10:18 am | Green Party
A report released today shows that tackling child poverty is critical to improving the mental health outcomes of our young people, the Green Party said today. More >>
Movement controls critical to stop myrtle rust spreading
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 3:55 pm | Green Party
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) must take every precaution possible to stop the spread of myrtle rust disease, including stronger movement controls, after news of it being detected in a nursery in Taranaki, the Green Party said today. More >>
Having teachers in classrooms will need a plan
Wednesday, 17 May 2017, 2:16 pm | Green Party
The Government’s small injection of funding into Teach First NZ won’t address the workforce problems that are affecting New Zealand schools and students, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s housing policy too little, too late
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 2:10 pm | Green Party
After years of denying there is a housing crisis and refusing to see government building as a solution, National’s U-turn today is too little too late, the Green Party said today. “Auckland is already 40,000 homes short and needs 15,000 more ... More >>
Water bottling hits new low on West Coast
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 12:18 pm | Green Party
New Zealand's water bottling saga has reached a new low with the West Coast Regional Council shutting the public out of its decision to grant consents allowing a bottling operation near Mount Aspiring National Park, the Green Party said today. More >>
National still failing to fund DOC for the long term battle
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:45 am | Green Party
National’s plans to boost DOC’s budget with a one-off Budget 2017 lolly of $21.3 million falls well short of the long-term funding commitment needed to protect our birds, the Green Party said today. More >>
Resurrecting TPPA means all the costs and few benefits
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:11 am | Green Party
Signing up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) with Japan but without the United States (US) will incur large costs but without many of the supposed benefits, the Green Party said today. More >>
There’s more to be done to clean up our lakes and rivers
Monday, 15 May 2017, 3:20 pm | Green Party
15 May 2017 There’s more to be done to clean up our lakes and rivers The Green Party welcomes news from Dairy NZ that dairy farmers have made good progress in improving farm management to exclude dairy cattle from waterways. The comments come on the ... More >>
Children in care need to be kept safe
Monday, 15 May 2017, 11:53 am | Green Party
The Children’s Commissioner’s third State of Care report paints a damning picture of the treatment of children placed in state care, the Green Party said today. More >>
Bridges should come clean on dirty diesel deal
Monday, 15 May 2017, 11:08 am | Green Party
Transport Minister Simon Bridges needs to clarify his position and order an independent review into KiwRail’s decision to replace electric freight trains with unreliable diesel trains, the Green Party said today More >>
Government must halt scrapping of electric trains
Friday, 12 May 2017, 6:34 pm | Green Party
Government must halt scrapping of electric trains Simon Bridges needs to immediately halt plans to scrap New Zealand's electric freight trains following the release of KiwiRail reports raising major concerns about the diesel trains the State Owned Enterprise ... More >>
Kids in rental homes need stability
Friday, 12 May 2017, 11:54 am | Green Party
Tenancy rules need updating to give families more stability to put down roots in their communities, the Green Party said today. More >>
Will tourism money really go to wildlife protection?
Friday, 12 May 2017, 11:11 am | Green Party
Maggie Barry needs to front with evidence to back up her claim that profits gained from Government investment in DOC’s tourism will be reinvested in biodiversity protection, the Green Party said today. More >>
Declaration on independence for West Papua
Friday, 12 May 2017, 9:51 am | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating the signing of a historic declaration in support of independence for West Papua. More >>
Parliament to vote on making local wards process fair
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 1:09 pm | Green Party
Parliament to vote on making local wards process fair The Green Party is thrilled to have had a Member’s Bill drawn from the ballot today that will help enable better Māori representation at a local government level. Green Party MP Marama Davidson’s ... More >>
Tourism and conservation bump: meagre
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 12:31 pm | Green Party
National's tourism funding announcement falls short of what’s needed to cope with skyrocketing tourist numbers, and a bump in DOC funding for tourist facilities will do nothing to halt the loss of our threatened species, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party puts forward medicinal cannabis Member’s Bill
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 11:36 am | Green Party
New Zealanders deserve a positive and solutions-focused discussion on access to medicinal cannabis, which should be legal, accessible and affordable, the Green Party said today. More >>
Rent-to-buy a solution to unaffordable housing
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 9:54 am | Green Party
A Government backed rent-to-buy programme would open the door to home ownership for the four in five New Zealanders who can’t afford a house according to the Government’s new Housing Affordability Measure, the Green Party said today. “With a rent-to-buy ... More >>
Missed opportunity for Govt to support women
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 9:08 pm | Green Party
Missed opportunity for Govt to support women Women have been denied the opportunity to know when they are being underpaid, by a Government that is not prioritising women’s issues, the Green Party said today. “When the Government voted against my bill ... More >>
We can’t take clean water for granted anymore
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 4:26 pm | Green Party
Protecting our water from pollution has never been more important, as we can’t take the water from our taps for granted anymore, the Green Party said today. More >>
