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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 >>
DOC plan will fail without boost in funding
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 1:10 pm | Green Party
Plans to protect some of our most precious species won’t be worth the paper they’re written on if the Department of Conservation doesn’t get a significant funding boost, the Green Party said today. More >>
Important day for equal pay
Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 10:27 am | Green Party
MPs have the opportunity to support women being paid what they’re worth by voting for Jan Logie’s Equal Pay Amendment Bill in Parliament tonight, the Green Party said. The Bill would get employers to add gender as a payroll reporting requirement ... More >>
National should act to protect New Zealanders’ savings
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 12:43 pm | Green Party
National should act to protect New Zealanders’ savings National should follow today’s advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and implement deposit insurance to protect New Zealanders’ savings, the Green Party said. The IMF’s ... More >>
Green MP hosts West Papuan independence leader
Monday, 8 May 2017, 11:54 am | Green Party
What: West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda is visiting Aotearoa New Zealand to build political support for a free West Papua More >>
Reserve Bank reveals threat to first home buyers
Sunday, 7 May 2017, 8:36 pm | Green Party
Reserve Bank reveals threat to first home buyers from rising interest rates Thousands of heavily-mortgaged first home buyers in Auckland could be hit hard by rising interest rates, thanks to out of control house prices, according to documents released to ... More >>
Biosecurity response needs Govt’s full resources
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 4:48 pm | Green Party
The Government must immediately put the full resources of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) towards finding the cause of the myrtle rust incursion and preventing a wider outbreak, the Green Party said ... More >>
New power plant makes mockery of climate change goals
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 3:31 pm | Green Party
A new gas power plant granted consent today in southern Waikato is a step backwards for New Zealand’s efforts to generate more renewable electricity, the Green Party said today. More >>
Broken housing market at the heart of unbalanced economy
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 12:15 pm | Green Party
New data shows rising rents are hitting people on modest incomes and beneficiaries in the pocket, while the cost of living for wealthier households is more manageable, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government still MIA on mental health
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 11:17 am | Green Party
Mental health services have been in such a dire state for such a long time that only a full inquiry and a significant injection of Government money will make a difference, the Green Party said today. The Health Minister today announced that mental health ... More >>
Marama Davidson selected for Tāmaki Mākaurau
Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 9:56 am | Green Party
Manurewa resident and Green MP Marama Davidson (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou) has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for Tāmaki Mākaurau, having also stood in the electorate in the last general election. More >>
Conservation Minister picking a fight over more mining
Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 11:43 am | Green Party
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry will have to go against the will of the New Zealand public if she pushes ahead with more open-cast coal mining on conservation land on the West Coast, the Green Party said today. It has been revealed that the Government ... More >>
National’s water standards are a murky mess
Monday, 1 May 2017, 11:55 am | Green Party
The National Government’s water standards are a murky mess that won’t protect our rivers, lakes and aquifers, the Green Party said today. The comments comes on the back of news this morning that the Government hasn’t released information to ... More >>
Smith and National must answer to the Pike River families
Sunday, 30 April 2017, 8:38 pm | Green Party
Nick Smith and National must answer to the Pike River families Newly released footage from inside Pike River raises extremely serious questions about the Government’s assertion that it’s not safe to renter the mine, and about what other evidence ... More >>
Time to take stock of cow numbers to halt water pollution
Friday, 28 April 2017, 11:12 am | Green Party
It’s time for a moratorium on new dairy farms and to start thinking about how to reduce the number of cows on our paddocks to halt water pollution, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens launch nationwide Māori Caucus tour
Friday, 28 April 2017, 10:08 am | Green Party
The Green Party’s Māori Caucus is excited to be launching a national outreach tour to engage with Māori communities, kicking off in Northland today. “We take our role as a voice for Māori very seriously. We’re getting out and listening ... More >>
