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35.5% of Maui’s dolphin sanctuary opened up for oil drilling
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 1:53 pm | Green Party
22 March 2017 35.5% of Maui’s dolphin sanctuary opened up for oil drilling The Government’s decision to allow oil drilling in 35.5 percent of the North Island Maui’s dolphin sanctuary, as well as along the shores of picturesque Lake Te Anau ... More >>
Govt failing business on R&D
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 1:28 pm | Green Party
22 March 2017 Govt failing business on R&D The National Government’s research and development (R&D) strategy has failed, with a lower proportion of businesses nowengaging in R&D than when they took office, the Green Party ... More >>
Time to turn off the tap on the water give-away
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 12:03 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today launched a petition calling on the Government to put a fair price on the commercial use of water, including for bottling water and irrigation. On Monday, Prime Minister Bill English chose to defer a decision on whether to price ... More >>
National must investigate NZDF allegations
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 11:37 am | Green Party
National must put politics aside and open an independent investigation into allegations around the conduct of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) in Afghanistan, the Green Party said today. More >>
Massive oil rig liability a ticking time bomb
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 5:14 pm | Green Party
The Government faces a bill of up to $855 million over the next 25 years as New Zealand’s aging oil rigs come to the end of their life, the Green Party revealed today. More >>
Radical recommendations no roadmap for tertiary education
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 11:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party says the Productivity Commission’s tertiary education recommendations would be a radical ideological experiment with a whole generation of students. More >>
OECD highlights urgent need to green our economy
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 11:49 am | Green Party
Today’s OECD environmental report has highlighted the urgent need for New Zealand to change direction and move to a low carbon, green economy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens back ambitious pathway to tackle climate pollution
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 11:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party in government will prioritise reducing climate pollution to net zero in New Zealand by 2050. More >>
Tāmaki residents deserve stability, not social housing sales
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 11:19 am | Green Party
Plans to sell the Tāmaki Housing Association, possibly to overseas buyers, create uncertainty for thousands of Auckland families who have already had their lives and homes shaken up by the Government’s social housing fiasco, the Green Party said ... More >>
Public shut out on bulk water exports not good enough
Saturday, 18 March 2017, 2:43 pm | Green Party
Public shut out on bulk water exports not good enough A proposal to take West Coast water and export it in bulk tankers with no public notification shows our environmental laws aren’t strong enough and proposed Government changes will only make that worse, ... More >>
Water charges needed to protect environment
Friday, 17 March 2017, 1:48 pm | Green Party
17 March 2017 Water charges needed to protect environment Protecting our finite and precious water resources should be the motivation for putting a charge on water, to ensure it is prudently and sustainably used, the Green Party said today. “The ... More >>
Time to change GDP as a measure of progress
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 12:08 pm | Green Party
Today’s disappointing GDP numbers fail to capture what’s really going on in the New Zealand economy and with our day-to-day lives, the Green Party said today. Gross domestic product (GDP) statistics released today by Statistics New Zealand show that ... More >>
Deaf New Zealanders at risk in medical emergencies
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 11:22 am | Green Party
A majority of district health boards (DHBs) around the country don’t provide 24/7 access to sign language interpreters, which puts deaf people at significant risk in medical emergencies, the Green Party said today. A report released yesterday by ... More >>
TPPA resuscitation a backwards step for NZ
Thursday, 16 March 2017, 10:46 am | Green Party
New Zealand should be working on positive new ways of creating international trade agreements, instead of participating in talks to try to resuscitate the dead-and-buried Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), the Green Party said today. More >>
Backdown on whānau-first placements a victory for Māori
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 5:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is congratulating Māori organisations on their victory after Anne Tolley today indicated that the Government is going back to the drawing board on reforms to Child, Youth and Family (CYFs) that would have removed the prioritisation ... More >>
Family violence overhaul desperately needed
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 1:15 pm | Green Party
The Government’s small steps on family violence announced today are a move in the right direction, but more needs to be done, the Green Party said today. More >>
Rail to the Shore can’t wait another three decades
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 11:53 am | Green Party
The announcement that Auckland’s Northern Busway will be upgraded to rail is a huge win for the Greens’ campaign to get rail to the Shore, but Aucklanders shouldn’t have to wait 30 years for it to happen, the Green Party said today. More >>
Government policies forcing disabled people into damp houses
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 10:47 am | Green Party
Information released yesterday showing that disabled people who rent are much more likely to live in cold, damp homes is clear evidence that National’s housing policies are failing, the Green Party said today. More >>
Commerce Commission should look into egg labelling
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 10:14 am | Green Party
Green Party MP Mojo Mathers has written to the Commerce Commission asking it to inquire into the alleged mislabelling of eggs laid in cages as “free-range”, the Green Party said today. More >>
Pressure building for inquiry into state abuse
Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 10:05 am | Green Party
A Waitangi Tribunal claim filed today calling for an inquiry into the treatment of Māori children in state care is a further sign that pressure is building on the Government to reconsider its stance on the issue, the Green Party said today. “It ... More >>
