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Dirty rivers rebrand ignores pressing risks to public health
Friday, 24 February 2017, 1:02 pm | Green Party
Nick Smith’s rebranding of dirty rivers as clean has conveniently left out diseases that account for a third of all illnesses New Zealanders can catch from swimming in dirty rivers, the Green Party said today. More >>
New Zealanders still waiting for swimmable rivers
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 2:39 pm | Green Party
New Zealanders who want swimmable lakes and rivers have been let down by the Government’s freshwater announcement today, which does nothing but shift the goalposts, the Green Party said. More >>
Wellington Council housing a hint of things to come
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 12:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today welcomed Wellington City Council’s proposed social and affordable housing plan as an example of how to help solve the housing crisis. More >>
12,000 New Zealanders join call for safe, swimmable rivers
Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 11:34 am | Green Party
Who: Green MP Catherine Delahunty will show a list of 12,000 names we have collected on our Swimmable Rivers campaign calling for the standard for freshwater to be raised to ‘swimmable’ from the current standard of ‘wadeable’. More >>
Social bonds not the answer
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 2:42 pm | Green Party
The Government’s social bond plan to allow foreign companies to profit off mentally ill New Zealanders will put already vulnerable people at further risk, the Green Party said today. More >>
National cooking the planet with gas
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 12:20 pm | Green Party
National is not taking seriously its responsibility to protect future generations and eliminate climate-damaging pollution, despite its high-profile commitment last year to the Paris Climate agreement, the Green Party said today. More >>
New Zealanders demand rivers clean enough to swim in
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 11:39 am | Green Party
New Zealanders are demanding rivers clean enough to swim in, but the Government is still making excuses for polluters, Green MP Catherine Delahunty will tell a conference of farmers, local government workers, and other water users today. More >>
Ash Holwell named Green candidate for Whangarei electorate
Saturday, 18 February 2017, 11:41 am | Green Party
Community leader joins the Greens talented Team Ash Holwell named Green candidate for Whangarei electorate. More >>
Short reprieve for nine Indian students
Saturday, 18 February 2017, 11:27 am | Green Party
Short reprieve for nine Indian students A temporary hold on deportations of nine Indian students is a step in the right direction but the Government urgently needs to implement safeguards to stop further injustices to more international students, ... More >>
Greens make joint call for leadership on refugees
Friday, 17 February 2017, 12:32 pm | Green Party
The Green Parties of Australia and New Zealand are jointly calling for leadership from Prime Ministers Turnbull and English on the fate of refugees detained on Manus and Nauru Islands. More >>
Rail line could run from capital to north of Waikanae
Friday, 17 February 2017, 11:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party would look at extending the electric rail line and commuter trains north of Waikanae to improve access to Wellington and relieve congestion around Ōtaki and Levin, instead of building more monster motorways. Transport Minister Simon Bridges ... More >>
Bad Idea: TPPA without the USA
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 5:24 pm | Green Party
“News that Prime Minister Bill English is expected to try and resuscitate the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) when he meets with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull this weekend makes me question why English is intent on flogging this particular ... More >>
Cadbury closure a tragedy for Dunedin and working people
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 11:08 am | Green Party
The closure of the iconic Cadbury chocolate factory is a tragedy for Dunedin and local manufacturing, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today. Three-hundred and fifty people will lose their jobs as a result of the closure of the Cadbury chocolate ... More >>
Green Party offers support and thanks during Port Hills fire
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 10:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today expressing its sympathy and support to people who have lost their homes and have been affected by the Christchurch fires. More >>
Wild fires a sign of things to come
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 11:20 am | Green Party
The wild fires burning in Hawke’s Bay and near Christchurch are an unfortunate sign of things to come if action isn't taken by governments to halt the climate crisis, the Green Party said today. More >>
Govt backtracking on housing as prices rise
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 11:02 am | Green Party
Housing Minister Nick Smith is already backtracking on Bill English’s suggestion he’d provide 69,000 homes in Auckland, as house prices continue to skyrocket across the country, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party will not stand a candidate in Ōhāriu
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 9:15 am | Green Party
The Green Party has decided to not stand a candidate in the Ōhāriu electorate for the 2017 general election. “The Green Party’s priority is changing the Government in 2017. We have been very clear with our supporters and the public about that since ... More >>
Hutt Greens Launch 2017 Campaign
Monday, 13 February 2017, 1:52 pm | Green Party
It was standing room only as Green Party Co-leaders James Shaw and Metiria Turei joined Rimutaka candidate Stefan Grand-Meyer and Hutt South candidate Susanne Ruthven at the Hutt Greens campaign launch at the Dowse on Thursday. More >>
Greens support call for inquiry into state care
Monday, 13 February 2017, 10:35 am | Green Party
The Green Party backs today’s open letter from the Human Rights Commission and others calling for a government inquiry into the abuse of children in state care, and for a formal apology to be made to the victims. More >>
Real cost of living reveals unbalanced NZ economy
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 12:47 pm | Green Party
The rising cost of living is hitting people who earn modest incomes and beneficiaries hardest, the Green Party said today. Living costs for beneficiaries and low-spending households rose more than twice as much as for high-spending households in 2016, ... More >>
