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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 >>
Swamp kauri wetlands too valuable to rip up
Monday, 13 March 2017, 4:07 pm | Green Party
The Greens in Government would put a moratorium on further mining of swamp kauri after new research reveals huge tracts of wetland, currently able to be mined without a resource consent, may be more ecologically valuable than first thought, the Green ... More >>
Extreme flooding shows need for climate investment
Monday, 13 March 2017, 12:00 pm | Green Party
Extreme flooding in Auckland over the weekend shows the urgent need for central government-led investment into aging infrastructure to prepare for more frequent and extreme weather events, the Green Party said today. More >>
New home finance problems in Auckland
Monday, 13 March 2017, 10:43 am | Green Party
House prices keep rising across New Zealand and banks are unable or unwilling to fund new affordable homes in Auckland, the Green Party said today. More >>
Rochelle Surendran is Green Candidate for Invercargill
Monday, 13 March 2017, 10:24 am | Green Party
Invercargill, New Zealand (Sunday 12 March 2017) - It’s women running for office in the south as Rochelle Surendran joins three other women campaigning for the four largest political parties. More >>
Nick Smith’s water policy dissolving
Friday, 10 March 2017, 1:19 pm | Green Party
10 March 2017 Nick Smith’s water policy dissolving as another environmental group walks away from Land and Water Forum Federated Mountain Club’s withdrawal from the Land and Water Forum shows how Environment Minister Nick Smith’s water policy ... More >>
Hundreds risk losing hearing while waiting for surgery
Friday, 10 March 2017, 12:11 pm | Green Party
National needs to clear the backlog of people waiting for cochlear implants and fund the programme properly, the Green Party said today. More >>
Unaffordable housing sends teachers packing from Auckland
Friday, 10 March 2017, 10:30 am | Green Party
Unaffordable housing is pushing teachers out of Auckland, with grim consequences for schools and students, the Green Party said today. More >>
Super changes will hurt manual labourers, Maori, & migrants
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 12:31 pm | Green Party
Bill English’s announcement that National will increase the age of retirement will not only hurt Generation X unfairly, it will also hit manual workers, Maori, and migrants hard. More >>
Greens introduce Bill to make local wards process fair
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 11:42 am | Green Party
The Green Party has today entered a Member’s Bill into the ballot that would make local government representation more equitable by ensuring that the establishment of both Māori and general wards on district and regional councils follows the same ... More >>
Poll shows huge support for country of origin labelling bill
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 9:38 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for cross-party support for its Members’ Bill that would introduce mandatory country of origin labelling for meat, fruit, vegetables and nuts, after the release of a poll that shows more than 70 percent of New Zealanders support ... More >>
A win for women
Thursday, 9 March 2017, 9:04 am | Green Party
Unanimous support for Jan Logie’s bill to protect victims of domestic violence is a win for women on International Women’s Day, the Green Party said today. More >>
