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MPI must stop letting commercial fishers off the hook
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 10:09 am | Green Party
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) must stop its light-handed approach to fish dumping by commercial operators or we risk further declines in fish stocks, the Green Party said today. More >>
NZ Govt can do more to help people of Aleppo
Saturday, 17 December 2016, 8:55 pm | Green Party
NZ Govt can do more to help people of Aleppo The New Zealand Government needs to recognise what is happening in Syria right now as a humanitarian crisis and increase its refugee quota to take in more Syrian refugees, the Green Party said today. "What ... More >>
Will Bill and Paula fix Auckland’s transport?
Friday, 16 December 2016, 11:39 am | Green Party
Under John Key, National was slowly becoming more open to investing in high capacity public transport and cycling infrastructure. Now with English and Bennett at the helm what does this mean for Auckland? Are critical projects like rail to the Airport ... More >>
Time for Govt to fully fund light rail in Auckland
Friday, 16 December 2016, 10:32 am | Green Party
Simon Bridges needs to commit to fully funding light rail to Auckland’s airport and North Shore to break the city’s traffic gridlock, the Green Party said today. More >>
Single oil and gas permit shows strategy has failed
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 1:56 pm | Green Party
News that just one small exploration permit has been awarded in the latest oil and gas Block Offer shows it’s time for the Government to give up its fossil fuel strategy and embrace clean energy, the Green Party said today. More >>
Protection for Māui dolphins a good first step
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 10:39 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the move by Sanford, Moana New Zealand and WWF New Zealand to restrict commercial fishing in Māui dolphin/popoto habitat north of New Plymouth, and is calling on the Government to increase protection for the severely endangered ... More >>
Green Party MPs not seeking re-election
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 10:14 am | Green Party
Green Party MPs Catherine Delahunty and Steffan Browning are announcing today that they will not seek re-election in 2017. More >>
National must act now to stop workplace abuse
Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 1:39 pm | Green Party
Today’s report on migrant exploitation shows that the Government is not doing enough to protect workers or to weed out dodgy employers, the Green Party said today. More >>
National’s record climate legacy needs reversing
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 2:05 pm | Green Party
National needs to do an about-face on climate change if we want New Zealand to stop setting new records for the hottest year ever, the Green Party said today. The National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) predicts that 2016 will be the ... More >>
Green MPs to stand with Pike River families
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 9:44 am | Green Party
Green Party MPs will be present to support Pike River families and supporters as they reveal a new plan to safely re-enter the mine drift. More >>
National’s inaction on poverty hurting our kids
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 8:51 am | Green Party
National’s refusal to commit to ending child poverty is hurting Kiwi kids, with the latest report from the Children’s Commissioner revealing that the rate that children are being hospitalised with poverty related diseases having significantly ... More >>
Fixing National’s housing crisis must be a top priority
Monday, 12 December 2016, 10:45 am | Green Party
Incoming Prime Minister Bill English should make a commitment to all New Zealanders that he will do what John Key refused to – build more affordable homes, close tax loopholes for property speculators, and end homelessness, the Green Party said today. More >>
Beaches safe from oil spills after Anadarko gives up
Friday, 9 December 2016, 12:37 pm | Green Party
Beaches in Wellington, Wairarapa, and the top of the South Island are at less risk of being decimated by an oil spill after Anadarko surrendered its fossil fuel exploration permits in the Pegasus Basin, the Green Party said today. More >>
Calls for a sugary drinks tax grow louder
Friday, 9 December 2016, 11:30 am | Green Party
Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman needs to stand up for the health of all Kiwi kids, recognise he got it wrong, and move to implement a sugary drinks tax, the Green Party said today. More >>
Green Party releases updated drug law reform policy
Friday, 9 December 2016, 10:28 am | Green Party
The Green Party today released its updated drug law reform policy , which would regulate access to cannabis and allow for medicinal cannabis. More >>
Books give scope to address National’s long-term deficits
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Government’s improving books give it scope to address the long-term deficits National has been running in health, housing, and the environment, the Green Party said today. More >>
Greens secure two more important bills from ballot
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 1:23 pm | Green Party
New measures that will sit alongside GDP to chart the nation’s progress, as well as compulsory country-of-origin labelling on food, will be debated in Parliament following today’s Member’s Bill ballot. More >>
Why is NZ still the exception on deposit protection?
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 12:18 pm | Green Party
Yesterday, in front of Parliament’s Finance & Expenditure select committee, Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler continued to defend New Zealand’s record of exceptionalism on deposit insurance. More >>
Govt seeking overseas buyers for Christchurch state homes
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 3:32 pm | Green Party
The Government is actively seeking overseas buyers for 3,000 state homes in Christchurch, the Green Party said today. Government officials are hosting an invite-only session for potential investors in Sydney next week. “It’s bad enough that National is ... More >>
Greens call for end to harmful fishing techniques
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 10:50 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to end bottom trawling, dredging, purse seining and other destructive fishing methods in Tikapa Moana/the Hauraki Gulf, which damage the ecosystem and put livelihoods at risk. More >>
