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The Green Charter The charter is the founding document of The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand accepts Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand; recognises Maori as Tangata Whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand; and commits to the following four Principles: Ecological Wisdom: The basis of ecological wisdom is that human beings are part of the natural world.
The Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill is unnecessary and offensive to both the rule of law and proper parliamentary process, Green Party human rights spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
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Fonterra's publication of its Milk Price Manual explaining how it sets the price of milk for the domestic market is a welcome move, Green Party Food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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The Government can stop the potential loss of capacity and skills in the building sector by investing in state house construction before the rebuild of Christchurch gets fully underway, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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The Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill is unnecessary and offensive to both the rule of law and proper parliamentary process, Green Party human rights spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
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WELLINGTON — What: Green Jobs Initiative launch Where: Green Caucus room, level 15, Bowen House, Parliament Buildings.
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Horizons Regional Council should take action against Palmerston North City Council for polluting the Manawatu River, the Green Party said today.
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There is much to celebrate on Suffrage Day, but the pay gap between men and women reminds us that there is a long way to go before New Zealand women enjoy true equality, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party today released their 'For a Richer New Zealand' advertising campaign.
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On Saturday 17 September, Green Party spokesperson on Rainbow issues Kevin Hague will launch a new report: How do we make it better? Mapping the Steps towards a More Supportive Coming Out Environment for Queer Youth in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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The Green Party today [18 September] released their ‘For a Richer New Zealand’ advertising campaign.
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Green MP Keith Locke has condemned Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s decision to boycott a UN anti-racism meeting which opens in New York this week.
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Joint Green Party-Government legislation to ensure natural health products are safe and true to label is having its first reading in Parliament today.
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Joint Green Party-Government legislation to ensure natural health products are safe and true to label is having its first reading in Parliament today.
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The review of the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) proposes to increase subsidies to climate polluters, at the cost of the New Zealand taxpayer and the climate, said the Green Party today.
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Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today called on the Government to end the war on Auckland, and work with Aucklanders and the Auckland Council to improve transport in our largest city.
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SOUTHLAND — A report on Southland's water quality released today confirms regional councils have been unable to protect our waterways, reinforcing the urgent need for national standards for clean water, the Green Party said today.
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New figures showing food prices are up 6.6 percent since this time last year provide even more reason to invest in policies that boost the incomes of the poorest families and help to end child poverty, the Green Party said today.
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A major report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) provides further evidence to support the Green Party's plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty by 2014, the Green Party said today.
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The transport debacle on the opening night of the Rugby World Cup was caused by systematic bias against trains and buses in Government transport planning, said the Green Party today.
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New Zealand must stop moves to strengthen bi-lateral defence ties with Indonesia while human rights abuses by the Indonesian military continue in West Papua, Green MP Catherine Delahunty said today.
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Joint Green Party-Government legislation to set up a natural health regulator is being tabled in Parliament today [Wednesday, 7 September].
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New Zealand and Australia can, and must, lead on real action to respond to climate change to save the endangered Pacific Island nations, said the Green Party today.
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There needs to be an independent inquiry into the way Police handled the cases against a number of Tuhoe and political activists, Green Party Police spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
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The Green Party is offering political support to the Government to move more quickly to close down loopholes in current company law that allows companies registered in New Zealand to be used as vehicles for international fraud.
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The ease at which companies can be registered in New Zealand for the purposes of committing fraud needs to be urgently addressed, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party has launched the first part of their plan to create thousands of clean green jobs by extending the Heat Smart home insulation scheme to a further 200,000 homes by 2014.
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An historic High Court case being heard this week highlights one of the Green Party's solutions to bring children out of poverty, the Green Party said today.
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AUCKLAND — The Pacific Islands Forum needs to take a strong and united stand on both mitigating and coping with climate change at its 42nd meeting in Auckland next week, the Green Parties of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea said today.
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The first anniversary of the Canterbury earthquake should be marked by a renewed resolve for a sustainable rebuild of Christchurch funded through a fair earthquake levy, the Green party said today.
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The Government wants to expand open-cast coal mining on the conservation estate against the wishes of New Zealanders, said the Green Party today.
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The Green Party has today welcomed the appointment of Paul Gibson as the first Disability Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission.
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Another report highlighting the plight of poor children provides more reasons to invest in bringing children out of poverty, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party welcomed the announcement today that the Auckland Council and the Government will be sharing the cost of additional electric trains for the fast growing Auckland rail network.
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Nicky Hager's latest book, Other People's Wars, should prompt a parliamentary review of our Defence and Intelligence relations with the United States, Green Party Defence Spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Green Party supports ASH and the Problem Gambling Foundation’s opposition to SkyCity Casino’s plan to open an enclosed smoking pokies balcony.
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The Green Party is calling for mandatory stock exclusion from rivers within five years, in light of a voluntary scheme launched by Greater Wellington Regional Council yesterday.
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The National Government’s tinkering with ten per cent ownership caps will not stop state-owned assets ultimately falling into foreign hands, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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The Government’s energy strategy shows they have no plan to develop a clean, green economy for the 21st century, said the Green Party today.
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CANTERBURY — The Government must consider a temporary earthquake levy to help address the skyrocketing costs of the Canterbury earthquakes, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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The kiwifruit industry should abandon plans to spray the antibiotic Streptomycin over kiwifruit orchards, Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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Too many New Zealand children are exposed to hardship and suffer poor health outcomes because of it, the Green Party said today.
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CANTERBURY — Recent farm profitability statistics released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry show that the Green Party’s suggested charge for irrigation is 4.8 percent of total farm income for the average Canterbury dairy operation, the Green Party said today.
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Recent farm profitability statistics released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry show that the Green Party's suggested charge for irrigation is 4.8 percent of total farm income for the average Canterbury dairy operation, the Green Party said today.
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The consent granted just for the Denniston open cast coal-mine was trenchantly criticised by the Green Party today.
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The announcement of five new marine reserves on the West Coast is a missed opportunity that leaves the Government well short of its own goal of 10 percent of our marine environment being protected, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party is welcoming the Government's announcement to clean up Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere but is asking how the proposal will be effective in light of the proposed dramatic expansion of intensive irrigated dairying in the catchment of the lake.
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Attempts by overseas corporations to scuttle New Zealand efforts to reduce the harm of alcohol should be strongly resisted, Green Party alcohol spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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The Green Party has discovered the New Zealand Superannuation Fund is investing in cluster bomb manufacturers - a practice likely to contravene the Government's commitments under the international convention on cluster munitions.
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The Government's Alcohol Reform Bill stills fails to address advertising, sponsorship and price issues, despite these being the underlying drivers of New Zealand's entrenched drinking culture, the Green Party says.
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New Zealand needs clean, green jobs, not risky deepwater drilling that will exacerbate climate change, said the Green Party today.
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The announcement of a panel and terms of reference for an inquiry into the conditions on foreign charter vessels operating in New Zealand waters is good news, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
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Fonterra’s move to confine its take of organic milk to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty will cripple New Zealand’s organic dairy sector the Green Party said today.
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The Police decision to drop charges against Cornelius Arie Smith-Voorkamp is a welcome move, Green Party human rights spokesperson Keith Locke, said today.
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John Key is boasting about the hundreds of millions of dollars that taxpayers are spending to clean up rivers and lakes while he pours cold water on any suggestion that the industry causing the pollution should contribute to the cost, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party has today launched a plan to clean up New Zealand's rivers and lakes.
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The Green Party will save billions from the Government’s books by cutting wasteful spending on new motorway developments and investing in smart public transport initiatives instead, Transport Spokesperson Gareth Hughes announced today.
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The Green Party continues its online project exploring New Zealand women’s visions of a “compassionate economy” with a contribution from noted feminist economist Prue Hyman this weekend.
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The Green Party today welcomed the Government's proposal to move national environmental reporting to the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, as the Greens proposed in 2008.
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The Green Party has joined with the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) to launch an equal pay petition today, taking up the Government's challenge to prove that equal pay issues are a major concern in modern workplaces.
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The Government's announcement of more mine inspectors shows that action to improve worker safety can happen prior to the report of the Pike River Royal Commission, West Coast based MP Green Party MP Kevin Hague said today.
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John Key should apologise for rubbishing a report that highlights the economic cost of child poverty in New Zealand said the Green Party today.
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Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee needs to go into bat for Christchurch rather than belittling the draft plan for Christchurch's rebuild, Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today.
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The Fund continues to invest in and profit from firms that produce nuclear weapons, sell weapons to Burma, violate human rights, and cause severe environmental damage.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Light rail and more green spaces will find favour with Christchurch residents, Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today.
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Radio New Zealand setting up a Charitable Trust for the Concert Programme shows the dire state of public broadcasting under the National Government, Green Party broadcasting spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Light rail and more green spaces will find favour with Christchurch residents, Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today.
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Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman should halt the deportation of 32 Indonesian seafarers, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
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The Green Party has caught the New Zealand Superannuation Fund investing in tobacco, failing once again to live up to their own self-imposed standards as a responsible investor.
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Parliament is at risk of fines or possibly even having its internet disconnected due to the Government's new file-sharing law which comes into force tomorrow, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party today welcomed the Community Recycling Network's launch of e-cycle depots with money from the Green-initiated Waste Minimisation Fund.
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A Goldman Sachs report on the gender pay gap is right to highlight the problem, but it won't be solved by simply encouraging women into male-dominated trades or appointing more women to boards, the Green Party said today.
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Standard & Poor's singling out of New Zealand from the Asia-Pacific region as particularly vulnerable to another world economic downturn should cause the National Government to rethink their management of the economy, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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The Government should only celebrate benefit statistics if they clearly show people moving off benefits and into work or training, the Green Party said today.
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A Commerce Select Committee inquiry into milk pricing needs to begin as soon as possible as there is very little time left in this Parliament, the Green Party said today.
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New Zealand can't afford to be complacent about our current debt situation, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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Transport Minister Steven Joyce is the only roadblock to decent Auckland public transport, the Green Party said today.
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New Zealand is lagging behind many other countries in dealing with the unsustainable practice of shark-finning, Green Party Oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today.
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The Green Party has today launched an online project exploring New Zealand women’s visions of a “compassionate economy.” “The Green party has a vision of a smart, green, compassionate economy that works for everyone,” Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said.
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Christchurch can be rebuilt as a sustainable 21st century eco city, Christchurch based Green Party MP Kennedy Graham said today.
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The Government inquiry into the fishing industry needs to be comprehensive and look at how the significant job losses in the industry can be turned around, the Green Party said today.
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The Green Party congratulates InternetNZ's campaign to educate New Zealanders in not falling foul of the Government's draconian anti-file sharing legislation which is being introduced over the next month.
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New Zealanders are worried about threats to our honeybees and our honey industry, and want the Government to take action to protect our bees, Green Party food spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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The Green Party has today launched a bold plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty by 2014.
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AUCKLAND — The Government is storing up trouble by allowing another prison to be built in the Auckland suburb of Wiri, the Green Party said today.
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AUCKLAND — The Government is storing up trouble by allowing another prison to be built in the Auckland suburb of Wiri, the Green Party said today.
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It's disappointing that the Commerce Commission has declined to initiate a full price control inquiry into the price of milk, Green Party consumer affairs spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
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Environment Minister Nick Smith needs to address the substance of a recently released Cawthron Institute report which says that the condition of our lakes, rivers, and wetlands is likely to continue to decline under current Government policy, said the Green Party today.
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The first three touring routes of the much anticipated Nga Haeranga New Zealand Cycle Trail will open on 20 August with cycle tours planned in Central North Island.
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The minimum wage would be $15.60 if it had increased at the same rate as the wealth of the richest New Zealanders the Green Party said today.
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Recommendations in the Government Green Paper on vulnerable children will not address the root causes of child abuse and neglect, the Green Party said today.
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The Government's short-sighted plans for transport funding will lock New Zealand's economic fortunes into dependency on the price of oil and further Government debt, the Green Party said today.
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John Key must rule out any trade deal with investor state disputes clauses that endanger Pharmac, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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The New Zealand Debt Management Office must be independently audited to ensure they have secured the best borrowing deals for New Zealand in light of revelations that they have been regularly treated to lunch, dinner, sports and theatre tickets, and leisurely games of golf, the Green Party said today.
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The New Zealand Police and SIS must make public their assessment of whether Mossad agents have been operating in New Zealand, and whether security has been compromised, Green Party Police spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
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The Government must replace current Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson and act immediately to improve mine safety, Green Party West Coast based MP Kevin Hague said today.
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The ever-increasing rise in travel costs, detailed in today's Consumer Price Index release, highlight the need for better public transport strategies, the Green Party says.
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A new report shows that there are practical solutions to addressing the inequality gap for disadvantaged youth, the Green Party said today.
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The SAS must get out of Afghanistan as soon as possible, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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WAIKATO — The failure of the Government to adequately fund Autism New Zealand nationally will hurt those with autism and their families, Green Party disability spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said today.
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A new report shows that the Government's plan to privatise work coverage of ACC will undermine our world leading system and lead to more suffering for accident victims, said the Green Party today.
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