Green Party announces Ministers
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Green Party announces Ministers James Shaw MP on Saturday, October 21, 2017 – 10:34 The Green Party is today announcing the people who will have Ministerial and Undersecretary roles in the Labour-led government. These will be Green Party Co-leader James Shaw and MPs Eugenie Sage, Julie Anne Genter, […]
Read More →Māori Party congratulates new Government
Source: Maori Party – Headline: Māori Party congratulates new Government The Māori Party is congratulating the leaders of the Labour and NZ First parties for forming a new Government for Aotearoa. “Good on Winston Peters for treading carefully during his negotiations with both Labour and National, he has obviously done what his party wanted and […]
Read More →New Government is here and all that matters is policy
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: New Government is here and all that matters is policy Dear Members, Candidates, Supporters and TOP Voters Well we’ve arrived, a new government has been announced – congratulations to our new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The next relevant event will be what policy has been agreed on. At […]
Read More →Greens join Government for change
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Greens join Government for change James Shaw MP on Thursday, October 19, 2017 – 23:17 The Green Party is pleased to support a Labour-led Government that will deliver on the Green Party’s goals, following agreement from the Party’s delegates this evening. The Green Party will support the Labour-led […]
Read More →New report: NZ’s climate already changing
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: New report: NZ’s climate already changing Julie-Anne Genter MP on Thursday, October 19, 2017 – 13:27 A new official report detailing potentially irreversible impacts of climate change in New Zealand show why the next government must act urgently to cut climate-damaging pollution, the Green Party said today. The […]
Read More →Bird of the Year – Loving Aotearoa
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Bird of the Year – Loving Aotearoa I love that I live in a country where there is a competition for ‘Bird of the Year’. Right now, around New Zealand, there are teams and campaigns promoting the attributes of our native birds; from the famous kākāpo creeping around […]
Read More →A Post Election Update
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: A Post Election Update It’s the start of another week and I wanted to give you a quick update on what’s happening in relation to our efforts to form a new Government for New Zealand. We’ve been working hard to ensure that the issues that we care about […]
Read More →National’s focus on forming strong government
Source: National Party – Headline: National’s focus on forming strong government With all the votes now counted it is clear that National has finished ten seats ahead of the Labour Party and also ahead of the Labour/Green grouping, says National Party Leader Bill English. “I want to thank the more than 1.15 million voters that […]
Read More →New measures needed to stem flow of fresh water pollution
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: New measures needed to stem flow of fresh water pollution Eugenie Sage MP on Thursday, October 5, 2017 – 11:37 New research showing that three quarters of fresh water pollution is coming from streams exempt from fencing requirements means that new measures are needed to stop the pollution […]
Read More →Road safety needs to be a higher priority for next govt
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Road safety needs to be a higher priority for next govt Julie-Anne Genter MP on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 – 11:06 Official advice released to the Green Party under the Official Information Act shows that the previous National Government dismissed an option to make road safety its most […]
Read More →Rising road toll requires commitment to Vision Zero road safety plan
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Rising road toll requires commitment to Vision Zero road safety plan Julie-Anne Genter MP on Monday, October 2, 2017 – 12:49 The next government needs to commit to a goal of zero harm on our roads to address the rapidly rising numbers of people being killed on them, […]
Read More →Help Us Move Forward
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: Help Us Move Forward As most of you who have followed along will know, we are driven by evidence based policy that will make New Zealand better for all those living here. In the aftermath of the election, we want to find out how successful we were […]
Read More →Greens welcome call to action from environmental leaders
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Greens welcome call to action from environmental leaders James Shaw MP on Sunday, October 1, 2017 – 11:51 The Green Party today welcomed a call from leaders of seven key environmental organisations for the major political parties to prioritise protecting the environment. The challenge, supported by Forest & […]
Read More →Moving Forward
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: Moving Forward That was a disappointing outcome for TOP from my perspective, but at least we now know that there are 50,000 early adopters out there for TOP & our best practice, evidence-based policy which promotes economic growth, social justice, and environmental sustainability. Thank you for caring […]
Read More →Collins must release new report on pipeline vulnerability
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Collins must release new report on pipeline vulnerability James Shaw MP on Friday, September 22, 2017 – 10:18 Judith Collins should release a new report, that had been due to come out this week, showing what the Government knew about the vulnerability of the fuel pipeline into Auckland, […]
Read More →Greens welcome cage-free commitment from Foodstuffs
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Greens welcome cage-free commitment from Foodstuffs Mojo Mathers MP on Thursday, September 21, 2017 – 15:23 The Green Party welcomes today’s announcement from Foodstuffs that they will switch to completely cage-free eggs by 2027 in their supermarkets nationwide, and is calling on all supermarkets, to follow suit. “To […]
Read More →The New Way To Save The World.
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: The New Way To Save The World. ACT and the Green Party’s idea of putting a tax on carbon isn’t the best way to fix our emissions problem. Nor for that matter is a nitrogen tax the best way to solve our fresh water woes. Cap and […]
Read More →Dear Green Party – We Can’t Pay People With Your Values
Source: The Opportunities Party – TOP – Headline: Dear Green Party – We Can’t Pay People With Your Values On Backbenches last night Green Party candidate Golriz Ghahraman refused to be drawn on any details of the Green Party immigration policy. Their policy appears to be to talk about it in terms of values only, […]
Read More →Last hour TPP negotiations should not bind the new incoming government
Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Last hour TPP negotiations should not bind the new incoming government Barry Coates MP on Thursday, September 21, 2017 – 09:29 National’s last minute pitch to get the Trans Pacific Partnership 11 (TPP-11) agreement across the line just days before the general election should not bind the new […]
Read More →Māori Party supports LGBQTI community
Source: Maori Party – Headline: Māori Party supports LGBQTI community MEDIA STATEMENT 20 September, 2017 Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell Māori Party co-leaders Māori Party supports LGBQTI community Māori Party co-leaders Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell say they are fully supportive of the LGBQTI community after the party was accused of […]
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