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The Green Party Policy Manifesto (fully costed and seriously progressive)

Written By: weka - Date published: 12:43 pm, September 20th, 2017 - 48 comments

The Greens have a fully costed plan of their goals for New Zealand’s future. Anything but boring, this is bold vision, progressive values, and detailed planning as well as solid economics for the fiscal geeks.

The Climate Debate Tues 7pm

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:55 pm, September 19th, 2017 - 18 comments

Event at Auckland Uni and live streamed, the major political parties debate the climate with Rod Oram as MC.

Closing the loops on oil spills and broken pipe lines

Written By: weka - Date published: 9:10 am, September 18th, 2017 - 210 comments

This isn’t what we meant by keep it in the ground.

Fear and loathing in Aotearoa

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:47 am, September 18th, 2017 - 54 comments

It is difficult to understand National’s election campaign. Instead of campaigning on what they have achieved and what they plan to do they are using fear of Labour to try and win the election. And saying some palpably untrue things on the way.

Mike Joy honoured and Ecan occupied

Written By: Water Watch - Date published: 7:30 am, September 15th, 2017 - 15 comments

The inaugural Critic and Conscience of Society Award is given to Dr Mike Joy, and protestors take their protest to Environment Canterbury .

Plant trees, love NZ: the Greens’ bold Climate Protection Plan

Written By: weka - Date published: 8:00 am, September 11th, 2017 - 67 comments

The Greens have a comprehensive, detailed plan for NZ on what to do about climate change that works through transforming the economy, ending poverty, and protecting the environment.

Greens announce plan to turn trash into cash

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:17 am, August 27th, 2017 - 22 comments

The Green Party today announced a progressive plan to protect our oceans and the places we love with a ban on plastic bags, refunds on drink containers, a phase-out of plastic packaging, and a commitment to sending zero waste to landfill by 2050.

Greens commit to Zero Carbon Act in first 100 days

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:52 am, August 26th, 2017 - 48 comments

“The Act will mean that climate targets are legally binding, and the Government will be obliged to have a detailed plan about exactly how it will meet those targets, detail that has been desperately missing under National. This is what real action on climate change looks like.”

Climate change and transport – the Greens’ integrated policy

Written By: weka - Date published: 7:00 am, August 25th, 2017 - 7 comments

Designing policy for a low carbon world and good lives, the Greens are standing strong in the need to act now on climate change.

The Green Party’s Wellington Transport Plan

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:30 am, August 25th, 2017 - 2 comments

The Green Party will save families and students money, reduce pollution, and make it easier to get around Wellington.

ACT wants to subdivide the Waitakere Ranges (or at least the foothills)

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:30 am, August 8th, 2017 - 22 comments

Act has announced a policy that would undermine current protection given to the Waitakere Ranges. If it gets a chance …

National’s Auckland Transport announcement

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:33 am, August 6th, 2017 - 15 comments

In an attempt to take the thunder away from Labour’s Auckland Transport announcement National’s offer was leaked this week to the Herald. But it is uninspiring, and shows a continued commitment to roading as providing a solution.

Climate Change actions for the middle classes

Written By: weka - Date published: 1:05 pm, July 28th, 2017 - 33 comments

It’s time to put our money and resources where our hearts and minds and values are.

Rain doesn’t cause most floods, humans do

Written By: weka - Date published: 12:11 pm, July 23rd, 2017 - 50 comments

What to do with all the water falling from the sky? Some choices are smarter than others.

The Catholic Church is urging its parishoners to vote

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:15 am, July 21st, 2017 - 29 comments

The catholic bishops of Aotearoa have released a pamphlet urging parishoners to vote. And apart from conservative positions on euthenasia and drug liberalisation the policies they support have a decidedly progressive bent.

Regenerative agriculture

Written By: weka - Date published: 11:00 am, July 18th, 2017 - 14 comments

Regenerative farmers in NZ are already leading the way on land and water restoration, and how to grow food in a changing climate.

Waimea a good dam?

Written By: advantage - Date published: 9:00 am, July 14th, 2017 - 54 comments

The proposed Waimea Dam in Nelson is attracting opposition from the Green Party but support from the Labour Party. Is there such a thing as a good dam project?

NRT: National’s new Muldoonism

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:44 am, July 13th, 2017 - 7 comments

I/S at No Right Turn: “at its core, the National Party is an anti-environment party, dedicated to destroying our natural heritage and impoverishing future generations for the profit of their cronies”.

Greens to fast-track airport rail for America’s Cup

Written By: weka - Date published: 2:36 pm, July 5th, 2017 - 79 comments

The Green Party is announcing today that in Government it will fast-track the building of a new rail line to Auckland airport to be completed in 2021, in time for the next America’s Cup.

Plundering of water

Written By: Water Watch - Date published: 6:34 am, July 5th, 2017 - 71 comments

The company behind the attempted water extraction operation in Ashburton is now trying to build the largest production bottling plant in the southern hemisphere in Waikato.

Bravo Young Nats – endorse zero carbon

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:14 am, July 1st, 2017 - 18 comments

Health professionals support legal challenge against government’s climate policy

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:19 am, June 28th, 2017 - 4 comments

“Climate change is a medical emergency – and our government’s inaction threatens New Zealanders’ wellbeing, both now and into the future.”

Sarah v Government

Written By: weka - Date published: 8:00 am, June 23rd, 2017 - 56 comments

the Government can’t always be trusted to act in the best interests of the people or the planet

The Freshwater Rescue Plan

Written By: Water Watch - Date published: 8:17 am, June 10th, 2017 - 12 comments

Seven steps to reclaiming our lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers.

Catherine Delahunty: My Mataura River visit

Written By: Water Watch - Date published: 7:30 am, June 6th, 2017 - 8 comments

Green Party Spokesperson for Water, Catherine Delahunty, has been down South as part of the Greens’ Swimmable Rivers Tour. She reports on restoration of the Mataura River, farmers doing the right thing, and the community being further ahead than the government on water.