Green Party stories

The Green Party announced that they will pass binding climate change legislation within their first 100 days in office.More

The Green Party has welcomed the government’s recent announcement that one in three cars in its vehicle fleet will be electric by 2021...More

“Making our climate targets legally binding would ensure ongoing investment in clean energy..."More

The Green Party says that New Zealand has been held back from embracing clean economic opportunities, they plan on changing that...More

“Having the right number of teachers is critical to the success of this policy. Currently the demand for teachers of te reo Māori outstrips supply."More

“By pushing participation rates at any cost, the Government is knowingly putting very young children at risk."More

“New Zealand is not immune from global trends. “Changes in technology and the advent of global supply chains will result in significant job losses."More

“It’s a new year and it’s time for the National Government to be bold and be brave. Kiwi women are counting on them.”More

Representatives of New Zealand's fragmented bee industry have called on government support to reintroduce commodity levies for honey and the creation More

“Is John Key saying that New Zealanders in the Cook Islands and Niue are second class citizens who do not deserve the protection of our spy laws?”More

“Kids who don’t have internet access are hugely disadvantaged compared to their classmates. The National Library’s topic support service is being cut in favour of ‘curated online resources’.More

John Key has treated the GCSB as his own personal protection service.More

On average only 25 percent of New Zealand television is captioned compared to 85 percent in Australia and 99 percent in the United Kingdom and United States of America.More

"It's exciting to be able to support really new, New Zealand-developed technology with the potential to replace significant amounts of coal internationally."More

I’ve noticed that left-wing supporters are far more vocal about their distaste for the right than right-wing supports are at all. More

"Mass spying and cyber protection are two separate issues. It is wrong for John Key to justify mass surveillance as being necessary for cyber security, it is not."More

"Once again, we're seeing evidence that directly links New Zealand spies to a global mass surveillance network."More

"Key's integrity is in question. He has given New Zealanders' multiple assurances that their data is safe."More

As the political heavyweights debated the future ICT roadmap for New Zealand last night, Rod Drury sat shaking his head in the crowd.More

"No one has been, and no one will be, held to account," says Russell Norman.More

"It's good to see the Greens playing catch-up and endorsing our shift into encouraging more students in engineering, ICT and science careers..."More

"We need a massive investment in research and development, not more cuts."More

"The ICT sector is a key component of our vision for a smart green economy..."More

"The evidence of spying on New Zealanders is stacking up against John Key."More