Simon burns his Teal Coalition Bridges
So with National’s antipathy to taking the crucial, hard steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, what was National’s reasoning to entice the Green Party into a coalition deal (or at least a confidence and supply arrangement)? The answer came from Bluegreens co-chairman, Geoff Thompson. Thompson was unequivocally clear in his stated intention to using his front-organisation as a way for National to return to power;
Read More →Green candidate part of anti-nuclear campaign awarded Nobel
The Green Party congratulates the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a global coalition of NGOs that has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee recognised ICAN for its work to achieve the international treaty to ban nuclear weapons, which opened for signature at the United Nations in September. The Green […]
Read More →Once Upon a Time in Mainstream Media Fairytale Land…
You can feel mainstream media’s frustration with the news-vacuum created by the two week period necessary to count the approximately 384,072 (15% of total votes) Special Votes that were cast this election.
Read More →Observations on the 2017 Election campaign… (Iwa)
. . Red-Green, Blue-Green? There is mischief-making afoot. Suggestions for a National-Green coalition are being floated by various right-wing commentators, National Party figures, and some media pundits. Despite Green Party Leader, James Shaw, repeatedly ruling out any such possibility – the suggestion continues to circulate. On election night, as TOP leader Gareth Morgan realised his […]
Read More →Green Party Announces a Better Deal for Students
The Green Party announced today that, in government, it will provide genuine support for students by bringing in a universal post-graduate student allowance and increasing allowance rates for all students. “The rise in the cost of living and higher rents are making life increasingly hard for students, and the Green Party has a plan to […]
Read More →Chlöe Swarbrick first to line up to vote – Green Party
Green Party candidate Chlöe Swarbrick got in early this morning, becoming the first political candidate in the country to place her vote at 8.30am at Ellerslie’s Mountainside Lutheran Church. “I’m going to give everything I have to ensure young people have their say this election, and will spend the next fortnight visiting all of New […]
Read More →Shaw to Peters: show us your fiscal plan
Shaw to Peters: show us your fiscal plan before attacking Labour’s Winston Peters needs to show us how he plans to pay for his $10 billion ofrecent election promises before he attacks Labour on their fully-costed plan,the Green Party said today. Winston Peters set out another new condition of going into government with Labour this […]
Read More →Second language support should be for universal te reo Māori – Green Party
The Green Party has reiterated its commitment to universal te reo Māori in schools, following National’s education announcement yesterday. “It’s good that National is open to Kiwi kids learning a second language andte reo Māori should be at the front of the queue. We want a more ambitious plan for te reo Māori in schools, […]
Read More →Parties agree drugs about health not crime – Green Party
At Wednesday’s Child Poverty Action Group Whangārei election debate, the Green, Labour and National candidates all agreed that drugs are a health issue, not a criminal issue. “Do we treat is as a health issue or do we treat is as a criminal issue? And that’s a conversation society will develop over time.” said National […]
Read More →New Zealand should not follow Trump into Afghanistan – Green Party
The Green Party would oppose any deployment of combat troops to Afghanistan, following President Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he would immediately beef up the United States’ military presence there. The Government has indicated today that they will make a decision on sending some NZDF personnel before the election on September 23. “We are calling […]
Read More →One Day Out with Green Team #5
As part of my contribution to the Green party election campaign, I joined the Green’s Billboard Team #5. Our team was assigned to the Rimutaka Electorate – and it was an eventful day…
Read More →From TV’s “The Nation” – Patrick Gower and James Shaw have a heart-to-heart
Then, at 6:10 into the interview, there was this jaw-dropping exchange between Gower and Shaw;
Read More →Shouldn’t Radio NZ feel ashamed for its Metiria Turei coverage?
For the first time ever, I had willfully switched off a Radio NZ political programme. Listening to three, privileged, well-paid, middle-class, pakeha professionals pontificating on the sins of a 23 year old young maori woman two decades ago was more than I could stomach.
Read More →Jacinda Effect > Metiria Affect – Why The Greens’ Polls Are Down
In the coming days, as the vultures of various news outlets attempt to pick clean the carcass of a once-indomitable woman in their pursuit of sensationalized post-mortems, you are going to hear a lot about how Turei’s transgressions in the court of public opinion rendered her resignation both unavoidable and vital for the Green Party’s […]
Read More →The most grievous betrayal of all – two so-called “Green” MPs who should know better
I am livid with anger at the selfish actions of these two. I have given my weekends to help erect Green Party billboards. I have helped draft letters to newspapers defending Metiria Turei from the reactionary media pack who are hounding her. I plan to give up my time to help the Green Party as much as I possibly can with leafletting and doorknocking.
Read More →Greens Launch Manawatū – Hawke’s Bay Rail Plan
The Green Party today launched a plan to trial a new twice-daily passenger train from Palmerston North to Napier, while the Manawatū Gorge is closed to road traffic, as well as a commitment to increase funding to reduce fares on the Capital Connection service between Palmerston North and Wellington. “National has let regional rail services […]
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