Auckland Greens
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Auckland Greens General & Contact Information
There are regular meetings across Auckland, including separate policy meetings and new members evenings.
Coromandel mining plans threaten Thames
Plans to open up a protected area above Thames to mining threaten the security of the entire township. "It is unthinkable that John Key's Government would knowingly increase the risk to lives and property out of greed, especially when the main beneficiaries will be foreign mining companies" Ms Delahunty said.
Council boundaries are about fair representation
Today’s announcement of Auckland Council boundaries and representation arrangements will mean Aucklanders won't be fairly represented in the Super City, the Green Party said today.
“The Rodney district will be almost 25 percent over-represented while areas such as Orakei and Waitakere will be under represented at council level,” Green Party Super City Spokesperson David Clendon said.
Taking the “Local” out of Local Government
The Auckland Transition Agency (ATA) is taking the “local” out of local
government, the Green Party said today.
Today the ATA released a discussion document about local boards, but
with no detail about their roles and responsibilities
Stop nationalisation by stealth
The Key Government’s attempts to wrest the Waitakere Ranges from the
people of Auckland must stop, Green MP David Clendon said today.
Hand of Hide all over Supercity
Councillors on the new Auckland supercity will have their hands tied when it comes to running the city, due to the unprecedented powers granted to the Minister of Local Government in a Bill to be debated today, the Green Party said.
Supercity turns out to be a corporate con
The Green Party has been briefed about proposals to restructure the Auckland Council along corporate lines, and place control of Auckland’s assets in the hands of eight companies, Green Party Local Government Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
Greens fight for democracy in Auckland
The Green Party continues to protest in Parliament at the undemocratic way the Government is ramming through Super City legislation that eliminates eight elected Auckland Councils, and cedes dictatorial powers to a Transition Agency. “The only power left to us to protest is to delay the passage of this iniquitous legislation,” Green Party Local Government Spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today.
NZ maps show who oil prices are hitting most
Following a record US$25 spike in the price of a barrel of oil, Green Party Co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has released a series of city maps which show how well, or badly, New Zealand’s suburban populations are prepared for rising oil prices.
Ring fence not ring bark tree protection
While the Greens have suggested slowing down controversial cuts to tree protection, National are hell bent on fast tracking changes. They are using urgency in Parliament and are moving an amendment that will remove tree protection almost immediately, Russel Norman said today.
