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Government breaks clean water promise


For the past five years Labour has been promising to clean up our lakes, rivers and groundwaters. It would all happen within a generation... they said. With the new Government Proposed National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management, Labour has broken that promise.
Swimmable rivers promise on indefinite hold
Shocking report on West Coast water quality
Go to our water page

Removing barriers for disabled is a human rights issue

22 Jul 2008

Metiria Turei MP has just released the Party’s Disability Policy: Removing the barriers. “This policy sets out our key policy steps to remove the legal and social barriers that people with disabilities face every day.” Mrs Turei says.
Go to our Disability Policy
Read Metiria'a Speech

$10 a litre petrol prices in a decade is a wake-up call

11 Jul 2008

Predictions from prestigious Australian research institute CSIRO that petrol could cost up to AUS$8 – about NZ$10 – per litre within a decade means we need to rapidly change course to avoid serious economic disarray.
Government's transport plan based on petrol at $1 per litre.
Plans to spend 230 times more on roads than on cycle and walking.

Green Party's 2008 List

Meet our candidates for this year's election. Along with our familiar MPs, you see some new faces. Read all about them on our candidates page.