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The Sustainable Economics Conference was held by the Green Party in Parliament on November 12, 2010.

The Conference, attended by some 250 people, was highly rated for generating a dialogue among the public and across political parties on 'sustainability' as a political goal and ecological economics as a possible macro-economic framework. David Suzuki was the keynote speaker. All MPs were invited and National's Nick Smith and Labour's David Cunliffe participated on the final panel.

Many participants have enquired about follow-up to the Conference, and this is the first step. The aim is to continue discussion on these issues. Your comments will be posted here over time.

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Asset sales will leave Govt and economy worse off

21 May 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Green Party today released the detailed findings of a new report that shows the Government and the economy will be permanently worse off if asset sales go ahead. More

Govt’s 2010 tax cuts costing $2 billion and counting

14 May 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Green Party has today revealed that the National Government has so far had to borrow an additional $2 billion dollars to fund their 2010 tax cut package for upper income earners.

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Govt crashes the books even further

08 May 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The National Government's poor fiscal management and, in particular, its very expensive 2010 tax cut package, has driven the Government's books even further into the red, the Green Party said today. More

Russel Norman questions Bill English on economic rebalancing

03 May 2012 | Oral Question | Russel Norman MP
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1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN (Co-Leader—Green) to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with National Bank Chief Economist Cameron Bagrie that we are not seeing an export-led recovery, and increased activity in "spending centric" sectors such as housing is "not the stuff of a durable, long-term, sustainabl More

Government crashes the books

04 Apr 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The National Government's poor budget management has led to a widening budget deficit with no good news in sight, the Green Party said.

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GDP highlights National’s ‘one trick pony’ economy

22 Mar 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Today's GDP statistics highlight an increasing dependence on milk powder to earn our way in the world, the Green Party said today.

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Green Growth Report highlights Govt economic contradictions

03 Mar 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Green Party welcomed the Government's Green Growth Advisory Group Report out today and signalled it will work co-operatively with the National Government to implement the pick of its recommendations.
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Govt gives no guarantees over dam sales

01 Mar 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Government will not legislate for any safeguards to ensure partially privatised energy companies won't sell strategic individual assets, like dams, offshore, the Green Party said today.

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Dunne & Key at odds over asset sales

01 Mar 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Government needs to clarify whether it will include explicit restrictions on partially privatised state-owned enterprises selling strategic assets like More

Dams could be sold under partial privatisation

29 Feb 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Government's plans to retain 51 percent of our state-owned enterprises does not guarantee individual strategic assets, like our dams, will not fall 100 percent into foreign private control, the Green Party said today.

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Government's books deteriorate for no apparent gain

20 Feb 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The National Government's economic mismanagement has led to a widening budget deficit with no apparent gain in sight, the Green Party said today.

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Govt’s focus on selling assets ignores wider structural problems with economy

16 Feb 2012 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Government's focus on debt reduction through asset sales will do little to transform the wider structural weaknesses of the New Zealand economy as indicated by Treasury's worse than forecast current account deficit figures, the Green Party said today.

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Government tenders for disaster

09 Feb 2012 | Press Release | Gareth Hughes MP

The Government's decision to open up 25 new blocks for oil and gas exploration is an old fashion economic strategy that ignores New Zealand's potential to lead the world in renewable energy generation, the Green Party said today.

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Kennedy Graham's Address in Reply speech, 7 February 2012

06 Feb 2012 | Speech | Kennedy Graham MP
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In December last year in the Speech from the Throne delivered by the Governor General, the Prime Minister did two things: he identified what he called the "driving goal" of his Government, and he laid out what he called a "comprehensive agenda" and a substantive legislative programme to accomplish that goal. More

Greens raise foreign ownership concerns over AMI sale

16 Dec 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Green Party is raising concerns over the sale of AMI to Australian--owned insurance giant IAG, saying it will result in greater foreign ownership of the New Zealand insurance sector and will see a reduction in competition. More

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