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Super Fund caught investing in tobacco

11 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Green Party has caught the New Zealand Superannuation Fund investing in tobacco, failing once again to live up to their own self-imposed standards as a responsible investor.

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Budget 2011: Vulnerable will shoulder costs of Government’s poor economic management

11 May 2011 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

John Key has today signalled that middle and lower-income New Zealanders will be shouldering a disproportionate cost of the Government's poor economic management, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman today.

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Social Assistance (Payment of NZ Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Overseas) Amendment Bill

21 Oct 2009 | Speech | Sue Bradford MP
See video

Mr Speaker,

The Green Party will continue to support this Bill through all stages in the House today. More

Green Futures Superannuation Fund - September 2009

Feature | Green Party

Current Membership:  Jeanette Fitzsimons, Sue Bradford, Keith Locke, Metiria Turei, Kevin Hague, Catherine Delahunty and Kennedy Graham

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Infrastructure bonds better than PPPs

23 Jul 2009 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Green Party today called for the Government to create infrastructure bonds for New Zealanders to invest in rather than raise financing via the failed public-private partnership (PPPs) model. More

Social Assistance (Payment of New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Overseas) Amendment Bill

31 Mar 2009 | Speech | Sue Bradford MP

Mr Speaker,

The Green Party will be supporting this Bill which from what we can ascertain at this stage simply makes a logical and long overdue amendment to the way this country treats superannuitants and veterans who travel or are resident overseas for more than 6 months. More

Time to extend affordable public transport

10 Mar 2009 | Press Release | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP

The high uptake of free public transport by pensioners using their SuperGold cards shows that people are very willing to use public transport when it is affordable.  More

Superfund continues to invest in nuclear weapons

04 Mar 2009 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

Four months after a commitment to divest the New Zealand Superfund from companies involved in manufacturing nuclear weapons and cluster bombs, the Green Party today called on the Government to set a deadline to sell its remaining $25 million investment. More

NZ Super Fund invests $100m in nukes etc

29 Sep 2008 | Press Release | Russel Norman MP

The Green Party is challenging the New Zealand Super Fund's statement today that they no longer invest in ethically compromised companies such as those engaged in nuclear weapons manufacture. More

Free travel a good start but what about the rest?

26 Sep 2008 | Press Release | Jeanette Fitzsimons MP

The Green Party welcomes free off-peak public transport for superannuitants but says the most urgent thing is better quality, more reliable and more frequent services. More

The last hesitation before morality

04 Apr 2008 | Press Release

The Greens are applauding the NZ Super Fund's hesitant step towards divesting from companies that produce cluster bombs, but they are calling on the fund to just do it and stop mucking around. More

Responsible KiwiSaver choices welcome but more Govt action needed

02 Apr 2008 | Press Release

The Green Party is welcoming the announcement today by another KiwiSaver provider that they will provide a responsible investment option for New Zealand savers. More

Minister gets it wrong on cluster bomb investments

19 Feb 2008 | Press Release

The Greens are surprised that Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff is being reported today as saying that the New Zealand Super Fund has divested its portfolio of cluster bomb investments. More

Sustainability - Where to from now?

26 Jan 2008 | Speech | Russel Norman MP

1. Introduction

Green is the new black. To be green is to be trendy and hip and where it's happening. This is a good thing and I am waiting for the call from Vogue magazine to go on the front cover. So far they seem to prefer the Hollywood A list but I know my time is coming. More

Greens welcome first steps by Super Fund - next step 'no nukes'

23 Oct 2007 | Press Release

Go to Russel's NZ Super Report More

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