The Green Party agrees with the need for more collaboration and non-contact time for teachers, but disagrees that the Government's hierarchical approach is the way to achieve that, said the Green Party today. The NZEI today voted with a 93 percent majority to reject the Government's flagship education policy. "This is the latest of the Minister's expensive flagship education policies that she has failed to get over the line," said Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty today. "Hekia Parata needs...

Spy watchdog, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS), has confirmed it will investigate Green Party concerns that Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) documents were declassified for political purposes.

The Green Party has released its full fiscal costings for their 2014 election priorities which show they will deliver larger surpluses and pay down debt sooner than National.

The Prime Minister John Key must properly investigate Minister of Justice Judith Collins, leaking a public servants' name and contact details to the Whale Oil blogsite, the Green Party said today.

Findings in an independent analysis of the Government's books, commissioned by the Green Party, reveal National is planning multi-billion dollar cuts to health, education, and environment spending over the next three years.

The Green Party today launched a billion dollar package to significantly reduce child poverty in New Zealand.

The Green Party is today lodging a series of complaints with the Police, Parliamentary Service, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and the Privacy Commissioner after revelations in Nicky Hager’s new book that alleges corruption and abuse of power. The Green Party will today lodge complaints with: Parliamentary Service over John Key’s senior advisor Jason Ede’s alleged involvement in inappropriately supplying confidential information to blogger Cameron Slater Police over the possibility that officials working for Mr Key corruptly used or...

The Green Party today announced that building a more accessible and inclusive society for disabled people will be a social priority for this election.

Conservation Minister Nick Smith ignored scientific and technical advice when he pushed through law changes to allow logging on West Coast conservation land, the Green Party said today.

The Green Party welcomed the Environmental Protection Authority's draft decision announced today not to allow the $90 million Basin Reserve flyover in Wellington to proceed.