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Green Party calls for a Rental Warrant of Fitness to make sure all homes are warm, dry, and healthy to live in

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling for a comprehensive Rental Warrant of Fitness (WOF) scheme to ensure that everyone in New Zealand lives in a warm, dry, healthy home. “I am proud to say that this Government is now taking major steps to ensure that people who live in rented accommodation are guaranteed the right to a warm and healthy home, submissions are now open on the Healthy Homes Guarantee which will see a major lift in the legal standards for housing.“Unfortunately, at the moment, the enforcement of housing standards to protect our older citizens as well as our…

Source A Green Party release

Before the House Tuesday 11 September 2018

Parliamentary Business Order Paper & Questions Order Paper For Tuesday 11 September 2018

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um Minister Clare Curran resigns after creating 'unacceptable distraction' by personal email use

Clare Curran has resigned as a minister, less than a week after being removed from Cabinet

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Before the House Thursday 06 September 2018

Today's Parliamentary Business Order Paper & Questions Order Paper

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Huge increase in funding for politicians screws scrum against taxpayer

The proposed extra $13 million (a 20 percent increase) in taxpayer funding for Parliament and political parties is an enormous rort, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union, responding to the tabling in Parliament of the Report of the Seventh Triennial Appropriations Review Committee.

Source A NZTaxpayers Union release

Act now to set New Zealand on the path to achieve a low-emissions future

The Productivity Commission today released its final report on how New Zealand can transition to a low-emissions economy.

Source A New Zealand Productivity Commission release

NZ contributes to global security with Five Country Ministerial and Quintet

Minister Responsible for the NZSIS and GCSB, Hon Andrew Little, and Minister of Immigration Iain Lees-Galloway attended the annual Five Country Ministerial, held in the Gold Coast, Australia on 28-29 August.

Source A Beehive release

Business Partnership Agenda

Partnering with business to develop a productive, sustainable and inclusive economy.

Source/ReadMore A Beehive release

Green Party welcomes High Court seabed mining decision

The Green Party is celebrating this court victory for the environment with the High Court saying the EPA’s Decision Making Committee’s interpretation of the law was inconsistent with the purpose of the EEZ Act.

Source A Green Party release

Statistics show suicide rates highest since records began, with young and Māori worst effected

Statistics revealed today by the coroner show that suicide in New Zealand is at its highest since provisional statistics were first recorded in 07/08, with young people aged 20 to 24 the age cohort most effected. Māori rates are the highest since records began.

Source A Green Party release

Green Party welcome shift on Three Strikes law from National

Green MP Golriz Ghahraman is urging the National Party to reconsider support for repealing the Three Strikes law following a concession by National leader Simon Bridges that there should be proper reintegration for serious offenders.

Source A Green Party release

RNZ exposure of coalition “Horse-barrel” politics sets new low

Jo Moir’s uncovering of the deal between Labour and NZ First securing taxpayer money for multiple synthetic tracks for the racing industry is yet another example of the growth of “Winston’ Dowry”, paid for by taxpayers reports Jordan Williams from The Taxpayers Union.