A look at Climate Change targets and the Prime Minister’s science man, as well as the true source of happiness and green funerals. Vincent Heeringa is the editorial director at Idealog. Also find him on twitter.
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It’s Earth Day today, who knew? What with Earth Hour, Earth Watch and World Environment Day. The Green Party co-leader says today we need to ponder or at least be kind to the reality we live in. That includes refraining from burning plastic bags or Bic Pens. The Government is also planning on selling off some of our military hardware, so what army gadgets should we have?
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The Green Party have announced a memorandum of understanding with the National Party Government that says they will work together on a number of initiatives. Who benefits from this new relationship? The Green Party co-leader also explains why they are standing a candidate in the forthcoming Mt Albert by-election.
Listen/Download Russel Norman on Close Relations
The Green party co-leader says tax cuts now and in 2010 and 2011 look to be irresponsible in the current economic climate and don’t actually benefit those who need them most.
Russel says National’s broadband plan is a step in the right direction but proof will be in the detail. Russel also discussed live sheep exports, New Zealand native plants on the verge of extinction and a plan to get John Key digging in the garden.
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The Green Party Co-leader says the Government should not expect a dividend from TVNZ at a time when they are making 90 employees redundant.
Russel is also concerned that Bill English is looking into reviewing and relaxing the criteria for overseas investment into New Zealand, will it mean more competition for housing stock and land ownership? And the Warehouse has announced it is introducing a 10 cent charge for its plastic bags.
Listen/Download Russel Norman on TVNZ, Investment & Bags
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman faces uncertainty at the top after Jeanette Fitzsimmons has announced she is stepping aside.
Sue Bradford and Metiria Turei have both thrown their talking sticks into the ring, but are they suitable? Russel also ponders whether or not the Government has gone far enough in delaying section 92A of the Copyright Act for another month.
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The Green Party have been opponents to Section 92A of the Copyright Act but how vocal have they been in fighting the amendment and do they intend on pressuring the government in the debating chamber? Green MP Metiria Turei explains the options open to the government to delay the Section coming into force on the 28th February.
Listen/Download Metiria Turei on the Green blackout
Russell ponders where the Green vote went on Saturday given that the polls had them a few percent higher than the final result, however Russell is not too disappointed given that they managed to pull an extra to MP’s into parliament. So what now for the Greens?
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Green Party co-leader Russel Norman explains where the Greens fit in with what John Key is calling a coalition monster and says that the so called monster could also happen in a right-wing agreement. Russel says people should vote how they feel and not necessarily strategically and he also highlights the dangers of going back to a First Past the Post system.
Listen/Download Russel Norman on the 5 headed monster
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says he is not looking forward to extra dollars in his back pocket if National is able to implement it’s proposed tax cuts announced today.
The Green Party is concerned that National plans to borrow more money from overseas to fund planned tax cuts, at a time of worldwide financial turmoil.
Russel gives his view on the current global financial meltdown and suggests a return to infrastructure investment modelled on ‘The New Deal’ policies used in America during the Great Depression. He also suspects the government’s books might be further in the red than the figures on Monday suggest.
What is Russel’s view on bank deposit insurance?
Listen/Download Russel Norman on the Global Meltdown
