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'Cunning' bid to prospect and mine West Coast seabed

'Not every law should consider climate change'

The Prime Minister says although climate change is an important issue, he does not believe every new law should take it into account.

Greens: Vet laws for effects on climate

The Green Party wants all new bills to be subject to vetting for effects on New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Green parties gather to compare notes

Green parties from as far afield as Iraq and Mongolia have been comparing notes with their New Zealand counterparts at a rare gathering today.

Greens drop chief of staff

I can't help falling out of love again

I've fallen out of love with Green co-leader Jamie Shaw. It didn't take long. Our political honeymoon lasted less than a day, Rodney Hide writes.

Editorial: Key should accept Shaw's climate offer

John Key should treat seriously the challenge issued by the Greens' new co-leader to find common ground on climate change.

Political roundup: The 'John Key of the Greens'

Could new Green Party co-leader James Shaw be a “game changer” for his party, in the same way that John Key has been for National?

Greens seek common ground on climate change

Mining company try for new permit

A company which spent up to $65 million in a failed bid to mine ironsands from the South Taranaki seabed, has applied for a prospecting permit covering a huge swathe of seabed north of Ross.

Green MP rejects metrosexual criticism

Green Party leadership hopeful James Shaw has rejected criticism from his main rival that he is a metrosexual, non-driving MP who would be out of place on a farm.

Co-leadership race: the Green choice

The Green Party's choice of a new co-leader on Saturday will come down to two contenders.

Greens savings plan a 'game-changer'

A proposed Green Party savings plan would be a real "game-changer" for children in light of the government's budget this year, co-leader Metiria Turei says.

'Gravitational pull' counters lending rules

New lending rules targeting Auckland residential property investors will cool the market - but the city's "gravitational pull" will counter any impact, John Key says.

Government vague on climate targets

A consultation document on NZ's post-2020 climate target is clear that any commitment will be highly conditional and provisional.

$3m more for Northland cycleway

Prime Minister John Key has announced $3 million more funding for a cycleway in Northland on his first visit to the region since National lost the Northland byelection

Key addresses Saudi human rights

Prime Minister John Key has met with the Saudi Arabian king and raised the issue of human rights.

Green contenders talk on four key issues