Eugenie Sage

The Green Party is underwhelmed by the government's relaunched three waters policy.

The Party's water services spokesperson, Eugenie Sage, says she is pleased the number of water entities has been… Audio

MPs often talk green, but Parliament is lowering its carbon footprint with hundreds of surreptitious solar panels; and providing a much wanted excuse to climb onto the roof.   Audio

The first major Three Waters reform bill has been approved into law but Labour was the lone party supporting the controversial legislation.

The Water Services Entities Bill passed its third reading… Audio

Parliament’s year is rapidly nearing an end, and the Government has this week been focused on completion of three fairly major pieces of legislation. Audio

The Green Party says it will keep pushing to protect public ownership of water in New Zealand. 

The Greens are disappointed the government is U-turning on a decision to entrench an anti-privatisation… Audio

Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent? Audio

Jacinda Ardern has also signalled the government could reconsider a move to require a super majority to repeal part of the three waters legislation.

National intends to get rid of any three waters… Audio

The country's water services could be privately managed under the Three Waters shake-up despite the Government's commitment against privatisation.

The reforms would allow services to be contracted… Audio

The Green Party says Aotearoa has little to brag about at a United Nations Conference focused on protecting oceans.

The Oceans and Fisheries Minister will speak at the conference in Portugal, to try… Audio

Doing select committees by Zoom can be clunky and lacking in nuance compared to in-person experience, but those who chair committees acknowledge that it improves overall accessibility of the public to… Audio

The government's plan to reduce our refuse is being rubbished itself by recycling specialists.

After revealing its draft proposals to reduce waste, it now wants public feedback.

Hamish Cardwell… Audio

Unusually, Parliament has sent a draft bill to select committee for public feedback with a general call for ideas on improving consents. Audio

Sometimes Parliament’s highlights are the moments it changes the topic. Today those diversions included a defense of attack, and an attack on getting roughy. Audio

Pressure is piling on the government to urgently fix a law so companies caught dumping contaminated waste water down the drain can be fined.

It comes after RNZ revealed hundreds of companies have… Audio

Metal recyclers fear the government's increasing waste levy will make metal recycling unprofitable - meaning no cash back for scrapping your car or other metal. Video, Audio

It's the last day for submissions on a Government proposal which would make it illegal to sell the remains of extinct species like moa bones, which have fetched thousands of dollars on sites like… Audio

After years of lobbying successive governments, iwi on the East Coast have finally received funding and support to restore the dying Raukumara Forest. The government has invested 34 million dollars to… Audio

Businesses producing harmful products such as tyres, plastic packaging and electronics will soon have to start cleaning up their own trash.

A new government policy aims to shift the burden of waste… Audio