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Govt Introduces Archaic Anti-Worker Legislation
Monday, 9 December 2024, 8:04 pm | Green Party
If the Government wants to see fewer strikes it could just pay our nurses, teachers and doctors what they deserve instead of dishing out billions of dollars in tax cuts to wealthy landlords. More >>
He Ara Anamata: Greens Launch Emissions Reduction Plan
Sunday, 8 December 2024, 7:44 pm | Green Party
Grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi, He Ara Anamata shows how we can achieve robust, systemic change that cuts pollution at the source, working with nature every step of the way. More >>
Swarbrick Calls On Auckland Mayor To End Delay Of Revival Of St James Theatre
Friday, 6 December 2024, 7:12 pm | Green Party
“Thousands of Aucklanders supported years’ worth of campaigning to revive the St James Theatre - and we won - but manufactured paper-pushing has been holding up the start of construction work this year,” says Auckland Central MP and Green Co-Leader, ... More >>
Fossil Fuel Lobbyist Appointment To EECA Board Called Out
Friday, 6 December 2024, 5:42 pm | Green Party
“The appointment of a fossil fuel lobbyist to this board is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse,” says the Green Party Spokesperson for Energy, Scott Willis More >>
Greens Echo OECD Call For Electricity Market Reform
Friday, 6 December 2024, 1:11 pm | Green Party
We can have cheaper electricity, alongside development of a cleaner, smarter grid, through the separation of the gentailers as the starting point, says Green Party Energy Spokesperson Scott Willis. More >>
Government Smokescreen To Downgrade Climate Ambition
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 5:01 pm | Green Party
“Whether it’s climate action or child poverty, Christopher Luxon committed at the election, then quietly tried to change the targets and reduce action while in Government,” says Green Party Co-Leader and spokesperson on Climate Change, Chlöe ... More >>
Govt Guts Funding For Social Sciences And Humanities
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 1:57 pm | Green Party
“The uncertainty this creates among a sector that is already chronically under-funded cannot be under-estimated." More >>
You Can’t Bank On Pine Trees In A Climate Crisis
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 1:45 pm | Green Party
“The Government’s changes are an acknowledgement that there’s a problem in converting productive, food-growing land into biodiversity-squashing pine plantations, but they stop far short of fixing that problem." More >>
Govt Continues To Punch Down
Monday, 2 December 2024, 5:27 pm | Green Party
“This shallow, soundbite policy will see poverty continue to proliferate,” says the Green Party’s Social Development Spokesperson, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
Prime Minister Shirks Responsibility On Global Climate Commitment
Sunday, 1 December 2024, 2:56 pm | Green Party
“Climate commitments aren’t numbers on a page to be toyed with at political whim. They’re hard scientific limits, requiring each country to do our bit for a liveable planet,” says Green Party Co-Leader and spokesperson for Climate Change Chlöe ... More >>
Covid Inquiry Report Underlines Need To Invest In Health
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 4:46 pm | Green Party
The report’s recommendations make clear the health system should be more resilient and prepared, and this requires adequate resourcing. That won't happen if the Government keeps slashing and burning jobs in public health. More >>
Public Transport Fair Hikes A Disaster
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 10:57 am | Green Party
“Aotearoa was once a country where buses, electric trams and passenger trains were affordable, accessible, and available right across the country. It can be again." More >>
Green Party Appalled By Woeful Government Offer To School Support Staff
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 1:13 pm | Green Party
The Green Party stands with support staff in their call for a fair and equitable resolution that reflects the essential role they play in the education sector. More >>
Maiden Statement Of Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:14 pm | Green Party
E te māngai, tēnā koe. E te whare, tēna koutou katoa Mana whakapapa Mana tuakiri Mana takatāpui ē Ahuahu mai, ahuahu atu Kia tau ai te mauri i roto i a koe Ko Hinetītama koe Ko Hinenuitepō koe Koia rā ko te whakaahuatanga Mana māreikura Mana whatukura ... More >>
NZ’s Global Climate Rankings Plummet As Govt Removes Agriculture From ETS
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 6:23 pm | Green Party
“While our Climate Minister is on the other side of the world telling the UN climate conference about the need to act, at home, his Government is ramming through law to delay and deny that very action,” says Green Party Co-Leader and spokesperson ... More >>
Failed Boot Camp Experiment Must End
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 4:51 pm | Green Party
“We risk repeating a shameful part of our history and ruining the lives of our rangatahi by bringing back boot camps,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Justice, Tamatha Paul. More >>
Gender-affirming Care Must Centre Evidence And Health Needs, Not Political Posturing
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 4:44 pm | Green Party
“Trans rights are human rights and our trans whānau deserve access to critical healthcare,” says Green Party spokesperson for Rainbow Communities, Kahurangi Carter. More >>
Govt’s Child Wellbeing Strategy ‘Shallow And Shameful’
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 10:05 am | Green Party
The Government has decided to turn its back on our children by watering down its child poverty targets and now by removing child mental wellbeing as a priority focus. Louise Upston’s justification for this is a joke, but child poverty is no laughing ... More >>
Economists Sound Alarm On Government's Slash-and-Burn Approach
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:56 am | Green Party
The economists emphasise that the Government’s reckless cuts don’t just damage our public service, they undermine our ability to meet the climate and inequality challenges we face. More >>
Government Plan To Reinstate Live Animal Exports A “National Disgrace”
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:20 pm | Green Party
How can the Government claim to respect animal welfare when it is willing to subject animals to such prolonged suffering for profit? On every level, it’s a national disgrace. More >>
