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Govt’s ‘free Speech’ Legislation Stokes Fear, Not Freedom
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 3:15 pm | Green Party
Freedom of speech is fundamental, but it is not a licence to harm. It is imperative universities are trusted to ensure the balance is struck between academic freedom and a duty of care, Green Party’s spokesperson for Tertiary Education, Fransico ... More >>
ECE No Place To Cut Corners
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 1:28 pm | Green Party
This report neglects the importance of the work being done by ECE kaiako, who are already under immense pressure due to high workloads, poor ratios, and lack of investment into their pay, training, and wellbeing. More >>
Green Government Will Revoke Dodgy Fast-track Projects
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 6:20 pm | Green Party
“This legislation has been shrouded in smoke and mirrors from the start and covered in controversy from the outset. A Green Govt will put people & planet before profit & revoke consents that exploit our environment under the fast track,” says Green ... More >>
Govt For The Wealthy Keeps Pushing Austerity
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 4:02 pm | Green Party
“Christopher Luxon’s Government wants to play Monopoly when what we need is a responsible Government. It would pay for them to learn that the game was designed to educate children about the pitfalls of an economy premised on land speculation ... More >>
Govt’s Miserly 1.5% Minimum Wage Will Take Workers Backwards
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:45 am | Green Party
“This adds insult to injury for our workers who have been under constant attack under this Government,” says Green Party spokesperson for Workplace Relations, Teanau Tuiono. More >>
Luxon’s ‘Localism’ Strikes Again
Monday, 16 December 2024, 7:44 pm | Green Party
“Our self-styled CEO Prime Minister is micromanaging our councils into austerity,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson on Local Government, Celia Wade Brown. More >>
Greens Call For End To Subsidies For Methanex
Monday, 16 December 2024, 1:37 pm | Green Party
The Green Party supports the call by CICTAR, 350 and Common Grace Aotearoa to to prioritise Aotearoa’s remaining gas supply for safeguarding our energy security. More >>
Govt Child Poverty Targets Allow For Increase In Poverty
Friday, 13 December 2024, 4:28 pm | Green Party
We are calling on Minister Louise Upston to explain how these targets are consistent with the Child Poverty Reduction Act which requires a reduction of child poverty, says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Social Development, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
Govt’s Emissions Plan For Measly 1% Reduction
Friday, 13 December 2024, 11:33 am | Green Party
The Climate Commission signalled in April that to ensure a liveable future we need tighter emissions budgets and more ambitious measures. Instead of taking this advice seriously, the Government has delivered a final plan that somehow reduces even less ... More >>
Greens Stand In Solidarity With Whakaata Māori On Sad Day
Friday, 13 December 2024, 10:25 am | Green Party
The Green Party recognises the significant contribution of Whakaata Māori in influencing how Māori perceive themselves and how the world perceives Māori. More >>
Sanctions Regime To Create More Hardship For Families
Friday, 13 December 2024, 9:29 am | Green Party
The Social Security Amendment Bill takes old policies from Australia that are well documented to have failed, and looks to repurpose them in our country where they are destined to push people deeper and deeper into hardship. More >>
Govt Gifts Renters Housing Anxiety For Christmas
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 5:50 pm | Green Party
“The Government is giving renters a Christmas gift that no-one asked for: no-cause evictions,” says the Green Party's Housing spokesperson Tamatha Paul. More >>
Bill To Sanction Unlawful Occupation Of Palestine
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 2:27 pm | Green Party
The bare minimum people should expect from their representatives is to put substance behind words. Our Parliament unanimously passed an almost identical Act in support of Ukraine and we can and should do it for Palestine, says Green Party co-leader More >>
One Year On, Still No Progress On New Ferries
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 1:58 pm | Green Party
By undermining rail and pushing more trucks on our road system, the Government is creating more carbon emissions and further hampering our country’s progress on meeting its international climate change commitments. More >>
Greyhound Racing Industry Ban Marks New Era For Animal Welfare
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 1:51 pm | Green Party
“This is a great day for the welfare of greyhounds, they have a right to live without suffering,” says the Green Party’s Animal Welfare and Racing Spokesperson, Steve Abel. More >>
Rangatahi Voices Must Be Centred In Government’s Relationship And Sexuality Education Refresh
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 11:24 am | Green Party
“Any review process must truly prioritise the voices and wellbeing of rangatahi,” says Green Party Education spokesperson, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan. More >>
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 >>
