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National’s Transport Policy Rehash Of Failed Ideas
Monday, 31 July 2023, 12:38 pm | Green Party
The National Party's visionless obsession with highways is the exact opposite of the smart investment Aotearoa needs in zero-emissions transport infrastructure - and shows precisely why they are not fit to govern. “The time is now to prioritise ... More >>
Green Party Launches Bill To Protect Marine Mammals
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 7:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today lodged a members bill that will ensure greater protection of marine mammals. “Marine mammals such as Maui dolphin, Hector’s dolphin and New Zealand sea lion or rāpoka in our oceans are taonga species. Many of our marine ... More >>
Labour Must Deliver On No New Mines
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is disappointed tonight that the Government has voted down Eugenie Sage’s members’ bill to stop new mining on conservation land. The time is now for a government that takes conservation seriously. “Aotearoa is home to many unique ... More >>
Green Party Launches Rental WOF Bill
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 2:05 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today placed a Rental Warrant of Fitness Bill in the Member’s Ballot. “1.4 million renters in Aotearoa spend more of their income on older, colder and mouldier housing than those who own. That is a political choice. The Greens choose ... More >>
Green Party Launches Rental WOF Bill
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today placed a Rental Warrant of Fitness Bill in the Member’s Ballot. “1.4 million renters in Aotearoa spend more of their income on older, colder and mouldier housing than those who own. That is a political choice. The Greens choose ... More >>
Tell Us The Tooth: Green Party Asks Aotearoa To Tell Their Dental Care Stories
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 12:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party are today launching a campaign asking for people to submit their stories of what it’s really like taking care of your oral health in Aotearoa. “Everybody in Aotearoa should be able to access essential healthcare and go to the dentist when ... More >>
ACT Policy Will Create Roads Exclusively For The Well-off
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 6:53 pm | Green Party
ACT’s proposal for private highways will see only those who can afford to pay expensive tolls able to use the roads. “The time is now to invest in smart, green transport infrastructure that benefits the whole community,” says the Green Party’s ... More >>
Marama Davidson’s Speech At The Green Party 2023 Campaign Launch
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 6:39 pm | Green Party
Ata mārie and welcome! Let me start by saying a massive thank you to all of you. Not only for being here on a classically cold and wet Wellington morning, but for all the support you have given to the Green Party over the years. As Greens, we are ... More >>
James Shaw's Speech At The Green Party 2023 Campaign Launch
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 6:25 pm | Green Party
Thank you for being here, this Sunday morning. I want to begin by expressing my condolences for the families who lost loved ones in Thursday’s shooting. Our thoughts are with you, and with those who have been injured and are in hospital. I also want ... More >>
Green Party Kicks Off 2023 Election Campaign
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 1:08 pm | Green Party
Co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson kicked off the Green Party’s 2023 election campaign in Wellington today with the release of its campaign video and election slogan, The Time is Now. “To anyone that is ready to fight for a better, fairer ... More >>
A New Life For St. James Theatre
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 1:09 pm | Green Party
After years of community organising, Green MP for Auckland Central Chlöe Swarbrick is thrilled to announce today alongside Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Carmel Sepuloni Government funding for restoration of the St James Theatre in Auckland’s city centre. ... More >>
Change The Tax System To Support Struggling Households
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 12:57 pm | Green Party
While inflation is no longer increasing, the current rate will still bring little comfort to families struggling to make ends meet, says the Green Party. “Last week Labour decided to rule out implementing a wealth tax or a capital gains tax. While ... More >>
Change The Tax System To Support Struggling Households
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 10:57 am | Green Party
While inflation is no longer increasing, the current rate will still bring little comfort to families struggling to make ends meet, says the Green Party. “Last week Labour decided to rule out implementing a wealth tax or a capital gains tax. While ... More >>
Greens Urge All Political Parties To Support Amendment To Ban Big Pharma Ads
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 1:24 pm | Green Party
The Green Party plans to table an amendment to the Therapeutic Products Bill to ban direct to consumer advertising for prescription medicines. “It’s so important that we protect communities against the exploitative advertising strategies of big ... More >>
Coromandel Greens Campaign Launch
Monday, 17 July 2023, 6:48 pm | Green Party
Over 50 members of the Green Party from as far afield as Colville, Whitianga, and Katikati convened in the Kauaeranga Valley on Matariki Friday for the Green’s Coromandel campaign launch. Green party candidate for Coromandel Pamela Grealey was elated by ... More >>
Green Party Releases Policy To Return Land To Māori
Monday, 17 July 2023, 1:05 pm | Green Party
The time is now to be bold and make sure land wrongly taken from Māori is returned. The Green Party is today launching a policy which will return stolen land to tangata whenua. In the next term of government the Green Party will introduce legislation ... More >>
Food Prices Another Clear Example Of Why Tax Changes Are Urgent
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 11:42 am | Green Party
Rising food prices show exactly why now is the time to shake up the tax system and raise the money we need to lift every family out of poverty. Stats NZ data shows that food prices have increased 12.5 percent for the year ending June 2023, with ... More >>
Fair Tax Changes Have Never Been More Urgent
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 12:01 pm | Green Party
Labour is sending a clear message to New Zealanders that the Green Party is the only way we will get progressive change. “Households are struggling, our tax system has never been more unfair, and the solutions have never been clearer. The time for ... More >>
Government Must Ban Dawn Raids And Grant Amnesty
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 10:29 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to follow up words with actions, and ban the practice of dawn raids and provide an amnesty to all overstayers. “The report released yesterday by Mike Heron KC should be a wake up call for the Government. ... More >>
Green Party AGM 2023: Marama Davidson’s Speech
Sunday, 9 July 2023, 1:55 pm | Green Party
Mā te oranga o te taiao, ka ora ai te iwi, mo te takitini kāore mō te torutoru anake. Mā te oranga o Papatūānuku te take - no reira tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Every year, our job of caring for Papatūānuku so she is thriving ... More >>
