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Greens Make Progress On Alcohol Harm Minimisation
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 4:59 am | Green Party
05 April The Green Party is tonight welcoming the progress made with Chlöe Swarbrick’s Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) member’s bill but disappointed Parliament has once again kicked the rest of the can down the road. “After a year of grassroots campaigning, ... More >>
RBNZ Don’t Need To Engineer A Recession, Government Can Tax Wealth
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 1:57 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to take responsibility to reduce inflation by taxing wealth, instead of leaving RBNZ to continue hiking the Official Cash Rate. “Economists estimate over-reliance on unconventional monetary policy throughout ... More >>
Greens’ Ricardo Menéndez March Joins The Race For The Mt Albert Electorate - Promises To Be A Tireless Local Advocate
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:22 am | Green Party
Ricardo Menéndez March has been selected by local party members as the Green Party candidate for Mt Albert for the 2023 General Election. Ricardo will be asking for two ticks this election, to grow the party vote for the Greens and become the first-ever ... More >>
More Still To Do To Get Big Money Out Of Politics
Monday, 3 April 2023, 4:36 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is today welcoming proposals to regulate lobbying but is calling on the Government to do more to get big money out of politics. “If the Government is serious about limiting access to lobbyists, it needs to do more than remove swipe ... More >>
Liveable Incomes Needed
Friday, 31 March 2023, 2:03 pm | Green Party
With benefit changes coming into effect tomorrow, the Green Party is calling on the Government to lift benefits to liveable levels to make sure everyone has what they need to thrive. “Let’s be clear, continuing to keep benefits at a level ... More >>
Come On National, Is That The Best You Can Do?
Friday, 31 March 2023, 11:02 am | Green Party
A visionless National Party has stolen Government policy and rebranded it as their own. “The National Party is bereft of ideas about how to tackle the climate emergency and has taken to reheating ideas directly from Government policy,” says the Green ... More >>
Waitematā Harbour Crossing Options Not Good Enough
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 11:04 am | Green Party
Rapid transit for the Waitematā Harbour crossing must be the priority - not more car lanes that will make congestion and climate change worse. The Minister of Transport must consider a rail only option for any Waitematā tunnel, and ensure people can ... More >>
Greens Celebrate Passing Of Organic Products And Production Bill
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 10:29 am | Green Party
Following decades of work by the Green Party alongside the organics sector, people will finally be able to be confident that products labelled organic have met standards. “Clear, trusted, national organic standards are crucial for giving people confidence ... More >>
Green Party Announces Teanau Tuiono As Candidate For Palmerston North Electorate And John Cockrem For Rangitīkei
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 5:41 am | Green Party
28 March 2023 The Green Party has selected Teanau Tuiono again as their candidate in the Palmerston North electorate for this year's general election and new candidate John Cockrem for Rangitīkei. Currently, a list MP, former Palmerston North City ... More >>
Greens Back Pay Transparency Open Letter
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 12:21 pm | Green Party
The Green Party supports immediate Government action to close the pay gap as called for in an open letter released today by the Human Rights Commission and 50 other organisations. “Pay transparency legislation will change people’s lives for the ... More >>
Continued Strikes Show Need For Bold Action
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 10:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party backs the demands of thousands of secondary and area school teachers striking today. “The wellbeing of our teachers is the wellbeing of our tamariki. The Green Party is calling on the Minister of Finance to prioritise our teachers ... More >>
Greens Welcome Waste Strategy Release And Work
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 9:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today welcoming the release of the Government’s waste strategy, but says it has a big gap without action on the container return scheme for beverage containers. “We need to reduce plastic pollution urgently and avoid waste going ... More >>
Statement From Marama Davidson
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:15 pm | Green Party
On Saturday morning, I was hit by a motorcyclist who struck me at a pedestrian crossing. The person who hit me was part of a convoy of motorcyclists. A short time after the incident, I was confronted by a representative from the far-right and conspiracy ... More >>
Greens Call For Government To Close Oil And Gas Loophole
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:38 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is disappointed in news that NZ Petroleum and Minerals has just granted an offshore oil and gas exploration permit to Greymouth Petroleum. “We must stop oil and gas exploration once and for all. The Government needs to close ... More >>
Mass Arrivals Legislation A Breach Of NZ’s Values
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s decision to introduce ‘mass arrivals’ legislation goes against the values we all share of Aotearoa as a place where all people are treated fairly, the Green Party says. “It is a human right for people escaping harm to arrive at ... More >>
Green Party Announces Disability Advocate Neelu Jennings As The Candidate For The Hutt South Electorate
Monday, 27 March 2023, 9:50 am | Green Party
The Green Party has announced Neelu Jennings as the candidate for Hutt South. Neelu Jennings is a disabled disability advocate and former athlete. The mother of two aims to use her platform to call for a fair and inclusive Aotearoa where disabled ... More >>
Green Party Statement On Events At Auckland Protest
Saturday, 25 March 2023, 2:19 pm | Green Party
Statement from Green Party Co-leader James Shaw: The Green Party stands with our trans and non-binary whānau. Aotearoa should be a place where everyone can live their lives without fear of hate or discrimination. Following a public rally in support ... More >>
Green Party Announces Benjamin Doyle As Candidate For Hamilton West
Friday, 24 March 2023, 9:57 am | Green Party
The Green Party has announced Benjamin Doyle (they/he/ia) (Ngāpuhi / Pākehā) as their candidate for Hamilton West in this years’ general election. Benjamin has spent nine years in education as a high school teacher, in both Tāmaki Makaurau ... More >>
National’s Education Policy Gets An F
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 1:18 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has marked the National Party’s new education policy and given it a fail, especially for its failure to address the underlying drivers of school performance. “Our education system should give our tamariki the best possible start ... More >>
Child Poverty Stats Show Need For Action
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 11:13 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to immediately provide more support to families doing it toughest. Statistics released today by Stats NZ show the situation has not improved and that progress to lift children out of poverty is far too slow. ... More >>
