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Greens Ask Auckland MPs Across Party Lines To Speak Up On Council Budget Proposals
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 6:33 am | Green Party
Auckland Central Green MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, has written to all Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland based Members of Parliament requesting their urgent attention to Auckland Council’s unprecedented slash-and-burn proposals. “Tāmaki Makaurau is staring ... More >>
Green Party Announces Environmental Lawyer Teall Crossen As Candidate For The Nelson Electorate
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 6:21 am | Green Party
The Green Party is announcing Teall Crossen as their candidate for the Nelson Whakatū electorate. Teall is an environmental barrister and activist with two decades of experience advocating for the rights of people and nature in the Courts in Aotearoa, ... More >>
IPCC Report Shows 2023 Is A ‘Now Or Never’ Climate Election
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 6:46 am | Green Party
“This is it; 2023 will be the last opportunity New Zealand has to get a government that will confront the climate emergency with the urgency it demands,” says the Green Party’s co-leader and climate change spokesperson, James Shaw. Speaking after ... More >>
Green Party Co-leader James Shaw's State Of The Planet Speech, 2023
Monday, 20 March 2023, 9:52 am | Green Party
Ata mārie ki a tātou katoa. Good morning. You will never truly understand, from the pictures you’ve seen in the newspapers or on the six o-clock news, the sheer scale of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Gabrielle. Two weeks ago, Marama and ... More >>
Greens Call Time On Slow Progress
Sunday, 19 March 2023, 2:10 pm | Green Party
Political parties that want to negotiate with the Green Party after the election must come to the table with much faster, bolder climate action, co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson emphasised in their State of the Planet speech today. “Make ... More >>
Green Party Announces Gina Dao-McLay As Candidate For Mana Electorate
Friday, 17 March 2023, 9:37 am | Green Party
The Green Party is proud to announce Gina Dao-McLay as their candidate for Mana. Gina is a queer young person living in Porirua, the Co-Convenor of the nationwide Young Greens network and the former Co-Director of Make It 16 , the campaign to lower ... More >>
Greens Back Teachers’ Demands
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 6:25 am | Green Party
The Green Party backs the demands of the teachers’ strikers. “The wellbeing of our teachers is the wellbeing of our tamariki. The Green Party is calling on the Government to prioritise our teachers and address the many issues the sector faces” ... More >>
Greens Will Waste No Time With Minister For Zero Waste
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 9:31 am | Green Party
The error Labour Ministers made by stopping work on a beverage container return scheme will be reversed by the Greens at the earliest opportunity as part of the next Government. The Greens will seek to have a Minister for Zero Waste in the next ... More >>
Greens Secure Win For Clean Transport
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 4:33 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has made it easier for commuters to access e-bikes thanks to an amendment to tax rules. “This is a huge Green win that we have been pushing for many years. It will finally rebalance the tax law to make it easier for people to ... More >>
Greens Will Always Prioritise Action On Climate And Inequality
Monday, 13 March 2023, 4:35 pm | Green Party
“Cabinet needs to do better - and today has shown exactly why we need Green Ministers in cabinet, so we can prioritise action to cut climate pollution and support people to make ends meet,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. “The Green Party ... More >>
Bold Action Needed To Help People Eat
Monday, 13 March 2023, 12:00 pm | Green Party
Biggest increase in food prices for over three decades shows the need for an excess profit tax on corporations to help people put food on the table. “Supermarkets are pushing up prices and maximising profits, meanwhile everyday New Zealanders are ... More >>
Another Green Transport Idea Gets The Green Light
Friday, 10 March 2023, 3:10 pm | Green Party
The Government’s announcement today that it will improve Christchurch’s bus system comes after Green and NGO pressure. “Now is the time to be building climate-resilient, affordable, inclusive communities with clean and reliable transport connections at ... More >>
Greens Back Teachers’ Strike
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:06 am | Green Party
The Green Party stands with teachers in their request for fair pay and decision to strike. “The working conditions of our teachers are the learning conditions of our tamariki. The Green Party is calling on the Government to pay teachers what ... More >>
Greens Launch Submission Guide For Auckland Council Budget
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 3:13 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today launched a submission guide to help Aucklanders give crucial input and prevent potentially disastrous Auckland Council budget proposals. “It’s not just the arts, climate action and community programmes under threat. It’s pretty ... More >>
When Even The Nats Agree Bank Profits Are Out Of Control, It’s Time For An Excess Profits Tax
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 9:02 am | Green Party
With calls growing for inquiries and action on bank profits, the Greens say the Government has all the information it needs to act now and put a levy on banks. “Four Australian banks made $180 a second in the past year while lower income New Zealanders ... More >>
Climate Action Must Remain Priority In Transport Investment
Monday, 6 March 2023, 4:40 pm | Green Party
As large parts of Aotearoa recover from two of the worst climate disasters we have ever experienced, it would be a huge mistake for the Government to deprioritise climate action from future transport investments, the Green Party says. “Now is the time ... More >>
Historic Oceans Treaty A Wake-up Call For Aotearoa
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 7:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating the signing of a historic United Nations Ocean Treaty, and calls on the new Oceans and Fisheries Minister to urgently step up protection for Aotearoa’s oceans. “We are delighted. This is a historic day for global ocean ... More >>
National Would Make Life Harder For People
Sunday, 5 March 2023, 1:45 pm | Green Party
Christopher Luxon and the National Party are not telling the full story when it comes to childcare, the Green Party says. “Childcare is a public good, not an individual work expense. All tamariki deserve the best start in life, and need a Government ... More >>
Greens Back School Strike Demands
Friday, 3 March 2023, 11:38 am | Green Party
The Green Party backs the demands of the School Strike for Climate. “Quite frankly, we are running out of time and I am running out of patience. We need urgent action,” says Green Party Co-leader, James Shaw. “That’s why today I will join the School ... More >>
Tax The Banks
Monday, 27 February 2023, 4:29 pm | Green Party
Instead of creating an appeal fund and one-off lotto draw, the Labour Government could tax the billions of dollars banks have made in unearned, excess profits and use the money to support people. “Has the Government heard of tax? It’s simple: ... More >>
