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Govt Must Urgently Wipe MSD Debt
Monday, 27 February 2023, 11:15 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to clear debt people are being forced into by MSD, and support those doing it toughest. “Wiping debt to MSD would help people cover the essentials, protect against predatory lenders and give people the ... More >>
Inquiry Into Forestry Slash And Land Use Welcome, But More Needed
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 2:53 pm | Green Party
Today’s news of a Ministerial inquiry into forestry slash and land use in Te Tarāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa is welcome, but the forestry sector should have to compensate councils, landowners and communities for the enormous damage caused by land and logging management ... More >>
Greens Launch Petition To Stop Auckland Council Climate Action Cuts
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 2:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today launched a petition to stop Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s proposed cuts to climate and environmental programmes that protect us from extreme weather. “We have seen, once again, in the past month just how devastating climate-change-charged ... More >>
Green Party Announces Lan Pham As Candidate For Banks Peninsula Electorate
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 6:36 am | Green Party
The Green Party is announcing Lan Pham as their candidate for Banks Peninsula Te Pātaka o Rākaihautu. Lan’s background is in Freshwater Ecology in both public service and grass-roots conservation and restoration, including working with nga ... More >>
Additional Cyclone Support Needed For People
Monday, 20 February 2023, 7:45 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the relief funding announced today and calls on the Government to go further by providing additional direct support to people impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle and the January floods. “Immediate steps the Government should take to ... More >>
Green Party Announces Candidate For Taieri Electorate
Monday, 20 February 2023, 5:57 am | Green Party
The Dunedin branch of the Green Party has selected Scott Willis as its candidate for the Taieri electorate in this year’s general election. He joins Francisco Hernandez who will stand in Dunedin. Scott Willis was the Greens candidate for Taieri in 2020. ... More >>
Scrapping Biofuels Means Government Must Do Better For People And Climate
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 7:50 pm | Green Party
“The Green Party supports the decision to stop work on the biofuels mandate. “The submissions at Select Committee showed there were major concerns about whether it’s possible to source truly sustainable biofuel to meet the mandate,” says Green Party ... More >>
Government Must Refocus On Bold Solutions
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:13 pm | Green Party
It’s good to see the Government refocus on helping with the day to day pressures facing New Zealanders, but we need bolder solutions. “Right now, Aotearoa is out of balance. Too many families are struggling to make ends meet, while those at the ... More >>
Greens Call For Civil Defence Payment To Be Doubled
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 9:06 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today calling on the Government to double the maximum Civil Defence Payment for Aucklanders affected by flooding. “Families have had their homes, and many of their possessions destroyed in the recent climate-fuelled flooding. As an ... More >>
Greens Call On The Government To End Perpetual Leases
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 1:40 pm | Green Party
The Green Party calls on the Government to end perpetual leases over Māori land so that Māori landowners can directly control their lands. “Māori landowners continue to be locked out of their own whenua by perpetual leases that allow others ... More >>
Green Party Announces Candidate For Dunedin Electorate
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 7:37 am | Green Party
The Dunedin branch of the Green Party has selected Francisco Hernandez as its candidate for the Dunedin electorate in this year’s general election. Francisco Hernandez was the Otago University Students Association President in 2013. He has held a number ... More >>
Time For Labour To Deliver On No New Mines
Friday, 3 February 2023, 8:33 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today welcoming reports of Government progress towards having no new mines on conservation land. “We are encouraged to hear that the Government will potentially introduce legislation this year to protect conservation land from ... More >>
Greens Join Call For Immediate Rent Freeze After Floods
Friday, 3 February 2023, 8:31 am | Green Party
The Green Party is joining more than 20 community organisations to call for an immediate rent freeze in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, after reports of landlords intending to hike hikes after flooding. “We froze rents when COVID-19 arrived, because the Government ... More >>
Greens Not On Board With Fossil Fuel Subsidy
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 1:15 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to provide direct support to low-income households and to stop subsidising fossil fuels during a climate crisis. “Auckland has just experienced first-hand the devastating impacts of climate change. It just ... More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Support Families
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 6:35 pm | Green Party
The tools exist to help families with surging costs – and as costs continue to rise it is more urgent than ever that we use them, the Green Party says. “The impact of inflation is not felt equally. As things continue to get tough for those on the ... More >>
Green Party Looks Forward To Working With Chris Hipkins
Saturday, 21 January 2023, 2:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes Chris Hipkins as the sole nominee for leader of the Labour Party, and the next Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand. “The Green Party looks forward to working with Chris Hipkins as Prime Minister, and continuing a constructive ... More >>
Greens Recognise Prime Minister Ardern’s Service
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 2:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is today acknowledging Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s service to Aotearoa. “Jacinda Ardern has been a decisive and tireless leader of our country through unprecedented challenges, and we will be sorry to see her go,” says Green ... More >>
Green MPs Write Directly To Grand Ayatollah Khamenei Of Iran
Monday, 9 January 2023, 1:06 pm | Green Party
Members of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand have today written to Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Khamenei to condemn the ongoing violence and killing of women’s rights and democracy protesters, and to call on him to intervene immediately. ... More >>
Green MPs Sponsor Iranian Protests At Risk Of Execution
Friday, 23 December 2022, 11:53 am | Green Party
Green Party MPs have joined politicians from across Europe to sponsor political prisoners detained in Iran during the recent protests - and urges MPs from all political parties to do the same. “Our MPs pledge to tell prisoners’ stories, to say their ... More >>
Wage Boost For School Bus Drivers Welcomed
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:44 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating a win following the news that the Government will invest in boosting the wages of rural school bus drivers. “Rural school bus drivers are a vital part of our communities, making sure our tamariki get to and from school ... More >>
