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NZ Needs Strong Protection Against Water Privatisation
Monday, 28 November 2022, 4:24 pm | Green Party
New Zealanders deserve strong protection against the future privatisation of water assets, the Green Party says. “The only way to guarantee a water secure future for our kids is to keep infrastructure and services in public ownership – and to ... More >>
Political Parties Call For Action On Iran
Friday, 25 November 2022, 1:57 pm | Green Party
Parties from across Parliament have come together to call on the Government to take decisive action to hold those responsible for violence and human rights violations in Iran to account. “We in Aotearoa can support and help protect the brave Iranian ... More >>
Social Workers Need To See Pay Equity Immediately
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 12:00 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming today’s announcement that pay equity will be extended to more social workers, and urges the Government to work with unions to get this sorted as quickly as possible. “Our community social workers play a huge role holding ... More >>
Case For Excess Profit Tax On Banks Clearer Than Ever
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 4:28 pm | Green Party
The Government should adopt an excess profits tax and use any revenue raised to help people make ends meet, following the rise in the Official Cash Rate today. “When interest rates go up, it is possible the super-profitable Aussie banks will further ... More >>
Crown Mineral Change Does Not Go Far Enough
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 10:27 am | Green Party
Long overdue changes to the Crown Minerals Act are a welcome step in the right direction but the Government needs to go further to end the nonsensical search for fossil fuels. “Keep fossil fuels in the ground. That is the simple message the science has made ... More >>
Healthy Homes For All Means A WOF And Landlord Register
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 9:24 am | Green Party
The Government’s decision to exclude landlords from property management regulations means more than half of Kiwi rentals will be left out in the cold. And, where they’re kicking the can down the road on Healthy Homes Standards, the Government falls short ... More >>
Time To Extend The Voting Age
Monday, 21 November 2022, 12:00 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to take immediate action to lower the voting age to 16. The Supreme Court today ruled that preventing 16 and 17-year-olds from voting is unjustified age discrimination. “Young people deserve to have a ... More >>
Hate Speech Change Welcome, But Still Leaves Communities At Risk
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 1:31 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes hate speech reform to protect religious groups, but is concerned that the exclusion of gender, rainbow, and disability communities sends a signal that these groups are less deserving of protection. “Every community targeted ... More >>
Young People Deserve Better
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 4:33 pm | Green Party
The National Party’s plan to put children into military boot camps is so flawed it is dangerous. “Our young people and their whānau deserve interventions that work – mental healthcare, addiction treatment, inclusive education, and secure ... More >>
Green Party Solution Better For Māori Voters, Not Deal With National
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 8:43 pm | Green Party
An agreement between Labour and National misses an historic opportunity to make our democracy more accessible for Māori voters. “Māori voters should be able to switch rolls at any time, whether it's a general election, by-election, or local ... More >>
Govt Must Extend Samoa Visa Changes To All Pacific Countries
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 4:40 pm | Green Party
Thanks to Green Party pressure, visitors from Samoa can soon travel to Aotearoa without a visa – a right that should be extended to every Pacific country. “The Minister’s decision to grant visa-waivers to frequent visitors from Samoa should ... More >>
Nature Missing In RMA Reform
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:29 pm | Green Party
The Government has missed a crucial opportunity to redesign the resource management system with climate and nature at its heart. “We need a planning and resource management system that will deliver more clean power; thriving natural habitats; liveable towns ... More >>
Govt Continuing To Prioritise High Income Earners In Immigration System
Monday, 14 November 2022, 2:05 pm | Green Party
The resumption today of the parent visa category needs to be followed by an end to the Government’s unfair salary based family reunification policy. “Families thrive when they are able to be connected. People should be able to migrate with ... More >>
Fix Electricity Market To Help Both Climate And Cost Of Living
Monday, 14 November 2022, 5:59 am | Green Party
The four big electricity companies should be required to reinvest massive profits into cutting both household bills and climate pollution, the Green Party says. A new report out today by NZCTU, 350 Aotearoa and First Union shows that instead of ... More >>
Next Waitematā Harbour Crossing Must Be Climate-friendly
Sunday, 13 November 2022, 1:15 pm | Green Party
The Minister for Transport can show climate leadership and consider only the lowest carbon ways of crossing Waitematā harbour. “The only acceptable outcome from the new study into options for a new Waitematā Harbour Crossing would be for the Government ... More >>
Changes Needed To Three Waters Plans
Friday, 11 November 2022, 2:29 pm | Green Party
Greater local oversight and control, seven instead of four entities, stormwater staying with councils, and stronger safeguards against privatisation are among the changes the Green Party wants to three waters legislation. Parliament’s Finance ... More >>
Bold Action Needed On Food Prices And Supermarket Profits
Friday, 11 November 2022, 1:12 pm | Green Party
Supermarkets are profiteering from families struggling to put food on the table. "The Government needs to stand up to big corporations making huge profits off the backs of families struggling to put food on the table,” says Ricardo Menéndez ... More >>
Don’t Let Open Banking Close The Door On Action To Address Excess Profit
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 11:27 am | Green Party
Open banking is fine but the simplest and most effective way to address record bank profits is to tax them fairly to provide relief to families struggling to get by. “While the Greens support any action that stops banks ripping people off, the timing ... More >>
Rainbow Report Shows More Needs To Be Done For Takatāpui And Rainbow People
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 4:30 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Rainbow report released by Stats NZ today and calls for better support for takatāpui and Rainbow people, particularly our trans and non-binary whānau. “One of the main insights from this report is that we need ... More >>
Greens Call On Education Minister To Bring Tertiary Sector To The Table
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 12:58 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is once again calling on the Minister of Education to bring union, government officials and sector leaders together to urgently improve the pay and condition of tertiary education staff. “People who work at our tertiary institutions ... More >>
