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Luxon Risks Burning Down Five Years Of Climate Progress
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 6:39 pm | Green Party
Chris Luxon’s plan to reopen new gas projects in the middle of the climate crisis is about as irresponsible as it gets. Speaking on a visit to Taranaki, Mr. Luxon confirmed that a National Government would be committed to gas for “several decades.” ... More >>
Greens Call On Govt To Grant Visa Waiver Status To All Pacific Countries
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 6:37 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to change visa settings to allow people visiting Aotearoa from the Pacific Islands to do so without having to apply for a visa. “Pacific peoples should be able to travel to Aotearoa to visit their family ... More >>
Tax Excess Profits, Don’t Leave It To The Good Will Of Large Corporations
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 2:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is once again calling on the Government to introduce an excess profits tax and use the money to support people, rather than relying on the good will of corporations. “When massive corporations like banks can cash in on a change in ... More >>
RBNZ Report Strengthens Case For Excess Profit Tax And More Income Support
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 2:22 pm | Green Party
A drop in household income from rising bank interest rates further demonstrates the need for an excess profits tax, the Green Party says. “The main takeaway from RBNZ’s report is that rising interest rates will make it harder for people to pay ... More >>
Green Proposals To Tax Excess Corporate Profit
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:35 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today put forward proposals to ensure large corporations profiteering from high inflation are taxed fairly and the money used to support people to make ends meet. “An excess profit tax would be a simple and effective way for large ... More >>
Another Green Idea On Public Transport Gets The Govt Go Ahead
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s announcement today that it will boost bus driver wages once again adopts a long held Green Party commitment on public transport. “Good public transport is crucial for reducing climate pollution, connecting our communities and making ... More >>
Govt Adopts Green Alcohol Harm Solutions
Sunday, 30 October 2022, 2:24 pm | Green Party
The Greens welcome the Government’s announcement today to remove the special appeals process from Local Alcohol Policies, effectively adopting the first half of Chlöe Swarbrick’s Alcohol Harm Minimisation Bill. “When communities and the Greens ... More >>
Global Energy Agency Calls For End To Oil And Gas
Friday, 28 October 2022, 11:10 am | Green Party
Fossil fuel corporations claiming gas as a suitable “transition” fuel is jeopardising New Zealand’s chances of achieving its net zero climate change targets, a new report from the International Energy Agency underscores. “The science is clear. Fossil ... More >>
Huge Win For Oceans Against Deep Sea Mining
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 12:10 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is today celebrating a landmark decision by the Government to support a moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters. “Thanks to months of pressure from the Green Party, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, Greenpeace, ocean advocates, ... More >>
Fair Pay Agreements Huge Step Towards Fairer Future
Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 6:38 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating a landmark change in the law that will ensure more people are paid what they deserve. “The Green Party has long supported fair pay agreements so more New Zealanders are paid fairly for the work they do. Today is ... More >>
Green Pressure Helps Keep Check On Commercial Fishing
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 4:27 pm | Green Party
Thanks to political pressure from the Green Party, environmental NGOs and recreational fishers, the Government has changed plans that would have baked into law rules that shut out the public from important fisheries decisions. “Green Party pressure has ... More >>
Greens Call For Sanctions On Iranian Regime
Saturday, 22 October 2022, 1:58 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling for Aotearoa New Zealand to follow the EU, UK, and Canada by imposing sanctions and restrictions on the organisations and people responsible for ongoing human rights abuses in Iran. “We in Aotearoa can support and help protect ... More >>
Groundhog Day For Pay Transparency
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 11:55 am | Green Party
Labour is asking for the exact same advice on pay transparency that a Green Minister first asked for five years ago. “It must be pay transparency Groundhog Day in the Beehive. Rather than doing the same work, based on the same research, which will ... More >>
Benefit Stats Show Urgent Need To Wipe Work And Income Debt
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 11:38 am | Green Party
The Government needs to clear the debt that MSD has forced hundreds of thousands of low income people to take on and immediately lift benefits, says the Green Party. “Fixing poverty is a political choice. Right now tens of thousands of families ... More >>
Welfare Support Must Keep Pace With Inflation
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 11:46 am | Green Party
The tools exist to lift every family out of poverty – and as costs continue to rise it is more urgent than ever that we use them, the Green Party says. Speaking on Morning Report today, the Minister of Finance acknowledged that benefit payments ... More >>
Lasting Public Health Measures Needed For COVID Response Ahead Of Future Waves
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 12:12 pm | Green Party
Winding down COVID powers does nothing to change the fact that stronger public health measures are needed to protect our immunocompromised and disabled whānau. “The recent removal of longstanding protections has been of major concern for public health ... More >>
Redesign The Tax System To Work For Everyone
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 11:57 am | Green Party
The high rate of inflation continues to show why we must design a fairer tax system that addresses inequality, the Green Party says. “Inflation impacts everyone – but not equally. We urgently need to redesign the tax system to provide strong public ... More >>
Urgent Support Needed To Help People Eat
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 11:19 am | Green Party
As another month goes by with record high food prices, the Government needs to urgently increase support for people struggling to put food on the table. Data released today from Stats NZ shows that food prices remain at a record high. “The Green Party ... More >>
Govt Failing Our Oceans
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 10:59 am | Green Party
Government progress to protect the health of our oceans is unacceptably slow, the Green Party says. Our Marine Environment 2022 released today shows how ocean health is deteriorating as a result of plastic pollution, climate change and dirty fishing ... More >>
Minister Hipkins Way Off The Mark On Unlawful Police Action
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 4:05 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Minister Hipkins to address the underlying causes of crime, rather than to allow for abusive, American-style policing which makes our communities less safe. “Tough on crime rhetoric that justifies abusive policing ... More >>
