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The Search For Fossil Fuels Must Come To An End
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 6:43 pm | Green Party
Following a High Court decision yesterday the Green Party is calling on the Government to amend the Crown Minerals Act to end fossil fuel extraction and to require Ministers to consider climate change when making decisions about whether to grant a permit ... More >>
Supermarket Reform Must Be One Step Of Many
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 1:14 pm | Green Party
Requiring supermarkets to allow smaller competitors to buy from their wholesale operations is a good step that needs to be backed with clear rules that guarantee fair prices right now and broader action to address skyrocketing food prices, the ... More >>
Trust Betrayed With Passing Of OT Bill
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 5:51 am | Green Party
23 August 2022 By passing the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki Bill in the face of overwhelming opposition from nearly every community, the Labour Government has failed children and young people. “Well that’s it. As soon as the votes were counted and the ... More >>
Time To End All Sanctions On Beneficiaries
Monday, 22 August 2022, 6:28 pm | Green Party
Data obtained by the Green Party reveals why the Government must stop sanctioning beneficiaries immediately. In response to a Parliamentary Written Question, the Minister for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni confirmed that 114 people with ... More >>
Green Party Stands With Firefighters
Friday, 19 August 2022, 5:31 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) to agree to improve the pay and conditions of our professional firefighters who are on the front line risking their health and life to protect New Zealanders. FENZ’s failure to ... More >>
Green Party Welcomes Complaints Service For Survivors Of Conversion Practices
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 12:23 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating a new complaints service for survivors of conversion practices launched today by the Human Rights Commission, and repeats the call for a Ministry for Rainbow Communities . “We are thrilled help is now available for ... More >>
Greens Welcome Review Of RSE, But Urge Govt To Start Right Now
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 9:03 am | Green Party
The Green Party says the Government is right to carry out a full review of the Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) scheme - but says the review should start right now. “An overhaul of the RSE scheme is something the Greens called for in the wake of recent ... More >>
At-risk Afghans Evacuated To Aotearoa Must Be Reunited With Family
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 12:00 pm | Green Party
One year on from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, the Green Party is calling on the Government to do more to support our most at-risk evacuees. “New Zealand’s response to the Afghan atrocity should address the deepening crisis facing millions ... More >>
Pay Parity For Early Childhood Teachers, Now
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 12:46 pm | Green Party
A recent decision by the Minister of Education to hold back pay parity for ECE teachers needs changing urgently, the Green Party says. Documents released by the Treasury show that it warned the government not to fully fund parity in the Budget in May ... More >>
Greens Back HRC Call For Immediate Rent Freeze
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:29 am | Green Party
The Green Party backs the Human Rights Commission’s call for an immediate rent freeze followed by reform of the rental system to guarantee that everyone has a warm, dry, affordable place to live. “The Human Rights Commission is absolutely right. ... More >>
Green Party Legislation To Protect Migrant Victims Of Family Violence
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:24 am | Green Party
A Green Party member’s bill would provide stronger protections for people in migrant communities who experience family violence. “My new bill will make potentially life saving changes to the law that will support migrant victims of family violence ... More >>
New Public Transport Model Must Be Backed With Investment
Monday, 15 August 2022, 10:23 am | Green Party
The Green Party has once again shown that bringing people together to demand change works, with the announcement today that the Government will give communities a greater say over how their local transport services are run. “The Green Party has long ... More >>
Exclusive View Of The Very Real Threat Of Losing St James Theatre, Auckland
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 1:20 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP for Auckland Central, Chlöe Swarbrick has released an exclusive video showing for the first time the extent of the damage done to St. James Theatre during a recent break-in. “We are one Government decision, one budget commitment, ... More >>
Food Prices Demand Urgent Action
Friday, 12 August 2022, 12:14 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to ensure that as a nation which produces enough food to feed 40 million people, everyone in New Zealand can put an abundance of nourishing, nutritious kai on the table. ““People need liveable incomes and ... More >>
Transport Inquiry Chance To Get Regional Rail Back On Track
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 6:05 pm | Green Party
The Greens will continue to push for climate friendly, affordable transport options as part of a new cross-party Parliamentary inquiry into the future of inter-regional passenger rail in New Zealand. “Investing in rail is a great way to connect our ... More >>
Monkeypox Elimination Plan Is Essential
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 1:31 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to listen to public health experts and commit to an elimination strategy for monkeypox. “The Green Party backs the recommendations of a recent open letter to the Prime Minister and calls on the Government ... More >>
Bill To Ban Mining On Conservation Land Pulled From Biscuit Tin
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 12:46 pm | Green Party
Following months of work by the Green Party and community and environmental organisations, Parliament will have the opportunity to pass legislation to protect public conservation land and waters from mining. Green Party conservation spokesperson, Eugenie Sage’s ... More >>
Grassroots Sports No Longer Excuse For Alcohol Harm Inaction
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 11:16 am | Green Party
New evidence released today by Alcohol Healthwatch shows there’s never been a better time for Parliament to pass Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick’s Alcohol Harm Minimisation Bill. “Alcohol sponsorship is not the lifeline for our grassroots ... More >>
Bottom Trawling On All Seamounts Must Stop
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 12:37 pm | Green Party
The Green Party once again calls on the Government to ban bottom trawling on all seamounts following the release of an industry white paper on so-called ‘sustainable’ trawling. “The Government needs to show much greater ambition for marine protection ... More >>
Time To Transform Care And Support For Disabled People
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 9:29 am | Green Party
Urgent reform is essential to ensure disabled people have equal access to the care and support they need, the Green Party says in response to a new report that challenges politicians to fix the current system. “Aotearoa New Zealand should be a place ... More >>
