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Greens Call On Government To Keep Same-day Election Enrolment And Voting
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 11:58 am | Green Party
On Radio New Zealand this morning, the Justice Minister stated the Government was considering ending election day enrolments. More >>
Members Bill Will Prevent Māori Land Confiscations
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:36 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Hūhana Lyndon says her Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill is an opportunity to right some past wrongs around the alienation of Māori land. More >>
Central Bank Makes Clear Government Is Pouring Fuel On Housing Crisis Fire
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 1:43 pm | Green Party
In a nutshell, the Government has handed landlords nearly three billion dollars just to increase house prices and push first home buyers out. More >>
New Unemployment Figures Paint Bleak Picture
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 12:23 pm | Green Party
Today’s unemployment figures, the highest we have seen in three years, show that the Government’s dated and dismal politics are having a marked impact across our communities. More >>
Landlord Government Once Again Pushes Renters Into The Cold
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:26 am | Green Party
The Coalition is trying to axe yet another opportunity to improve rentals by dropping the Residential Property Managers Bill. More >>
Surprise: Landlord Tax Cuts Don’t Trickle Down
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party is renewing its call for rent controls following reports of rental prices hitting an all-time high. More >>
Further Environmental Mismanagement On The Cards
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:11 pm | Green Party
The Government is hellbent on pushing our natural environment to the brink, exploiting everything it can for any profit that can be squeezed out of it. More >>
Three Strikes Has Failed Before And Will Fail Again
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:47 pm | Green Party
Resurrecting the archaic three-strikes legislation is an unwelcome return to a failed American-style approach to justice. More >>
Fast-track Submissions Period Must Be Extended
Friday, 19 April 2024, 4:33 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. “Smoke, mirrors and shadows ... More >>
Government Throws Coal On The Climate Crisis Fire
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s policy announced today to ease consenting for coal mining will have a lasting impact across generations. More >>
Landlord Government Leaves Little Hope For Renters
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters, which is a majority of people in Aotearoa. More >>
Significant Step Forward In Fixing Cruel And Unjust Past
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 6:48 pm | Green Party
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. “Fairness is at the heart of this Bill. We had a group ... More >>
Climate Change Commission Issues Warning Over Further Climate Delay
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:24 pm | Green Party
“We’re calling on the Government to take this draft advice seriously and act accordingly. We will relentlessly hold them to account to the action necessary for life on earth as we know it." More >>
Methane Target Review Is Dangerous Duplication
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:21 pm | Green Party
This substanceless review announcement gives us no terms of reference, no idea who the ‘expert’ reviewers are or where they would come from, and a vague timeline. More >>
Referendums For Māori Wards A Racist Step Backwards.
Friday, 5 April 2024, 6:23 am | Green Party
The Government's imposed referendum on Māori wards is a racist step backwards for Māori representation, and disregards Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Introducing a new requirement is a blatant attempt to suppress marginalised voices ahead of next year’s local ... More >>
A Warning For Those Looking To Fast-track The Climate Crisis
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 5:38 pm | Green Party
“The Green Party is steadfast in its opposition to this legislation and its stance towards those looking to use it to fast track the degradation of our environment. More >>
Thirty Six Point PR Spin
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 2:02 pm | Green Party
“Today’s plan has shown, once again, that this Government is more concerned with keeping its wealthy mates happy than building a better future for all,” says Marama Davidson. More >>
MPP Cuts Unforgivable
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 12:12 pm | Green Party
Slashing the Ministry of Pacific Peoples by 40% will have a devastating impact on pacific communities and further highlights how little this government cares about anything other than cutting taxes for the wealthiest few. “Aotearoa is a Pacific ... More >>
Greens Call For Strong Public Build Programme Following Release Of Report
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:48 am | Green Party
The Green Party stands with people who live in public housing, people in dire housing need, experts and advocates in demanding better than the Government’s archaic approach to housing those who need our support the most. “The Government must end the shameful ... More >>
Green Party Members’ Bill Pulled From The Ballot
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 4:18 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter says her members' bill is an opportunity for the coalition government to plug the gap in electric vehicle incentives. Today the Income Tax (Clean Transport FBT Exclusions) Amendment Bill was drawn from the members' ballot ... More >>
