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Green Party Would Ban Bottom Trawling In The Hauraki Gulf
Friday, 11 August 2023, 6:33 am | Green Party
10 August 2023 Responding to the worrying findings of the latest State of our Gulf report, the Green Party says it would take action to ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf in the first 100 days of a new government. “The Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana/Te ... More >>
Greens Release Dental Stories Collection
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 3:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today released a collection of stories showing exactly why dental care should be free in Aotearoa. “We put the call out for people to tell us their stories. What we heard was dire, but not surprising. This is exactly why we have ... More >>
Hauraki Gulf Protection Welcome, But Much More Action Is Needed
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 10:09 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today welcoming long overdue protection for the Hauraki Gulf - but is calling on the Government to make sure this is a first step of many to protect our oceans. “The Green Party welcomes today’s announcement to extend two existing ... More >>
Irresponsible Auckland Harbour Crossing Bad For Climate And Bad For Congestion
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 2:30 pm | Green Party
Throwing tens of billions of dollars at another six lanes of traffic is not going to solve Auckland’s congestion problem - and is grossly irresponsible in the middle of a climate crisis. “Aucklanders deserve a 21st century transport network with ... More >>
Marama Davidson Free Dental For All Speech
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 2:10 pm | Green Party
Ata mārie and welcome! Let me start by saying a massive thank you to all of you for being here today. I know you’re here because you want to change Aotearoa for the better. You know that Aotearoa can be a country where everyone has enough to ... More >>
Green Party Promises Free Dental For All
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is today promising to make dental care free for everyone in Aotearoa. “The time is now to make dental care free for everyone and to pay for it with a fair tax system,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. “Right now, oral ... More >>
The Time Is Now To Strike Anti-Pacific Racism From New Zealand Law
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 12:29 pm | Green Party
A Green Party member’s bill pulled from the ballot today would strike an anti-Pacific racist law from the country’s books and help heal the wrongs of the past. “Forty years ago the Government passed a law stripping people from Western Samoa of the ... More >>
Greens Urge Govt To Prioritise Voices Of Residents In Review
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 11:46 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming a review announced today of the Retirement Villages Act, and is urging the Government to make sure voices and rights of residents are emphasised more than industry. “Every person deserves to have access to decent ... More >>
You *wood* Not Believe It: Greens Secure Win For Urban Trees
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 9:52 am | Green Party
The Green Party’s advocacy has secured an amendment to the Natural and Built Environment Bill at a crucial stage of the Parliamentary process to ensure the Government provides national direction on protecting urban trees. “This is a big Green Party win. Alongside ... More >>
It’s Official! The Green Party The Only Grown-ups In The Room On Public Transport
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 10:35 am | Green Party
People are tired of the three yearly public transport merry-go-round. It literally doesn’t get anyone anywhere. “I wouldn’t be surprised if most people stuck in traffic on their regular commute yesterday spent the journey getting increasingly ... More >>
Labour Party Vote Down Mining Bill, Coromandel Now Threatened By Mining
Monday, 31 July 2023, 1:06 pm | Green Party
The Labour Party has just voted down Green MP Eugenie Sage's Bill which would have protected all conservation land in New Zealand from mining. Now, voters wanting to see the ban realised in conservation land throughout the Coromandel Electorate have ... More >>
National’s Transport Policy Rehash Of Failed Ideas
Monday, 31 July 2023, 12:38 pm | Green Party
The National Party's visionless obsession with highways is the exact opposite of the smart investment Aotearoa needs in zero-emissions transport infrastructure - and shows precisely why they are not fit to govern. “The time is now to prioritise ... More >>
Green Party Launches Bill To Protect Marine Mammals
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 7:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today lodged a members bill that will ensure greater protection of marine mammals. “Marine mammals such as Maui dolphin, Hector’s dolphin and New Zealand sea lion or rāpoka in our oceans are taonga species. Many of our marine ... More >>
Labour Must Deliver On No New Mines
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 7:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is disappointed tonight that the Government has voted down Eugenie Sage’s members’ bill to stop new mining on conservation land. The time is now for a government that takes conservation seriously. “Aotearoa is home to many unique ... More >>
Green Party Launches Rental WOF Bill
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 2:05 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today placed a Rental Warrant of Fitness Bill in the Member’s Ballot. “1.4 million renters in Aotearoa spend more of their income on older, colder and mouldier housing than those who own. That is a political choice. The Greens choose ... More >>
Green Party Launches Rental WOF Bill
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today placed a Rental Warrant of Fitness Bill in the Member’s Ballot. “1.4 million renters in Aotearoa spend more of their income on older, colder and mouldier housing than those who own. That is a political choice. The Greens choose ... More >>
Tell Us The Tooth: Green Party Asks Aotearoa To Tell Their Dental Care Stories
Tuesday, 25 July 2023, 12:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party are today launching a campaign asking for people to submit their stories of what it’s really like taking care of your oral health in Aotearoa. “Everybody in Aotearoa should be able to access essential healthcare and go to the dentist when ... More >>
ACT Policy Will Create Roads Exclusively For The Well-off
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 6:53 pm | Green Party
ACT’s proposal for private highways will see only those who can afford to pay expensive tolls able to use the roads. “The time is now to invest in smart, green transport infrastructure that benefits the whole community,” says the Green Party’s ... More >>
Marama Davidson’s Speech At The Green Party 2023 Campaign Launch
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 6:39 pm | Green Party
Ata mārie and welcome! Let me start by saying a massive thank you to all of you. Not only for being here on a classically cold and wet Wellington morning, but for all the support you have given to the Green Party over the years. As Greens, we are ... More >>
James Shaw's Speech At The Green Party 2023 Campaign Launch
Sunday, 23 July 2023, 6:25 pm | Green Party
Thank you for being here, this Sunday morning. I want to begin by expressing my condolences for the families who lost loved ones in Thursday’s shooting. Our thoughts are with you, and with those who have been injured and are in hospital. I also want ... More >>
