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Stronger Action Needed To Stop Iran Regime Violence
Monday, 12 December 2022, 12:37 pm | Green Party
Stronger action consistent with New Zealand’s commitment to freedom, justice, and equality is needed to hold those responsible for violence and human rights violations in Iran to account. “On the face of it, the Government’s travel ban announced ... More >>
Hauraki Gulf In Urgent Need Of Protection
Saturday, 10 December 2022, 1:33 pm | Green Party
The Green Party backs the demands of Forest and Bird and calls on the Government to take urgent action to restore the health of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana/ Te Moananui ā Toi. “The Hauraki Gulf is in poor health and the Government is not ... More >>
Govt Must Grant Visa Waivers To All Pacific Countries
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 8:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is once again calling on the Government to grant visa waivers to all Pacific countries. “Pacific peoples should be able to travel to Aotearoa to visit their family without needing to jump through bureaucratic hoops to get a visitor ... More >>
Greens Welcome Life-saving Treatments For Rare Disorders
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 4:50 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the news that Pharmac will fully fund Spinraza for people under the age of 18. “We are thrilled that Pharmac has decided to fund Spinraza for young people with spinal muscular atrophy, which follows the great news on Sunday ... More >>
Greens Welcome Government Coming To Party On Reducing Alcohol Harm
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 11:46 am | Green Party
The Green Party are celebrating today’s introduction of the Government’s Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Bill, effectively adopting Part One of Chlöe Swarbrick’s Harm Minimisation Bill. “Leadership from ... More >>
Greens Support Operation Pātiki Restoring Name For Awa
Monday, 5 December 2022, 5:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is proud to support Kohupātiki Marae to uphold the mana of their awa. “We are pleased that the New Zealand Geographic Board has accepted ‘Te Awa o Mokotūāraro’ as the rightful name for this awa after declining ‘Ngaruroro ... More >>
COVID Inquiry Disappointingly Narrow
Monday, 5 December 2022, 5:39 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic – but is disappointed with the narrow scope “There is no doubt that an inquiry will provide some useful lessons for future pandemics. But, the inquiry ... More >>
Greens Support Operation Pātiki Restoring Name For Awa
Monday, 5 December 2022, 4:08 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is proud to support Kohupātiki Marae to uphold the mana of their awa. “We are pleased that the New Zealand Geographic Board has accepted ‘Te Awa o Mokotūāraro’ as the rightful name for this awa after declining ‘Ngaruroro ... More >>
Greens Call On Every Party To Improve Accessibility
Monday, 5 December 2022, 9:01 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on all political parties to commit to stronger representation for disabled people at every level of politics. It follows the launch today of We Want More , a campaign to increase the representation of disabled communities. “Having ... More >>
Greens Will Keep Pushing To Protect Public Ownership Of Water
Sunday, 4 December 2022, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will continue to push for strong protections of core public assets so they cannot be sold off against the wishes of New Zealanders. “Universal, affordable access to water services is a basic human right and a public good. Keeping these ... More >>
US Court Decision Shows Need For Stronger Protection Of Māui Dolphin
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 7:26 pm | Green Party
A decision by a United States Court to ban seafood imports from New Zealand shows the Government needs to do more to protect Māui dolphins. “The first step the Government should take in the wake of this decision is to phase out trawling and ... More >>
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 >>
