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Green Party Solution Better For Māori Voters, Not Deal With National
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 8:43 pm | Green Party
An agreement between Labour and National misses an historic opportunity to make our democracy more accessible for Māori voters. “Māori voters should be able to switch rolls at any time, whether it's a general election, by-election, or local ... More >>
Govt Must Extend Samoa Visa Changes To All Pacific Countries
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 4:40 pm | Green Party
Thanks to Green Party pressure, visitors from Samoa can soon travel to Aotearoa without a visa – a right that should be extended to every Pacific country. “The Minister’s decision to grant visa-waivers to frequent visitors from Samoa should ... More >>
Nature Missing In RMA Reform
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 1:29 pm | Green Party
The Government has missed a crucial opportunity to redesign the resource management system with climate and nature at its heart. “We need a planning and resource management system that will deliver more clean power; thriving natural habitats; liveable towns ... More >>
Govt Continuing To Prioritise High Income Earners In Immigration System
Monday, 14 November 2022, 2:05 pm | Green Party
The resumption today of the parent visa category needs to be followed by an end to the Government’s unfair salary based family reunification policy. “Families thrive when they are able to be connected. People should be able to migrate with ... More >>
Fix Electricity Market To Help Both Climate And Cost Of Living
Monday, 14 November 2022, 5:59 am | Green Party
The four big electricity companies should be required to reinvest massive profits into cutting both household bills and climate pollution, the Green Party says. A new report out today by NZCTU, 350 Aotearoa and First Union shows that instead of ... More >>
Next Waitematā Harbour Crossing Must Be Climate-friendly
Sunday, 13 November 2022, 1:15 pm | Green Party
The Minister for Transport can show climate leadership and consider only the lowest carbon ways of crossing Waitematā harbour. “The only acceptable outcome from the new study into options for a new Waitematā Harbour Crossing would be for the Government ... More >>
Changes Needed To Three Waters Plans
Friday, 11 November 2022, 2:29 pm | Green Party
Greater local oversight and control, seven instead of four entities, stormwater staying with councils, and stronger safeguards against privatisation are among the changes the Green Party wants to three waters legislation. Parliament’s Finance ... More >>
Bold Action Needed On Food Prices And Supermarket Profits
Friday, 11 November 2022, 1:12 pm | Green Party
Supermarkets are profiteering from families struggling to put food on the table. "The Government needs to stand up to big corporations making huge profits off the backs of families struggling to put food on the table,” says Ricardo Menéndez ... More >>
Don’t Let Open Banking Close The Door On Action To Address Excess Profit
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 11:27 am | Green Party
Open banking is fine but the simplest and most effective way to address record bank profits is to tax them fairly to provide relief to families struggling to get by. “While the Greens support any action that stops banks ripping people off, the timing ... More >>
Rainbow Report Shows More Needs To Be Done For Takatāpui And Rainbow People
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 4:30 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Rainbow report released by Stats NZ today and calls for better support for takatāpui and Rainbow people, particularly our trans and non-binary whānau. “One of the main insights from this report is that we need ... More >>
Greens Call On Education Minister To Bring Tertiary Sector To The Table
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 12:58 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is once again calling on the Minister of Education to bring union, government officials and sector leaders together to urgently improve the pay and condition of tertiary education staff. “People who work at our tertiary institutions ... More >>
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 >>
