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Green Party Celebrates Gender Self-ID Legislation Becoming Law
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 4:09 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is celebrating the long-overdue gender self-ID legislation becoming law today. “It is with great pleasure, after decades of discrimination for our takatāpui, trans, intersex and non-binary whānau, to see this Bill pass its third ... More >>
Smokefree Action Plan Welcomed By Greens
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 11:22 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the launch of the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan. "The Green Party welcomes the release of today’s Action Plan as another step towards Aotearoa New Zealand being smoke-free by 2025,” says Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, the ... More >>
Phase Out PKE As Part Of Climate Plan
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 8:53 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor to phase out the use of the Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE) on farms to help address the climate crisis. “Supplementary livestock feed like PKE is fuelling an increase ... More >>
Kids Living In Poverty Cannot Wait Any Longer For Change
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 8:28 am | Green Party
Labour needs to urgently up its game if it is to ensure every child in Aotearoa has what they need to thrive, the Green Party said in response to the Child Poverty Action Group’s latest report. “Poverty is not inevitable. It is caused by low ... More >>
Housing Legislation Needs Further Changes
Friday, 3 December 2021, 12:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes changes Parliament’s Environment Select Committee has recommended to Labour and National’s housing legislation but says further improvements need to be made. “Changes to Labour and National’s housing bill are essential ... More >>
No New Mines: It’s Time To Uphold Your Promise
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 8:37 am | Green Party
The Green Party has launched a campaign calling on the Minister for Conservation, Kiritapu Allan and Minister for Energy, Megan Woods to fulfil a promise the Prime Minister made in 2017 to ban new mines on conservation land. “The time for delay ... More >>
Support Needed For Auckland Families And Communities, Not Just Tourism
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 11:09 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the additional support for Auckland this summer but said Labour needs to do more to ease the hardship many families in Tāmaki Makaurau are experiencing right now. “We welcome support for Auckland and Aucklanders who’ve ... More >>
Green Party Seeks Post-enactment Review For COVID Bill
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 12:07 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on Labour to commit to a review of the COVID legislation that will pass through Parliament today under urgency. “While we support the bill passing through urgency today, it is important people are still given an opportunity ... More >>
Auckland Border Should Remain In Place For Now
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 1:11 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the Labour Government is making a mistake by committing to opening the Auckland border before vulnerable communities are ready. “Elimination has protected thousands of lives in Aotearoa and maintaining elimination is still ... More >>
Govt Must Expand Drug Harm Reduction Initiatives Nationwide
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 4:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to roll out the successful drug harm reduction programme Te Ara Oranga nationwide, going further than the Eastern Bay of Plenty extension announced today. “The results speak for themselves, and the ... More >>
Te Mātāwaka: Oversight Of Oranga Tamariki Needs To Be Independent Of Government
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 5:34 pm | Green Party
The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill will have its first reading today, but the Green Party will not be supporting it. All tamariki in Aotearoa have the right to be loved, nurtured and safe in whānau ... More >>
Welcome Repeal Of Three Strikes Law Demands Further Action
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 10:54 am | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the long overdue repeal of the archaic Three Strikes law and calls on the Government to follow this move with more transformative reform of our broken justice system. “The Green Party has been pushing for the repeal of ... More >>
National’s Education Plan Puts Kids And Communities At Risk
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 12:44 pm | Green Party
The National Party’s plan to reopen schools immediately would put children and marginalised communities at risk, the Green Party says. “Children’s health and wellbeing must be the top priority in any decision about when to reopen schools. ... More >>
Reform ACC To Support Survivors Of Sexual Violence
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 8:36 am | Green Party
The Green Party is launching a campaign today calling on the Minister for ACC, Carmel Sepuloni to ensure all survivors of sexual assault get the support they need, when they need it. The Green Party is calling on the Minister to: · Remove the requirement ... More >>
Govt Must Start Phase Out Of Synthetic Nitrogen Fertiliser
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:33 am | Green Party
Responding to new research showing the link between cancer and nitrates in drinking water, the Green Party is calling on the Government to immediately start phasing out the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. “We can have a thriving and sustainable ... More >>
More Needed To Support Families To Make Ends Meet
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 3:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the income support increases the Prime Minister announced today, but says the Government needs to go further, faster to ease the hardship many families are experiencing right now. “The support announced today will help. But ... More >>
No Time For Half Measures - Ban Import Of Palm Oil By-products
Friday, 5 November 2021, 8:46 am | Green Party
The Government should take urgent action to ban imports of Palm Kernel Expeller and Palm Kernel Meal, the Green Party says. “Earlier this week we were delighted to see New Zealand join with more than 100 other countries in pledging to protect ... More >>
Government Must Address Council Housing Rent Gap
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 6:48 am | Green Party
The Green Party has launched an open letter calling on the Minister of Housing to extend the Income Related Rent Subsidy to council housing tenants so no one is having to choose between heating their home, eating, or paying rent. “Behind the front ... More >>
Boosting Housing And Clean Transport Only Realistic Option For LGWM
Monday, 1 November 2021, 3:46 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says Let’s Get Wellington Moving can and must address the climate & ecological crises and provide for more affordable homes. “The world has changed since the Basin Reserve flyover and Mt Vic tunnel were first proposed. We ... More >>
Disability Reform Welcomed By Greens
Friday, 29 October 2021, 2:25 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the planned reform of the disability system, including the establishment of a new Ministry for Disabled People. “This is a huge opportunity to make sure the Government has a strong focus on ensuring everyone in Aotearoa can ... More >>
