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Green Party Tables 26,000 Signatures Against Public Sector Wage Squeeze
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 12:31 pm | Green Party
In Parliament today, the Green Party is tabling a petition of more than 26,000 signatures against the Government’s plans to suppress public sector wages. “Our public sector workers helped keep us safe, taught our kids, and tended to our natural spaces all ... More >>
Greens Call On Labour To Urgently Support Members Bill To Protect The Human Rights Of Rainbow Communities
Monday, 17 May 2021, 8:25 am | Green Party
The Green Party spokesperson for Rainbow Communities Dr Elizabeth Kerekere is calling for the Labour Party to support her members bill to protect the rights of takatāpui, in particular, trans, intersex, and non-binary people. Their support would strengthen ... More >>
Green Party Welcomes KiwiSaver Fossil Fuel And Illegal Weapons Exclusion
Friday, 14 May 2021, 3:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the changes to KiwiSaver implemented today by the Government that require default providers to exclude investments in fossil fuel production and illegal weapons. “New Zealanders can now be sure their savings are being put to ... More >>
Student Accommodation Inquiry Recommends Proactive Transparency, Independent Dispute Resolution Process
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 2:07 pm | Green Party
Today the student accommodation inquiry initiated by Green Party Tertiary Education spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick tabled its report in Parliament. Recommendations include establishing an independent dispute resolution process that can provide compensation, ... More >>
Student Accommodation Inquiry Recommends Proactive Transparency, Independent Dispute Resolution Process
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 2:00 pm | Green Party
Today the student accommodation inquiry initiated by Green Party Tertiary Education spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick tabled its report in Parliament. Recommendations include establishing an independent dispute resolution process that can provide compensation, ... More >>
Green MP Teanau Tuiono Walks Out Of The House In Support Of Te Pāti Māori
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 4:31 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono walked out of the House today in support of Te Pāti Māori, who call for debate in the House about kaupapa Māori to include Māori voices. “We continuously see and hear the National Party deliberately inciting racist debates ... More >>
Manawatū District Council Must Not Defer Māori Wards To 2024
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 5:17 pm | Green Party
A successful hikoi in Manawatū has challenged the decision by the Manawatū District Council to defer introducing Māori Wards to 2024. “Today I walked with iwi, hapū and whānau from across the Manawatū to protest against Manawatū District Council ... More >>
Launching Petition Calling For Labour To Reverse Public Sector Wage Suppression On Our Nurses, Teachers, DOC Workers
Friday, 7 May 2021, 10:34 am | Green Party
The Green Party has launched a petition calling on Labour to reverse its decision to suppress the wages of public servants like nurses, teachers, and DOC workers earning between $60,000 and $100,000. On Wednesday the Government announced that for the ... More >>
Greens Welcome US Support For People’s Vaccine
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 10:17 am | Green Party
The Green Party strongly supports today’s commitment by the United States to waive the morally indefensible pharmaceutical patents on the COVID-19 vaccine in order to make it accessible to Developing World communities. “It has been deeply disappointing ... More >>
Public Sector Pay Restrictions Are Unacceptable
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 4:26 pm | Green Party
The Government’s decision to restrict the wages of many essential public sector workers for another two years does a disservice to those who have kept our communities safe during COVID-19, the Green Party said today. “Our essential workers in the ... More >>
The Green Party Is Putting Reasonable Renting Rules On The Agenda
Monday, 3 May 2021, 9:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party is launching its Reasonable Rents campaign to start a national conversation about the high cost of rents for the more than 1.4 million Kiwis who live in a rental home. “We all deserve a warm, affordable and accessible place to call home. Whether ... More >>
Our Tamariki Maōri Should Not Suffer Any More: Greens
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 12:59 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the Waitangi Tribunal report that recognises mulitple breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by the Crown. “Māori have been facing the Crown’s broken Treaty promises for centuries. This report outlines the Crown’s inability to partner ... More >>
Greens Call For Amnesty Programme In Open Letter To Immigration Minister
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 10:55 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to create a broad amnesty programme for people who overstay their visa, and for temporary visa holders to be granted residency in an open letter to the Minister for Immigration. Green Party spokesperson ... More >>
Local Government Review Must Centre Te Tiriti O Waitangi And Empower Young People
Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:20 am | Green Party
The future of local government must empower the young people who will live with the decisions made today, by enabling them to vote, and strengthen our national commitment to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Green Party said today. “The future of local ... More >>
The Greens Welcome Whānau Centred Initiatives For Prisons
Friday, 23 April 2021, 9:08 am | Green Party
Today the Government announced a new whānau-centred Māori pathways programme in the Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison. “We know Māori are over-represented in our correction system, and with little support they often struggle to adjust once they ... More >>
Greens Welcome Protections For Kiwis’ Savings
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 9:59 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the Government’s announcement that bank deposits up to $100,000 will be protected under new rules. “Deposit guarantees are overdue. We welcome the Government’s move to protect the savings of ordinary New Zealanders ... More >>
Former Govt Spies Should Be Stopped From Private Spying
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 9:34 am | Green Party
Former employees of Government security and intelligence agencies should face at least a five-year stand down period before taking up private sector security contracts, the Green Party said today. This follows revelations that a former long-serving SIS ... More >>
Green Party Welcomes Major Healthcare Reforms With A Call For More
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 1:48 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the major healthcare reforms announced today by the Minister of Health, including the creation of a Māori Health Authority – Manatū Hauora Māori as we call it. “We welcome the Government’s announcement on the creation ... More >>
Tinkering Around The Edges Won’t Cut It For Families Struggling To Survive
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 10:54 am | Green Party
Research released today reinforces the need for significant changes to our social safety net, the Green Party says. “Everyone deserves to live with dignity, but our current social safety net doesn’t do enough for our most vulnerable New Zealanders,” ... More >>
The Greens Call For An Empowered Independent Māori Health Authority
Monday, 19 April 2021, 9:24 am | Green Party
During Waitangi this year the Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka caucus announced their priority for an independent Māori Health Authority. We have heard the call from Tangata Whenua wanting any authority to be independent, and properly resourced. “For ... More >>
