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Report Of Alleged War Crimes By ADF In Afghanistan Distressing Reminder Of The Need For Accountability And Transparency
Friday, 20 November 2020, 12:42 pm | Green Party
The Green Party strongly condemns the revelation of alleged war crimes by the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan, with an alleged unlawful killing of 39 people by 25 Special Forces personnel. “My thoughts go to the Afghani community and the families ... More >>
Greens Commit To Ensuring Strong Oceans Protection This Term
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 4:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will work with Labour this term to ensure better protections for our oceans, Green MP Eugenie Sage said today. Eugenie Sage is today accepting a 60,000 signature petition from the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition calling for an end to ... More >>
Auckland COVID-19 Case Shows Need For Extended Sick Leave Before Busy Christmas Period
Monday, 16 November 2020, 8:49 am | Green Party
The case of an Auckland city worker heading to work with COVID-19 symptoms shows the need for urgent extended sick leave, Green Party Workplace Relations spokesperson Jan Logie said today. “What has become abundantly clear during the COVID-19 pandemic ... More >>
Reserve Bank Policies Will Inevitably Heat Housing Market, Government Must Implement Tax Reform To Cool It Down
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 4:22 pm | Green Party
The Government must use levers to prevent further over-heating of the housing market, which will result from the Reserve Bank pumping another $28 billion into the economy in the form of cheap loans to banks. “Cheap bank loans are good for helping businesses, ... More >>
Successful Prosecution Of Talley’s Deep-water Fishing Division Shows Need For More Marine Protected Areas
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 2:24 pm | Green Party
Today’s ruling that Talley’s deep-water fishing division, Amaltal, is guilty of bottom trawling in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve demonstrates the need for increased fisheries enforcement and strong marine protected areas off our coasts, Green MP ... More >>
Green Party Backs Calls By New Zealand Charities To Lift The Benefit By Christmas
Monday, 9 November 2020, 10:04 am | Green Party
The Green Party supports calls by 40 welfare and poverty organisations to increase income support payments to help lift families out of poverty before Christmas. Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson said today: “The Christmas period should be a time ... More >>
Green Party Responds To Final Election Results From Specials
Friday, 6 November 2020, 2:12 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson said today: “The final results are in and we’re incredibly excited to confirm our outstanding success this election. “It was an election where we defied the odds, we’ve achieved an historic outcome where ... More >>
Greens Welcome Commitment To Sick Leave Extension
Thursday, 5 November 2020, 2:23 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has welcomed the Government’s commitment to introduce legislation to extend statutory minimum paid sick leave to ten days before the end of 2020. The Prime Minister made this commitment in a speech to a meeting of E Tū union delegates, ... More >>
Close Preliminary Cannabis Result Means A Wait For The Specials: Greens
Friday, 30 October 2020, 2:39 pm | Green Party
A close preliminary result for Cannabis legalisation and control shows that we won’t know for sure what the result in until the specials come in, Green Party spokesperson on Drug Law Reform Chlöe Swarbrick said today. “Today’s result shows what we ... More >>
Greens Only Party With Plan To Meet Scale Of Climate Challenge
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 12:42 pm | Green Party
A new report showing that the effects of climate change are already being felt in Aotearoa New Zealand shows the importance of the Green Party pushing for urgent action in the next Government. The Our Atmosphere and Climate report sets out that climate ... More >>
Green Party Commits To Stronger Urban Tree Protection And No New Mines On Public Conservation Land
Thursday, 15 October 2020, 11:47 am | Green Party
The Green Party is the only party in Parliament which is explicitly committing to protecting public conservation land and the indigenous plants and wildlife which live there, from destructive mining. Ahead of the final debates of the election campaign ... More >>
Greens Close Campaign With COVID-19 Recovery Pitch
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 6:13 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says a Green-Labour partnership next term is the only way to ensure that we build back better than before, whilst addressing the other crises of biodiversity, climate change and poverty. Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson said today: “Throughout ... More >>
Green Party Releases Tourism Policy
Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 4:25 pm | Green Party
Today the Green Party’s conservation spokesperson Eugenie Sage went kayaking on Akaroa Harbour to highlight the greater protection achieved for Hector’s and Maui dolphins this term and the Greens’ election commitment to supporting sustainable ... More >>
Strong Support Among Māori For Green/Labour Government
Monday, 12 October 2020, 1:07 pm | Green Party
Polling from key Māori electorates shows Māori voters want the Greens in Government alongside Labour. Key points include: · Tamaki Makaurau – 54% of voters want a Green/Labour Government. · Te Tai Tonga – 46% of voters want a Green/Labour Government. ... More >>
Green Party MP Gareth Hughes Postal Votes From Island
Monday, 12 October 2020, 11:42 am | Green Party
As New Zealanders prepare for one of our most important elections of our time, Green Party MP Gareth Hughes is showing just how easy it is to vote no matter where you live. Gareth is voting by mail this year from the small island he lives on with his ... More >>
Building A Vibrant Creative Sector
Sunday, 11 October 2020, 2:48 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will push for better conditions, more certainty, and greater opportunities for New Zealand’s artists and creatives as part of the next Government, Co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw said today. James Shaw was visiting the Raglan Creative ... More >>
Greens Promise Continued Action To Reduce Mental Health Waiting Times
Saturday, 10 October 2020, 11:38 am | Green Party
The Green Party is committed to reduce the waiting times people in mental distress have to put up with before they receive attention and get treatment. Green Party mental health spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick made the commitment on World Mental Health ... More >>
Greens Would Bring Urban Food Farms To Auckland City
Friday, 9 October 2020, 2:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will invest funding in community agriculture and urban food gardens in places like Auckland city centre. Green MP and Auckland Central candidate Chlöe Swarbrick says investment in regenerative urban farms, which provide a stronger awareness ... More >>
Greens Would Go Further And Faster For Kauri Protection
Friday, 9 October 2020, 1:50 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says Labour’s commitment to protecting kauri is a good start, but the Greens would go further and faster to keep our kauri standing. “It’s great that Labour is committing to funding the bureaucracy needed for the National ... More >>
Greens Welcome Labour’s Climate Commitments, Will Push For More Action To Match Scale Of The Crisis
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 1:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes Labour’s commitment to reduce climate emissions in the next term of Government, but would go further and faster to address the true scale of the crisis. “Thanks to the Green Party in this term of Government, we’ve seen ... More >>
