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Labour Needs To Reconsider Wealth Tax
Monday, 28 August 2023, 6:14 pm | Green Party
The announcement today that the Government has decided to cut funding to public services shows exactly why they need to tax wealth and big corporations. “The Labour Government is constraining itself unnecessarily by refusing to change the tax system ... More >>
Climate Safe Communities - James Shaw Speech
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 4:46 pm | Green Party
Kia tau te rangimārie O te Ranginui e tū iho nei O Papatūanuku e takoto nei O te Taiao e awhi nei Kei runga i a tātou Tihei Mauriora! Mōrena koutou katoa. *** A family whose home was flooded to the ceiling of the ground floor. The kitchen, ... More >>
$750M Fund Part Of Climate-Safe Communities Plan To Protect Towns & Cities
Sunday, 27 August 2023, 11:10 am | Green Party
The Green Party has today announced a Climate-Safe Communities plan to both cut emissions and protect our communities from the impact of climate change. “Our plan will slash emissions, bring nature back to our towns and cities, and protect our ... More >>
Cabinet’s Emissions Pricing Plan Leaves Too Much To Chance
Friday, 18 August 2023, 12:59 pm | Green Party
Only the Green Party has a plan to reduce agricultural emissions at the scale and pace needed. The Labour Cabinet’s plan for pricing agriculture emissions announced today falls short. “The Labour Cabinet’s emissions pricing plan leaves too much ... More >>
Prioritising Roads Over Climate Is Simply Irresponsible
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 1:10 pm | Green Party
The Government’s decision today to prioritise new roads is the exact opposite of what Aotearoa needs right now and needs a rethink. “Aotearoa deserves a balanced transport network with rapid transit connecting more people where they want to go, ... More >>
Greens Secure Representation For Rainbow Athletes
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 9:08 pm | Green Party
The Government has tonight adopted an amendment to the Integrity Sport and Recreation Bill at a crucial stage of the Parliamentary process that will ensure LGBTQI+ representation. “The establishment of a new Integrity Sport and Recreation Commission will be key ... More >>
The Green Party Announces Rick Bazeley As The Candidate For Whangārei
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 6:36 am | Green Party
Rick Bazeley has been named the candidate for Whangārei for the 2023 General Election. Rick was the party’s candidate in the 2011 election and was asked by the Whangārei Branch to stand again for the forthcoming election. He has been a Specialist Resource ... More >>
Green Party Unveils Revolutionary Clean Power Payment Policy
Monday, 14 August 2023, 12:41 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has announced a groundbreaking Clean Power Payment policy which will ensure all New Zealanders can enjoy comfortable homes and manageable bills. “It will also assist in creating a sustainable and zero-carbon future for New Zealand ... More >>
A Comparison Between The Green Party’s And Labour’s Family Support
Sunday, 13 August 2023, 8:45 pm | Green Party
Everyone will be better off under the Green Party’s plan. Here are some examples of how the Green Party’s Income Guarantee compares to Labour’s announcement today. A single parent with two children who does a bit of part time casual work and earns ... More >>
Clean Power Payment – James Shaw Speech
Sunday, 13 August 2023, 6:54 pm | Green Party
13 August Kia tau te rangimārie O te Ranginui e tū iho nei O Papatūanuku e takoto nei O te Taiao e awhi nei Kei runga i a tātou Tihei Mauriora! Mōrena koutou katoa. *** One of the great privileges of my job is that I get to travel around the ... More >>
Saving the planet and saving money, it’s as easy as more Green MPs
Sunday, 13 August 2023, 12:57 pm | Green Party
A new Clean Power Payment will save households up to $1,200 on their energy bills, every year, and slash carbon emissions. “The Clean Power Payment will save people money and save the planet, with the added benefit of making our homes warmer and ... More >>
Green Party Would Ban Bottom Trawling In The Hauraki Gulf
Friday, 11 August 2023, 6:33 am | Green Party
10 August 2023 Responding to the worrying findings of the latest State of our Gulf report, the Green Party says it would take action to ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf in the first 100 days of a new government. “The Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana/Te ... More >>
Greens Release Dental Stories Collection
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 3:16 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has today released a collection of stories showing exactly why dental care should be free in Aotearoa. “We put the call out for people to tell us their stories. What we heard was dire, but not surprising. This is exactly why we have ... More >>
Hauraki Gulf Protection Welcome, But Much More Action Is Needed
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 10:09 am | Green Party
The Green Party is today welcoming long overdue protection for the Hauraki Gulf - but is calling on the Government to make sure this is a first step of many to protect our oceans. “The Green Party welcomes today’s announcement to extend two existing ... More >>
Irresponsible Auckland Harbour Crossing Bad For Climate And Bad For Congestion
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 2:30 pm | Green Party
Throwing tens of billions of dollars at another six lanes of traffic is not going to solve Auckland’s congestion problem - and is grossly irresponsible in the middle of a climate crisis. “Aucklanders deserve a 21st century transport network with ... More >>
Marama Davidson Free Dental For All Speech
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 2:10 pm | Green Party
Ata mārie and welcome! Let me start by saying a massive thank you to all of you for being here today. I know you’re here because you want to change Aotearoa for the better. You know that Aotearoa can be a country where everyone has enough to ... More >>
Green Party Promises Free Dental For All
Sunday, 6 August 2023, 2:02 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is today promising to make dental care free for everyone in Aotearoa. “The time is now to make dental care free for everyone and to pay for it with a fair tax system,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. “Right now, oral ... More >>
The Time Is Now To Strike Anti-Pacific Racism From New Zealand Law
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 12:29 pm | Green Party
A Green Party member’s bill pulled from the ballot today would strike an anti-Pacific racist law from the country’s books and help heal the wrongs of the past. “Forty years ago the Government passed a law stripping people from Western Samoa of the ... More >>
Greens Urge Govt To Prioritise Voices Of Residents In Review
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 11:46 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming a review announced today of the Retirement Villages Act, and is urging the Government to make sure voices and rights of residents are emphasised more than industry. “Every person deserves to have access to decent ... More >>
You *wood* Not Believe It: Greens Secure Win For Urban Trees
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 9:52 am | Green Party
The Green Party’s advocacy has secured an amendment to the Natural and Built Environment Bill at a crucial stage of the Parliamentary process to ensure the Government provides national direction on protecting urban trees. “This is a big Green Party win. Alongside ... More >>
