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Gang Policy Setting Communities Up For Failure
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 1:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party says the Government’s misguided policy on gangs will fail, following the announcement of the establishment of a national gang unit and district gang disruption units to target gang activities. More >>
Charter Schools Not A Serious Solution
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 12:01 pm | Green Party
History paints a very lacklustre picture of the performance of charter schools. Teachers, unions and educational experts have made it abundantly clear that they are an option not worth pursuing. More >>
Roads Over Everything Else Will Cost People And Planet
Monday, 13 May 2024, 12:16 pm | Green Party
This morning’s announcement from the Minister of Transport highlights his lack of ideas and lack of appetite to confront the climate crisis More >>
Greens Welcome Cross-party Approach To Climate Adaptation
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ continuation of Hon. James Shaw’s cross-party work on climate adaptation, now in the form of a Finance and Expenditure Committee Inquiry. More >>
Government Shows Allergy To Evidence In Benefits Crackdown
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 11:01 am | Green Party
Instead of punishing people, the Greens are calling for an end to benefit sanctions and an overhaul of employment support so that people who lose their jobs are meaningfully supported into work that matches their skills and aspirations,” says Ricardo Menéndez ... More >>
Minister Of Finance Reheats Austerity Politics
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 9:12 am | Green Party
This morning’s pre-Budget speech from the Minister of Finance offered no “meaningful” news on the Government’s trickle-down economics based plans. More >>
A Win For Wellington - Greens Welcome More Housing
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 2:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is welcoming the announcement by the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop to approve most of the Wellington City Council’s District Plan recommendations. More >>
Greens Call On Government To Keep Same-day Election Enrolment And Voting
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 11:58 am | Green Party
On Radio New Zealand this morning, the Justice Minister stated the Government was considering ending election day enrolments. More >>
Members Bill Will Prevent Māori Land Confiscations
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:36 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP Hūhana Lyndon says her Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill is an opportunity to right some past wrongs around the alienation of Māori land. More >>
Central Bank Makes Clear Government Is Pouring Fuel On Housing Crisis Fire
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 1:43 pm | Green Party
In a nutshell, the Government has handed landlords nearly three billion dollars just to increase house prices and push first home buyers out. More >>
New Unemployment Figures Paint Bleak Picture
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 12:23 pm | Green Party
Today’s unemployment figures, the highest we have seen in three years, show that the Government’s dated and dismal politics are having a marked impact across our communities. More >>
Landlord Government Once Again Pushes Renters Into The Cold
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:26 am | Green Party
The Coalition is trying to axe yet another opportunity to improve rentals by dropping the Residential Property Managers Bill. More >>
Surprise: Landlord Tax Cuts Don’t Trickle Down
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:45 am | Green Party
The Green Party is renewing its call for rent controls following reports of rental prices hitting an all-time high. More >>
Further Environmental Mismanagement On The Cards
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:11 pm | Green Party
The Government is hellbent on pushing our natural environment to the brink, exploiting everything it can for any profit that can be squeezed out of it. More >>
Three Strikes Has Failed Before And Will Fail Again
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:47 pm | Green Party
Resurrecting the archaic three-strikes legislation is an unwelcome return to a failed American-style approach to justice. More >>
Fast-track Submissions Period Must Be Extended
Friday, 19 April 2024, 4:33 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. “Smoke, mirrors and shadows ... More >>
Government Throws Coal On The Climate Crisis Fire
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 12:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s policy announced today to ease consenting for coal mining will have a lasting impact across generations. More >>
Landlord Government Leaves Little Hope For Renters
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 2:34 pm | Green Party
The Government’s announcement on tenancy rules prove that it does not care about renters, which is a majority of people in Aotearoa. More >>
Significant Step Forward In Fixing Cruel And Unjust Past
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 6:48 pm | Green Party
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. “Fairness is at the heart of this Bill. We had a group ... More >>
Climate Change Commission Issues Warning Over Further Climate Delay
Monday, 8 April 2024, 10:24 pm | Green Party
“We’re calling on the Government to take this draft advice seriously and act accordingly. We will relentlessly hold them to account to the action necessary for life on earth as we know it." More >>
