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Job losses from Kinleith Mill closure devastating
Source: Green Party The hundreds of jobs lost needlessly as a result of the Kinleith Mill paper production closure will have a devastating impact on the Tokoroa community – something...
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Fisheries consultation must put sustainability before profit
Source: Green Party The Green Party is urgently calling on the Government to prioritise long-term prosperity of our oceans in its consultation on the Fisheries Act. “Our oceans are in...
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Benefit levels fail to keep families out of poverty
Source: Green Party The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation report is a bleak indictment on the failure of Government to take steps to end poverty, with those on benefits,...
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PM must condemn Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan
Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling for the Prime Minister to show leadership and be unequivocal about Aotearoa New Zealand’s opposition to a proposal by the US President...
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Public Works Act overhaul fails to protect Māori land
Source: Green Party The Government’s so-called overhaul of the Public Works Act will fail to prevent further injustices around the confiscation of Māori land. “Now is the time for this...
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Govt’s lack of a plan shows in soaring unemployment stats
Source: Green Party The latest labour market figures confirm unemployment has risen to levels not seen since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. “This Government lacks a plan for creating...
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Government plan fails on growing public housing stock
Source: Green Party The Green Party says the Government is giving up on growing the country’s public housing stock, despite overwhelming evidence that we need more affordable houses to solve...
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Marama Davidson to mark return to politics at Waitangi
Source: Green Party Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson will return to politics at Waitangi on Monday the 3rd of February where she will hold a stand up with fellow co-leader...
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Greens stand with Coromandel locals against Luxon’s destructive mining policy
Source: Green Party Green Party MP Steve Abel this morning joined Coromandel locals in Waihi to condemn new mining plans announced by Shane Jones in the pit of the town’s...
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Where’s the “culture of yes” on climate ambition?
Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling on the Government to strengthen its just-announced 2030-2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement and address its woeful lack of...
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Open season on renters begins with no-cause evictions
Source: Green Party The Green Party says that with no-cause evictions returning from today, the move to allow landlords to end tenancies without reason plunges renters, and particularly families who...
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Raising speed limits on undivided highways invites trouble
Source: Green Party The Government’s move to increase speed limits substantially on dozens of stretches of rural and often undivided highways will result in more serious harm. “The Government’s pro-growth...
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Luxon waves goodbye to record number of NZers with no plan in sight
Source: Green Party Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation speech today offered no real hope nor vision for a unified and prosperous Aotearoa New Zealand. “Our country is not a...
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Govt’s sanctions regime fails us all
Source: Green Party The Government’s newly released data paints a damning picture: the sanctions regime targeting beneficiaries is an abject failure. “Benefit sanctions deprive people of the means to survive...
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Government spin won’t pay the rent
Source: Green Party The latest Consumer Price Index figures show rents rising almost twice as fast as general inflation. “Christopher Luxon tells New Zealanders one thing while doing another,” says...
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Aotearoa must step up as Trump plays with climate fire
Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling on the Government to stand firm and work with allies to progress climate action as Donald Trump signals his intent to pull...
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Greens welcome Gaza ceasefire, but say more work to do
Source: Green Party The Green Party has welcomed the provisional ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and reiterated its call for New Zealand to push for an end to the...
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Greens welcome deadline extension but reiterate call for Bill to be binned
Source: Green Party The Green Party welcomes the extension of the deadline for Treaty Principles Bill submissions but continues to call on the Government to abandon the Bill. “We welcome...
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Govt’s ‘free speech’ legislation stokes fear, not freedom
Source: Green Party The Government’s planned changes to the freedom of speech obligations of universities is little more than a front for stoking the political fires of disinformation and fear,...
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ECE no place to cut corners
Source: Green Party The Ministry of Regulation’s report into Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Aotearoa raises serious concerns about the possibility of lowering qualification requirements, undermining quality and risking worse...
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Green Government will revoke dodgy fast-track projects
Source: Green Party The Green Party has warned that a Green Government will revoke the consents of companies who override environmental protections as part of Fast-Track legislation being passed today. ...
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Government for the wealthy keeps pushing austerity
Source: Green Party The Green Party says the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows how the Government is failing to address the massive social and infrastructure deficits our country...
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Govt’s miserly 1.5% minimum wage will take workers backwards
Source: Green Party The Government’s announcement today of a 1.5 per cent increase to minimum wage is another blow for workers, with inflation projected to exceed the increase, meaning it’s...