OSI archive

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NZ’s Public Health system dealt yet another blow

· March 7, 2025

Source: Green Party This morning’s announcement by the Health Minister regarding a major overhaul of the public health sector levels yet another blow to the country’s essential services. “Our health...

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Govt urged to rule out any involvement in AUKUS

· March 3, 2025

Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out joining the AUKUS military pact in any capacity following the scenes in the White House...

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State of the Planet speeches, 2025

· February 27, 2025

Source: Green Party At this year’s State of the Planet address, Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick announced the party’s plans to deliver a Green Budget this year to offer an alternative...

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Right to Repair Bill passes significant step

· February 20, 2025

Source: Green Party Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson’s Consumer Guarantees Right to Repair Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament this evening. “This is a significant step towards...

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NZers didn’t need this much pain to reduce OCR

· February 19, 2025

Source: Green Party Today’s OCR cut will fail to soothe the long-term pain Christopher Luxon’s Government is inflicting upon our communities.  “Luxon’s Government had options to cool demand in the...

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Govt funding for biodiversity an embarrassment

· February 17, 2025

Source: Green Party The Government’s newly announced funding for biodiversity and tourism of $30-million over three years is a small fraction of what is required for conservation in this country....

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Job losses from Kinleith Mill closure devastating

· February 14, 2025

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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PM must condemn Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan

· February 7, 2025

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

· February 5, 2025

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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Government plan fails on growing public housing stock

· February 4, 2025

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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Where’s the “culture of yes” on climate ambition?

· January 31, 2025

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

· January 30, 2025

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

· January 29, 2025

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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Govt’s sanctions regime fails us all

· January 23, 2025

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...