Kia ora
This week we released our plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty by 2014.
It's an affordable, achievable plan with four components: making Working for Families work for every low income family; providing better study support for sole parents and beneficiaries; raising the minimum wage to help working parents; and making sure that rental properties are warm and healthy for kids.
We're pleased with the positive response to our plan and proud to be putting simple solutions on the table.
Metiria Turei, Green MP
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In this issue
Take action
Same pay for the same job
Send a message to the Minister of Labour asking her to support Catherine Delahunty's Equal Pay Amendment Bill. Send e-card | Read Bill
Reject the Welfare Working Group report
Ask the Minister for Social Development to reject the Welfare Working Group report. Send e-card
Warm, Healthy Rentals: send an eCard to John Key
There are at least 1 million substandard homes in New Zealand and rental properties are generally the worst performing of these. We are calling on the Government to create performance standards which ensure warm, healthy, rentals.
Read about the warm, healthy rentals campaign | Send an eCard | Tell us your flatting horror stories
Events
Welfare Forums with Catherine Delahunty
'Welfare Reforms: A Recipe for Poverty'
Monday 15 August, 1-4:30pm
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Lindisfarne Community Centre, 22 Lindisfarne St, Invercargill
Thursday 25 August, 12:30-1:30pm
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Grahamstown Community Hall,
Thames
Book Launch: Fleeing Vesuvius NZ Edition - with Gareth Hughes
Responding to the Effects of Economic and Environmental Collapse
Wednesday 16 August 6-7:30pm, Green Party Caucus Room, Level 15, Bowen House, Wellington
The Great MMP Debate
Come and hear both sides argue whether we need a change from MMP or not.
Friday 19 August 6:30-8pm, Mezzanine Community Room, Wellington Central Library, Wellington
Smart Transport for NZ Conference, with Gareth Hughes
Friday 19 August 1pm to Saturday 20 August 5:30pm
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Wellington
Videos
Catherine Delahunty on ending child poverty
Green MP Catherine Delahunty speaks about our platform to get 100,000 kids out of poverty by 2014. Watch the video...
Podcasts
Kids talk about poverty
In this podcast, kids from a low-decile school talk about poverty in their own words. Listen to podcast...
Subscribe to our podcasts in iTunes
Press releases
Green plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty
2 August 2011
The Green Party has today launched a bold plan to bring 100,000 children out of poverty by 2014. Read more...
Rich list highlights poor policy choice
29 July 2011
The minimum wage would be $15.60 if it had increased at the same rate as the wealth of the richest New Zealanders the Green Party said today. Read more...
Time to address causes of child poverty and neglect
27 July 2011
Recommendations in the Government Green Paper on vulnerable children will not address the root causes of child abuse and neglect, the Green Party said today. Read more...
Blog posts
Gender pay discrimination - by Catherine Delahunty
Yesterday’s Herald poll said 65% of women believed that there was discrimination against them at work simply because of their gender. Read more...
Labour's adoption approach underwhelming at best - by Kevin Hague
Labour MP (and perhaps crucially, candidate for Auckland Central) Jacinda Ardern announced last week that she will seek to introduce a Member's Bill to require the Law Commission to update its previous advice on adoption law and draft a bill to overhaul the current law in this light. Read more...
Blair: Politician for the rich - by Keith Locke
While many New Zealanders are struggling to make ends meet, others could afford a hefty $1000 to hear (and be photographed with) the former British PM Tony Blair when he spoke in Auckland today.
Yes, Mr Blair is a politician for the rich. Read more...
Speeches
Keith Locke on the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill - Committee Stage - Keith Locke MP, 4 August 2011
Over the decades, students have been the core of many of what are now recognised as very commendable protests: against apartheid, against nuclear weapons, against the Viet Nam War. Watch video or read transcript...
Oral questions
Catherine Delahunty questions the Minister of Women's Affairs on the gender pay gap - Catherine Delahunty MP, 2 August 2011
Does [the Minister of Women's Affairs] agree with 65 percent of women polled by the New Zealand Herald, who consider they get paid less than men because of their gender? Watch video or read transcript...
