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Former Govt spies should be stopped from private spying
Former employees of Government security and intelligence agencies should face at least a five-year stand down period before taking up private sector security contracts, the Green Party said today.
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Green Party welcomes major healthcare reforms with a call for more
The Green Party welcomes the major healthcare reforms announced today by the Minister of Health, including the creation of a Māori Health Authority – Manatū Hauora Māori as we call it.
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Tinkering around the edges won’t cut it for families struggling to survive
Research released today reinforces the need for significant changes to our social safety net, the Green Party says.
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E karanga ana Te Pātī Kākāriki mo te waihangatanga o tētahi Manatū Hauora Māori
I tēnei tau i Waitangi, I whakahua ake te Tira o Te Mātāwaka o te Pātī Kākāriki i tā rātau aronga matua, ki te waihanga I tētahi Manatū Hauora Māori, mā Māori te kawe, mā Māori ngā whakahaere. Ko tā te tira; Kua rongohia ngā karanga a ngā Tangata Whenua, e hiahia ana ki tētahi Manatū me tōna anō motuhaketanga, hei āpiti atu me tika te hora o ngā rauemi.
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The Greens call for an empowered independent Māori Health Authority
During Waitangi this year the Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka caucus announced their priority for an independent Māori Health Authority. We have heard the call from Tangata Whenua wanting any authority to be independent, and properly resourced.
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Pasifika mental wellbeing initiative must protect our communities: Greens
The Greens welcome $6.6 million from the Government’s $455 million programme to increase access to mental health and addiction services for our Pasifika communities in Auckland and Wellington.
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Greens will embed tikanga Māori into rewrite of social security legislation
The Green Party is putting a Member’s Bill into the ballot today which will be a significant step towards overhauling the Social Security Act by embedding a tikanga Māori framework into the welfare system.
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Strong relationship continues as Green Party renew MoU with E Tū union
The Green Party have reaffirmed their strong commitment to the union movement in Aotearoa New Zealand by renewing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with E Tū.
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Green Party plans significant rewrite of social security legislation
The Green Party is putting a Member’s Bill into the ballot today which will be a significant step towards overhauling the Social Security Act.
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NZ becomes first in world for climate reporting
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark says Aotearoa New Zealand has become the first country in the world to introduce a law that requires the financial sector to disclose the impacts of climate change on their business and explain how they will manage climate-related risks and opportunities.