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Green Party AGM to move online
The Green Party has made the decision to move its 2022 AGM online. Members of the party will not be gathering in Christchurch this weekend.
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Bold solutions needed to ease inflation pressures
Action is needed to address the inequality crisis and support New Zealanders on the lowest incomes, the Green Party says.
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Inquiry reveals thousands of students living in poverty
The Government must lift student incomes now, says the Green Party, as new evidence shows thousands of students are living in poverty, with many struggling to pay rent and put food on the table.
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Free public transport better for climate and inequality
The Green Party is on board with the extension of half-price public transport, but once again calls on the Government to go further and make public transport free - for good.
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Alcohol action is suicide prevention - MPs must act
Evidence published today showing that acute alcohol use is a factor in more than a quarter of suicides in New Zealand is a shocking wakeup call and politicians must respond, the Green Party says.
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Greens demand answers as Crown agency backs deep sea mining
Banning deep-sea mining is more urgent than ever following the news that a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, NIWA is set to support what could easily become a damaging mining project in the Pacific Ocean.
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Free masks a Green win
Following pressure from the Green Party, the Government has announced that medical masks will be available free for everyone, with N95 masks free for those most at-risk.
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Government must focus on the underlying causes of crime to combat gang violence
We need action to address the underlying causes of crime, not more of the same simplistic solutions that we know do not work and risk harming communities, the Green Party says.
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Greens say fuel tax cut could have saved regional passenger rail, reduce fossil fuel reliance
For the cost of cutting taxes to petrol for three months, the Government could have ensured the future of a transformational increase to passenger rail services between Wellington, the Wairarapa and Manawatū, says the Green Party.
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Taxing drug revenue would mean drug reform
If ACT is serious about taxing illicit drug revenue then let’s talk about drug reform, the Green Party says.