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Case for excess profit tax on banks clearer than ever
The Government should adopt an excess profits tax and use any revenue raised to help people make ends meet, following the rise in the Official Cash Rate today.
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Crown mineral change does not go far enough
Long overdue changes to the Crown Minerals Act are a welcome step in the right direction but the Government needs to go further to end the nonsensical search for fossil fuels.
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Healthy Homes for all means a WOF and Landlord Register
The Government’s decision to exclude landlords from property management regulations means more than half of Kiwi rentals will be left out in the cold. And, where they’re kicking the can down the road on Healthy Homes Standards, the Government falls short on the basics that a Rental Warrant of Fitness would fix.
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Time to extend the voting age
The Green Party is calling on the Government to take immediate action to lower the voting age to 16.
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Hate speech change welcome, but still leaves communities at risk
The Green Party welcomes hate speech reform to protect religious groups, but is concerned that the exclusion of women, rainbow, and disability communities sends a signal that these groups are less deserving of protection.
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Young people deserve better
The National Party’s plan to put children into military boot camps is so flawed it is dangerous.
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Green Party solution better for Māori voters, not deal with National
An agreement between Labour and National misses an historic opportunity to make our democracy more accessible for Māori voters.
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Govt must extend Samoa visa changes to all Pacific countries
Thanks to Green Party pressure, visitors from Samoa can soon travel to Aotearoa without a visa – a right that should be extended to every Pacific country.
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Nature missing in RMA reform
The Government has missed a crucial opportunity to redesign the resource management system with climate and nature at its heart.
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Govt continuing to prioritise high income earners in immigration system
The resumption today of the parent visa category needs to be followed by an end to the Government’s unfair salary based family reunification policy.