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Green Party seeks post-enactment review for COVID Bill
The Green Party is calling on Labour to commit to a review of the COVID legislation that will pass through Parliament today under urgency.
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Test and refine COVID traffic light system first
The Green Party says Labour should test and refine the COVID Protection Framework before opening the Auckland border.
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Auckland border should remain in place for now
The Green Party says the Labour Government is making a mistake by committing to opening the Auckland border before vulnerable communities are ready.
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Govt must expand drug harm reduction initiatives nationwide
The Green Party is calling on the Government to roll out the successful drug harm reduction programme Te Ara Oranga nationwide, going further than the Eastern Bay of Plenty extension announced today.
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Te Mātāwaka: Oversight of Oranga Tamariki needs to be independent of Government
The Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill will have its first reading today, but the Green Party will not be supporting it.
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Welcome repeal of Three Strikes Law demands further action
The Green Party welcomes the long overdue repeal of the archaic Three Strikes law and calls on the Government to follow this move with more transformative reform of our broken justice system.
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Reform ACC to support survivors of sexual violence
The Green Party is launching a campaign today calling on the Minister for ACC, Carmel Sepuloni to ensure all survivors of sexual assault get the support they need, when they need it.
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Govt must start phase out of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser
Responding to new research showing the link between cancer and nitrates in drinking water, the Green Party is calling on the Government to immediately start phasing out the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.
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More needed to support families to make ends meet
The Green Party welcomes the income support increases the Prime Minister announced today, but says the Government needs to go further, faster to ease the hardship many families are experiencing right now.
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No time for half measures - ban import of palm oil by-products
The Government should take urgent action to ban imports of Palm Kernel Expeller and Palm Kernel Meal, the Green Party says.