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Govt’s Christmas gift to workers: An effective pay cut
The Government’s announcement today of a measly two per cent increase to minimum wage is another blow for workers.
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Government sacrifices nature to the bulldozer
Christopher Luxon’s Government continues to show its true colours on environmental protection, today rejecting most of the advice of expert panels established to consider the right level of protection for stewardship land on the West Coast, and reducing the protection of tens of thousands of hectares recommended for National Park status.
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Inflated student loan debt stopping New Zealanders from coming home
After collating stories from over 400 New Zealanders living and working overseas, the Green Party is calling for an urgent cross-party inquiry into the student loan repayment scheme for overseas-based New Zealanders.
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Overwhelming opposition to fast-track legislation Luxon's Government will ignore, again
In a case of déjà vu nightmare, the Green Party stands with 95 per cent of submitters to the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill, opposing this proposed legislation in the strongest terms.
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Government’s ‘climate commitment’ mask finally comes off
In a watershed moment for climate accountability, newly released documents clearly show Luxon’s Government is comfortable knowingly breaching the Paris Agreement, signed up to by John Key 10 years ago.
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Parents echo call for free, public ECE
A new report, released this morning, shows the vast majority of parents want free early childhood education (ECE), not more tinkering around the edges of a broken system.
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Rates caps little more than a distraction from Govt’s own failings
The Government’s plan to limit council rates rises to four per cent will inevitably lead to poorer local service provision, and communities being worse off.
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Govt revamp of regional councils hurts environment
The Government is weakening environmental management and local democracy with its changes to Regional Councils.
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Our trans whānau deserve better than this Government
Following last week’s political posturing from Christopher Luxon’s Government, the Greens promise to do everything in their power to ensure everyone gets the healthcare they need, and that needs to include our trans whānau.
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Greens strengthen New Zealand’s first ever stalking law
The Green Party’s successful amendment to New Zealand’s first ever stalking law will better protect victims of stalking and harassment.