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Green Party respond to Royal Commission report into March 15 terror attack
The Green Party welcome the concluding report for the Royal Commission into the terror attack on a Christchurch mosque on March 15 2019.
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Green Party sign on to international campaign to #MakeAmazonPay
Green Party spokesperson on Human Rights and Foreign Affairs Golriz Ghahraman has signed on to a letter from law makers around the world, pledging to make Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pay his debts to workers, communities and the planet.
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Government should fix COVID-19 leave loophole before summer seasonal work starts
Green Party Spokesperson for Workplace Relations Jan Logie is calling on the Government to extend the COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme to anyone awaiting a COVID-19 test result, as more people start summer jobs without sick leave available to them.
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Climate emergency declaration will be matched with long-term action
Today’s climate emergency declaration will be backed with ambitious plans to reduce emissions, the Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw today.
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Public sector to be carbon neutral by 2025
The Government has launched a major new initiative to combat climate change that will require the public sector to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.
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Green Party to abstain from tax changes that will worsen house crisis in absence of tax on assets
The Green Party will abstain from a bill that will make slight changes to income tax brackets.
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Legal drug checking this festival season will help protect our young people: Green Party
The Green Party are glad to see urgent law changes to ensure legal drug checking services by this summer festival season.
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Greens call for decent working conditions for all horticulture workers
The Green Party is calling on the Government to ensure all people working in horticulture are paid liveable wages and have access to quality accommodation.
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New Zealand Government to declare a climate emergency
The Government will declare a climate emergency next week, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said today.
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Oranga Tamariki head should question whether she has trust of Māori communities
“When considering whether to resign, Oranga Tamariki head Grainne Moss should question whether communities on the ground, particularly Māori, have trust and faith in her to do the job”, Green Party Māori Development spokesperson Dr Elizabeth Kerekere said today.