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GREEN PARTY POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Green Party policies are developed by our members. We are a diverse group but work together to find a way forward that suits everyone. This is one ...

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Accident Compensation Policy

The Green Party will ensure that Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) functions ethically and equitably, in a way that is aligned with the Woodh...

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Agriculture and Rural Affairs Policy

The Green Party will support the agricultural sector through a just transition to reduce its emissions, minimise harmful inputs and practices, rege...

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Animal Welfare Policy

A Green approach to animal welfare considers animals before profits, and provides the New Zealand public with the opportunity and knowledge to valu...

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Arts, Culture and Heritage Policy

The arts and cultural heritage have inherent value as well as economic value, and both contributions should be recognised and supported. The Green ...

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Broadcasting and Media Policy

The Green Party will support publicly owned broadcasting services and fund locally produced content, prioritising those communities that are not we...

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Children's Policy

The Green Party will reform social support services to enable equitable access for all whānau, extend paid parental leave, reform Working for Famil...

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Climate Change Policy

Tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti seek to mitigate climate harms by prioritising a cultural shift that addresses the root causes of climate change....

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Community and the Economy Policy

The Green Party will actively support resilient regional economic development, including through infrastructure development and procurement. We wil...

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Conservation Policy

The Green Party will protect Aotearoa New Zealand’s biodiversity using a whole ecosystem, mātauranga Māori-based approach that extends beyond parks...

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Defence and Peacekeeping Policy

The Green Party supports strategic defence policy that furthers non-violent objectives and supports peace. We will ensure that peacekeeping, disast...

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Democracy and Constitutional Transformation Policy

The Green Party supports constitutional transformation to uphold the rangatiratanga of tangata whenua and address the source of environmental degra...

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Digital Policy

The Green Party supports equity in and access to digital tools and information, and recognises the potential that digital products and services hav...

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Disability Policy

The Green Party will aim to build an Aotearoa where disability is valued, and policy is human rights based. We will implement the UN Convention on ...

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Economic Policy

We will tackle unacceptable levels of inequality and environmental damage through reorienting taxation, regulating markets, bolstering environmenta...

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Drug Law Reform Policy

The Green Party will use an evidence-based, harm minimisation approach to drug law in place of criminal prohibition on one hand and commercial priv...

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Education Policy

The Green Party supports an education system that fosters lifelong learning for tamariki, and develops the skills they need to participate in socie...

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Energy Policy

We will democratise and decarbonise New Zealand’s energy system through reform of electricity markets; support for community energy ownership and s...

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Environmental Protection Policy

We will implement holistic, enduring solutions for restoring and protecting the unique biodiversity and ecosystems in Aotearoa New Zealand. This po...

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Food Policy

The Green Party believes everyone has a right to enough affordable food. We would ensure the needs of New Zealanders are met by creating a national...

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Forestry Policy

The Green Party will support a viable, innovative and stable forestry industry and ensure plantation forests are managed and harvested in alignment...

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Freshwater Policy

Freshwater is a taonga and keystone in many ecosystems, including the ecosystem humans rely on to survive. However, human activity has polluted fre...

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Gambling Policy

We should reduce the social harm from gambling and ensure community groups don’t need to reply on gambling revenue. Gambling legislation and regula...

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Global Affairs Policy

The Green Party supports an international rules-based-order that protects and restores the environment, upholds fundamental human rights and intern...

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Health Policy

All people in Aotearoa will live in a country with improved determinants of health, holistic preventive interventions and comprehensive health serv...

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Household Livelihoods Policy

The Green Party will take a Tiriti-based approach to income equity and security. We will ensure that workers’ wages are sufficient and - while work...

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Housing and Sustainable Communities Policy

The government must take action now to ensure people’s right to healthy, secure housing. It should focus on: launching a massive public housing pro...

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Human Rights Policy

The Green Party will strengthen our commitment to and action for human rights, and celebrate diversity. We will integrate and implement the rights ...

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Immigration Policy

For those that would like to come to live in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Green Party will ensure that the process of selecting immigrants is fair, re...

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Justice Policy

The Green Party will achieve a just and civil society through improving access to justice, supporting restorative and tikanga Māori-led justice, su...

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Kaupapa Māori Policy

The Green Party will uphold tino rangatiratanga, enhance the mana of the Waitangi Tribunal, return land lost through colonisation, and support the ...

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Land Use and Soils Policy

We must improve the ways we use and care for land for the sake of current and future generations, other species and ecosystem health. We will ensur...

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Local Government Policy

Greens in local government seek to protect the climate and improve the wellbeing of people and nature. We stand for genuine Te Tiriti o Waitangi-ba...

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Marine Policy

Making use of our greatest ally, Te Ao Tūroa, the long-standing natural world, through active kaitiakitanga practice and precautionary, adaptive, i...

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Mining Policy

Mining is inherently harmful to ecosystems, including at sea where extraction can have considerable negative impact on marine communities. We need ...

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Overseas New Zealanders Policy

This policy covers: Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Aotearoa New Zealand Diaspora; Services, Support and Human Rights; Meaningful Connections; and Par...

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Privacy and Security Services

The Green Party will restrict the activity of the national security apparatus and the intelligence community to that which best contributes to Aote...

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Rainbow

To reflect our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we have adopted the Te Whare Takatāpui framework for our Rainbow Policy to create a vision for t...

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Recreation and Sports Policy

The Green Party will ensure equitable access to recreational and sporting facilities and, through public funding, ensure that cost is not a barrier...

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Research, Science and Technology Policy

The Green Party will support the values from te ao Māori as relevant ethical guidelines for the conduct of science and biotechnology in Aotearoa Ne...

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Sustainable Business Policy

The Green Party will support and regulate business practice to be environmentally and socially sustainable. We will resource research and innovatio...

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Tagata Moana Policy

In this policy, we strengthen the community and cultural connections of those who live in the islands and those who call Aotearoa home. We support ...

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Tertiary Education Policy

Tertiary education is primarily a public good, and its resourcing and accessibility should be based on that understanding. Involving tangata whenua...

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Te Tiriti o Waitangi Policy

In 2001, the Charter of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand was amended to recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi as our country’s founding document, a...

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Tourism Policy

Reforming tourism to be part of a regenerative economy requires a strategic and collaborative approach, which must recognise the importance of lead...

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Trade and Foreign Investment Policy

We should work toward a global trade regime which respects ecological limits and local cultures, and which contributes to sustainable development. ...

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Transport Policy

Transport has a major role to play in ensuring a zero-carbon, equitable Aotearoa New Zealand. In this policy, the traditional prioritising of road ...

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Waste and Hazardous Substances Policy

This policy seeks to transform all sectors of the Aotearoa New Zealand economy into a circular economy in which the production of unnecessary waste...

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Women's Policy

The Green Party is supportive of policies that will end gender-based discrimination for all women and mana wāhine. Economic fairness, including equ...

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Workforce Policy

The transition to a low emissions economy presents a unique opportunity to encourage a shift toward the creation of jobs that are socially and ecol...

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Youth Policy

Vision   We envisage Aotearoa New Zealand to be a place where young people feel valued, connected, loved, and empowered. Wherever we are, when we l...

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