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Free prescriptions important step forward
The Green Party is today welcoming free prescriptions. -
Greens welcome life-saving treatments for rare disorders
The Green Party welcomes the news that Pharmac will fully fund Spinraza for people under the age of 18. -
Monkeypox elimination plan is essential
The Green Party is calling on the Government to listen to public health experts and commit to an elimination strategy for monkeypox. -
Migrant healthcare workers need fair pay as well as residency
Migrant nurses, aged-care and support workers need fair pay as well as equitable pathways to residency, not half-baked measures from National. -
Nurses could face pay cut under National
A National Government would leave nurses behind, the Green Party says. -
Budget 2022: Greens MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere says wins for health not enough for Māori or Rainbow
Today Greens Te Mātāwaka Chair and Health Spokesperson, Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, said “The Greens have long campaigned for an independent Māori Health Authority and pathways for Takatāpui and Rainbow healthcare. “We welcome the substantial funding going into the new health system, Pae Ora, particularly for the Māori Health Authority, Iwi-Partnership Boards, Maōri health providers and workforce. The $191 million for PHARMAC will also improve the lives of many who cannot access the medicine and treatment they need. -
Green Party supports nurses’ ERA decision
The Green Party supports nurses’ continued push for pay equity and calls on the Government to deliver the back pay they had expected. -
Allied health workers deserve better conditions
The Green Party is throwing its support behind the 10,000 allied health workers taking work-to-rule industrial action today because of unfair pay and working conditions. -
Keep masks in schools to protect tamariki
The Green Party does not support the Government’s decision to move Aotearoa to ‘orange’, or the removal of mask rules for schools. -
Urgent action needed to protect communities
The Green Party does not support changes to COVID protection measures and calls on the Government to act urgently to keep our most at-risk communities safe.