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Green Party welcome progress on medicinal cannabis legislation
The Green Party has negotiated to achieve substantial improvements to Medicinal Cannabis legislation which provide certainty and clarity to patients and their whānau. -
Parliament must take historic opportunity to make changes on drug harm reduction
The Green Party is calling on Parliament to take heed of the latest independent report calling for a harm reduction approach to drugs, while the synthetic cannabis crisis continues to grip the country. -
Green Party welcome first step to abortion law reform
Green Party MP Jan Logie has welcomed the Law Commission’s briefing on alternative approaches to abortion law. -
Green Party: Legalise safe drug testing before summer festival season to save lives
The Green Party are calling for common-sense legalisation of festival drug testing before the summer festival season begins. -
There’s no time for another war on drugs, Green Party says
The Green Party is warning the Government not to pursue a costly war on synthetic drugs that is destined to fail, and to look instead at broad-scale drug law reforms and common sense resourcing to address addiction and mental health rather than criminalising drug users. -
Green Party switches mental health portfolio to Chlöe Swarbrick
The Green Party Caucus has officially assigned the Mental Health portfolio permanently from Julie Anne Genter to Chlöe Swarbrick. -
Green Party welcome Government saving Golden Bay mental health service whilst review under way
Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick has welcomed the extension of funding for Te Whare Mahana mental health service in Golden Bay while the Government conducts its review of mental health services. -
Green Party welcome Government saving regional mental health service whilst review under way
Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick has welcomed the extension of funding for Te Kūwatawata mental health service in Gisborne while the Government conducts its review of mental health services. -
Statistics show suicide rates highest since records began, with young and Māori worst effected
Statistics revealed today by the coroner show that suicide in New Zealand is at its highest since provisional statistics were first recorded in 07/08, with young people aged 20 to 24 the age cohort most effected. Māori rates are the highest since records began. Green Party Youth spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick said, “These are not just statistics. Each number is a life of an incredible person with whānau and friends who’ll be experiencing immense loss. “This is a heart-breaking crisis, and... -
Green Party welcomes pay rise for nurses
The Green Party today welcomed the settlement of the nurses’ dispute that will give them a decent pay rise. “Nurses, who are at the heart of health care, have historically been underpaid and undervalued,” Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson said. “It is great they have fought for and won their battle to be paid reasonably and to have more staff employed so they can safely carry out their vital work.” “Given how much nurses have been neglected by the previous...