MIL-OSI New Zealand: Green Party kick-start campaign to put the heart back into our social support system
Source: Green Party The Green Party is launching a campaign in Auckland to put the heart back into our social support system, so that no one gets left behind, and are urging the community to get involved and come along. Launches will take place across the country, kick-starting in Auckland, then heading to Wellington, Dunedin […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: There’s no time for another war on drugs, Green Party says
Source: Green Party 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. “My deepest condolences to the family and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tackling the mental health crisis in Aotearoa
Source: Green Party As part of Mental Health Awareness week, Green Party mental health spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick says we have an opportunity to help normalise conversations about mental ill health and well-being. “I’ve been out in the regions, in workplaces, mental health services and across university campuses over the past few months learning about the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Green Party: Nauru Government ejecting Doctors Without Borders mental healthcare workers shows continued callousness
Source: Green Party The Nauruan Government’s decision to ask Doctors Without Borders to immediately leave shows continued callousness towards asylum seekers desperately seeking a safe place to call home, Green MP Golriz Ghahraman said today. “We thought the environment for families, men women and children seeking asylum could not get any worse on Nauru, now […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Chlöe Swarbrick responds to extension for delivery of Mental Health and Addictions Inquiry Report:
Source: Green Party “Like many New Zealanders, I am incredibly keen to see the results of the Mental Health and Addictions Inquiry Report. “The sheer volume of submissions and evidence gathered at public forums demonstrates how passionate our communities are about addressing the mental health crisis in this country. “I am disappointed that the Inquiry […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Green Party Co-leader James Shaw responds to the Government running surplus
Source: Green Party The Green Party has welcomed a better than expected surplus, which should allow us to invest in communities and ensure increased wellbeing for New Zealanders. Green Party Co-leader James Shaw said today: “We’ve met our debt target for 2022 thanks to a thriving economy, and managing the books well, bearing in mind […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Time to escape the volatile fossil fuel trap: Green Party
Source: Green Party Petrol prices haven’t been this high since the 1980s, highlighting the need to free ourselves from fossil fuel reliance, Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw said today. “Prices have always been volatile and this Government is investing in clean alternatives like electric vehicles, public transport infrastructure, cycling and walkways to free New Zealanders from […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Cleaning up our rivers
Source: Green Party Our streams, rivers, and lakes are precious to all of us. Freshwater is the lifeblood of our communities. That’s why we’re pleased that the Government is continuing work to deliver on the Green Party’s commitment to clean up our rivers so they’re clean and healthy for our kids and grandkids. The Green […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Zero Carbon consultation shows strong support for climate action
Source: Green Party Analysis of the more than 15,000 submissions made about the Zero Carbon Bill provide a critical insight into New Zealanders’ thinking on our country’s path to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says the Minister for Climate Change. The Ministry for the Environment has today released a summary of submissions made during consultation on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Parliament Hansard Report – Thursday, 27 September 2018 – Volume 733 – 000108
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard ORAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Question No. 1—Prime Minister 1. Hon PAULA BENNETT (Deputy Leader—National) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s statements and actions? Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Acting Prime Minister): Yes. Hon Paula Bennett: Is he concerned that Meka Whaitiri still disputes the […]
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