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The actual implications of a Capital Gains Tax
Written By: - Date published: 1:38 pm, September 4th, 2017 - 109 comments
Matthew Whitehead looks at what the Greens, Labour and National really mean when they talk about a CGT.
Challenging the divine right of kingmakers
Written By: - Date published: 12:40 pm, September 1st, 2017 - 123 comments
23 days to go. We’re now this close to changing the government, and have a real chance at a truly progressive government with a Labour/Green coalition. For that we need strong Green representation.
This is how you change the Government – Enrolments
Written By: - Date published: 12:19 pm, September 1st, 2017 - 6 comments
The first of what will be a series of posts on practical steps that people can take to elect a progressive Government. In this post the importance of getting as many people enrolled as possible.
The Green Party plans to protect marine mammals and ecosystems
Written By: - Date published: 10:35 am, August 31st, 2017 - 25 comments
In Government the the Greens will create a blue whale sanctuary and a local ecotourism industry – to replace seabed mining and oil and gas.
Greens commit to Zero Carbon Act in first 100 days
Written By: - Date published: 11:52 am, August 26th, 2017 - 48 comments
“The Act will mean that climate targets are legally binding, and the Government will be obliged to have a detailed plan about exactly how it will meet those targets, detail that has been desperately missing under National. This is what real action on climate change looks like.”
Climate change and transport – the Greens’ integrated policy
Written By: - Date published: 7:00 am, August 25th, 2017 - 7 comments
Designing policy for a low carbon world and good lives, the Greens are standing strong in the need to act now on climate change.
Words on leaving the House of pain and strength
Written By: - Date published: 8:48 am, August 24th, 2017 - 32 comments
All gratitude to Catherine Delahunty for this blazing speech.
Greens will finally close property speculators’ tax loophole
Written By: - Date published: 11:24 am, August 22nd, 2017 - 71 comments
The Green Party in government will end the tax advantages property speculators currently enjoy under National by implementing a comprehensive tax on capital gains
Giovanni Tiso: Speaking Power to the Truth – The Political Assassination of Metiria Turei
Written By: - Date published: 7:03 am, August 22nd, 2017 - 116 comments
Giovanni Tiso writes on New Zealand media and the swimming of sharks.
Green Party makes astounding poll recovery in 24 hours!
Written By: - Date published: 11:29 am, August 19th, 2017 - 68 comments
Can we please get on with the real mahi now?
That 5% threshold and recent polling
Written By: - Date published: 4:09 pm, August 18th, 2017 - 87 comments
Matthew Whitehead on MMP and the threshold, along with some commentary on the current polling situation.
What will the next Labour caucus look like?
Written By: - Date published: 1:32 pm, August 18th, 2017 - 74 comments
Early days but Labour’s surge should result in an outstanding array of talent entering Parliament.
Greens commit to Tauranga – Hamilton – Auckland passenger rail service
Written By: - Date published: 6:15 am, August 18th, 2017 - 54 comments
National has let regional rail services rust away but the Greens in government will restore rail as the backbone of New Zealand’s transport system, for freight and for people
Leaders in the progressive government-in-waiting
Written By: - Date published: 6:28 am, August 14th, 2017 - 60 comments
Jacinda Ardern at the chippy and James Shaw in the House.
The Greens: solidarity and resistance
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, August 13th, 2017 - 102 comments
Ahead of the Green Party’s election campaign relaunch this afternoon, let’s get a few things straight about who and what the Green Party is.
Green Party campaign relaunch 1.30pm Sunday
Written By: - Date published: 7:20 am, August 13th, 2017 - 28 comments
The Green party resets its election campaign.
Dylan Horrocks cartoon fundraiser for the Greens
Written By: - Date published: 7:52 am, August 12th, 2017 - 2 comments
…the original black & white art for page 152 of Dylan Horrocks’s graphic novel Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen (published 2014, nominated for an Eisner Award)
Impressed with James Shaw
Written By: - Date published: 9:03 am, August 11th, 2017 - 141 comments
I have been impressed with James Shaw lately. The Greens may have lost Turei, but they have seen Shaw grow in stature.
Gower rightly apologises to Greens
Written By: - Date published: 11:44 am, August 10th, 2017 - 35 comments
“Newshub political editor Patrick Gower has apologised to Green Party leader James Shaw for suggesting a bad poll result drove his co-leader to quit.” If you are angry about this – use your vote…
Green MP Marama Davidson on keeping the faith
Written By: - Date published: 10:45 am, August 10th, 2017 - 90 comments
“We will not forget the thousands of you who came to us with your stories of hardship”
Corbyn-esque NZ
Written By: - Date published: 6:17 pm, August 9th, 2017 - 13 comments
This post was written and ready to go and then news of Metiria Turei stepping down hit. Some of it might read a little strangely because of that. I’ve changed some of the tenses used.
Metiria to resign as leader
Written By: - Date published: 5:14 pm, August 9th, 2017 - 195 comments
Metiria Turei has just announced that she will stand down as leader of the Green Party and she may relinquish her position on the Green list.
Le Matte Juste: More resignations!
Written By: - Date published: 12:05 pm, August 8th, 2017 - 70 comments
Matthew Whitehead on what’s going on with the Greens.
James Shaw: “I completely support what Metiria has done”
Written By: - Date published: 8:42 am, August 8th, 2017 - 277 comments
Shaw in his own words on where the party is at.
Metiria for PM
Written By: - Date published: 6:52 am, August 8th, 2017 - 45 comments
Yes. Quite seriously.
Two Green MPs remove themselves from the list
Written By: - Date published: 6:23 pm, August 7th, 2017 - 405 comments
Newshub is reporting that two Green MPs have quit in protest at Metiria Turei remaining co-leader.
Messages for the Left
Written By: - Date published: 6:59 am, August 6th, 2017 - 107 comments
Kōrero Pono writes about the class divide within the parliamentary Left and the importance of the wider Left’s message in this election.
I too, am not resigning
Written By: - Date published: 6:29 am, August 5th, 2017 - 210 comments
“there’s one standard for women who were fighting their way out of poverty and another for rich people who know they won’t really get called to account for their own personal histories so long as everyone involved keeps quiet.”
This is why we need the Greens in government
Written By: - Date published: 7:15 am, August 4th, 2017 - 247 comments
Metiria Turei speaks from the heart about how hard it is to be on welfare, and the need for a more compassionate, caring welfare system.
She ain’t no show pony
Written By: - Date published: 10:27 am, August 2nd, 2017 - 123 comments
“She’s got charm, she’s warm, she’s funny, she’s incredibly intelligent, her values are rock solid. I think you are looking at someone there who is going to change the fortunes of the Labour Party, lift the vote, and change the government.” – James Shaw.
So NZ Labour wanted the Headlines.
Written By: - Date published: 3:29 pm, August 1st, 2017 - 50 comments
Well, now they have them. But…
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