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The Greens’ election campaign launch: game on

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:05 am, July 24th, 2023 - 66 comments

“No party who wants to work with us after 14th October should ever take our support for granted”

With the urgency of the climate crisis upon us, the Greens are finally willing to use the cross benches card.

Hoki Whenua Mai/Landback

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:05 am, July 18th, 2023 - 56 comments

The term landback appears to induce anxiety in some people, but whether one agrees with the details or not, there’s nothing in this Green Party policy to be afraid of.

How Hipkins Can Still Win

Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:28 am, July 13th, 2023 - 28 comments

Hipkins being himself is his election-winning attribute.

Hipkins’ tax gamble

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 6:25 pm, July 12th, 2023 - 92 comments

Chris Hipkins today stated that for any future Government he leads after the next election there will be no wealth or capital gains tax implemented. End of story.

A government looking at the climate challenges, not with fear but with hope

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:10 am, July 9th, 2023 - 69 comments

James Shaw’s speech to the Greens’ AGM is showing us this is the party with the actual plan for how to get through the crisis.

The Green Party’s Pledge to Renters

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:10 am, July 3rd, 2023 - 66 comments

“Right now, the rental market more closely resembles a game of monopoly than a public good – and it’s landlords who hold all the cards. This didn’t happen by accident. For decades, governments have made rules to prioritise those who own property and failed to protect people who rent.”

Greens release rental stories collection

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:01 am, June 30th, 2023 - 127 comments

“All four residents came down sick within the week and stayed sick until we moved out. Three of us could not move out until the end of the lease, which took two months. Two of the residents had throat swabs done, both coming back with lung infections of bacteria primarily found in the intestines.”

This is what ending poverty looks like in New Zealand

Written By: weka - Date published: 6:05 am, June 12th, 2023 - 160 comments

Poverty is a political choice, and the Green Party is choosing to end it. – James Shaw

Greens announce income guarantee and wealth tax policy

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:31 pm, June 11th, 2023 - 65 comments

The Green Party has today announced an income guarantee and a wealth tax.

Government announces project that will significantly reduce coal consumption

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:47 am, May 22nd, 2023 - 102 comments

The Government has done a deal with the owners of New Zealand Steel that will see the company replace its coal fired furnace with a renewable energy supplied electric arc furnace and will significantly reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Green Party list announced

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:45 am, May 20th, 2023 - 11 comments

The Green Party has announced its list for the 2023 election.

Green Budget Day 2023

Written By: weka - Date published: 11:27 am, May 18th, 2023 - 15 comments

“All of these things were impossible, until they weren’t” – Chloe Swarbrick

Countering Conspiracy – the Green Party is not in a Civil War

Written By: Incognito - Date published: 4:20 pm, May 14th, 2023 - 54 comments

Trust in academics is on a downslide, as is trust in general. This is exacerbated by academics hiding a personal-political agenda when they dabble in the public domain.

Late Game Bench

Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:52 am, May 6th, 2023 - 8 comments

Last minutes of this parliamentary term and all teams are subbing out.

Kerekere quits Greens

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:46 am, May 6th, 2023 - 65 comments

Elizabeth Kerekere has announced that she is quitting the Green Party, will stay on as an independent and not stand again at the next election.

Greens: Three waters rebrand insufficient

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:14 am, April 14th, 2023 - 24 comments

Today the Government adopted a long held Green Party position to increase the number of water entities to ensure a closer connection with communities they serve. However, despite the rebrand, significant concerns remain.

Climate change – the final final warning

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 11:05 am, March 22nd, 2023 - 78 comments

The latest report from the International Panel on Climate Change has synthesised reports on the climate crisis from hundreds of scientists over the past eight years and has boiled it down to one message: act now, or it will be too late.

Luxon slumps in latest Colmar Brunton poll

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 6:18 pm, March 13th, 2023 - 57 comments

The latest One News Kantar Poll result has been released and it is a doozie.

Greens: Tax the banks

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:25 am, March 1st, 2023 - 60 comments

Instead of creating an appeal fund and one-off lotto draw, the Labour Government could tax the billions of dollars banks have made in unearned, excess profits and use the money to support people.

Green Party announces [former Standard contributor] as candidate for Ōhāriu

Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 2:02 pm, February 10th, 2023 - 15 comments

“This election is a pivotal one. We have a choice between maintaining the status quo or building a bright green future for everyone in our community; between divisiveness or solidarity; between quibbling over the definition of “crisis” or taking real action to address the cost of living, housing, climate change and environmental exploitation.”

Two new polls …

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 6:24 pm, January 30th, 2023 - 78 comments

This evening two new political polls have been released both putting Labour ahead of National.

The rich want their country back

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:44 am, January 18th, 2023 - 61 comments

The Electoral Commission has published that National raised $2.3 million dollars in large donations alone over the past 12 months.

James Shaw, Climate Minister: before us lies a simple choice

Written By: weka - Date published: 11:35 am, November 17th, 2022 - 13 comments

New Zealand National Statement at COP27, and the call for all of us to act.

Greens: proposal to tax excess corporate profits

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 1:14 pm, October 30th, 2022 - 46 comments

“An excess profit tax would be a simple and effective way for large corporations to pay their fair share, unlocking the resources all of us need to live with dignity, put a roof over our heads and food on the table,” says Green Party Finance spokesperson, Julie Anne Genter.

“Today, we have released a discussion document exploring how an excess profit tax could be designed – and how the additional revenue should be spent. We are also considering the alternative of raising company tax rates so that all profits are taxed more.”

Male privilege is a fragile thing

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:15 am, October 28th, 2022 - 22 comments

Golriz Ghahraman wanted Parliament to condemn the Iranian Government’s oppression of women’s rights. David Seymour moved to block the motion because Golriz had raised points of order against him during a previous speech. Fancy putting your hurt feelings in front of making a statement of support and principle.

Labour day

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:34 pm, October 24th, 2022 - 13 comments

Enjoying your weekend? Thank a unionist!

Who will be Wellington’s next Mayor?

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:40 am, August 23rd, 2022 - 24 comments

The Wellington Mayoralty is shaping up to be a contest between the incumbent Andy Foster, Labour candidate Paul Eagle who will be a direct challenge to Foster’s support base and Tory Whanau who is standing on a policy basis strong on sustainability including the construction of a comprehensive connected bike network.

Not A Ripple of Difference

Written By: advantage - Date published: 1:24 pm, August 19th, 2022 - 24 comments

The polls are out and the internal revolt last month to remove James Shaw as Greens co leader hasn’t made a ripple.

Greens: New public transport model must be backed with investment

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:41 am, August 16th, 2022 - 9 comments

“Along with public ownership and better wages and conditions for people working on public transport, if we can get the Government to focus nearly all transport investments on making it easier for people to walk, bike, or hop on a bus, train, or ferry we can create a world-class transport system that works for everyone. The best way to do that is to get more Green MPs into Parliament,” – Julie Anne Genter.

Bastards Versus Assholes

Written By: advantage - Date published: 10:53 am, August 12th, 2022 - 47 comments

This post was written before Gaurav Sharma’s Herald article and should not be taken as validation of his comments. There are necessary bastards in political life, and in developed democracies compared to everywhere else ours are gentle as lambs