Tag: climate_policy
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Green Party Slams Government's 2026 Budget as 'Cost of Greed Crisis'
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick criticized the government's 2026 Budget, calling it a 'cost of greed crisis' that benefits corporations and the wealthy while neglecting public services and pushing New Zealanders into poverty.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessHealthGeneral PoliticsEconomyEmployment and LaborClimate ChangeEducationSocial Issues Chlöe SwarbrickGreen PartyBudget 2026AusterityClimate PolicyElection
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Green Party Alleges Luxon Government Borrowed $1.4 Billion Due to Climate Policy Failure
The Green Party claims the Luxon government quietly borrowed $1.4 billion, attributing it to failed climate policies that caused carbon auction collapses and a significant fiscal hole, increasing national debt.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsEconomyClimate Change Green PartyLuxonclimate policycarbon auctionsdebtfiscal holeElection
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ACT Advocates Fiscal Discipline and Clear Laws Amidst Policy Shifts
ACT Party pushes for "common sense" governance, advocating fiscal discipline in Budget 2026, defining Treaty principles, curbing judicial climate activism, and expanding diabetes medicine access based on clinical need, not ethnicity.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsEconomyClimate ChangeMedical ScienceEducationLegal ACT PartyBudget 2026Treaty of WaitangiClimate PolicyHealthcareFiscal PolicyPoliticsElection
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Federated Farmers Demand Rates Overhaul to Alleviate Rural Burden
Federated Farmers is advocating for an overhaul of council funding and spending, calling for fair rates for rural ratepayers, and urging voters to back candidates committed to capping rate increases at inflation.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentState GovernmentsEconomyAgriculture Federated FarmersSandra FaulknerLocal GovernmentRatesRuralElectionsClimate Policy