Tag: climate_policy
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New Poll Puts Opportunity Party Below 5% MMP Threshold as National and Labour Stay Level
The Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll has National on 28.5% and Labour on 28.2%, with NZ First the largest mover at 12%, while Opportunity's 4.8% is its first reading below the threshold in six recent polls.
Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomySocial IssuesEnvironmentMedia NZ Election 2026Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll1News-Verian pollOpportunity Party5% MMP thresholdNational PartyLabour PartyNew Zealand FirstGreensACTTe Pāti MāoriWaiarikiRawiri Waititicost of livingIpsos Issues Monitorpolling uncertaintyseat arithmeticoverhang seatsNew Zealand politicsOpinion polls5% thresholdChristopher LuxonChris HipkinsRNZ-Reid ResearchCoalition negotiationsTax policyClimate policyParis AgreementMill RoadACT PartyNZ FirstGreen Partypolling1News Verian pollRNZ Reid Research pollTe Pati MaoriMMP thresholdPoll Intelligenceelection 2026
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One News NZ Leaders’ Debate 2026: Full Transcript — Part 6 of 7
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Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEnvironmentElectionGeneral PoliticsArtificial IntelligenceClimate ChangeEnergyAgriculture 1News Leaders' DebateChristopher LuxonChris HipkinsAI regulationcopyrightintellectual propertyprivacydata centresconservation land miningbottom trawlingagricultural emissionsETSnet zero 2050renewable energyLNG import terminalNew Zealand politicsclimate policyenvironment policyfull transcript
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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