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ACT's Paul Henry Calls for Foreign Aid Cuts, Says NZ 'Can't Keep Exporting Taxpayers' Money'

11 Oct 2026 10:11 a.m. · Source: ACT New Zealand

ACT list candidate Paul Henry wants foreign aid cut to 2017 levels, saving about $283 million a year, and has attacked spending on climate, agriculture and gender projects overseas.

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New Poll Puts Opportunity Party Below 5% MMP Threshold as National and Labour Stay Level

9 Oct 2026 7:01 a.m.

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.

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Green Party: Peters Sought No Advice on Leaving Paris Agreement

30 Sep 2026 12:22 p.m. · Source: Green Party

Green Party says Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has neither sought nor received advice on what withdrawing New Zealand from the Paris Agreement would mean, despite coalition campaigning on it.

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Greenpeace Aotearoa Joins EU Complaint Over New Zealand's Climate Policy Regression

30 Sep 2026 7:47 a.m. · Source: Greenpeace Aotearoa

Greenpeace Aotearoa co-sponsors a Both ENDS complaint to the EU, alleging New Zealand breached climate obligations in the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement and risking preferential trade access.

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Opportunity Party Sets Five Non-Negotiable Bottom Lines for 2026 Election Support

29 Sep 2026 1:00 p.m. · Source: The Opportunity Party

The Opportunity Party names five non-negotiable policies any governing partner must accept for its support, covering supermarket competition, political integrity, health, ocean health and climate action.

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Greenpeace Slams Labour's Climate Plan as "Cop-Out"

10 Sep 2026 11:52 a.m. · Source: Greenpeace Aotearoa

Greenpeace slams Labour's climate policy as a "cop-out," criticizing plans to review the ETS while exempting agriculture and merely recommitting to the Paris Agreement, arguing it lacks tangible action against the climate crisis.

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Federated Farmers Backs ACT's Split-Gas Emissions Approach

10 Jun 2026 2:41 p.m. · Source: Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers welcomes ACT's plan for a split-gas approach to New Zealand's Paris Agreement targets and domestic emissions budgets, arguing the current all-gas reduction target is costly and unrealistic for farmers.

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Scientists Warn Against New Zealand's Methane Target Review

3 Jun 2025 7:42 a.m. · Source: Federated Farmers

International scientists warn Prime Minister Luxon that adopting a 'no additional warming' target for biogenic methane could jeopardize climate commitments.

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