Great reporting by Michael Neilson on the complete lack of discussion about family violence in the election campaign despite the obsession with crime

'Concern over lack of family violence focus from main parties - ‘completely missing’ in crime discussions'
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/el…

A new report by the UN Human Rights Council's Working Group on discrimination against women and girls finds that:

*criminalisation of sexwork, clients, and third parties is harmful

*sexwork should be decriminalised

*sexworkers should be guaranteed all human and labour rights

3 days left to vote whānau! Vote for justice for disabled people, tangata whenua, te taiao, trans peeps, migrants ... = #PartyVoteGreen ! If you missed it, check this v wholesome video from us + our election commitments in accessible formats ↘️
greens.org.nz/manifesto_2023

Politics belongs to those who turn up. Party vote Green. ✅✅

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions analysis has revealed that a select group of landlords would be made tax-cut millionaires if National Party landlord tax breaks are delivered. At the same time 350,000 people, including the disabled, risk seeing their incomes cut. A thread 🧵

Marama Davidson talking Green cost of living solutions and the crowd at the debate is loving it. ✅✅

Every young person needs to see this before election day. Realise your power. Vote. ✅✅

David Seymour talking about the universal declaration of human rights when he has a policy to remove the human rights commission is incensing me.

#BREAKING just released polling has Greens maintaining momentum on 13%, and 17 seats in Parliament!

It's no coincidence our volunteers just passed 200k door knocks/phone calls, making this our biggest campaign in Green history.

Voting is open, the time is now. ✅✅

On Checkpoint just now I didn't fully convey just how gutted these scientists are about what they're seeing, how worried they are. It came through intensely when they briefed us.

Calls for urgent emissions cuts as Antarctic sea ice 'drops off a cliff' rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Voted!! ✅✅ (yes we got permission)

Back in Feb, I was proud to back Tamatha Paul as the Green candidate for Wgtn Central. Today I voted for her!

Wgtn Central doesn’t belong to any politician. It belongs to the people of Wgtn. You deserve an MP who will be a tireless advocate for our city. Tam is that MP.

“We have one of the unfairest systems in the world.” Greens co-leader James Shaw outlines his party’s plan to change NZ’s tax system.

The bland proposals put forward by other parties do not represent our future.

The future is up to us, and there is not one political party with a stronger say over our future than the collective will of New Zealanders. 🧵✅

Green Party co-leader James Shaw says the independent fiscal review shows their policies would 'fix the fundamentals of our tax system to make sure everyone has enough to get by'.
1news.co.nz/2023/10/01/gre…

Mōrena e te whānau! 😊

Saturday column time.

Poverty, this week. Our poorest - and their striking absence from this election campaign.

Please read it if you have time. (Thank you.)

John Campbell: Poulton, poverty and the real way to get tough on crime
1news.co.nz/2023/09/30/joh…

Inclusive Greens was pleased to host our first in person event with Green Party candidate for Hutt South and exec member Neelu Jennings.

Thanks to Green Party disability spokesperson Jan Logie , CoConvenors Áine (they/them) and Jonty carroll , the Hutt Green Party +all who attended

I'm struggling to talk about the WINZ sanctions because as a disabled person who spent 5yrs on jobseeker it is quite literally my greatest fear to need to access it again. But here's one of my experiences

Stoked that the Greens received positive feedback by New Zealand Nurses Organisation in this election’s scorecard. We will continue fighting for pay parity, safe working conditions and liveable incomes for students to ensure our health workforce can thrive!

Read more:

maranga-mai.nzno.org.nz/scorecard

Not that it will make any difference to the target voters, but the Welfare Expert Advisory Group report Upston says backs National's punitive sanctions doesn't say that at all, according to its authors. rnz.co.nz/news/election-…