
@nzgreens MP. Climate & economic justice yarns 🍉 Auth by M Ross, https://xitter.cf/t.co/caIoN1MtLb
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined June 2016
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Mt Albert deserves a bold unwavering MP in their corner and I’m looking forward to running the biggest people-powered campaign to make that happen.
The Time is Now Mt Albert. Two ticks Green ✅✅
💪 Get involved: ricardo.nz
We’re backing Daman and other people without a regularised immigration status so they can remain in their communities. Two things you can do to help:
- Email Chris Penk/Erica Stanford
- Sign the petition by the Migrant Workers Association (link in reply)
nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealan…
Petition to support Daman by the Migrant Workers Association who are also working with him and his family:
change.org/p/justice-for-dam…
People receiving income support are under attack. The introduction of failed policies like compulsory money management and community work experience by this Govt will lead to more hardship.
If you have time to make a submission we prepared a handy guide:
greens.org.nz/liveable_incom…
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1/ VICTORY
We're so happy for and proud of the Vasquez family who were forced to advocate relentlessly over nine years for their residency due to our ableist immigration requirements. The road is not an easy one.
stuff.co.nz/nz-news/35042017…
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Before the election, the Greens moved an amendment to the Therapeutic Products Act to ban direct to consumer prescription drug advertisements - but Labour and ACT voted it down.
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Kudos to my colleague Francisco Hernandez for uncovering the huge hypocrisy happening in the Ministry of Regulations. Public servants deserve good pay and conditions, but the Govt is cutting thousands of jobs while giving a its pet ministries big salaries
rnz.co.nz/news/political/525…
These are all political choices, including keeping benefits below the poverty line.
We will repeal these violent policies that will only increase hardship and introduce an Income Guarantee to lift all families out of poverty so people can also find employment on their terms.
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Next up, Louise Upston, NZ’s champion of child poverty reduction.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #Children #ChildPoverty

ALT Cartoon. Title: Next up, Louise Upston, NZ’s champion of child poverty reduction. In the body of the cartoon there are six drawings of Louise Upston preparing to compete in a high jump. By the first drawing it says “Here she is at the Child Poverty High Jump. Let’s see how she does it…” She is stretching, running, and leaping (a Fosbury Flop) and in the last frame she has landed on her back on the mat, on top of a very low bar, and grinning, saying, “Cracked it!” And the caption says, “She lowers the bar”
The Govt quietly set new child poverty reduction targets that will see 17,000 more children in material hardship and overall poverty reduction weakened. They were hoping no one would notice.
Poverty is a political choice. Liveable incomes now!
stuff.co.nz/politics/3503551…
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“This Government doesn’t have reducing poverty as a priority and the recent child poverty targets are evidence of that,” says @RMarchNZ
stuff.co.nz/politics/3503551… – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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It’s a sad day because Keith Locke was a dedicated human rights leader who stood with marginalised peoples from across the world, his loss is a moment to stop and honour a proud legacy from an utterly determined social justice spirit
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This Govt is taking us backwards by ditching the subsidy which would've ensured all disabled ppl can be paid a min wage along w/ everyone else - the entire point of a MINIMUM is it's the floor w/o any exceptions. Appreciate @RMarchNZ advocacy here nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/a…
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Epic to be part of the 20,000 strong crowd marching for Tiriti and taiao today! The call for the Government to stop its destructive, anti-Tiriti, anti-democratic Fast Track bill was loud and clear. 1/2
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May Day - a good day for this Govt to commit to ✨ending the minimum wage exemption✨
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Good turn-out to protest the disability funding cuts today! Here's the team that spoke for Inclusive Greens/Greens and a pic of the crowd. Acknowledging the cross-Party solidarity we had from Labour too. #ReverseTheCuts #FlexibleBudgetsNow
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Aucklanders - joinus to protest the disability funding cuts tomorrow - 12-1:30pm Aotea Square. Inclusive Greens and @RMarchNZ will be speaking + more. #ReverseTheCuts #FlexibleBudgetsNow #DisabilitySolidarity #HonourTeTiriti facebook.com/events/s/stop-t…










