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Justice is about more than how we deal with crime. It is about how we create a fair, peaceful and sustainable world. We must begin now to both trial restorative justice approaches across the country and build public awareness of the potential of this approach.

Dumb, Dumb and Dumber: Three strikes policy = ignorance

13 Nov 2008

Green Party Justice Spokesperson Metiria Turei supports the concerns of the Rethinking Crime and Punishment organisation about the cost of ACT’s three strikes imprisonment policy.

Green change we need

06 Nov 2008

I greet you on a most auspicious day.

It is auspicious as a day of sadness because it is three years since we lost our friend and co-leader Rod Donald. Rod loved election campaigns and I’m sure he would’ve loved this one because the Greens time has come and the Greens will do well this Saturday.

Worst for last in Nats’ Prisons policy

28 Oct 2008

The National Party has saved the worst for last in their Prisons policy - that they ‘will allow competitive tendering for the management of prisons on a case-by-case basis’, the Green Party says.

Immigration Policy

17 Oct 2008

Our immigration policy is based on our principles of non-violence, ecological wisdom, appropriate decision-making, and social responsibility.

Māori Issues Policy

17 Oct 2008

The Green Party envisions a nation where Te Tiriti o Waitangi is accepted and celebrated as a founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand and the status of Māori as tangata whenua is recognised and respected. The many dynamic aspects of Māori life and culture are enhanced for the benefit of us all.

Victims’ rights forgotten in Nat’s ‘Schools of Crime’: Greens

06 Oct 2008

National’s controversial plan to focus on New Zealand’s worst criminals ignores our victims of crime, says the Green Party.

Drug flood threat lurks in Chinese trade deal: Greens

02 Oct 2008

New Zealand’s burgeoning methamphetamine problem could worsen as more precursor ingredients enter the country because of our preferential trade deal with China, says the Green Party.

Family violence rise means more resources critical: Greens

01 Oct 2008

The increase in family violence reporting revealed in statistics released by the police today is one clear indicator of just how successful the ‘It’s Not OK’ and related campaigns have been, says the Green Party.

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