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It’s not easy being Green

What is the Green Party for? It’s a question the Greens themselves disagree on. National exists to govern the country; Labour used to be the party of radical reform but now occupies a similar space to National, albeit with higher minimum wages and more te reo in its press releases. Act is meant be the party of liberalism and free markets but it is currently working on laws to introduce more regulation to the housing market, reflecting the reality that it is mostly just the party of existing property owners. New Zealand First delivers subsidies to the racing industry and grants its leader a platform

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