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		By: James Thrace		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Thrace]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://thedailyblog.co.nz/greens-stepping-up-with-real-political-leadership/#comment-356224&quot;&gt;seyless seymore&lt;/a&gt;.

It is absolutely clear you have no idea what care and support workers do.  You think they can wipe their clients backsides on Zoom?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://thedailyblog.co.nz/greens-stepping-up-with-real-political-leadership/#comment-356224">seyless seymore</a>.</p>
<p>It is absolutely clear you have no idea what care and support workers do.  You think they can wipe their clients backsides on Zoom?</p>
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		By: seyless seymore		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[seyless seymore]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[bomber, you neglect the fact the loony greens want to cancel infrastructure prohects to pay for this]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bomber, you neglect the fact the loony greens want to cancel infrastructure prohects to pay for this</p>
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		By: seyless seymore		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[public transport is already subsidized so no need to make it free, fuel and parking savings are enough to make it worthwhile using.

relief payment for rural just wont work and will be costly to implement and create a way to get it to those rural ppl (im rural btw)

the others, meh not worth doing imo, waste of money. support workers can zoom, maybe care/district nurses etc should get a bigger fuel allowance but the school bus thing yea nah they can walk.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>public transport is already subsidized so no need to make it free, fuel and parking savings are enough to make it worthwhile using.</p>
<p>relief payment for rural just wont work and will be costly to implement and create a way to get it to those rural ppl (im rural btw)</p>
<p>the others, meh not worth doing imo, waste of money. support workers can zoom, maybe care/district nurses etc should get a bigger fuel allowance but the school bus thing yea nah they can walk.</p>
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		By: Trevor		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some of the Greens policies  make a lot of sense but until Davidson apologies for blaming white males for mosque shooting I could not vote for them.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some of the Greens policies  make a lot of sense but until Davidson apologies for blaming white males for mosque shooting I could not vote for them.</p>
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		By: Geoff Lye		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Lye]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lets not forget their ACC policy which I have had a small part of in creating its start off back in 2014.
The Green Party will ensure that Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) functions ethically and equitably to provide community responsibility, comprehensive entitlements, complete rehabilitation, real compensation, and administrative efficiency. ACC will be expanded into income support and treatment for injuries, disability and illnesses, no matter their origin. 

Vision
A holistic social security, health and disability system focuses on promoting good health, reducing the risk and impact of illness, disability and injury, and improving quality of life.

Values and Principles
Decisions relating to accident compensation must be consistent with the following values and principles: 

Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Accident compensation and rehabilitation should ensure that whānau, hinengaro, tinana and wairua are upheld through those processes. 
Social Responsibility: Rehabilitation and compensation should be equitably applied for all people suffering impairment, regardless of whether that impairment has been caused by injury, illness or other disability. 
Appropriate Decision-Making: Assessments about health and quality of life should be based on expert advice, plus the lived experience of the individual and their whānau, which includes mātauranga Māori.
Non-Violence: Health promotion, and prevention of illness and injury through violence, should be a priority for health investment.
Ecological Wisdom:  Living and working within healthy ecosystems is part of preventing illness, disability and injury. 
Strategic Priorities
The Green Party’s strategic goals include: 

“High quality healthcare (...) will be available to all.”

Actions in this policy that will help achieve this include:

Amend the Accident Compensation Act to bring the operational detail of ACC into line with its purpose and the Woodhouse Principles of community responsibility, comprehensive entitlements, complete rehabilitation, real compensation, and administrative efficiency. (1.1.1)
Extending the ACC scheme to include income support and treatment for injuries, disability, and illnesses, regardless of origin. (2.1.2)
Revoke requirements of co-payments to treatment providers. (2.3.1)
Providing earnings-related compensation until a claimant can realistically obtain and sustain suitable work. (2.4.2)
Connected Policies
The Accident Compensation policy sits within the overall framework of the Health Policy. It is also connected to Livelihoods and Disability Policies. 

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/beachheroes/pages/9611/attachments/original/1773185039/Policy-Greens_Accident_Compensation_Policy_2014-2026.pdf?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lets not forget their ACC policy which I have had a small part of in creating its start off back in 2014.<br />
The Green Party will ensure that Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) functions ethically and equitably to provide community responsibility, comprehensive entitlements, complete rehabilitation, real compensation, and administrative efficiency. ACC will be expanded into income support and treatment for injuries, disability and illnesses, no matter their origin. </p>
<p>Vision<br />
A holistic social security, health and disability system focuses on promoting good health, reducing the risk and impact of illness, disability and injury, and improving quality of life.</p>
<p>Values and Principles<br />
Decisions relating to accident compensation must be consistent with the following values and principles: </p>
<p>Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Accident compensation and rehabilitation should ensure that whānau, hinengaro, tinana and wairua are upheld through those processes.<br />
Social Responsibility: Rehabilitation and compensation should be equitably applied for all people suffering impairment, regardless of whether that impairment has been caused by injury, illness or other disability.<br />
Appropriate Decision-Making: Assessments about health and quality of life should be based on expert advice, plus the lived experience of the individual and their whānau, which includes mātauranga Māori.<br />
Non-Violence: Health promotion, and prevention of illness and injury through violence, should be a priority for health investment.<br />
Ecological Wisdom:  Living and working within healthy ecosystems is part of preventing illness, disability and injury.<br />
Strategic Priorities<br />
The Green Party’s strategic goals include: </p>
<p>“High quality healthcare (&#8230;) will be available to all.”</p>
<p>Actions in this policy that will help achieve this include:</p>
<p>Amend the Accident Compensation Act to bring the operational detail of ACC into line with its purpose and the Woodhouse Principles of community responsibility, comprehensive entitlements, complete rehabilitation, real compensation, and administrative efficiency. (1.1.1)<br />
Extending the ACC scheme to include income support and treatment for injuries, disability, and illnesses, regardless of origin. (2.1.2)<br />
Revoke requirements of co-payments to treatment providers. (2.3.1)<br />
Providing earnings-related compensation until a claimant can realistically obtain and sustain suitable work. (2.4.2)<br />
Connected Policies<br />
The Accident Compensation policy sits within the overall framework of the Health Policy. It is also connected to Livelihoods and Disability Policies. </p>
<p><a href="https://assets.nationbuilder.com/beachheroes/pages/9611/attachments/original/1773185039/Policy-Greens_Accident_Compensation_Policy_2014-2026.pdf" rel="nofollow ugc">https://assets.nationbuilder.com/beachheroes/pages/9611/attachments/original/1773185039/Policy-Greens_Accident_Compensation_Policy_2014-2026.pdf</a>?</p>
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		By: Hen		</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/greens-stepping-up-with-real-political-leadership/#comment-356199</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And what did Hipkins offer? Absolutely nothing. It is very difficult to see how silence is a winning policy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what did Hipkins offer? Absolutely nothing. It is very difficult to see how silence is a winning policy.</p>
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		By: Ximonde		</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/greens-stepping-up-with-real-political-leadership/#comment-356192</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ximonde]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Incrementalist Labor hasn’t offered any bright suggestions, so it’s up to The Greens and TOP. 

I hope voters now understand how MMP works and support these two smaller parties with the good ideas.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Incrementalist Labor hasn’t offered any bright suggestions, so it’s up to The Greens and TOP. </p>
<p>I hope voters now understand how MMP works and support these two smaller parties with the good ideas.</p>
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