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Watch live: Labour inks confidence deal with Greens

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      Jacinda Ardern and James Shaw have signed the Labour-Greens confidence and supply agreement.

      This arrangement is in addition to the coalition agreement just confirmed between Labour and New Zealand First.

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      • Climate Change: Introduce a Zero Carbon Act and establish an independent Climate Commission (which will also look at transitioning to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2035), analyse all new legislation for climate impact, establish a Climate Change board of public sector CEOs and a set of indicators for environmental, social and economic sustainability

      • Transport: Investigate a Green Transport Card to reduce the cost of public transport for low-income people and welfare recipients, prioritise National Land Transport Fund towards rail infrastructure as well as cycling and walking, cancel Auckland's East-West motorway link, work towards light rail from Auckland city to airport

      • Green economy: Government-backed Green Investment Fund of $100 million to stimulate up to $1 billion of new investment in low carbon industries by 2020, assist agricultural sector to reduce biological emissions and improve water quality

      • Environment: Increasing conservation funding and predator control, commit to minimising waste to landfill by reducing all waste classes by 2020

      • Rivers and lakes: Stronger regulation to clean up waterways, fund freshwater enhancement, wind down Government support for irrigation, better enforcement of the Resource Management Act

      • Ocean Sanctuaries: Work with Maori to establish the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary as well as a Taranaki blue whale sanctuary

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      • Welfare: Ensure access to entitlements, remove excessive sanctions, review Working for Families, provide safe sleeping environments for vulnerable families

      • Health: Free counselling for under-25s, increase funding for alcohol and drug addiction services, referendum on the personal use of cannabis by the 2020 election

      • Education: Ensure children with special needs and learning disabilities can fully participate in school

      • Pay equality: Eliminate the gender pay gap within the core public sector

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      Labour-Greens deal: Fewer roads, more trains, cycling and walking

      24 Oct 03:04 AM

      • Homes: A rent-to-own scheme will be part of Labour's Kiwibuild programme, increase in the number of homes insulated

      • Refugees: Adequately fund and support family re-unification for refugees

      • The Greens will hold the following ministerial positions: Climate Change, Associate Finance, Conservation, Women, Land Information New Zealand, Associate Environment, Statistics, Associate Transport, Associate Health and an Undersecretary to the Minister of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence).

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