These were published in the world's first Green election manifesto, 'Blueprint for New Zealand - An Alternative Future'. .
Over the next three years Green policies were debated, developed and expanded to form the basis of 'Beyond Tomorrow', the 1975 Values Party manifesto. This was a comprehensive statement of Green politics which was widely distributed and helped the development of Green parties elsewhere. Green movements would start in Europe, and Africa, but not in the United States. The American economy and lobby was very much controlled by Big Industry, and most importantly, Big Oil. The thought of a team of peacenik hippies usurping power (and more importantly, profit) from these companies, was simply unacceptable. Therefore, those bearing the teachings of the Manifesto on American soil were often greeted with skepticism.
Boiled down, the policy was based on sustainable development, with environmental harm-reduction. Emphasizing sound economic polices, and encouraging alternative fuel sources, the Greens felt that they could create a financial system in which the ecosystem of New Zealand would not have to suffer. As the populations of Oceanic states were not so much linked to American interests, much of this new thinking was semi-passable. Several of the ideas from the original manifesto have survived to be the backbone of policy for Green Parties even today. In the event that the Green Party gained power, an initial tax hike would be necessary, as infrastructure was changed to coincide with Green Party policies. This was unacceptable, again, to American profiteers, to whom oil was a short-term ticket to instant wealth. Alternative energy sources are integral to the Green Party, and the tax hikes are meant to displace initial set-up costs for technologies such as photovoltaic cells, geothermal stations, etc. By gradually integrating these technologies into the existing power grid, the Party hoped to create jobs (construction, amalgamation into the grid).
