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Whakanuia Te Arikinui, Whakanuia Te Kiingitanga
Friday, 5 September 2025, 2:29 pm | Green Party
Advocating for te reo Māori, our taiao, learning our histories, and our Māoritanga, Kuini Ngawai hono i te po has asked us to look to our past to inform our future, says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>
Overstayers Need Pathway To Residency
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 11:52 am | Green Party
Successive governments have enabled too many people to fall through the cracks, with no pathways to residency, treating them as expendable instead of members of our communities, says the Green Party Spokesperson for Immigration, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
Government Rolls Out Red Carpet For Mega-Rich On Housing
Monday, 1 September 2025, 3:54 pm | Green Party
The housing crisis in Aotearoa is getting worse. Making our economy into a game of monopoly that only a few people can play while the rest endure mouldy, expensive, insecure housing is just embarrassing. More >>
Green Party Calls For Law Change To Aid Overdose Response
Monday, 1 September 2025, 8:18 am | Green Party
“If someone is experiencing a drug overdose, they should receive healthcare, not handcuffs,” says the Green Party’s Drug Reform spokesperson, Kahurangi Carter. More >>
Green Party Launches Petition To Save Our Polytechs
Monday, 25 August 2025, 9:13 am | Green Party
It’s time for the Minister for Vocational Education and Training to step up and support polytechs–not throw them to the wolves like she has so far, says the Green Party’s tertiary spokesperson, Francisco Hernandez. More >>
OCR Cut Welcome For Some While Govt Leaves Many Behind
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 2:28 pm | Green Party
Monetary policy is a blunt instrument. It is fiscal policy - that is, the Government’s choices on tax and spend - which dictates who wins and who loses in our economy. More >>
Greens Stand With Our Teachers In Fight For Fair Pay
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 11:47 am | Green Party
“The working conditions of our teachers are the learning conditions of our kids. It’s time to support our teachers so they can support the next generation,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Workplace Relations, Teanau Tuiono. More >>
Greens Support Union Action Against Pay Equity Changes
Monday, 18 August 2025, 10:13 am | Green Party
Working women deserve to be paid what is fair, and they deserve so much better than this Government, says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Women, Kahurangi Carter. More >>
Green Party Launches Open Letter To Minister For Children
Monday, 18 August 2025, 7:43 am | Green Party
The Minister of Children’s responsibility is for children in care and children at risk of going into care, yet she has taken every opportunity to undermine that very care. More >>
Govt Gets It Wrong With Cancelled Ferries
Friday, 15 August 2025, 1:52 pm | Green Party
“We could have had new ferries by next year and millions of dollars left over to spend on critical infrastructure if it weren't for this irresponsible Government,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Transport, Julie Anne Genter. More >>
Govt’s Empty Words Do Nothing To Stop Genocide In Gaza
Monday, 11 August 2025, 5:24 pm | Green Party
“Palestine needs our action. The people of this country have been mobilising every week for two years demanding it. Luxon’s Government can and must act - they are the only thing standing in their own way,” says Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Greens Urge People To Come Together For Transformational Change
Monday, 11 August 2025, 12:15 pm | Green Party
“Change only happens by reminding ourselves, again and again, that we are capable of doing it. We do that best when we just do it. When we take a deep breath and work together to do the damn thing,” said Chlöe Swarbrick More >>
Greens Launch Petition To Restore Te Reo Electorate Names In Capital
Monday, 11 August 2025, 8:44 am | Green Party
We are calling for the Representation Committee to reverse its decision to strip an electorate of a Te Reo name it has had for 30 years, says Green Party MP for Wellington Central Tamatha Paul. More >>
Greens Aim High For Sake Of People And Planet
Saturday, 9 August 2025, 4:30 pm | Green Party
“Let’s demand better and take ownership of our future. What we do now will determine the kind of lives we are able to leave for our mokopuna - nothing could be more important,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>
New High In Unemployment As Govt Punishes The Jobless
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 11:59 am | Green Party
“The Government should take ownership for its decision to cut thousands of jobs, and then punish the unemployed,” says the Green Party spokesperson for Employment and Social Development, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
Shane Jones’ Gift To Big Fishing A Blow To Sustainability
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 9:10 am | Green Party
Instead of pandering to industry interests, the Minister must wake up to the reality that he has a responsibility to protect our oceans so that future generations can enjoy what we have today. More >>
Greens Demand Govt Stops Growing Homelessness
Monday, 4 August 2025, 11:02 am | Green Party
Christopher Luxon has intentionally increased homelessness. With the crisis filling our streets, he must choose to stop growing the problem, says Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Scrapping NCEA Will Take Aotearoa Back To The Future
Monday, 4 August 2025, 9:47 am | Green Party
When NCEA was introduced, it was the result of work by educators and communities to move Aotearoa away from a system that was narrow, constraining, and rationed, says the Green Party’s education spokesperson, Lawrence Xu-Nan. More >>
Govt Pours Oil And Gas On Climate Fire As Ban Repealed
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 4:37 pm | Green Party
Today, Christopher Luxon’s Government committed to higher power bills and fossil fuel dependence. This Government keeps choosing to undermine our resilience rather than transition to clean, green energy,” says Green Party Co-Leader and Climate ... More >>
Time For Govt To Get Serious On Household Debt
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 9:04 am | Green Party
The Voices report released today shows that the Government needs to put an end to debt collectors exploiting families in vulnerable situations and do more for those struggling. More >>
