Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Green Party - Latest News [Page 14]
Govt Takes Workplace Equity Efforts Backwards
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 12:32 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has called out the Government’s latest attack on workers with the announcement that it is halting all pay equity claims. “Women deserve fair pay. This move to undo years of pay equity progress is a monumental step backwards ... More >>
Greens Launch Member’s Bill To Close Loophole Allowing Animal Cruelty In Imports
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 8:16 am | Green Party
“Currently, products which come from animals who have been kept or slaughtered in conditions which would be illegal here, like in sow stalls or battery cages, are still able to be imported and sold in our supermarkets”, says Green Party Agriculture ... More >>
Greens Mark May Day With Green Jobs Guarantee
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 12:36 pm | Green Party
“New Zealanders should be in control of our economy, our jobs and our future. We don’t need to leave our fate to be decided by international shareholders,” says Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Govt’s Austerity Budget To Cause Real Harm In Communities
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 10:05 am | Green Party
“New Zealanders looking around at the state of global politics and asking how things got so bad have their answer in the kind of slash and burn economics Nicola Willis has promised the country today,” says Green Party co-leader and spokesperson for ... More >>
Ban On Engineered Stone Essential To Protect Workers
Monday, 28 April 2025, 10:58 am | Green Party
Workers are the backbone of our economy, and their safety must be protected from dangerous practices including the use of engineered stone, the dust from which can lead to fatal lung disease. More >>
Greens Call On Government To Halt Changes To Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 2:26 pm | Green Party
“Every child deserves the best possible start in life, we cannot afford to place their future in the hands of companies with more interest in profit than the wellbeing of our tamariki,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Early Childhood Education ... More >>
Greens Continue To Call For Pacific Visa Waiver
Friday, 11 April 2025, 11:45 am | Green Party
“Aotearoa is part of the family of Pacific nations. We must remove unfair barriers to entry for our Pacific whānau,” said Green Party spokesperson for Pacific Peoples Teanau Tuiono. More >>
More Children Going Hungry Under Coalition Govt
Friday, 11 April 2025, 9:22 am | Green Party
“The Government should be ashamed of the fact that more children are going without enough food and bare essentials under their watch,” says Green Party Social Development spokesperson Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
Ka Mate Te Pire, Ka Ora Te Tiriti O Waitangi – Treaty Principles Bill Dead, Te Tiriti O Waitangi Movement Lives On
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 5:15 pm | Green Party
“Instead of dividing and conquering, this Bill has backfired and united communities across the motu in solidarity for our founding agreement and what it represents," says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson. More >>
Member’s Bill An Opportunity For Climate Action
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 1:00 pm | Green Party
“Christopher Luxon can put his money where his mouth is when it comes to the environment by backing this Bill,” says Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter. More >>
Regarding Comments Of The Deputy Prime Minister On Sean Plunkett’s Show
Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:26 am | Green Party
Members of any minority community, like our rainbow community, are accustomed to using and co-opting terms that may not be well understood by external groups, oftentimes with irreverence and absurdity. More >>
Greens Call For Govt To Scrap Proposed ECE Changes
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 11:25 am | Green Party
The Government’s proposed changes remove obligations to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi and mana whenua status of tangata whenua, undermine qualification requirements for teachers, and reduce protections for teachers More >>
Greens Question Govt Commitment To Environmental Protection With RMA Reform
Monday, 24 March 2025, 5:18 pm | Green Party
“We have seen this Government bulldoze over biodiversity, freshwater and environmental protections for the sole purpose of profit and now they expect us to believe them when they say they are committed to protecting our natural world,” says the Green ... More >>
Greens Call For Compassionate Release Of Dean Wickliffe
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 1:07 pm | Green Party
People in prison are human beings and have rights. The Minister has a duty to ensure these rights are upheld. What we have heard from Dean is gravely concerning. More >>
Another Failed ETS Auction, Another Indictment On The Govt’s Climate Credibility
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 12:54 pm | Green Party
“We must take forestry offsets out of the ETS to ensure it functions properly to actually cap emissions. We must end free allocation of credits to our largest polluters. We must price agricultural emissions - the only sector currently not priced." More >>
NZ Must Act On Israel’s Slaughter Of Children
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 10:10 am | Green Party
In just the last 24 hours, Israel’s strikes on Gaza have killed at least 400 people, mostly children and women, and left many more injured. More >>
Green Party Backs Volunteer Firefighters In Their Call For ACC Recognition
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 11:18 am | Green Party
The Green Party stands in support of volunteer firefighters petitioning the Government to step up and change legislation to provide volunteers the same ACC coverage and benefits as their paid counterparts. “Firefighters put their lives at risk to protect ... More >>
Shane Jones Has No Shame
Sunday, 16 March 2025, 1:56 pm | 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 >>
Government Tramples On The Rights Of Disabled Migrant Children
Friday, 14 March 2025, 5:22 pm | Green Party
“No parent should have to face the impossible decision of having to leave their children behind. The Green Party will continue to fight to abolish migrant discrimination in all its forms,” says Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
Dunedin Futures Report Should Be A Wake-Up Call
Friday, 14 March 2025, 8:08 am | Green Party
The report paints a clear picture of what climate inaction could cost our communities. It also highlights the need for the Government’s climate adaptation legislation to be enduring, anchored in Te Tiriti partnership and based on the aspirations of ... More >>
