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Aotearoa Must Step Up As Trump Plays With Climate Fire

Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 1:12 pm | Green Party

Christopher Luxon can and should set an ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035, scrap opening new fossil fuel mines and drilling and actually commit to meeting our 2030 NDC, says Green Co-leader and Climate Spokesperson, Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>

Greens Welcome Gaza Ceasefire, But Say More Work To Do

Thursday, 16 January 2025, 1:14 pm | Green Party

Aotearoa has a part to play here, and that is why the Green Party last year lodged a Member’s Bill to sanction Israel for its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Teanau Tuiono. More >>

Greens Welcome Deadline Extension But Reiterate Call For Bill To Be Binned

Thursday, 9 January 2025, 1:30 pm | Green Party

Our founding agreement should never be up for negotiation by one tiny part of one side,” says the Green Party’s Justice Committee representative, Tamatha Paul. More >>

Green Party Pays Respects To Dame Tariana Turia

Friday, 3 January 2025, 10:47 am | Green Party

“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dame Tariana Turia, a formidable leader who carved history with her love, care and unshakeable sense of justice,” says Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>

Govt’s ‘free Speech’ Legislation Stokes Fear, Not Freedom

Thursday, 19 December 2024, 3:15 pm | Green Party

Freedom of speech is fundamental, but it is not a licence to harm. It is imperative universities are trusted to ensure the balance is struck between academic freedom and a duty of care, Green Party’s spokesperson for Tertiary Education, Fransico ... More >>

ECE No Place To Cut Corners

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 1:28 pm | Green Party

This report neglects the importance of the work being done by ECE kaiako, who are already under immense pressure due to high workloads, poor ratios, and lack of investment into their pay, training, and wellbeing. More >>

Green Government Will Revoke Dodgy Fast-track Projects

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 6:20 pm | Green Party

“This legislation has been shrouded in smoke and mirrors from the start and covered in controversy from the outset. A Green Govt will put people & planet before profit & revoke consents that exploit our environment under the fast track,” says Green ... More >>

Govt For The Wealthy Keeps Pushing Austerity

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 4:02 pm | Green Party

“Christopher Luxon’s Government wants to play Monopoly when what we need is a responsible Government. It would pay for them to learn that the game was designed to educate children about the pitfalls of an economy premised on land speculation ... More >>

Govt’s Miserly 1.5% Minimum Wage Will Take Workers Backwards

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 10:45 am | Green Party

“This adds insult to injury for our workers who have been under constant attack under this Government,” says Green Party spokesperson for Workplace Relations, Teanau Tuiono. More >>

Luxon’s ‘Localism’ Strikes Again

Monday, 16 December 2024, 7:44 pm | Green Party

“Our self-styled CEO Prime Minister is micromanaging our councils into austerity,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson on Local Government, Celia Wade Brown. More >>

Greens Call For End To Subsidies For Methanex

Monday, 16 December 2024, 1:37 pm | Green Party

The Green Party supports the call by CICTAR, 350 and Common Grace Aotearoa to to prioritise Aotearoa’s remaining gas supply for safeguarding our energy security. More >>

Govt Child Poverty Targets Allow For Increase In Poverty

Friday, 13 December 2024, 4:28 pm | Green Party

We are calling on Minister Louise Upston to explain how these targets are consistent with the Child Poverty Reduction Act which requires a reduction of child poverty, says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Social Development, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>

Govt’s Emissions Plan For Measly 1% Reduction

Friday, 13 December 2024, 11:33 am | Green Party

The Climate Commission signalled in April that to ensure a liveable future we need tighter emissions budgets and more ambitious measures. Instead of taking this advice seriously, the Government has delivered a final plan that somehow reduces even less ... More >>

Greens Stand In Solidarity With Whakaata Māori On Sad Day

Friday, 13 December 2024, 10:25 am | Green Party

The Green Party recognises the significant contribution of Whakaata Māori in influencing how Māori perceive themselves and how the world perceives Māori. More >>

Sanctions Regime To Create More Hardship For Families

Friday, 13 December 2024, 9:29 am | Green Party

The Social Security Amendment Bill takes old policies from Australia that are well documented to have failed, and looks to repurpose them in our country where they are destined to push people deeper and deeper into hardship. More >>

Govt Gifts Renters Housing Anxiety For Christmas

Thursday, 12 December 2024, 5:50 pm | Green Party

“The Government is giving renters a Christmas gift that no-one asked for: no-cause evictions,” says the Green Party's Housing spokesperson Tamatha Paul. More >>

Bill To Sanction Unlawful Occupation Of Palestine

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 2:27 pm | Green Party

The bare minimum people should expect from their representatives is to put substance behind words. Our Parliament unanimously passed an almost identical Act in support of Ukraine and we can and should do it for Palestine, says Green Party co-leader More >>