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Govt Deals Another Blow To Maori-Crown Relations
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 5:08 pm | Green Party
The cuts to Te Arawhiti will worsen relations between Māori and the Crown. “This is another blow to Māori and another step backwards in relations between tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti,” says the Green Party spokesperson for Māori Crown ... More >>
Govt More Interested In Punishing Beneficiaries Than Ending Poverty
Monday, 12 August 2024, 4:21 pm | Green Party
This policy has failed to support people into employment in Australia, and yet the Government is wanting to replicate this instead of working to end poverty. More >>
Greens Launch Petition Against Speed Limit Increases
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 4:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party has launched a petition urging the Government not to push ahead with blanket speed limit increases that will come at an incredible cost to our communities. More >>
Govt Setting Poverty Trap With Punitive Policies
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 12:38 pm | Green Party
Poverty is a political choice, and this Government is choosing to put further strain on low-income households by cutting jobs and reducing benefit increases. More >>
Govt Failing To Keep Communities Safe From Extremism
Friday, 2 August 2024, 1:33 pm | Green Party
Failing to follow through on recommendations about hate speech, restorative justice for survivors and accessible reporting of risks is a serious dereliction of duty in response to the worst terrorist attack in our history. More >>
Govt Undermines OT Frontline Services, Breaks Pledge
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 1:13 pm | Green Party
This Coalition Government’s focus is firmly on the punishment of trauma rather than prevention or addressing the drivers of abuse. More >>
Trickle-down Tax Cuts, At What Cost?
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 10:29 am | Green Party
“The Government’s trickle-down tax cuts come at unfathomable cost to people and planet,” says Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick's Second AGM Speech
Monday, 29 July 2024, 8:42 am | Green Party
Rising sea levels and ever more extreme weather, super charged by climate change, had been eroding the vantage point on which we stood - a sandbank itself built on top of a disused landfill. More >>
Green Party Launches Open Letter To PM On Renters’ Rights
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 3:58 pm | Green Party
“We’re asking New Zealanders to make this impossible to ignore. Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister, then ask ten friends to do the same, then ask them to ask ten friends,” says Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Green Party Co-leaders Write To Darleen Tana
Sunday, 28 July 2024, 1:29 pm | Green Party
We have advised them that they have 21 working days to respond to the matters raised in the letter. We have also reiterated our clear request for them to resign from Parliament, and in so doing, draw this matter to a conclusion. This would be in the ... More >>
Greens Urge People To Come Together For Transformational Change
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 6:06 pm | Green Party
“I’m asking New Zealanders to believe in themselves and to believe in each other, and the collective change that only we, together, can create,” said Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>
Government Quietly Waters Down Child Poverty Targets
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 2:48 pm | Green Party
“The Government has watered down our child poverty targets by stealth, a decision that will plunge thousands of children into material hardship,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Social Development, Ricardo Menéndez March. More >>
Govt Must Listen To Experiences Of Abuse Survivors
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 4:15 pm | Green Party
This five-year inquiry involved painstaking collation of stories from people who have experienced grave mistreatment in care. We as a country have a duty to ensure this inquiry wasn’t in vain. More >>
Govt Must Act On Israel’s Illegal Occupation Of Palestine
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 1:33 pm | Green Party
“The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion couldn’t be more clear: Israel has breached international law over decades of incursions and illegal settlements on Palestinian land. More >>
MSD Figures Show Govt Determined To Punish Beneficiaries
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 11:40 am | Green Party
At a time the Government is driving up unemployment by cutting jobs, Louise Upston is hellbent on making life even harder for those finding themselves without or unable to work. More >>
Renters Suffer As Soaring Rents Feed Rising Inflation
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 11:52 am | Green Party
Greens are calling for rent controls which will limit the amount that landlords can increase rent and how often they can do this. We also need a Rental Warrant of Fitness to ensure quality, and for the Government to commit to building more public housing. More >>
Green Party Releases Executive Summary Of Independent Investigation
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 10:53 am | Green Party
Following consultation with named parties and thorough consideration of privacy interests, the Green Party is in a position to release the Executive Summary of the final report from the independent investigation into Darleen Tana. More >>
Government Back Off Track On Climate Action
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 8:24 am | Green Party
“The Government is pouring oil, coal and gas on the climate crisis fire. Today’s draft Emissions Reduction Plan lays bare that they have no plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050,” says Green Party co-leader and spokesperson for Climate Change Chlöe ... More >>
Green Party Request The Resignation Of Darleen Tana From Parliament Following Investigation
Monday, 8 July 2024, 1:19 pm | Green Party
“We have a responsibility to uphold the integrity of the Green Party kaupapa. All our MPs agree to our collective values and standards and Darleen has clearly fallen short of them.” More >>
Much More To Do In Building Our Urban Density
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 12:15 pm | Green Party
While today’s announcement includes some good initiatives that support density, the direction of this Government, especially in regards to its transport policies, will see our cities sprawl and their efficiency decline. More >>
