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Covid Inquiry Report Underlines Need To Invest In Health

Thursday, 28 November 2024, 4:46 pm | Green Party

The report’s recommendations make clear the health system should be more resilient and prepared, and this requires adequate resourcing. That won't happen if the Government keeps slashing and burning jobs in public health. More >>

Public Transport Fair Hikes A Disaster

Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 10:57 am | Green Party

“Aotearoa was once a country where buses, electric trams and passenger trains were affordable, accessible, and available right across the country. It can be again." More >>

Green Party Appalled By Woeful Government Offer To School Support Staff

Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 1:13 pm | Green Party

The Green Party stands with support staff in their call for a fair and equitable resolution that reflects the essential role they play in the education sector. More >>

Maiden Statement Of Green Party MP Benjamin Doyle

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:14 pm | Green Party

E te māngai, tēnā koe. E te whare, tēna koutou katoa Mana whakapapa Mana tuakiri Mana takatāpui ē Ahuahu mai, ahuahu atu Kia tau ai te mauri i roto i a koe Ko Hinetītama koe Ko Hinenuitepō koe Koia rā ko te whakaahuatanga Mana māreikura Mana whatukura ... More >>

NZ’s Global Climate Rankings Plummet As Govt Removes Agriculture From ETS

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 6:23 pm | Green Party

“While our Climate Minister is on the other side of the world telling the UN climate conference about the need to act, at home, his Government is ramming through law to delay and deny that very action,” says Green Party Co-Leader and spokesperson ... More >>

Failed Boot Camp Experiment Must End

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 4:51 pm | Green Party

“We risk repeating a shameful part of our history and ruining the lives of our rangatahi by bringing back boot camps,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for Justice, Tamatha Paul. More >>

Gender-affirming Care Must Centre Evidence And Health Needs, Not Political Posturing

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 4:44 pm | Green Party

“Trans rights are human rights and our trans whānau deserve access to critical healthcare,” says Green Party spokesperson for Rainbow Communities, Kahurangi Carter. More >>

Govt’s Child Wellbeing Strategy ‘Shallow And Shameful’

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 10:05 am | Green Party

The Government has decided to turn its back on our children by watering down its child poverty targets and now by removing child mental wellbeing as a priority focus. Louise Upston’s justification for this is a joke, but child poverty is no laughing ... More >>

Economists Sound Alarm On Government's Slash-and-Burn Approach

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:56 am | Green Party

The economists emphasise that the Government’s reckless cuts don’t just damage our public service, they undermine our ability to meet the climate and inequality challenges we face. More >>

Government Plan To Reinstate Live Animal Exports A “National Disgrace”

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:20 pm | Green Party

How can the Government claim to respect animal welfare when it is willing to subject animals to such prolonged suffering for profit? On every level, it’s a national disgrace. More >>

Pasifika Justice As Member’s Bill Passes Final Reading

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:11 pm | Green Party

The legislation restores the right to citizenship for people from Western Samoa who despite being eligible for New Zealand citizenship were stripped of that right due to a cruel and targeted law in 1982. More >>

Justice Select Committee Opens Floor For Treaty Principles Submissions

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:29 am | Green Party

“It is time for our communities to translate the energy harnessed over the course of the hīkoi into action, and bring their voices to the political table,” says Green Party MP for Wellington Central, Tamatha Paul. More >>

Power Of The People On Full Display As Hīkoi Approaches Parliament

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:01 am | Green Party

Today, we’re here to show those in power exactly where the true mana of this land lies - with the people. More >>

Government’s Move To Monetise Access To Nature A Slippery Slope

Friday, 15 November 2024, 11:40 am | Green Party

“Commercialising our environment risks transforming nature from being accessible to all to a privilege afforded to a select few,” says Green Party Spokesperson for Environment, Lan Pham. More >>

Green Party Condemns The Passage Of Treaty Principles Bill

Thursday, 14 November 2024, 5:17 pm | Green Party

“Today a majority of powerful people prioritised cynical politics, fanning the flame of a culture war, over the truth and the needs of our nation,” says Green Co-Leader, Chlöe Swarbrick. More >>

Fast Track Bill Threatens Environment, Climate And Reputation

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:11 pm | Green Party

This Bill in its current form would push our climate targets even further out of reach while threatening the progress we have made so far. More >>

Greens Join King’s Counsel In Calling For Treaty Principles Bill To Be Abandoned

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:07 pm | Green Party

Aotearoa as we know it was built on Te Tiriti. Te Tiriti affirms the rights of Māori to continue to care for their people and their taonga. It provides the foundations for an enduring relationship between tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti. It is a blueprint ... More >>