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UNDRIP – Let’s Get On With It
Friday, 22 April 2022, 12:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the next steps towards implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Aotearoa, and calls on the Government to get on with the mahi of upholding Tangata Whenua rights. “Implementing ... More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Soften Inflation Blow For Low Income NZers
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 11:00 am | Green Party
The Green Party says urgent action is needed to soften the blow of inflation for New Zealanders on the lowest incomes. “High inflation is not experienced equally, and for people on the lowest incomes this means struggling to pay the rent and put ... More >>
Green Party Mana Branch Selects Robyn Smith To Stand For Regional Council
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 5:41 am | Green Party
On Thursday 14 April the Mana Branch of the Green Party unanimously selected Titahi Bay resident Robyn Smith to stand for the Porirua-Tawa constituency of Greater Wellington Regional Council. Robyn joins a slate of Greens standing for Regional and City Councils ... More >>
Future Of West Papuan Students More Secure
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 5:01 pm | Green Party
After weeks of advocacy by Green MPs, Immigration New Zealand has given assurances that West Papuan students whose scholarships were cancelled by the Indonesian Government will not be deported - and that a team will now be formed to assess the future needs ... More >>
Urgent Action Need To Bring Natural Environment Back From The Brink
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 12:11 pm | Green Party
The release today of Environment Aotearoa 2022 is a sobering reminder of what is at stake if the Government does not step up and take urgent action to protect Aotearoa New Zealand’s native plants, wildlife, habitats and ecosystems. “There can be ... More >>
Greens Join Pacific Leaders To Call For An End To Deep Sea Mining
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 10:38 am | Green Party
Greens Oceans & Fisheries (Pacific) spokesperson Teanau Tuiono has joined together with other Pacific Parliamentarians to launch The Pacific Parliamentarians’ Alliance on Deep Sea Mining. The Alliance is a collective of Pacific leaders and ... More >>
Liveable Incomes And Rent Controls, Now
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 12:34 pm | Green Party
Stats NZ’s monthly rental and food price indexes released today continue to show that over the last 12 months the essentials have gotten increasingly expensive for thousands of New Zealanders. The Green Party is calling for action on liveable incomes, ... More >>
Greens Partner With Student Unions To Launch People’s Inquiry Into Student Wellbeing
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 1:22 pm | Green Party
Green Tertiary spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick has teamed up with student unions across the country to launch a People's Inquiry into student wellbeing. The collaboration is led by New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA), Te Mana Ākonga, Tauira ... More >>
Christchurch City Council Tells MPs To Act Now On Alcohol Harm Reduction
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 5:21 pm | Green Party
Christchurch City Council has become the next major Local Authority to pass a motion in support of Green Party Drug Reform Spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick’s Members’ bill to minimise alcohol harm – increasing the pressure on Parliament to act. The ... More >>
Greens Write To PM To Call For Rent Controls
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 9:56 am | Green Party
The Green Party has published an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for an immediate rent freeze and for that to remain in place until rent controls are made meaningful and permanent. “An immediate rent freeze followed by permanent and meaningful ... More >>
Protect Vulnerable Communities Before Rolling Back COVID-19 Protections
Monday, 4 April 2022, 4:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is reiterating its call for stronger protection of vulnerable communities as the Government keeps the country in ‘red’. “Many of our families and vulnerable communities will feel some relief by remaining at ‘red’ for now - but now is ... More >>
Simple, Universal, Liveable – A Vision For Welfare In Aotearoa
Thursday, 31 March 2022, 9:37 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to simplify the welfare system by getting rid of the complicated calculations that mean many people will not receive Friday’s benefit increase in full. “A simpler, fairer approach to income support is an essential ... More >>
Break Up Supermarket Duopoly And Guarantee Liveable Incomes
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 1:06 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, David Clark to break up the supermarket duopoly. “There is an inequality crisis in New Zealand, and food prices are just another reason why we need to break the supermarket ... More >>
Welfare System Keeping People In Poverty
Tuesday, 29 March 2022, 10:01 am | Green Party
The Green Party calls on the Government to stop tinkering and immediately increase benefits to liveable levels, following the release of data by Fairer Futures which shows some of the country’s worst-off families need $300 a week more in support ... More >>
Manus And Nauru Refugee Resettlement Welcome, But More To Do
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 3:00 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the long overdue deal to resettle 150 refugees held unlawfully in Australia’s prison islands here in Aotearoa - but says the resettlement should be in addition to the existing refugee quota. “Today we celebrate New Zealand as ... More >>
Auckland Council Pressures Parliament To Act On Community Alcohol Harm Reduction
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 11:34 am | Green Party
Auckland Council has unanimously passed a motion calling on MPs to support Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick’s Members’ bill to minimise alcohol harm - an unprecedented step that puts pressure on Parliament to act. “Auckland Council’s support of ... More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Protect Communities
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 12:01 pm | Green Party
The Green Party does not support changes to COVID protection measures and calls on the Government to act urgently to keep our most at-risk communities safe. "The Green Party is calling for much stronger baseline protections to keep people safe ... More >>
Stronger COVID Protections Needed In Schools
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 3:29 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to introduce stronger measures in schools and early education centres to ensure children and their whānau are not put at greater risk from a change to COVID-19 protections. “When case numbers that seemed impossible ... More >>
Liveable Incomes Needed To Lift COVID Burden
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 1:19 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to boost support directly to people so they are not put at greater risk by a change in COVID-19 protections, despite the pandemic continuing to take a toll on our communities and public health system. ... More >>
Boost Support Long-term For Māori And Pasifika Isolation, Vaccinations
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 10:13 am | Green Party
The Green Party is calling on the Government to focus long-term COVID-19 support on whānau, hapū and community service providers helping Māori and Pasifika. “With the Government set to change the current COVID-19 protection framework, it is more ... More >>
