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Disability-assist Dog Bill To Have First Reading Today
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 11:57 am | Green Party
After being delayed due to lockdown, Ricardo Menéndez March’s Members Bill to ensure that disabled New Zealanders do not face discrimination for having a disability assist dog will have its first reading in Parliament today. “The law in New Zealand ... More >>
Auckland Central MP Calls For Government Funding To Revive The St James Theatre, Launches Open Letter
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 5:14 pm | Green Party
Green Party MP for Auckland Central, Chlöe Swarbrick, is launching an open letter to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Hon Kiritapu Allan, asking for the Government to match the Auckland Council’s contribution of $15 million ... More >>
Open letter calling for ACC to cover all birth injuries and trauma reaches 10,000 signatures
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 6:04 pm | Green Party
In less than 12 hours, more than 10,000 people have signed on the Green Party’s open letter asking for ACC to cover all birth injuries and trauma. “This is a phenomenal show of support for mothers, parents and babies who are suffering due ... More >>
Greens Call For All Birth Injuries To Be Covered By ACC, Launch Open Letter
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 7:06 am | Green Party
The Green Party is launching an open letter to the Minister for ACC asking for all birth injuries and trauma to be covered, and the letter has strong support from the sector. “Most injuries caused during childbirth aren’t covered by ACC, and data ... More >>
Greens call for immediate student support, launches petition
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 2:41 pm | Green Party
Green Party Tertiary Education Spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick has launched a petition calling for immediate, meaningful support for students, saying the Government’s announced boost to the student hardship funds doesn’t go far enough. “COVID-19 ... More >>
Investment in public transport is not enough
Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 12:04 pm | Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the $6 billion being invested in public transport, walking and cycling through the National Land Transport Programme, as announced by the Minister of Transport today, however says it is nowhere near enough. More >>
Te Mātāwaka Caucus responds to ACT leader’s racial sabotage
Monday, 6 September 2021, 3:56 pm | Green Party
The Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka is calling out ACT leader David Seymour for apparently targeting Māori vaccination providers for political gain. Mr Seymour publicly shared vaccine booking information which was intended for Māori communities. “It is totally ... More >>
Auckland Central MP welcomes relocated vaccination centre
Monday, 6 September 2021, 3:02 pm | Green Party
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick welcomes the relocation of the City Centre’s dedicated COVID-19 Vaccination Centre from Elliot Street to a larger space on Graham Street, just up from Victoria Park, which will provide close to double the capacity. More >>
Statement From Green Party Co-leaders On West Auckland Supermarket Attack
Friday, 3 September 2021, 6:28 pm | Green Party
“We send our thoughts and aroha to the victims and their whānau as they deal with this shocking terror attack,” Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson says. “This is a time now to support our communities and guard against the kind of hate ... More >>
Auckland Central MP welcomes City Rail Link hardship scheme
Friday, 3 September 2021, 8:56 am | Green Party
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick is welcoming the hardship scheme for small businesses impacted by the development of the City Rail Link, announced by the Mayor of Auckland and Minister of Transport today. More >>
Greens urge more support for vulnerable families in lockdown
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 11:21 am | Green Party
The Green Party calls on the Government to urgently provide relief for people and families doing it tough, as a new report from the Salvation Army shows the need for emergency food parcels and welfare support escalating. “Now more than ever, COVID-19 ... More >>
Greens call out racial profiling toward Pasifika Communities
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 2:47 pm | Green Party
The Green Party’s Te Mātāwaka spokesperson for Pacific Peoples is condemning the consistent racial overtone during this pandemic. More >>
Green Party will not attend Parliament during Alert Level 4
Monday, 30 August 2021, 1:53 pm | Green Party
The Green Party will not attend Parliament while Wellington is at Alert Level 4 this week. “The public health advice at Alert Level 4 is to stay home and keep to your bubble so we can slow the spread of the virus and navigate our way out of ... More >>
Auckland Central MP Welcomes New COVID-19 Walk-in Testing Centre In Auckland’s City Centre
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 6:24 am | Green Party
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick welcomes the establishment of a designated walk-in COVID-19 testing centre at the Victoria Street Carpark in the City Centre to help with the increased demand for testing in the area. “Auckland’s City Centre ... More >>
Government must do everything in its power to support peace
Monday, 16 August 2021, 12:09 pm | Green Party
Green Party Co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson strongly condemn the new surge in terror by the Taliban in Afghanistan. More >>
Clean, Reliable Electricity Needs Active Government Leadership
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 3:18 pm | Green Party
Government leadership to increase reliable, clean, renewable electricity generation is the only credible way to prevent power outages as we tackle climate change, the Green Party said today. “Everyone has a right to be able to turn on their heater ... More >>
Greens Call For Dehumanising Sanctions To Be Removed, GMI To Be Implemented
Monday, 9 August 2021, 12:49 pm | Green Party
The Green Party is renewing its calls for benefit sanctions to be removed after new research found some people do not understand why they were sanctioned or what they can do to avoid it. “Everyone deserves to live with dignity, but benefit sanctions ... More >>
Green Party AGM 2021 - Speech By Co-leader James Shaw
Monday, 9 August 2021, 5:45 am | Green Party
8 August 2021 Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa. Ngā mihi o te ahiahi. Good afternoon. *** More than thirty years ago, a group of environmentalists and social activists decided they could no longer accept the world as it was and so, ... More >>
Green Party AGM 2021: Speech By Marama Davidson
Saturday, 7 August 2021, 7:26 pm | Green Party
Karanga te rā, karanga te rā! Karangahia ngā ihi o te rā, kia hui te ora, kia hui te mārama Wetekina te pō, kia pūrangiaho te kōrero Tākiri te haeata, ka ao, ka awatea, horahia mai ko te ao mārama Tīhei mauri ora Kei aku iti, kei aku ... More >>
James Shaw Re-elected As Co-leader Of The Green Party
Saturday, 7 August 2021, 6:40 pm | Green Party
James Shaw has been re-elected as the male Co-leader of the Green Party at its AGM in Silverstream today. According to the Green Party constitution, a vote for the co-leader position takes place every AGM. Shaw saw off contender, James Cockle, by ... More >>
